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The Colonial Radio Theatre on the Air presents this award-winning production adapted to stay true to the mood and atmosphere of Washington Irving's famous story.

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Blithe Spirit

From L.A. Theatre Works | Part of the L.A. Theatre Works series | 01:57:58

A hilarious supernatural caper for Halloween.

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Soundprint_news_09-00043: Halloween, the Time Between/Hags and Nightmares

From Soundprint | Part of the SOUNDPRINT weekly series (News Hole Compatible) series | 00:58:56

Put on your scariest costume and go trick-or-treating again in this portrait of the personal--and cultural--meanings of Halloween.

"The Cartoon Carnival Halloween SPOOKTACULAR II"

From Joe Bevilacqua | 01:57:24

A brand new 2-hour Halloween special produced by JOE BEVILACQUA

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Hour (49:00-1:00:00)

Halloween Special: Unearthing Dracula

From WFIU | 00:59:00

An entertaining exploration of the eerie yet elusive character of Dracula in films, literature, music and art.

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Snap Judgment #117 - Spooked

From Snap Judgment | Part of the Snap Judgment hosted by Glynn Washington series | 00:53:57

Sometimes, lying in bed in the dead of night, you may get the sense that you are not alone. You tell yourself, “There’s nothing there. There’s nothing there.” But something shapeless and dark and afraid inside of you knows that somebody, or something, is watching. This week, Snap Judgment travels around the globe to investigate what lies beyond.

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War of the Worlds Halloween Special

From L.A. Theatre Works | Part of the L.A. Theatre Works series | 00:58:55

Leonard Nimoy stars in the classic radio thriller.

Igor's Halloween Jazz Party

From Howard Burchette | Part of the Holiday Classics series | 00:53:53

Hey! It's Halloween, it's Jazz and it's a party! Join Igor as he presents Halloween Jazz classics from John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Lambert Hendricks & Ross, Jackie McLean, Nina Simone, Philly Joe Jones and others. "Igor's Jazz Party" is a fun and a spooky good time.

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Radiolab, Show 403: War of the Worlds

From WNYC | Part of the Radiolab series | 00:58:54

An examination of the power of mass media to create panic.

American Spirit: A History of the Supernatural

From BackStory with the American History Guys | 00:54:00

On this Halloween special, BackStory explores Americans' relationship with ghosts, spirits, and witches throughout our nation's history. Why were colonists so fearful of New England "witches?" How is it that progressive social reformers found a home in the 19th century Spiritualist movement? Why do new media technologies always conjure talk of the undead?

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Listening in the Dark

From Icebox Radio Theater | 00:54:45

Ready for some good old-fashioned scares this Halloween? Then the Icebox Radio Theater is ready to deliver with a trio stories designed to chill you even if you don't hail from icy climes as we invite you to join us for: Listening in the Dark!

Costume Party

From Liner Notes | Part of the LINER NOTES series | 00:59:17

Halloween is not just kids and candy. It is about masks and identity, horror, and grown-up fun.

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FRANKENSTEIN - Modern Prometheus

From Craig Wichman | 00:55:28

If you've only seen the movies, you do NOT know this tale of love, death, and obsession. From Quicksilver Radio Theater. Also for sale on iTunes!

ROT: A Gothic Comedy About Love and Monsters

From Paul Ingles | 00:58:59

A radio adaptation of Juli Hendren's ROT. A one-woman comic performance about a woman who channels the spirit of Frankenstein author Mary Shelley to help her face the challenges of turning 30.

Beware Of Shortcuts!

From Peter Bochan | 00:54:33

A Halloween special with Fay Wray, Bela Lugosi, The Firesign Theatre, Claude Rains, Dwight Frye, Boris Karloff, Ray Bolger, Lon Chaney Jr, George Harrison, Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Goofy, ELO, The Rolling Stones, and more. Recorded and mixed on a 2 track machine and originally broadcast in October of 1979 and spliced together by hand.

The Far Side of the Veil

From WFIU | Part of the Harmonia Early Music series | 00:59:01

An hour-long program of early music, exploring the boundaries between this life and beyond. Try it for a different sort of Halloween special, or works anytime!

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HOB Radio: Halloween

From Ben Manilla | Part of the House of Blues Radio Hour series | 00:59:00

The House of Blues Radio Hour is a weekly syndicated program hosted by Elwood Blues (a.k.a. Dan Aykroyd). In this episode, Elwood brings out the ghosts, goblins, and demons with Halloween-ready blues from Bonnie Raitt, Buddy Guy, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, and many more.

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Halloween Special: A Dark and Lonely Night -- Haunted Love Songs for Halloween

From WFIU | Part of the Afterglow: Jazz and American Popular Song series | 00:59:01

An hour-long Halloween special featuring jazz and American popular song.

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BEAT LATINO 35: DEAD CAN DANCE! MUSIC FOR THE DAY OF THE DEAD

From Catalina Maria Johnson | 00:57:44

An hour of music from all over the Latin and Latino Universe to celebrate the Day of the Dead!

Compact Discoveries 159: Musical Devils

From Fred Flaxman | Part of the Compact Discoveries series | 00:58:00

A devilish collection of unusual, fun pieces for Halloween.

A Halloween Happening

From Joe Bevilacqua | Part of the Joe Bevilacqua Radio Theater series | 00:58:37

A holiday-themed radio play by Daws Butler. While en route to a Halloween party during a thunder storm, Herman and Beulah Tompkins are sidetracked by a congress of mischievous trolls.

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Half-Hour (24:00-30:00)

RN Documentary: Night Frights

From Radio Netherlands Worldwide | Part of the RN Documentaries series | 00:29:30

The curious connection between sleep paralysis and night frights.

The Scary Plan

From Hearing Voices | Part of the The Plan series | 00:29:01

Here's The Plan: This week it's ghouls, ghosts, and gore. A half-hour of scary stories.

Ghost Stories

From Love + Radio | 00:30:49

Exploring the Frankenstein Family Crypt in 1952. Paranormal observations by an eight-year-old. The haunting of an unkind kitty, a discussion of the ghost story structure, and a very scary pantry door. (Seriously.)

La Llorona: An Evolving Myth

From Making Contact | Part of the Making Contact series | 00:28:56

The story of La Llorona (the weeping woman)-- a story that's been told since the time of the Spanish conquest, all over Mexico and the American Southwest. Today, wherever Mexicans and Mexican-Americans live, the myth continues.

"The Making of the War of the Worlds Broadcast"

From Joe Bevilacqua | Part of the Joe Bevilacqua Documentaries series | 00:29:32

Interviews with John Houseman and Howard Koch highlight this 1988 documentary, reissued in 2008 for the 70th anniversary of the infamous Orson Welles radio broadcast.

Segments (9:00-23:59)

The Guardian of the Murder House

From Michael Paul Mason | 00:22:27

A riveting and haunting journey into one of America's most sensational murder mysteries.

The Raven

From Emon Hassan | 00:09:09

Radio adaptation of the Poe poem.

"Tom Mix and the Mystery of the Bodiless Horseman"

From Joe Bevilacqua | Part of the Joe Bevilacqua Radio Theater series | 00:23:41

Joe Bevilacqua performs a bit of Halloween story-telling.

The Premature Burial

From KUER | 00:11:18

Radio theater production of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Premature Burial."

The Tell-Tale Heart

From KUER | 00:17:23

Radio Production of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart."

The Book

From Hans Anderson | 00:11:38

A suspenseful story about producer Hans Anderson's creepy pantry.

Haunted Cabin

From Jake Warga | 00:19:52

A night in a "haunted" cabin. Aired on 'This American Life'.

Cutaways (5:00-8:59)

Through a Door

From Sarah Boothroyd | 00:07:48

A haunted and historical soundscape. This work was commissioned by CBC Radio's Outfront and the Deep Wireless Festival, a festival produced in Toronto by New Adventures in Sound Art.

How Mulien Saves His Mother from Hades

From KCUR | 00:06:11

A Taiwanese story that is the basis for Ghost Month in Buddhist culture.

Showmen's Rest

From Shannon Heffernan | 00:05:12

A tragic train crash, a memorial to circus folk, and a graveyard haunted by elephants.

The Changing (and Ghoulish) Faces of Halloween

From Jackson Braider | 00:06:30

How Halloween has -- and hasn't -- changed over the years.

Diabetic Halloween

From Johnny Plough | 00:05:56

What does Halloween mean to a diabetic kid when you take away the candy? A lighthearted story.

Walkthrough Haunted House

From Jake Warga | 00:05:32

Producer Jake Warga asks owners why they think their houses are haunted.

2 Minute Film Noir

From ZBS FOUNDATION | 00:53:03

A compilation of a bunch of two-minute film noir audio stories.

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The Truth About Dracula

From Hillary Frank | 00:05:44

Suzanne Muldowney explains why her interpretation of Dracula is the most authentic. Hillary Frank talks with a woman with Asperger's Syndrome who, for the last three decades, has spent every Halloween trying to set the record straight.

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Drop-Ins (2:00-4:59)

Jack-o'-lanterns and Wine Bottles

From NPR | Part of the How To Do Everything series | 00:04:30

How To: Keep your pumpkins plump and open a bottle of wine without a corkscrew.

Do What You Fear and Fear Disappears

From Third Coast International Audio Festival | Part of the 2006 Third Coast ShortDocs: 99 Ways To Tell a Radio Story series | 00:02:30

Screams, thoughts on fear, screams, spooky music, more screams.

Halloween: Trunk or Treat

From Morrigan McCarthy | 00:04:02

There is much debate amongst Christians in America about how to celebrate halloween. Increasingly churches are providing alternatives such as Trunk or Treating. Does it take the fun or the fright out of halloween?

Ghost Stories and Personal Narrative

From Michael Kraskin | 00:02:28

David Terry of UNC Chapel Hill describes the narrative structure of ghost stories and why we are drawn to them.

Why we love a good scare

From With Good Reason | Part of the With Good Reason news features series | 00:02:47

Why we love a good scare - a look at horror films since Psycho.

Cemetery Expedition

From Jake Warga | 00:04:04

Go on a cemetery expedition at night with a group of ghost hunters. Aired on ATC.

Interstitials (Under 2:00)

Vampire

From David Greenberger | Part of the The Duplex Planet series | 00:01:58

A stream-of-consciousness recitation of facts from an imagined horror film including Bela Lugosi and Lon Chaney, with spooky music followed by a ragtime conclusion.

Martha Washington Inn

From WHRV | Part of the Halloween Haunts series | 00:02:02

A story about how one woman and her passion for the violin helped ease another man's pain. From a series of 24 interstitials just for Halloween: Halloween Haunts.

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