Dark Fantasy
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Dark Fantasy was an American Radio
supernatural
thriller anthology series. It had a short run of 31 episodes, debuting on November 21, 1941 and ending on June 19, 1942. Its writer was Scott Bishop
, also known for his work on The Mysterious Traveler
. It originated from station WKY
in Oklahoma City
and was heard Friday nights on NBC
stations. The stories found a nationwide audience almost immediately.
Radio in the United States
Radio is one of the major mass media of the United States.-History:The beginning of regular commercially licensed sound broadcasting in the United States in 1920 ended the print monopoly over the media and opened the doors to the more immediate and pervasive electronic media...
supernatural
Supernatural
The supernatural or is that which is not subject to the laws of nature, or more figuratively, that which is said to exist above and beyond nature...
thriller anthology series. It had a short run of 31 episodes, debuting on November 21, 1941 and ending on June 19, 1942. Its writer was Scott Bishop
Scott Bishop
Scott Bishop is a football goalkeeper from New Zealand. Bishop played for Wigan Athletic in the English second division but an injury sustained in a training accident kept him out of football for an extended period. He had previously suffered a similar injury while playing for Central United in...
, also known for his work on The Mysterious Traveler
The Mysterious Traveler
The Mysterious Traveler was an anthology radio series, a magazine and a comic book. All three featured stories which ran the gamut from fantasy and science fiction to straight crime dramas of mystery and suspense.-Radio:...
. It originated from station WKY
WKY
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in Oklahoma City
Oklahoma city
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and was heard Friday nights on NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
stations. The stories found a nationwide audience almost immediately.
Episodes
- "The Man Who Came Back," 11/14/41
- "Soul of Shan Hai Huan," 11/21/41
- "The Thing from the Sea," 11/28/41
- "The Demon Tree," 12/5/41
- "Men Call Me Mad," 12/19/41
- "The House of Bread," 12/26/41
- "Resolution 1841," 1/2/42
- "The Curse of the Neanderthal," 1/9/42
- "Debt from the Past," 1/16/42
- "The Headless Dead," 1/23/42
- "Death Is a Savage Deity," 1/30/42
- "Sea Phantom," 2/6/42
- "W Is for Werewolf," 2/13/42
- "A Delicate Case of Murder," 2/20/42
- "Spawn of the Sub-Human," 2/27/42
- "Man with the Scarlet Satchel," 3/6/42
- "Superstition Be Hanged," 3/13/42
- "Pennsylvania Turnpike," 3/20/42
- "Convoy for Atlantis," 3/27/42
- "The Thing from the Darkness," 4/3/42
- "Edge of the Shadow," 4/10/42
- "Curare," 4/17/42
- "Screaming Skulls," 4/24/42
- "The Letter from Yesterday," 5/1/42
- "The Cup of Gold," 5/8/42
- "Funeral Arrangements Complete," 5/15/42
- "Dead Hands Reaching," 5/22/42
- "Rendezvous with Satan," 5/29/42
- "I Am Your Brother," 6/5/42
- "Sleeping Death," 6/12/42
- "Seance," 6/19/42