Tales of Suspense

The ABC Murders is a gripping radio adaptation of Agatha Christie's classic detective story, where the brilliant Hercule Poirot faces one of his most baffling and chilling cases. A serial killer, known only as "ABC," is leaving a trail of bodies across England, each victim found with a letter of the alphabet at the scene of their death. As the murders unfold in a seemingly random pattern, Poirot i...

Dead Room Farce is a darkly comedic radio play by Simon Brett, blending the classic elements of murder mystery and farce with a sharp, satirical twist. Set in an old, crumbling mansion, the story follows a group of guests who have gathered for what they believe will be a simple weekend getaway. However, things quickly take a chaotic turn when a murder occurs, and secrets long buried begin to surfa...

Step into the world of deception and intrigue with this full radio adaptation of "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd," one of Agatha Christie's most famous and controversial mysteries. When the wealthy Roger Ackroyd is found murdered in his study, Hercule Poirot must unravel a web of secrets, lies, and shocking twists to uncover the truth. With unforgettable characters and a legendary ending that changed...

Tune in for a thrilling radio play of "Death at the Desert Inn" by Marcy Kahan, a gripping tale full of suspense, mystery, and intrigue. Set against the stark backdrop of a remote desert inn, this captivating drama unfolds as guests find themselves caught in a web of deception and danger. With unexpected twists and unforgettable characters, "Death at the Desert Inn" will keep you on the edge of yo...

Wilkie Collins' "The Haunted Hotel" is a tale of mystery, gothic horror, and suspense. Set in 1860, the story follows the formidable Countess Narona who marries a wealthy young aristocrat in London. Shortly after their marriage, the couple travels to Venice where the husband dies under suspicious circumstances, leaving the countess a rich widow. As the plot unfolds, guests at a Venetian hotel year...

Agatha Christie’s debut novel was the first to feature Hercule Poirot, her famously eccentric Belgian detective. A refugee of the Great War, Poirot is settling in England near Styles Court, the country estate of his wealthy benefactress, the elderly Emily Inglethorp. When Emily is poisoned and the authorities are baffled, Poirot puts his prodigious sleuthing skills to work. Suspects are plentiful,...

For many, many years BBC Radio 4 has had a regular drama slot on weekday afternoons. These afternoon dramas have ranged far and wide in what they cover, but tales of a dark kind, with or without supernatural themes, have been pretty common. This story of suburban murder is based on a story by Ruth Rendell, and features an excellent cast that includes the League of Gentlemen's Reece Shearsmith. Cre...

A festive tale by three eminent Victorian writers working together - Charles Dickens, Wilkie Collins and Elizabeth Gaskell. Distressed by an unsettling sign of life in a derelict house across from her new London home, Sophonisba relies on the competitive efforts of an elderly admirer and her manservant to unravel the secrets of the "house to let".

It all started out as a party and then there was a game of hide-and-seek and before anyone knew what was happening someone was killed. The game was over, but was there still someone out there - still playing the game?

Séance on a Wet Afternoon is a 1964 British crime thriller directed by Bryan Forbes, based on the 1961 novel by Mark McShane. The film stars Kim Stanley as Myra Savage, a mentally unstable medium, and Richard Attenborough as her submissive husband, Billy. Set in London, Myra convinces Billy to kidnap a child, Amanda Clayton, aiming to use the crime to boost her clairvoyant reputation by helping th...

Mr. Williams, the curator of a university art museum (implied to be Oxford), receives a disturbing engraving in this loose adaptation of the M.R. James story of the same name.

The Colour Out Of Space is adapted from the story by H.P. Lovecraft for Atlanta Radio Theatre. Written in March 1927, tonight's tale details the misadventures of a surveyor from Boston who goes to Arkham, Massachusetts to learn the truth behind a shunned place the locals call "the blasted heath"...

Who Goes There? is a 1938 science fiction horror novella by John W. Campbell, following a group trapped in a scientific outpost in Antarctica infested by shapeshifting monsters.  Who Goes There? was first published in the August 1938 issue of Astounding Science Fiction magazine and was also printed as The Thing from Another World. Its extended, novel version, found in an early manuscript titled Fr...

A clown, a hobo, a ballet dancer, a bagpipe player, and an Army major are trapped in a cylindrical room. They don't know who they are or how they got there - and their only hope for finding out is to escape.

Ladybird is an old and much-loved British children's book publisher, and their distinctive, slender hardback books covered a variety of subjects, in the fields of both education and entertainment. Among their vast catalogue they had a large library of retellings of classic novels - always told in direct language, and always beautifully illustrated. In the 1980s, the vogue for audio-books for child...

Voice legend PAUL FREES stars along with William Conrad in this excellent story of werewolf horror! Back in the the "old country" guys are disappearing out in the woods . . . Meanwhile the "moronic son" of the local warden seems to enjoy being alone in the woods, as he explains that he feels the need to be "crouched down and ready to strike" Hmm. . Is HE a werewolf? Then the wife of a local woodsm...

Exactly one year ago, on Halloween night, Elizabeth Bedford had been murdered in the very same room now occupied by Martha, and now, after receiving threatening phone calls, Martha is scared out of her wits.

1888: Fear grips London after multiple murders, as the mysterious Mr Sleuth takes lodgings with the Buntings. Stars Jon Glover.

Two men are discussing the folklore of the private schools they attended. One tells of a Latin teacher named Mr. Sampson who kept a Byzantine coin that he would show his students. Later at night the narrator's friend sees a man sitting on Sampson's window-sill, but when he returns with the narrator he's gone. Originally aired November 28, 1980.

It's a science-fiction whodunit set 700 years in the future. In space...will anybody hear you scream? Originally aired: March 9, 1981

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A very hot day finds strange predictions of the future starting to come true in August Heat, presented by Suspense on May 31, 1945. The story was subsequently produced on Suspense on March 20, 1948, The Hallmark Playhouse on September 29, 1949 and on Sleep No More on November 28, 1956.

An amusing tale of a married witch couple trying to make a potion tat will grant them eternal life. The missing ingredient is a virgin's blood. But problems start when their chosen victim, a young boarder, falls in love with a journalist. Starring Virginia Payne, Robert Dryden, Jada Rowland, Dan Ocko, and Marshall Borden Written by Ian Martin First Run - May 26, 1975 Revival Performance - Septembe...

Hosted by Cecil B. DeMille, the Lux Radio Theatre presented a live Hollywood performance of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs on the day after Christmas in 1938. Not only did some of film's original voice actors return to reprise their roles for the show, but Walt Disney himself was on hand to be interviewed by DeMille for both the intermission and at the end of the broadcast. Voice actors from the...

Mrs. Stevenson, an imperious invalid, accidentally intercepts a phone call between two men plotting a murder for that evening. She tries to enlist the help of the telephone operator, the police, and a hospital, becoming more frantic as the time passes. Lucille Fletcher's play originally aired on the Suspense radio program on May 25, 1943, essentially a one-woman show with Agnes Moorehead as Mrs. S...