Boris Karloff has narrated 9 audiobooks on Listento.it by 7 authors, with an average listener rating of 5★ across 3 ratings. The most-rated is Horror in the Air.
Happy Halloween
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An orange glow peeks through the window on a crisp October night. Is it a jack-o'-lantern? Or, is it the radio dial? It's both! This collection of radio's happiest Halloween moments is replete with good old-fashioned haunted houses, costume parties, cemeteries, tricks and treats. Have fun with favorites like Jack Benny, Hal Peary, William Bendix, Ozzie & Harriet, Lucille Ball, Edgar Bergen & Charlie McCarthy, and Boris Karloff. This wholesome, family-oriented on-air All Hallows' Eve comedy celebration includes twelve digitally restored and remastered episodes.
©2013 RSPT LLC (P)2013 RSPT LLC
Favourite Tales by Hans Christian Anderson
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Boris Karloff reads a selection of Hans Christian Anderson's most popular fairy tales including The Ugly Duckling, The Princess and the Pea and The Fir-Tree.
©2009 Saland Publishing (P)2009 Saland Publishing
Horror in the Air
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Encounter the death who walks, rats, descents into madness, ghosts, mad scientists, crimes against nature, and much more in this classic collection presenting 22 tales of the supernatural from authors such as Mary Shelley, Bram Stoker, Charles Dickens, and Ambrose Bierce. Features performances from Peter Lorre, Hal Holbrooke, Boris Karloff, and the work of many leading radio directors, writers, and actors of the day. Also included are episodes from Strange, a rarely heard series narrated by Walter Gibson, creator and author of The Shadow. Includes 22 digitally mastered and restored episodes from nine different series. Episodes Include: Quiet Please: Whence You Came 02-16-48, The Thing on the Fourble Board 08-09-48; Lights Out: Death Robbery 07-16-47, The Signalman 08-24-46; Strange: Greenwood Acres 1955, Great Eastern 1955; The Weird Circle: Frankenstein 02-20-44, The Middle Toe of the Right Foot 05-28-44; Hall of Fantasy: He Who Follows Me 03-11-50, The Shadow People 09-21-53, The Judge's House 04-03-47; Inner Sanctum: The Black Seagull 03-07-43, The Unforgiving Corpse 05-28-51; Dark Fantasy: The Demon Tree 12-05-41, Spawn of the Subhuman 02-27-42, Pennsylvania Turnpike 03-20-42; Murder at Midnight: The Kaballah 12-30-46, The House That Time Forgot 01-13-47; Strange: Flying Dutchman 1955, The Ghost Train 1955; The Hermit's Cave: Buried Alive, It Happened on Sunday PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
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Arch Oboler
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Poetic. Patriotic. Petrifying. Arch Oboler, the prominent radio writer, producer and director, was a man possessed of noble ideals and a knack for the nefarious - capable of stoking both the fires of fear and the passion of national pride to a fever pitch. His way with words often led listeners deep inside a character's mind, following their stream-of consciousness straight to the heart of a universal truth. His pioneering work in narrative techniques and sound effects raised radio from mere medium to genuine art form. Oboler was deeply devoted to the war effort, producing plays of men and women answering the call in spite of everything, and inspiring citizens on the home front to do the same. But, in a frightening world, perhaps he made people brave by poking a bit of fun at fear itself with his terrifying tales of the undoing of misguided souls. This 10-hour tribute featuring many recordings available here for the first time, includes 20 digitally restored and remastered episodes, performances by James Cagney, Lloyd Bridges, Ingrid Bergman, Peter Lorre, Irene Dunn, Ronald Colman, Dinah Shore, Mary Astor, Olivia De Haviland, Boris Karloff, and more. Episodes Include: Arch Oboler's Plays: "Bathysphere" 11-18-39 "Nobody Died" 12-16-39 "Johnny Got His Gun" 03-09-40 "Strange Morning" 04-05-45 "Love, Love, Love" 05-03-45 "An Exercise in Horror" (A Peculiar Comedy) 05-24-45 "Lust for Life" 08-16-45 "Rocket from Manhattan" 09-20-45 "Lights Out: Cat Wife" 04-06-38 "What the Devil" 10-06-42 "Knock at the Door" 12-15-42 "Valse Trieste" 12-29-42 "Everything For the Boys: Knuckles" 01-25-44 "The House I Live In" 05-30-44 "Everyman's Theater: I'll Tell My Husband" 11-08-40 "The Ugliest Man in the World" 03-14-41 "Free World Theater: The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith" 05-09-43 "V Day" 06-27-43 "To the President: About My Mother" 11-15-42 "Plays for Americans: Johnny Quinn, USN" 02-01-42
©2009 Arch Oboler (P)2009 RSPT LLC
Lights Out, Everybody!
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It... is... later... than... you... think! Radio's premier showcase for heart-stopping horror is presented in this collection of 20 great episodes of Lights Out! Produced, written, and directed by broadcasting legend Arch Oboler - and starring Boris Karloff, Mercedes McCambridge, Dinah Shore, Gloria Blondell, and more - these tales are devilishly devised to keep you up all night! Radio, more than any other medium of popular entertainment, is an ideal vehicle for dark tales of dark deeds. Perhaps that's because the greatest fears in the back of our minds are the terrors we can't see... the murky musings made all the more horrific by the fact that we can never stare them in the eye. The 20 digitally remastered and restored episodes include: Organ, 05-12-37; Uninhabited, 12-22-37; Cat Wife, 04-06-38; It Happened, 05-11-38; The Devil's Due 04-26-39; What the Devil 10-06-42; Revolt of the Worms 10-13-42; Poltergeist (Gravestone) 10-20-42; Mungahra (The House Is Haunted) 10-27-42; Bon Voyage 11-10-42; Mister Maggs (The Chest) 12-01-42; Scoop (Cemetery) 12-08-42; Knock at the Door 12-15-42; Valse Triste 12-29-42; The Fast One (Speed) 01-05-43; Protective Mr. Drogan (Big Mr. Little) 01-26-43; Until Dead (The Luck of Mark Street) 02-02-43; He Dug It Up 02-09-43; They Met at Dorset 02-23-43; The Ball (Paris Macabre) 03-09-43.
©2014 Arch Oboler Estate (P)2014 RSPT, LLC.
Lights Out: Later than You Think
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"This is the witching hour! It is an hour when dogs howl, and evil things are let loose on a sleeping world. Want to hear about it? Then turn out your lights!" The villainous vocal skills of Boris Karloff, Mercedes McCambridge, Willard Waterman, Shirley Mitchell, and more bring to life 20 perilous plots. They will tell you strange secrets of the supernatural, of science experiments gone wrong. They will find themselves surrounded by frightening creatures, by ghosts (and ghastly sound effects). They will commit cold-blooded murders that will make your own blood run cold. "If you wish to avoid the excitement and tension of these imaginative plays...we urge you calmly...but sincerely...to turn off your radio...now." Lights out...everybody! Includes 20 digitally restored and remastered episodes. Episodes include: Come to the Bank 11-17-42; Meteor Man 12-22-42; Oxychloride X 02-16-43; The Sea 03-02-43; The Dream 03-16-43; The Flame 03-23-43; Money, Money, Money 03-30-43; Archer 04-13-43; Kill 04-20-43; Execution 04-27-43; Heavenly Jeep 05-04-43; Murder in the Script Department 05-11-43; Spider 05-18-43; Little Old Lady 05-25-43; Prelude to Murder 06-15-43; Nature Study 06-22-43; Visitor from Hades 07-13-43; Profits Unlimited 07-20-43; The Little People 07-27-43; Murder Castle 08-03-43.
©2014 Arch Oboler Estate. All rights reserved. (P)2014 Arch Oboler Estate. All rights reserved.
Creeps by Night
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It is right from the beginning, when you first hear Boris Karloff as host and narrator, that you suspect you are about to hear something frightening. But when another classically creepy voice is heard, that of Peter Lorre, then you know for certain what is coming!
©2006 Radio Spirits Inc. (P)2006 Radio Spirits Inc.
NBC University Theater: The History of Mr. Polly
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NBC University Theater initially started in Chicago with a remit to bring adaptations of classic novels, usually Anglo-American, to a radio audience. Additionally, if listeners signed up, they received college credit to a radio-assisted correspondence course. A study guide, The Handbook of the World's Great Novels, was available for 25 cents. In its later years, it also included short stories and plays and went on to win the distinguished Peabody award. Unlike many other radio shows, University Theater did not pursue glamorous stars for its productions but instead relied on excellent distillations of the novels and first-class acting alongside high production values. But now it is time to enjoy these timeless novels. Let’s begin.
©2019 Deadtree Publishing (P)2019 Copyright Group
Inner Sanctum Mysteries, Vol. 3
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Every week, Inner Sanctum Mysteries told a story of ghosts, murderers, and lunatics. Taking its name from a popular series of mystery novels, Inner Sanctum Mysteries debuted over NBC radio's Blue Network in January 1941 and featured one of the most memorable and atmospheric openings in radio history, as an organist hit a dissonant chord, a doorknob turned, and a creaking door slowly began to open. Inner Sanctum Mysteries was produced in New York, the cast usually consisting of veteran radio actors, with occasional guest appearances by such Hollywood stars as Boris Karloff, Peter Lorre, and Claude Rains. What made Inner Sanctum Mysteries unique among radio horror shows was its host, a slightly sinister sounding fellow originally known as "Raymond". The host had a droll sense of humor and an appetite for ghoulish puns, and his influence can be seen among horror hosts everywhere, from the Crypt Keeper to Elvira. Raymond Edward Johnson was the show's host until 1945; Paul McGrath took over as host until the show left the air in 1952. Producer Himan Brown would utilize the creaking door again in the 1970s, when he produced and directed The CBS Radio Mystery Theater. In this collection are the following episodes and the date they aired on radio: "Corridor of Doom" (23 Oct 45), "The Wailing Wall" (6 Nov 45), "Boomerang" (20 Nov 45), "The Dark Chamber" (11 Dec 45), "The Confession" (22 Jan 46), "Death of a Doll" (18 Oct 48), "The Devil's Fortune" (31 Jan 49), "The Unburied Dead" (16 May 49), "The Corpse without a Conscience" (20 Jun 49), "Beneficiary: Death" (17 Apr 50), "No Rest for the Dead" (13 Jul 50), "Twice Dead" (6 Nov 50).
©2016 Black Eye Entertainment, LLC (P)2016 Blackstone Audio, Inc.