The Shiver Show

This week on The Shiver Show , Mary Labrie and Greg Flynn take a midnight stroll through the rain-slicked streets of New York with “Deadline at Dawn,” a gripping Lux Radio Theatre adaptation of the classic film noir. A young sailor on 48-hour leave should be enjoying the bright lights of the city—but instead he finds himself standing over a dead body with a pocket full of unanswered questions. His...

Enter the world of dark horror and fantasy with 'Escape! Escape!'   from the CBS Radio Mystery Theater (1974). Hosted by the legendary E.G. Marshall, 'Escape! Escape! '' draws listeners in with expertly paced storytelling, a strong cast, and immersive sound effects. Dim the lights, settle in, and prepare for an unforgettable journey that will boggle your mind.  Thank you f...

This week on The Shiver Show , Greg and Mary venture into the unsettling world of The Summer People (1975), a chilling episode, written especially for the CBS Radio Mystery Theater by Bob Juhren and narrated by E.G. Marshall and his iconic creaking door (some WD40 would fix that). When young couple Mike (Tony Roberts) and Jane (Jennifer Harmon) arrive in the quiet town of Grenville, everything see...

This week on The Shiver Show , Mary Labrie and Greg Flynn wind up one of the creepiest clocks in old-time radio history: Hickory, Dickory, Doom . Originally broadcast on CBS Radio Mystery Theater in 1979, and written by Bob Juhren , the story begins innocently enough when a young Pennsylvania couple purchases an antique grandfather clock at an estate sale "for a steal". The clock seems l...

This week on The Shiver Show, we bring you an X Minus One sci-fi adventure: Skulking Permit . If you like your science fiction with a dollop of satire, you’re in the right place. The episode follows Earth colony, New Delaware, as they prepare for an inspection by The Imperial Inspector. New Delaware has been on its own for over 200 years, and desperately wants to impress the inspector, but can the...

This week on The Shiver Show , Mary Labrie and Greg Flynn welcome you to step into one of the most psychologically unsettling stories ever brought to radio: “Gaslight” from Lux Radio Theatre , starring the legendary Ingrid Bergman and Charles Boyer . Long before the term became a pop psychology expression, Gaslight explored the terrifying power of manipulation, deception, and psychological control...

Grab your pick axe and saddle up your trusty burro because we're heading into the stark, unforgiving mountains in search of gold with The Treasure of The Sierra Madre. This terrific episode from the Lux Radio Theater stars Humphrey Bogart and a strong supporting cast.  Mary and Greg talk about the radio drama, the film, the enigmatic writer of the original story and, of course, Bogie.  Listen...

The Shiver Show is proud to present 1984 , a Lux Radio Theater production with one of our all-time favourite actors, Vincent Price . Surprisingly, this production was recorded in Sydney, Australia and has a terrific Australian and New Zealand cast of voice actors. 1984 is a tight, compelling adaptation of George Orwell's novel published in 1949.  Mary and Greg unpack the writing, the timeless...

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Fedora? Check. Trench coat? Naturally. Martini? Do you need to ask? This week on the Shiver Show, we slip into the sparkling, sophisticated world of After the Thin Man — where murder is serious business, but our sleuths never lose their sense of style or humour.  Based on the writings of Dashiell Hammett, this 1940 Lux Radio Theatre production reunites Hollywood legends William Powell and Myrna Lo...

Who knows what evil lurks in your neighbour's herb garden? Find out in this creepy, gothic tale of botany, longing and strange ambition.  The Kiss of Death is our feature episode from the terrific CBS Radio Mystery Theater series.  Based on the short story, Rappaccini's Daughter,  by Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Kiss of Death is a slow-burn mystery of young love, sinister botanicals, and unh...

This week on the Shiver Show, we are doing a deep dive into the classic noir radio drama, Sunset Boulevard . This Lux Radio Theater production is based on the film, which won several academy awards, and ranks as one of the greatest films of all time.  The radio production features most of the original cast, including Gloria Swanson and William Holden , and a suspenseful adaptation of the original...

This week on The Shiver Show , we take you on a wander down the foggy streets of Victorian London with The Lodger (1948) - a chilling episode from the legendary Suspense series. Set in the working-class district of Whitechapel, fear grips the city as a shadowy killer known only as “The Avenger” stalks the night. Into this atmosphere of dread comes a mysterious new tenant— Mr Sleuth , played (and n...

There's a storm brewing this week on The Shiver Show , as Mary and Greg brace for the storm, and hunker down in the tense, claustrophobic world of Key Largo. This radio adaption for the Lux Radio Theatre , first broadcast on CBS in 1949, following the 1948 noir film classic. At the centre is the unforgettable Edward G. Robinson , reprising his role as gangster Johnny Rocco—a man as dangerous...

This week with Project Mastodon , we’re travelling back to a time when mastodons roamed and mosquitoes were… frankly, terrifying. This 1956 episode from the brilliant X Minus One series, based on a story by Clifford D. Simak, blends satire, suspense, and big ideas in equal measure. When a group of entrepreneurs discover a gateway to the distant past, their first instinct isn’t scientific curiosity...

This week on The Shiver Show , Mary Labrie and Greg Flynn cinch up their trench coats once again and step into the shadowy world of wartime espionage with “Five Fingers” from Lux Radio Theatre (1952). Starring the incomparable James Mason , reprising his film role, this stylish spy drama is based on the real-life story of the infamous spy with the code name Cicero. Mason plays Ulysses Diello, a su...

This week on The Shiver Show , co-hosts Mary Labrie and Greg Flynn bring you The Voice on the Wire , a delicious tale of psychological suspense . At the centre of the story is Geraldine Reeves , played by Lesley Woods , a lonely widow living on a narrow island near the ruins of her former home. Years earlier, her husband—a composer—died in a tragic fire that destroyed the house.  Night after night...

Join us this week on The Shiver Show , as Mary and Greg enter a time warp with “Time and Time Again.” This unforgettable episode of X Minus One , aired on the NBC Radio Network (1956), and is based on the 1947 novel by H. Beam Piper . The story follows Allan Hartley, a 43-year-old soldier wounded during the Siege of Buffalo in World War III. It’s 1975. The world is fractured. Then—without warning—...

This week on The Shiver Show , we turn up the temperature with “August Heat,” a 1945 episode of Suspense. Adapted from the 1910 short story by W. F. Harvey, this deliciously eerie tale is understated and unsettling. The episode stars Barry Kroeger as the artist, James Clarence Withencroft, whose automatic sketching leads him wander the streets of London until he meets a mason who has just finished...

This week on The Shiver Show, we bring you deceit and deadly intentions with “A Blueprint for Murder” from Lux Radio Theatre (1954), adapted just one year after the successful 1953 film, directed by Andrew L. Stone, and starring Joseph Cotten and Jean Peters. This golden era radio episode features Dan Dailey as Cam, and  Dorothy McGuire as Lynn, the dreaded stepmother with secrets to spare. McGuir...

This week on The Shiver Show , Mary Labrie and Greg Flynn do the time warp with “The Thirty-Second of December” (1958), a clever and unsettling episode from the legendary Suspense series. Starring Frank Lovejoy as Joe, the story leans heavily on Lovejoy’s everyman intensity. Drowning in gambling debt, Joe makes a disastrous choice: he pawns his fiancée Molly’s engagement ring… then impulsively spe...

Get ready for a real treat with this noir crime classic, Double Indemnity. This episode is packed with star power: a sultry Barbara Stanwyck, a tough and conniving Fred MacMurray, a commanding William Conrad and the writing of Jame M. Cain. This episode has it all.   Join us! Thank you for listening!   If you like the show, please share us with your friends and family AND give us a review! If you...

This week on The Shiver Show , Mary Labrie and Greg Flynn return to the streets of New York with “The Andrew Jenkins Case” (1949), a taut episode from Broadway Is My Beat , originally broadcast on CBS . Anthony Ross stars as Detective Danny Clover , offering a more mature, seasoned take on the character—world-weary, reflective, and quietly authoritative. It’s a fine performance that suits the dark...

This week on The Shiver Show , co-hosts Mary Labrie and Greg Flynn head back to the mean streets of New York City with “The Floyd Decker Murder Case” from the hard-boiled radio series Broadway Is My Beat . Written by the sharp crime-writing team of Morten Fine and Larry Friedkin , this episode delivers everything fans love about the series: gritty dialogue, weary cops, broken dreams, and a murder...

This week on The Shiver Show , hosts Mary Labrie and Greg Flynn invite you into a quiet English home where manners are impeccable, secrets are deadly… and the rain simply will not stop. Our featured episode is Wet Saturday, a deliciously twisted classic in which the sinister wit of John Collier meets the suspenseful genius of old-time radio at its finest. Set in a rain-drenched English town, the s...