Tales of Suspense

A Radio adaptation by Robert Forrest of Robert Louis Steven's classic gothic horror novella about the consequences of a well-meaning scientist's experiment to elevate Man's nobler nature but instead releasing his own dark side ... a side that gradually becomes uncontrollable. Dr. Henry Jekyll/Edward Hyde ... Alexander Morton Utterson ... Ralph Riach Lanton ... Michael Elder Poole ... John Sheridan...

In Agatha Christie's 1923 detective novel " The Murder on the Links, " Belgian detective Hercule Poirot and his colleague Captain Hastings rush to northern France in response to a desperate plea from Paul Renauld, only to find upon their arrival that Renauld has been murdered, his barely cold body found in a shallow grave next to a golf course. Christie crafts a multi-layered narrative that explor...

Gloria Lafaye is a stage actress who goes on a blind date. Normally, she never would have accepted...but she's started to worry that she'll never meet anyone, and Mr. Hawthorne sent her a lovely note. It would just be a little supper together....right? Starring Charles Laughton & June Havoc Written by E. Jack Neuman Produced & Directed by William Spier  The story was produced on "Suspense"...

Drawn by the promise of an authentic haunt, New Yorkers Mary and Ned Boyne leave behind the bustle of America for a secluded Georgian house in Dorsetshire. Adapted from Edith Wharton’s chilling 1910 tale, Afterward unfolds in five haunting movements: a casual quest for the supernatural, a fateful windfall from the Blue Star Mine, and the slow-burn tension of unseen memories. As Mary immerses herse...

Lady Willard, the widow of the famous Egyptologist Sir John Willard, asks Poirot to investigate the death of her husband. Sir John and the American financier of the excavation Mr Bleibner had both died within a fortnight of each other. The Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb  is a short story written by  Agatha Christie , which was first published in  The Sketch  in September 1923 in the U.K. The story...

The classic Victorian melodrama of induced insanity! It’s many years later since the murder case was closed due to lack of evidence, and memories of Alice Alchrist of 9 Thornton Square in London are all but forgotten. On the shores of lake Como in Italy a young bride and her husband are on the terrace of their villa gazing in rapture at the beauty of the wonderful morning. It is the niece of Alice...

After a million dollars of American bonds have gone missing on board a ship on the way to New York, the fiancée of the bank officer responsible for transporting them approaches Poirot for help. The Million Dollar Bond Robbery  is a short story written by  Agatha Christie , which was first published in  The Sketch  in May 1923 in the U.K. The story was published in the U.S. in  The Blue Book Magazi...

Arthur Kipps, a young solicitor from London, is dispatched to the remote marshlands to settle the estate of the reclusive Mrs. Drablow. As the fog-shrouded causeway submerges with the tide, Kipps unearths a chilling legacy of grief—an abandoned nursery, a ghostly Woman in Black, and the anguished cries of a child. Adapted for radio by John Strickland and produced by BBC Radio 4 Extra, this hauntin...

In this gripping episode from the beloved BBC adaptation of Agatha Christie's classic mystery A Pocket Full of Rye, the sharp-witted Miss Jane Marple unravels a complex murder case at Yewtree Lodge. When a wealthy businessman is found dead under bizarre circumstances, Miss Marple's keen observational skills and deep understanding of human nature prove crucial in solving the crime. CAST: Miss Marpl...

A poet lives in a home on the Thames, which makes it a convenient place to try to dispose of the body of the maid... until he learns that the body has floated to the surface and will inevitably be discovered.  The cast: John McIntire (Steven Burns), Dan O’Herlihy (John Burns), Eric Snowdon (Police Inspector), Raymond Lawrence (Henry Dimple / Police phone operator), Bill Johnstone (Signature Voice...

In Joan Sadler's Long Time No See , a writer is murdered in his own house during his wife's absence - evidently by someone he knew.  Several people seem to have visited his house that night - but he was supposed to have gone to Paris with his wife.  Who knew he was alone?  And who stood to gain by his death? Cast: Inspector Burgess: Michael McStay Harriet Bell: Jean Trend Alan Bell: Steve Hodson D...

When Charles gets offered a job in a verbatim theatre piece set in a monastery he isn't very enthusiastic but at least it saves him from having to do anymore D.I.Y for Frances. Before too long disaster strikes the production and Charles once again is on the trail of a murderer. Charles ..... Bill Nighy Frances ..... Suzanne Burden Maurice ..... Jon Glover Lydia ..... Ria Marshall Kit ..... Joseph...

Two murders in one night cause Inspector Coleman and Sergeant Astor to lose some sleep - and long for the days when sheep-rustling was the worst crime they had to deal with. Cast: Peter Gunn, Phyllis Logan, James Warwick, Morag Hood, Elaine Collins, Diana Bishop, John Fleming, Pauline Yates, John Webb, David Holt, Dominic Letts Written by Michael McStay Produced by Jane Morgan Directed by Ned Chai...

A giant of 20th century genre fiction, Bradbury’s imaginative stories lend themselves particularly well to the audio medium. The Veldt (dramatized by Jack Pulman) A futuristic cautionary tale about the perils of smart technology, where danger prowls in the nursery... Ray Bradbury's gripping sci-fi story first published in 1950. Lydia/Witch… Diana Olsson George… John Cazabon Peter… Jon Hewitt Wendy...

Timid commuter, Arthur Vezin becomes too enchanted with a sleepy and strange French town and its people to leave. He's slowly drawn more and more into their realm of secrets and talk of ancient memories...and is struck by how the people there resemble cats, both in looks and behavior... Starring Kaye Brinker and Paul Frees Story by Algernon Blackwood Adapted by Les Crutchfield Music by Cy Feuer Di...

Harry Davies (Bob Peck), an explosives expert, is in the demolition business blowing up old factory chimneys. But years earlier, he was a special agent in an undercover branch of the Ministry of Defense called "The Section," where he was involved in an assassination attempt on a rising African politician. Now, another attempt on the same man's life brings Harry out of retirement. Is this coinciden...

“Easy enough to whistle, but there's no telling what will answer...” Professor Parkins uncovers a very curious artefact. MR James’s ghostly story adapted by Michael and Mollie Hardwick. Starring Michael Hordern as Professor Parkins Brown ...... Earle Grey Purdon ...... James Thomason  Chambermaid/Small Boy ...... Sheila  Grant Waiter ...... Anthony Hall  Colonel Wilson ...... Austin Trevor  Mrs Sp...

"A Country Doctor" (German: "Ein Landarzt") is a short story written in 1917 by Franz Kafka. The tale follows a medical professional on an emergency visit to a sick patient on a winter night. The doctor faces absurd, surreal predicaments that pull him along and finally doom him. August 14, 1964. KPFA/KPFK, Los Angeles/Berkeley. "A Country Doctor". Jack Nessel (creator), Larry Madin, Erik Bauersfel...

After a flying saucer lands in Washington, D.C., the United States Army quickly surrounds it. A humanoid emerges and announces that he comes "in peace and with good will". When he unexpectedly opens a small device, he is shot and wounded by a nervous soldier. A tall robot emerges from the saucer and quickly disintegrates the soldiers' weapons. The alien orders the robot, Gort, to desist. He explai...

It’s 109 years after the near annihilation of humanity. Just four men and one woman remain, and they have one final battle… with a psychotic computer. Starring David Soul. Harlan Ellison’s famous sci-fi story comes to radio with the author taking the role of the psychotic computer which has prevailed in mankind's last war. Ted .... David Soul AM .... Harlan Ellison Ellen .... Abi Eniola Nimdok …....

An old man and a  hound - dog  named Rip, off for an evening's pleasure in quest of raccoon. Usually, these evenings end with one tired old man, one battle-scarred hound dog, and one or more extremely dead  raccoons , but as you may suspect, that will not be the case tonight. These hunters won't be coming home from the hill. They're headed for the backwoods — of The Twilight Zone. The plot is base...

The script for this famous broadcast was authored by Robert L. Richards. It was performed only once on  Suspense . Its popularity was not contemporary. Its reputation grew among classic radio fans who were able to play it again and again. It is a mainstay of radio fans and nostalgia broadcasters as part of their Halloween playlists. The House in Cypress Canyon follows a happy young couple who real...

" The War of the Worlds " was a Halloween episode of the radio series  The Mercury Theatre on the Air  directed and narrated by Orson Welles as an adaptation of H. G. Wells's novel  The War of the Worlds (1898) that was performed and broadcast live on October 30, 1938, over the CBS Radio Network. The episode is infamous for inciting a panic by convincing some members of the listening audience that...

"It was only when she got back to her cottage and the candles were lit, that she saw what a strange creature it was she'd found..." To ease her granddaughter’s concerns over disfiguring marks on her baby’s face, Gran shares the unlikely tale of Alice Proudfoot. Stars Mary Wimbush ( The Archers’ Julia Pargetter) as Gran, Rebecca Wright as Alice, and Alex Jones as Joe. David Calcutt's play is based...

Starring Bill Nighy as the charmingly down-on-his-luck actor turned amateur sleuth. When Charles Paris agrees to take part in an amateur theatre production, he expects missed cues and mediocre performances—not murder. But when a fellow cast member turns up dead, Charles finds himself drawn into a deadly mystery backstage. Adapted from Simon Brett’s acclaimed novel and broadcast by the BBC, this ra...