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CBS Radio Mystery Theater

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Adventures of Ellery Queen

Inner Sanctum Mysteries

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	CBS Radio Mystery Theater 1399 Episodes 59 Volume Created after the Golden Age of Radio, this popular and long-standing mystery radio program includes 1399 episodes.	1399	59	Add To Cart: $250.00
	Suspense 1013 Episodes 20 Volume Billed as "Radio's Outstanding Theater of Thrills", Suspense offers the of the best of Old Time Radio. The series is the premier mystery-horror radio show with top name talent!	1013	20	Add To Cart: $100.00
	Adventures of Ellery Queen 19 Episodes 1 Volume A writer who solve mysteries as well as writing them, Ellery Queen brought forth the puzzles of crime fiction. Ellery Queen was an author who solved mysteries in his spare time and then wrote about his harrowing adventures; his sidekick was his own father, Richard Queen.	19	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Inner Sanctum Mysteries 187 Episodes 4 Volume The original creaking door horror anthology with jocular and sarcastic host, Raymond. "Pleasant Dreeeeeams, hmm?"	187	4	Add To Cart: $20.00
	Best of Suspense 104 Episodes 2 Volume With more than 900 available episodes there is a lot of "Suspense" to get through, we have selected just over 100 of our favorite "Suspense" episodes.	104	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Halloween Scary Shows 83 Episodes 1 Volume Ghosts and goblins and spooks! You'll be too scared to even reach into the candy bowl when the Trick Or Treaters knock at your door if you are listening to the Halloween Scary Sampler.	83	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Adventures by Morse 54 Episodes 1 Volume Carlton E. Morse is remembered for his great family dramas like One Man's Family, but his real legacy is his great adventure programs like I Love A Mystery and I Love Adventure. For Adventures by Morse, he took his proven ILAM formula and used it to create new characters and adventures.	54	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Lights Out 91 Episodes 2 Volume Pull the sheets over your head and hide! There was plenty of gore and strangeness on Wyllis Cooper's Lights Out, and it got even stranger when Arch Oboler took over.	91	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Whistler 549 Episodes 11 Volume The Whistler broadcasts are tales of mystery and terror, begun each week with the signature echoing footsteps and haunting whistled theme.	549	11	Add To Cart: $55.00
	Best of Inner Sanctum 30 Episodes 1 Volume Best Inner Sanctum shows with host Raymond."Pleasant Dreeeeeams, hmm?"	30	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Escape 244 Episodes 5 Volume A sister show to the classic Suspense, Escape drew upon great tales from literature to take listeners away from the everyday world. Upgrade: few additional episodes, sound quality upgrades	244	5	Add To Cart: $25.00
	Dark Fantasy 28 Episodes 1 Volume Broadcast long after the children went to bed, Dark Fantasy featured grim horror, menacing murder, and science fiction.	28	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Best of CBSRMT 50 Episodes 2 Volume There were 1,399 original episodes of CBSRMT recorded, and this collection is of fifty of the very best.	50	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Ray Bradbury 32 Episodes 1 Volume Bradbury's popularity skyrocketed in 1950 when he wrote The Martian Chronicles. Enjoy this collection of vintage Bradbury Stories adapted for radio!	32	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Harry Lime (The Third Man) 52 Episodes 1 Volume Orson Welles played the lovable scoundrel Harry Lime in the film noir The Third Man, and later brought the role to radio in The Adventures of Harry Lime. Whether he is more lovable more scoundrel is open to debate, but he is always entertaining.	52	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	CBS Radio Workshop 86 Episodes 2 Volume The CBS Radio Workshop called "radio's distinguished series to man's imagination" was an experimental old time radio show and varied in its genre. The first two shows starred Aldous Huxley narrating an interpretation of 'Brave New World.'	86	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	I Love a Mystery 202 Episodes 2 Volume Several long awaited ILAM serials are now complete including Temple of the Vampires! With new Episodes, Photos, Interviews, Audition Recordings and much more.	202	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Mysterious Traveler 86 Episodes 2 Volume The Mysterious Traveler invites you to join him on another journey into the strange and terrifying...	86	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Alfred Hitchcock 29 Episodes 1 Volume Includes radio adaptations on Hitchcock's most memorable films, including Spellbound, The Birds, Rebecca, Sorry Wrong Number, and Shadow of a Doubt.	29	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	ABC Mystery Time 14 Episodes 1 Volume Thursday nights were filled with A-List talent on ABC thanks to the convenience of magnetic tape on ABC Mystery Time. Enjoy this series of mystifying tales starring Sir Laurence Olivier with these organ ripping episodes.	14	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Chandu the Magician 307 Episodes 4 Volume Evil doers and nogoodniks, beware! "CHANNNNNDOOOOOOO … the Magician!" is on the alert to thwart your nefarious schemes! Broadcast during the Depression and again in 1949, Chandu The Magician combines the best of crime fighting and Eastern Mysticism.	307	4	Add To Cart: $20.00
	Quiet Please 91 Episodes 2 Volume Combine one of radio's most creative writers with the talents of a single actor and a late night time slot, and you have the ingredients for the deliciously creepy Quiet, Please.	91	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Fu Manchu (Shadow of Fu Manchu) 93 Episodes 1 Volume The Shadow of Dr. Fu Manchu is a diabolically fun mystery serial from the late 1930's.	93	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Black Museum 51 Episodes 1 Volume Orson Welles stars in "The Black Museum. A Repository of Death. Here in the grim stone structure on the Thames which houses Scotland Yard is a warehouse of homicide, where every day objects ... all touched by murder."	51	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Columbia Workshop 337 Episodes 7 Volume Columbia Workshop features high radio art with the newest sound technologies and top notch radio directing of its day.	337	7	Add To Cart: $35.00
	Orson Welles 385 Episodes 11 Volume Best known for his airing of "War of the Worlds", Orson Welles made numerous appearances on a variety of different shows during his magnificent radio career. He was truly a creative genius in radio, before he went on to Hollywood.	385	11	Add To Cart: $55.00
	Halloween Comedy Capers 33 Episodes 1 Volume Halloween had a resurgence in popularity in the early 20th century America and after the sugar rations of WWII, Trick-or-treating came back into favor in America and in media including radio shows.	33	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Haunting Hour 38 Episodes 1 Volume "Mystery at its Best" solves psychological mysteries, "whodunit" thrillers and crime crusades with a cast of network stars.	38	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Beyond Midnight 48 Episodes 1 Volume Journey "into the land that lies beyond midnight, into a world of ghost hunters, men going mad, and DEATH DEATH DEATH!"	48	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Christmas in Suspense 17 Episodes 1 Volume Did you ever have the feeling there was a severed limb in your Christmas stocking? Listen to the best Christmas shows from Radio's Outstanding Theater of Thrills!	17	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Aliens Martians and UFOs 86 Episodes 2 Volume includes science fiction old time radio's versions of aliens, UFOs, Martians, and little green men, including many adaptations from science fiction writers.	86	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	High Adventure 104 Episodes 2 Volume A realistic adventure series featuring real-life sound effects and excellent scripts en par with other smart adventure shows like Suspense and Escape.	104	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Best of Whistler 74 Episodes 2 Volume One of the most popular and best Mystery shows in the history of old time radio, The Whistler ran for 15 straight years. This collection includes the best of The Whistler.	74	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Witchs Tale 57 Episodes 2 Volume The Witch's Tale premiered over WOR in 1931, making it one of the original “Hide-Under-the-Sheets” late night terror programs. Watch out for old Nancy and her cat, Satan.	57	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Hermits Cave 34 Episodes 1 Volume Creeping out of the mouth of a shambled cave is the Old Hermit warning the faint of heart not to listen.	34	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Standby for Adventure 20 Episodes 1 Volume Standby For Adventure takes us on a journey into the strange and unknown that will keep you in the edge of your seat.	20	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Haunted House 44 Episodes 1 Volume Haunted houses are a common theme in horror old time radio shows.Radio is the perfect medium for a good haunting story because not seeing the ghost is almost equally as frightening as seeing one.	44	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Arch Oboler 229 Episodes 6 Volume Enjoy the great radio plays in this anthology of the eccentric horror fiction writer, Arch Oboler, who is best known for pushing the medium of radio in sound production, writing, and programming.	229	6	Add To Cart: $30.00
	Murder at Midnight 44 Episodes 1 Volume The Witching Hour is a great time to be awake, listening to the radio and being frightened out of your wits, because there is usually Murder at Midnight.	44	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Edgar Allan Poe 23 Episodes 1 Volume Macabre Tales from the Spookiest Favorite American Author	23	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Mystery is My Hobby 78 Episodes 1 Volume Author Barton Drake in Mystery is My Hobby goes around solving murders almost on a whim.	78	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Weird Circle 78 Episodes 2 Volume The Weird Circle presented 30 minute tales of horror, frequently inspired by classic horror or ghost stories.	78	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Agnes Moorehead 83 Episodes 2 Volume Known as "The Lavender Lady", Agnes Moorehead had a long life in the entertainment industry. Best known as a mystery and suspense performer on the radio. Her best known work was with Orson Welles on Mercury Theater, but she also played the lead role in Sorry Wrong Number. Television audiences will remember her as the mother-in-law from Bewitched, but also appeared in Citizen Kane, The Twilight Zone, and many others.	83	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Boris Karloff 115 Episodes 2 Volume Best known for his roles in horror films, Boris Karloff was billed as "Karloff the Uncanny."	115	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Time Travelers in Old Time Radio 59 Episodes 2 Volume In time travel there are voyages to the future, travels to the past, and strange visitors from the future coming to our present time in this original collection.	59	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Best of Escape 101 Episodes 2 Volume Featuring hand-picked radio shows from Escape, one of the best drama anthologies on the air.	101	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Creepiest Old Time Radio Show 143 Episodes 3 Volume An OTRCAT original compilation: Turn the lights down low and sit as close as you can to your sweetheart when this spookiest, scariest collection plays!	143	3	Add To Cart: $15.00
	John Dickson Carr 42 Episodes 1 Volume Mystery writer extraordinaire John Dickson Carr was a prolific writer during the golden age of detective mysteries in the 1930s. He is considered a master of "locked room mysteries" stories that required complex logic to solve because on the surface they seemed unsolvable.	42	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Comedians in Suspense (Scared Silly Jokesters) 65 Episodes 2 Volume An OTRCAT original compilation: Hear your favorite comedians including Lucille Ball, Desi Arnez, Ozzie & Harriet, Jack Benny, Bob Hope and more in ways that you would never expect!	65	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Apocalypse (End of the World) 103 Episodes 2 Volume Hear Duck and Cover, Plagues, Robot Attacks, Time Travel, Annihilation, Cold War Speeches, and more in this OTRCAT original collection of tales about THE END OF THE WORLD!	103	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Arch Oboler Plays 60 Episodes 2 Volume Enjoy some of the best works of author Arch Oboler dramatic plays starring Joan Crawford and more.	60	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Submarines 109 Episodes 2 Volume As a machine of war, submarines were the first attack platforms with stealth capabilities and were great plot devices in old time radio. Dive in today!	109	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Beyond the Green Door 40 Episodes 1 Volume Five-minute snippets of science fiction fun, supernatural terror, and mad-scientists getting their just desserts, written by Nebula Award winner Robert Sheckley and read by the immortal Basil Rathbone.	40	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	War of the Worlds 8 Episodes 1 Volume Based on the HG Wells story about Martians invading Earth, War of the Worlds 1938 is one of the most infamous broadcasts in media history.	8	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Christmas Mystery 22 Episodes 1 Volume Who says the Mysteries of the Season shouldn't make your hair stand on end?	22	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Railroad Recordings 122 Episodes 1 Volume Choo-choo-choose this Collection of Truly Train Inspired Entertainment--An OTRCAT exclusive!	122	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Sealed Book 26 Episodes 1 Volume Mutual's entry into the late-night horror anthology genre, The Sealed Book, is every bit as nightmare inducing as Lights Out or The Inner Sanctum.	26	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Vincent Price 123 Episodes 2 Volume From The Saint to the Thriller, enjoy one of radio and films great scary men!	123	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Halloween Variety and Specials 36 Episodes 1 Volume This Halloween remember the gh'oul times with Henry Aldrich, Jack Benny, and all your comedic friends on their Halloween radio specials.	36	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Zero Hour 156 Episodes 3 Volume Combining radio stars as Edgar Bergen, Howard Duff, Lurene Tuttle with TV stars Geroge Maharis, Susan Oliver, and Patty Duke, Zero Hour is the hour to listen to.	156	3	Add To Cart: $15.00
	Ellery Queen Minute Mysteries 27 Episodes 1 Volume A minute is all you need to solve a mystery, at least it is if you are as smart as Ellery Queen! The character had novels and a popular weekly radio show, but Ellery Queen's Minute Mysteries were a great way for local stations to fill some airtime and pull people in for the big show.	27	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Molle Mystery 72 Episodes 2 Volume "A startling new series, featuring the world's most spine-tingling plays and stories. Presented every Tuesday evening by Molle Brushless Shaving Cream."	72	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Gothic Horror 52 Episodes 1 Volume Creepy shows contrasting the innocent victims with the super evil villains find their home in the theater of the mind.	52	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Forecast (Columbia Presents Forecast) 24 Episodes 1 Volume First Auditions for future shows like Suspense, Duffy's Tavern and a mix of surprise shows hoping to be added to the lineup!	24	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Eleventh Hour 63 Episodes 2 Volume This spooky thriller from South of the Equator is a must for horror fans. Tombs, Gloom, and doom! This is the eleventh hour, and you are invited to listen to these tales of adventure if you dare!	63	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Mercury Theater 41 Episodes 2 Volume Orson Welles' Popular Dramatic Anthology of short stories, as well as comedy and variety abound, with a sprinkling of popular singers.	41	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Hall of Fantasy 66 Episodes 2 Volume Follow average men and women face the terrors of "the supernatural, the unusual, and the unknown."	66	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	I Love Adventure 13 Episodes 1 Volume After closing the A-1 Detective Agency, the heroes of I Love a Mystery get back together after The War for I Love Adventure. What trouble can Jack, Reggie and Doc get into now?	13	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Monsters 152 Episodes 3 Volume Now even More Jekyll and Hyde, Werewolves, Zombies, Hobgoblins!	152	3	Add To Cart: $15.00
	Graveyards 73 Episodes 2 Volume The grave is a place that everyone is just dying to go.	73	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Mystery House 32 Episodes 1 Volume These unique radio broadcasts were testing ground for a Mystery Publishing House!	32	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Chase (The Chase) 59 Episodes 2 Volume The Chase is an Exciting escapade show that always involves a wild Chase!	59	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	John Dehner 407 Episodes 7 Volume The famous voice behind the bad guy on Gunsmoke and the good guy, Paladin, on Have Gun, Will Travel, and various guys on Suspense, John Dehner appeared in some of the greatest radio shows of yesteryear.	407	7	Add To Cart: $35.00
	Vampires in Old Time Radio 40 Episodes 1 Volume Get your garlic and crucifix, this collection includes a wide variety of vampire-themed old time radio shows.	40	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Carling Beer Shows & Challenge Into Space 19 Episodes 1 Volume This collection includes two South African shows sponsored by Carling Beer: Carling Country and Challenge of Space. Carling Country tells stories of courageous folks around the world while Challenge of Space is a fun show that combines the feeling of a western with the adventures of outer space.	19	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Robots in OTR 27 Episodes 1 Volume "You see what happens when fools play with science!" this collection contains the best science fiction old time radio episodes featuring robots.	27	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Appointment with Fear 6 Episodes 1 Volume penned by John Dickson Carr and often dubbed the British version of "Suspense," this collection contains all known existing episodes of the mystery program.	6	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Black Mass 30 Episodes 1 Volume dark tales featuring adaptions by Virginia Woolf, Edgar Allen Poe, HP Lovecraft, and Gogol.	30	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Peter Lorre 60 Episodes 1 Volume This extensive collection follows the lisping Hungarian's guest appearances on comedy, horror and variety shows.	60	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Murder by Experts 15 Episodes 1 Volume Top writers in the history of mystery and the show exhibits some of the best mystery writing known on radio.	15	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Frankenstein 29 Episodes 1 Volume Mary Shelley's Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus was written in response to a challenge laid down at a party and was later adopted by many radio renditions.	29	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Revenge 157 Episodes 3 Volume Revenge can be sweet...and entertaining in this old time radio collection.	157	3	Add To Cart: $15.00
	Spooky Tales of the Sea 59 Episodes 2 Volume Going to sea is a frightening enough proposition with the normal dangers of the sea. Add superstitions and dangerous shipmates, and it is a wonder anyone leaves a safe harbor.	59	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Boo Broadcasts (Ghost Stories) 119 Episodes 2 Volume Ghost Stories are some of the best fun in OTR, but not all the stories are for the faint-hearted. Let's get spOoooOoooooky with old time radio shows featuring Ghosts!	119	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Airplanes and Pilots in Old Time Radio 174 Episodes 4 Volume Adults and children alike marveled at the new found reality of air adventures popularized after WWI and air travel was a huge part of America's consciousness between the two World Wars. This compilation contains episodes from all different series and genres of old time radio focused the listening audience's fascination with airplanes and pilots.	174	4	Add To Cart: $20.00
	Werewolves in Old Time Radio 32 Episodes 1 Volume Legends of shape-shifting wolf men have been around since ancient times, these old time radio shows include werewolves and the ferocity of their attacks.	32	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Strange 9 Episodes 1 Volume a cerebral form of sci-fi, focusing on the human elements and how strange energies affect the characters and their relationships.	9	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Macabre 8 Episodes 1 Volume This well-done AFRS horror old time radio show is exceptionally frightening, many of the shows are based on novels or short stories.	8	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Random Rarities 05 48 Episodes 1 Volume More Never before Released Rare Shows with Shows -- An OTRCAT Exclusive!	48	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Gerald Mohr 233 Episodes 5 Volume An anthology to Gerald Mohr, this extensive collection contains almost 300 radio appearances on various detective shows, horror-dramas, and radio comedies.	233	5	Add To Cart: $30.00
	Random Rarities 01 79 Episodes 1 Volume Very enjoyable collection of rare shows!	79	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	South African Rarities 86 Episodes 2 Volume Fill your Bakkie Full of Your Favorite Okes and Padkos and Listen to these Rare Radio shows from the Rainbow Nation!	86	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Horror Listener Favorites 28 Episodes 1 Volume Humans have evolved to avoid things that scare them, but nothing is as much fun as the fright of a Good Horror Story! For many listeners, radio was at its finest when they listened late at night, hiding under the sheets, hoping that the monsters wouldn't get them! Relive the days and nights of radio horror with these Horror Listener Favorites.	28	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Mystery in the Air (Peter Lorre) 8 Episodes 1 Volume Peter Lorre stars in this series of Tales of Psychological Terror.	8	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Creaking Door 34 Episodes 1 Volume The long creak at the opening of The Inner Sanctum was one of the most recognizable and scary effects in broadcasting. When Springbok Radio recreated the series for South African Audiences, it was a natural title.	34	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Doppelgangers and Evil Twins 28 Episodes 1 Volume Identical Twins seem so cute when they are young and both wearing the same jammies, but things get very uncomfortable when one or both twins turn out to be Evil.	28	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Spooky Old Time Radio 105 Episodes 3 Volume The one thing that radio does better than any other medium is to frighten the absolute jumping gee-wilikers out of us.	105	3	Add To Cart: $15.00
	Mummy 21 Episodes 1 Volume Enjoy these tales of superstition run amok. "I want my Mummy!"	21	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Rarities from the 1930s 83 Episodes 2 Volume This unique compilation includes rare dramas, comedy, and unique radio broadcasts from the 1930's.	83	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Witches 86 Episodes 2 Volume The Witches in the collection are in every genre of old time radio and will put a spell on you.	86	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
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