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This page is my love letter to Halloween, a holiday I’ve only ever seen depicted in movies and have never really experienced myself, since I'm not American. Since I was a kid, I've been fascinated by spooky things: I had all kinds of encyclopedias about supernatural phenomena which I read constantly, I was obsessed with Goosebumps and other children’s horror, and I really liked that there was a special holiday somewhere celebrating those things. And from what I saw on TV and in movies, it was just really fun! This love only intensified as I grew older, which is why I’m making a whole webpage about it :D
My ~*~Halloween aesthetic~*~, if you will, is more spooky than scary. I don't really like horror movies that have lots of jumpscares or gore. My vibe when it comes to visuals is more along the lines of classic (read that as pre-70s) horror and silent films. There's just something about them that fits my perception of Halloween perfectly! All in all, I prefer the atmospheric kind of scary.
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For me, there's nothing better than a piece of spooky older media to get me into Halloween mood. One particular thing I find really interesting is old-time radio (OTR) - for a scaredy cat like me, it's at times more compelling than visual media. The bite-sized episodes often feature my favorite movie stars and can unsettle with their sound design alone.
There were quite a lot of radio shows that offered their listeners trills and chills, but Suspense is perhaps the best-known one. For your Halloween entertainment, here are some of my favorite episodes from "Radio's Outstanding Theater of Thrills"! Pour yourself a steaming cup of tea, get under a blanket and listen in...
The House in Cypress Canyon (aired Dec. 5, 1946). Starring Robert Taylor
A young couple discovers a locked closet in the house they've just rented. Later at night, they start hearing scary noises and see blood coming from underneath the closet door.
The Whole Town Sleeping (aired Aug. 31, 1958). Starring Agnes Moorehead
Adapted from a story by Ray Bradbury, this episode follows a lone woman walking home at night while a serial killer prowls the streets of her small town. This is one of my personal favorites, with a brilliant performance by Agnes Moorehead (pictured on the right).
Fugue in C Minor (rehearsal from June 1, 1944). Starring Ida Lupino and Vincent Price
A woman marries a recently widowed man who has an organ built through his entire house. Sometimes it starts playing all by itself, and the man's small children insist that their mother is buried in one of the pipes of the organ.
Ghost Hunt (aired June 23, 1949). Starring Ralph Edwards
A radio host decides to spend the night in a haunted house and record everything that happens there - including his own demise. A "found footage" type of story before it was even a thing.
The Yellow Wallpaper (aired June 30, 1957). Starring Agnes Moorehead
Based on the novella by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, this is the story of a woman who starts seeing someone behind the wallpaper pattern of the room she's confined to. Another incredible performance from Agnes Moorehead.
The Hitch-Hiker (aired Sept. 2, 1942). Starring Orson Welles
During a long roadtrip, a lone driver keeps seeing the same ominous hitchhiker at different points of his route. This one's among the best Suspense episodes ever created.
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