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Playlist: Halloween

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Curated Playlist

Scary radio for a spookily good Halloween.


Below are picks chosen by PRX editorial staff. You can see all potential pieces for Halloween by using our search.

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Pumpkin Spice

From The Children's Hour Inc. | Part of the The Children's Hour series | 58:00

This Halloween special explores the traditions of Halloween, from carving pumpkins to costumes, and what the history is to explain trick-or-treating. Mixed with great music!

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This Halloween special explores the traditions of Halloween, from carving pumpkins to costumes, and what the history is to explain trick-or-treating. Mixed with great music!

This episode comes with a hands-on Learn-Along guide which meets and cites US National education content standards for use in the classroom. Find it at ChildrensHour.org/pumpkin-spice

Pumpkins go hand in hand with Halloween, but there is a lot more to that story, and about the actual fruit of the pumpkin plant. Isaac from our Kids Crew digs into the pumpkin patch to find out more.

 

Have you ever wondered why we carve pumpkins, or who made the first jack o lantern? Corbit from our Kids Crew reveals the history and legend behind the spooky face.

 

Sometimes, you might see a teal pumpkin as part of a Halloween display. It’s not an accident but it means that house has treats that are safe for kids with food allergies. We learn more about the teal pumpkins of Halloween with Charlotte Joseph from the New Mexico Food Allergy Network.

 

One of the strangest traditions in Halloween is trick or treating. Why do we go door to door and bother our neighbors, banging on their doors and asking for candy or other treats? The tradition is not as old as you might think, according to our host Katie Stone. 

 

From all of us at The Children’s Hour, we wish you a happy and safe Halloween! Bring a flashlight if you trick or treat, and remember if the porch lights are out, skip that house.

 

This episode was written and produced by our Executive Producer, Katie Stone, with help from Christina Stella, our Senior Producer. Our Learn-Along Guide was written by Lorraine Archibald. 

 

© 2023 The Children’s Hour Inc.

Radio Drama FY23 - Plan 9 From Outer Space

From KMSU | 59:00

Listen in as The Fountaineers KMSU Radio Drama Toupe take on Plan 9 From Outer Space

Plan_9_small The Fountaineers KMSU Radio Drama Troupe followed up their 2021 debut (Night of the Living Dead)with the Ed Wood epic Plan 9 From Outer Space! This production aired on Halloween night 2022, and served as the trick-or-treat soundtrack for listeners all over the region.

High Country Celtic Radio 289 - October

From High Country Celtic Radio | Part of the High Country Celtic Radio series | 59:00

Katie Marie and Joe kick off October with a taste of spooky songs and spine-tingling tunes.

High-country-celtic-240x240_small Katie Marie and Joe kick off October with a taste of spooky songs and spine-tingling tunes. One thing for which Celtic music is renowned is the prevalence of delightful music dealing with the supernatural, and we have more than enough to sate your appetite for Samhain-flavored music.

The artists this week: Todd Denman And Bill Dennehy, The House Band, Dick Gaughan, Harem Scarem, MacDara Ó Raghallaigh, Clandestine, Sharon Shannon, Liz Carroll & Jake Charron, An Tua, Fianna, Malinky, The House Devils, The Shee, and Socks In The Frying Pan.

This week, our FairPlé score is: 36

23-41: Creature Feature, 10/11/2023

From All Classical Public Media | Part of the The Score with Edmund Stone weekly series series | 59:00

Monsters and beasties and creepies, oh my!

Score_logo_medium_small Monsters and beasties and creepies, oh my! This week on The Score, creator, host and producer Edmund Stone is gearing up to creep you out with music from films including The Blob, Godzilla King of the Monsters and It. It’s your ticket to set the mood for the spooky season!

No Bones About It 22-42

From All Classical Public Media | Part of the The Score with Edmund Stone series | 59:00

Edmund Stone has a show lined up that will chill you to the bone, and tickle your funny bone, this Halloween season with No Bones About It, a Score episode chock full of skeletons!

Score_logo_small Edmund Stone has a show lined up that will chill you to the bone, and tickle your funny bone, this Halloween season with No Bones About It, a Score episode chock full of skeletons! It's a bone-rattling show with pirate skeletons in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, skeleton wraiths from Lord of the Rings: Return of the King, the world of the Day of the Dead in Coco and more.

High Country Celtic Radio 291 - Samhain Special

From High Country Celtic Radio | Part of the High Country Celtic Radio series | 59:00

This time of year brings an abundance of trad Celtic music featuring stories and tunes of the spirit world.

High-country-celtic-240x240_small This time of year brings an abundance of trad Celtic music featuring stories and tunes of the spirit world. Samhain is a transitional time, where Autumn has a firm grip on the liminal boundary between Summer and Winter. According to Celtic legend, this is the time of year when the veil between our world and the spirit realm grows thin and allows the passage from one plane to the other. Katie Marie and Joe put together a spine-tingling hour of Celtic music celebrating Samhain.

The artists this week: Trouble in the Kitchen, Janice Burns & Jon Doran, Karine Polwart, Danny Carnahan with Robin Petrie, Milladoiro, Emer Mayock, Malinky, Harem Scarem, John Tose, The Unprepared, English Acoustic Collective, and Téada.

Our FairPlé score this week: 42

Slimy, Slithering, and Squiggling Things

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

A snake slithers at your feet. A slimy frog leaps from a lily pad onto your head, and a fantastical serpent squiggles past — so begins a creepy week...on Harmonia. We’ll explore music based on slimy, slithering, and squiggling things. Plus, orchestral suites by Telemann on our featured recording. Join us!

1009-slippery__slimy_snakes2_thumbnail__2__small A snake slithers at your feet. A slimy frog leaps from a lily pad onto your head, and a fantastical serpent squiggles past — so begins a creepy week...on Harmonia. We’ll explore music based on slimy, slithering, and squiggling things. Plus, orchestral suites by Telemann on our featured recording. Join us!

Atomic Age Cocktail Party 10/27/23 "Hi-Fi Halloween 2023"

From WILL | Part of the Atomic Age Cocktail Party series | 59:30

It's music from the golden age of the hi-fi! The music itself goes by a lot of names: Lounge, Space Age Bachelor Pad Music, Rat Pack, easy listening, orchestrated pop, cocktail music, exotica, and many others. It’s basically popular American musical from the middle part of the 20th century.

The show covers roughly the years from 1955 to 1965; after the end of the Big Band Era and before the dominance of Rock and Roll.

Each hour-long show will be a mix of vocal and instrumental music and is focused around a theme.

Aacp_prx_logo-01_small Episode 1081. Make sure to tune in this week to The Atomic Age Cocktail Party because it’s our big, annual Hi-Fi Halloween program! Lots of cool and spooky tunes just right to put some swinging fun into your trick or treat activities. We’ll have werewolves that Watusi, Count Dracula go to Italy to cha cha, and we even meet up with a rocking zombie.

Modern Notebook Special: Halloween 2023

From WSMR | Part of the Modern Notebook Specials series | 01:58:01

On this special edition of Modern Notebook with Tyler Kline: we’ll be getting a little spooky with a program right in time for Halloween! I’ll be sharing a works inspired by “nightmare fuel,” mythical beasts, and imaginary images; a trio by Jennifer Higdon that takes us into a “Dark Wood;” and this work by Shuying Li, “The Last Hivemind,” inspired by an episode of the horror series Black Mirror.

Also featuring works works like Missy Mazzoli’s “Hail, Horrors, Hail;” music for saxophone and orchestra by Lei Liang inspired by a real life ghost story; and clarinetist Andy Hudson performs music by Rosśa Crean based on a wordless horror graphic novel by Thomas Ott.

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On this week’s Modern Notebook with Tyler Kline: we’ll be getting a little spooky with a program right in time for Halloween! I’ll be sharing a works inspired by “nightmare fuel,” mythical beasts, and imaginary images; a trio by Jennifer Higdon that takes us into a “Dark Wood;” and this work by Shuying Li, “The Last Hivemind,” inspired by an episode of the horror series Black Mirror.


Also featuring works works like Missy Mazzoli’s “Hail, Horrors, Hail;” music for saxophone and orchestra by Lei Liang inspired by a real life ghost story; and clarinetist Andy Hudson performs music by Rosśa Crean based on a wordless horror graphic novel by Thomas Ott.


With more music by Mat Campbell, Matt Barber, Kirk O’Riordan, Meg Okura, Kate Soper, Emily Koh, Lei Liang, and others; and performances by Foot in the Door Ensemble, pianist Eunmi Ko with the McCormick Percussion Group, pianist Holly Roadfeldt, clarinetist Tasha Warren with cellist Dave Eggar, violinist Jennifer Koh, Wet Ink Ensemble, and more.



Hour 1

  • A Dark Waltz by Michael Berkeley.
  • Mat Campbell’s Nightmare Fuel.
  • Dark Wood by Jennifer Higdon.
  • Shuying Li’s The Last Hive Mind.
  • Chimera from Matt Barber’s Kid Stuff.
  • Kirk O’Riordan’s Beautiful Nightmares.
  • Phantasmagoria by Meg Okura.

Hour 2

  • Hail, Horrors, Hail by Missy Mazzoli.
  • The Owl and the Wren - Lady Macduff from Kate Soper’s Voices from the Killing Jar.
  • Rosśa Crean’s Hellville.
  • Memento Mori by Emily Koh.
  • Lei Liang’s Xiaoxiang.


Classic Hours

Requiem for a Scream

From Louisville Public Media | 01:58:00

Daniel Gilliam hosts the scariest two hours on the radio, with this special made just for Halloween, from WUOL and Louisville Public Media

Requiem_for_a_scream22_2500x1600_no_title_small Get comfortable and tune in...if you dare! Daniel Gilliam presents "Requiem for a Scream" with bone-chilling music from John Carpenter's "Halloween," Michael Abel's score for Jordan Peele's "Us," and selections from "Beetlejuice" and "The Shining." You won't be able to escape the grip of death in Franz Liszt's "Totentanz" or the mystery of Alexander Scriabin's "Black Mass" sonata. It's gonna be fun! And terrifying.


1352: Spooked - The In-Between Space , 10/27/2022

From Snap Judgment | Part of the Snap Judgment Weekly series | 53:57

A young couple confronts an inhospitable woman when they check into a hotel room from hell. And an avid gardener uncovers something buried in the dirt of his yard that has a life all its own. Snap Judgment presents, “The In-Between Space.” A Halloween Spooked Spectacular.

Hotelhell-snap-sq_small A young couple confront woman when they check into a hotel room from hell. And an avid gardener uncovers something buried in his yard that has a life all its own. Snap Judgment presents, “The In-Between Space.” A Halloween Spooked Spectacular featuring stories from beyond the veil.

 

1350: Spooked - The Rememberer, 10/20/2022

From Snap Judgment | Part of the Snap Judgment Weekly series | 53:57

Hell, yes! It's time for Spooked. We go to a river in Oahu where an unshakeable friendship is torn asunder by unseen forces, and we take home a little doll full of mischief. Remember, do NOT turn off... the lights!

Lopaka-snap-sq_small It’s March 1980, and best friends Lopaka and Sean decide to ditch class and head to the Pali Lookout, a tourist destination just outside of Honolulu on the island of Oahu. They’re hanging out, taking in the sights. But nothing can prepare them for what happens when they decide to venture off the beaten path. And a story from Mary who buys a doll at an antique store in her neighborhood. But once she gets it home, she realizes that this doll isn’t all about fun and games.

The Podcast Playlist Halloween Spooktacular!

From Podcast Playlist from CBC Radio | Part of the Podcast Playlist from CBC Radio Specials series | 59:00

Spooky podcasts to get you into the Halloween spirit.

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In this special episode of Podcast Playlist...It's our annual Halloween Spooktacular!

First we meet Flora. When she heads overseas to visit her family, she realizes her young cousin is acting very weird. Almost like he’s someone… or something else entirely.

Then we catch a Loch Ness Monster sighting. We’ll learn about how Nessie became the elusive urban legend she is today.
 
Plus: have you ever felt like you were being watched? For one teen, her suspicions started late at night when she heard a scraping at her window... 

We'll hear that and more terrifying tales week on Podcast Playlist. Listen, if you dare.

The Devil You Know

From The Truth | 58:59

Just in time for Halloween and this year's Election, The Truth offers a special hour of horror stories that take place within the world of electoral politics.

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From PRX and The Truth, it's The Devil You Know, a collection of Election Horror stories. 

Just in time for Halloween and this year's Election, The Truth offers a special hour of horror stories that take place within the world of electoral politics. The Truth is a podcast that makes movies for your ears (http://www.thetruthapm.com). The stories are entirely fictional, created with rich sound and professional-level acting, from Peabody-award winning producers Jonathan Michell (Radiolab, Studio 360) and Kerrie Hillman (Fair Game, Studio 360).

The stories...

Do You Have a Minute for Equality?
A canvasser gets the donation she needs, but it will cost her.
written by Chet Siegel
produced & directed by Jonathan Mitchell
performed by Chet Siegel and Tom Ligon, with Matt J. Weir, Quentin Loder, and Melanie Hoopes
with sound design help from Brendan Baker (of Love & Radio)

Third Party
Mike Coleman is an independent candidate running for Congress, and he's finally getting some attention... from a serial killer. 
written by Ed Herbstman
produced & directed by Jonathan Mitchell 
performed by Ed Herbstman, Chet Siegel, Rick Andrews, Nick Kanellis, Louis Kornfeld, Amy Warren, and Bryn Magnus.

The Death of Poe
The last days of Edgar Allen Poe have always been shrouded in mystery. This story imagines how he may have died.
based on a true listener-submitted story from Matthew Mercier
produced & directed by Jonathan Mitchell 
performed by Christian Paluck, Ed Herbstman, Chet Siegel, and Louis Kornfeld.

10,000 GOOD SONGS - "GHOSTS, WITCHES, and PHANTOMS" (Optional Hour 2)

From Paul Ingles | Part of the 10,000 Good Songs series | 59:00

For Halloween of course, or any time, This optional HOUR # 2 music mix special again avoids the hackneyed obvious choices and presents a hip mix of Americana and Indie Rock titles that hit on the themes of GHOSTS, WITCHES AND PHANTOMS. Artists include The Eagles, Allison Krauss, Harry Styles, Warren Zevon, Switchblade Symphony and more.

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For Halloween of course, or any time,  This optional HOUR # 2 music mix special again avoids the hackneyed obvious choices and presents a hip mix of Americana and Indie Rock titles that hit on the themes of GHOSTS, WITCHES AND PHANTOMS.  Artists include The Eagles, Allison Krauss, Harry Styles, Warren Zevon, Switchblade Symphony and more.

PLAYLIST

Witchy Woman - The Eagles

Two Ghosts - Harry Styles

The Ghost of Tom Joad - Martyn Joseph

Miss Ghost - Don Henley

Halloween - Phoebe Bridgers

Kiss And Tell Your Ghosts - Awna Teixeira

Witchcraft - Frank Sinatra

Ghost Harp & Concertina - Townes Van Zandt

Ghost In This House - Allison Krauss

Fewer Ghosts - Joshua Radin

Roland The Headless Thompson Gunner - Warren Zevon

Halloween - The Gaslight Anthem 

Halloween - Siouxsie & The Banshees

Witches - Switchblade Symphony

Yes, I'm a Witch - Yoko Ono & The Brother Brothers

The Occult Philosophy

From Philosophy Talk | Part of the Philosophy Talk series | 53:59

How did the study of the occult give birth to modern science?

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10,000 GOOD SONGS - "GHOSTS, WITCHES, and PHANTOMS" (Hour 1)

From Paul Ingles | Part of the 10,000 Good Songs series | 59:00

For Halloween of course, or any time, This music mix special avoids the hackneyed obvious choices and presents a hip mix of Americana and Indie Rock titles that hit on the themes of GHOSTS, WITCHES AND PHANTOMS. Artists include Bruce Springsteen, Johnny Cash, Amanda Shires, Bill Miller, the Rolling Stones, Tom Waits and more.

Ghosts_small For Halloween of course, or any time,  This music mix special avoids the hackneyed obvious choices and presents a hip mix of Americana and Indie Rock titles that hit on the themes of GHOSTS, WITCHES AND PHANTOMS.  Artists include Bruce Springsteen, Johnny Cash, Amanda Shires, Bill Miller, the Rolling Stones, Tom Waits and more.

PLAYLIST

Ghosts Bruce Springsteen

Witches Buffalo Tom

(Ghost) Riders In The Sky Johnny Cash

Season Of The Witch Donovan

Ghost Train Marc Cohn & The Blind Boys of Alabama

Ghost Repeater Jeffrey Foucault

Graceful Ghost George Winston

Big Joe And Phantom 309 Tom Waits

Ghostdannce Bill Miller

Ghost In Every Town Emily Scott Robinson

Ghost Bird Amanda Shires

Ghost Towns Along the Highway John Mellencamp

When I'm Dead #2 - Spurn (Jon Spurney)

Living In a Ghost Town The Rolling Stones

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

From Catalina Maria Johnson | 57:44

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

Beatlatino-111023-muertitos_small Yes, in the Americas, the Dead can Dance!  Día de los Muertos, celebrated on Nov. 2 in Mexico and Latin America, celebrates the good times had with the dearly departed. This special hour of Beat Latino gives you plenty of reasons to move your bones: Cumbia de los Muertos! (Cumbia for the Dead) El Muerto se va de Rumba! (The Dead Man goes partying) because to quote one of the songs, "A la memoria del muerto" (In the Deceased´s Memory): The deceased go into the ground, and the living go onto the dance floor!

HumaNature Halloween Special

From Wyoming Public Radio | Part of the HumaNature series | 53:59

“The In-Between”

A special edition of HumaNature formatted for air: A possessed basement. A magic mirror. A shop of spirits. Mysterious lights where they don't belong. And an “interview” with ghosts. Gather around the campfire as we open the portal to a place that isn't quite human or all the way natural.

Humanature_logo_wpm_small “The In-Between” A special edition of HumaNature formatted for air: A possessed basement. A magic mirror. A shop of spirits. Mysterious lights where they don't belong. And an “interview” with ghosts. Gather around the campfire as we open the portal to a place that isn't quite human or all the way natural.

Igor's Halloween Jazz Party

From Howard Burchette | Part of the Holiday Classics series | 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.

Philly_joe_jones_small Jazz Time's Halloween Jazz Party is hosted by Igor . He spins the music from his master the Doctor's record collection. Good fun and Halloween Jazz music includes the "Theme from The Adams Family ", "The Theme from the Munsters ", "Dracula ", "Frankenstein ", "Blues For Dracula ", "Halloween Spooks ", "The Witches Pit ", "Devil May Care ", "Prince of Darkness ",  and much more.

The Hallows

From Wind & Rhythm | 58:29

Like many other holidays, this one has taken on a momentum of it’s own and really doesn’t resemble it’s humble beginning as the day or evening before a religious holiday known as All Saints Day. The amazing costumes, the dark look into the occult, the candy and the tricks have slowly grown into the main event. But it gives us chance to hear some music that balances these two days... the pagan and the holy - side by side.

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The mission of Wind & Rhythm is to build a community of individuals who love wind bands; to grow a wider audience for the music bands play; and to provide a venue for band members and directors to speak about their art.

To accomplish our mission we produce both on-air and on-line programming that invites listeners to reconnect with their roots as members of bands; encourages listeners to participate in community music-making; and provides for listeners an opportunity to hear the best bands in the world.

Beware of Shortcuts!

From Peter Bochan | Part of the Shortcuts series | 54:37

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.

Images-3_small 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, Edward Van Sloan, Helen Chandler, Robert Armstrong, Lionel Atwill, Una O'Connor, Maria Ouspenskaya, Cary Grant, Jethro Tull, Judy Garland, Humprhey Bogart, Margret Hamilton, Bert Lahr, Scott Muni, Walter Carlos, Monty Python, David Bowie, John Lennon, Chrysalis, Blue Oyster Cult, The Youngbloods, The Grateful Dead, Lol Creme and Kevin Godley, the cast of "Peter Pan", Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Warren Zevon and many others... Recorded and mixed on a 2 Track machine and originally broadcast in October of 1979 and spliced together by hand--"from the bodies I took from graveyards..."I created it!" A "Mini-Cab Driver" sketch by Peter Cook & Dudley Moore was added to the original 45 minute production somewhere in the eighties, along with a transfer of John Zacherle's classic "Dinner with Drac" from the original 45 rpm single--scratches intact. Zacherle also lends his announcing talents to the production credit tag.

A Halloween Happening

From Joe Bevilacqua | Part of the Joe Bevilacqua Radio Theater series | 58:41

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.

Halloween_small While en route to a Halloween party, during a thunder storm, Herman and Beulah Tompkins are side tracked by a congress of mischievous trolls. This holiday themed radio play was written by Daws Butler (the voice of Yogi Bear) and produced and directed by Joe Bevilacqua. Cast: Herman Tompkins: William Mellilo Beulah Tompkins: Cathi Tully Martin: James Cronin Clarissa: Suzanne Gilbert Wilfred Graves: Joe Bevilacqua Lester Brindley: Joe Bevilacqua Hester Brindley: Joe Bevilacqua Fifi the poodle: Joe Bevilacqua The hour ends with a spooky monologue, "Love the Worthy," written by Daws Butler, and produced, directed and performed by Joe Bevilacqua.

ROT: A Gothic Comedy About Love and Monsters

From Paul Ingles | 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.

Rot3_small Meet Elizabeth, a 29-year-old writer suffering from an impending birthday, heartache from countless failed relationships, regret, a devoted but nagging mother, and writer's block. Searching for her muse, Elizabeth finds and channels the immortal gothic writer, Mary Shelley, only to unleash her own monster. Shelley's creation of Frankenstein mirrors the monster within the written page and everyday life of Elizabeth. Join Elizabeth in the "lab" of Los Angeles, where she discovers that the monster she created has faithfully followed her. As she watches the events of Mary Shelley's life unfold, Elizabeth is left to unravel the mystery behind her own monster's conception. ROT features somgs by Ugly Casanova, Paul Simon, Joy Division, Tom Petty, Jani Ian, Ryan Adams, Townes Van Zandt, Johnny Cash and Warren Zevon. Written and Performed by Juli Hendren. Directed by Byron Laurie + Elsa Menendez. Sound Design by Paul Ingles.

This piece is an uninterrupted 59 minutes. If a station is interested in airing it but can only use a 54 minute, newscast-friendly version, contact the producer at paul@paulingles.com.

"My childhood monster lived under my bed. He wasn't really a monster. He was a creepy old man with long fingernails and really gross teeth... What am I afraid of now? What am I so afraid of that I would go home and write a freakin' book?" - Elizabeth Wilson in ROT

FRANKENSTEIN - Modern Prometheus

From Craig Wichman | 55:32

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!

Quicksfrankgammillworkprx_small (Recipient of the National Federation of Community Broadcasters' "SILVER REEL") "Excellent on all levels! Closest adaptation of the novel I've ever heard." -DON GLUT, author of "The Frankenstein Legend" ************************************************** Directed by JAY STERN (Independent Feature, "THE CHANGELING"), and faithfully adapted by Producer CRAIG WICHMAN from Mary Shelley's novel, this drama explores the story's themes of responsibility and obsession - perhaps even more relevant in our day than in the author's. JOSEPH FRANCHINI is Victor Frankenstein and MR. WICHMAN ("TWILIGHT ZONE" radio dramas) is his Monster, with (in alphabetical order), CLYDE BALDO, JODI BOTELHO, ROBERT HESS, VITO LaBELLA, SUSAN MUIR, and JOHN PRAVE. Sound by DAVID NOLAN, with effects by MR. BALDO. Music is by TONY AWARD-Winner MARK HOLLMANN. ************************************************** "Filled with deep yearning and emotion ... this Creature is the Voice of Shelley. A really amazing treat." -PROF. GRIFFIN, "The Midnight Shadow Show"/"Spike TV" QUICKSILVER RADIO THEATER has earned awards from the National Federation of Community Broadcasters and the National Audio Theatre, and has performed by invitation at the Museum of Television and Radio (Paley Center for Media) where its shows are in the Collection.


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

The Scary Plan

From Hearing Voices | Part of the The Plan series | 29:03

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

0610planscary_small Here's The Plan: This week it's ghouls, ghosts, and gore. A half-hour of scary stories… PLAYLIST: ARTIST | AUDIO | ALBUM (*=PRX piece) 1. MP3J (w/ Gene Moss) | I Want to Bite Your Hand | Mashuptown.com 2. ZBS | The Bleeding Man | The Cabinet of Dr. Fritz 3. Shel Silverstein | Monsters I've Met | The Best Of Shel Silverstein 4. Lon Chaney Jr./Ronald Stein | Song From Spider Baby | Not of This Earth! The Film Music of Ronald Stein 5. David Greenberger And The Shaking Ray Levis | Blood On The Pulpit* | Mayor Of The Tennessee River 6. Alfred Hitchcock | Hitchcock 1 | Ghost Stories For Young People 7. Ginna Allison | La Llorona | Tellus #11 - The Sound of Radio 8. Marianne Faithfull | Alone | Closed On Account Of Rabies - Poems And Tales Of Edgar Allan Poe 9. David Greenberger & Terry Adams | Vampire* | The Duplex Planet Station Promo Text The Scary Plan- Here's The Plan: Ghouls, ghosts, and gore. A half-hour of scary stories; this week, for Halloween and Dios de los Muertos (the Days of the Dead), that is The Plan. Go beyond the grave, this [DAY] at [TIME] on [STATION]. For an excellent hour program combine The Scary Plan with: Jake Warga- Haunted Cabin (20:00). Hassberry Theatre Company- The Raven (9:09).

La Llorona: An Evolving Myth

From Making Contact | Part of the Making Contact series | 29:00

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.

Lloronapicfor4508_small Human beings love to tell stories. And myths are the ultimate in storytelling. A good myth has stood the test of time, and somehow, tens or even hundreds of years later, the story continues to have meaning for those who tell it. La Llorona is one such myth. The story of the weeping woman has 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. In a special collaboration between National Radio Project and the U-C Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism, student producer Beth Hoffman brings us a look at the myth of La Llorona as told in Oakland, California today, and tells how its meaning has grown and changed over time. Featuring: Alicia Diaz, Samuel Martinez, Cecilia Rodriguez, Luz Salazar, Monica Pasqual, Florencia Luna, Cristian Luna. Program #45-08 - Begin date: 10/25/08. End date: 11/13/08. Please call us if you carry us - 510-251-1332 and we will list your station on our website. If you excerpt, please credit early and often.


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The Seance

From KCRW | Part of the UnFictional series | 19:06

On a summer night in the early 1990s a small group of friends gather for a dinner party in Los Angeles. Just for fun, someone suggests having a séance with a homemade Ouija board. By the end of the evening, perceptions of reality have been altered, relationships have been damaged, and the guests are forever changed. Three people who were there tell the shocking, funny, and hauntingly tragic story of The Séance.

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Unfictional320x350_small On a summer night in the early 1990s a small group of friends gather for a dinner party in Los Angeles. Just for fun, someone suggests having a séance with a homemade Ouija board. By the end of the evening, perceptions of reality have been altered, relationships have been damaged, and the guests are forever changed. Three people who were there tell the shocking, funny, and hauntingly tragic story of The Séance.

The Guardian of the Murder House

From Michael Paul Mason | 22:29

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

P1170373_small The small town of Villisca, Iowa isn't the setting you would expect for one of America's most sensational murder mysteries, but listeners are immediately swept into this century-old story as they tour the town with Darwin Linn, owner of the Villisca Axe Murder House. Not only is the house the site of the grisly murders, but it's also ranked as one of the 50 most paranormal homes in America--and yes, a paranormal moment is caught on tape.

On June 10, 1912, an entire family and their two overnight guests were brutally murdered with an axe, and the crime was never solved. In this suspenseful narrative, we encounter Darwin in a sleepy storefront, and then take a ride with him through the town. We visit the homes of various suspects, including a traveling minister and an Iowa State Senator. As we approach the scene of the murders, we're pulled a hundred years back in time.

Inside the Villisca Axe Murder House, we retrace the tragic killings and its bizarre aftermath. At the same time, we develop an odd fascination with our guide, who confesses that owning the place has changed his world view. Finally, we're brought face-to-face with an eerie, supernatural moment that occurs inside the house, during the interview itself.

The Guardian of the Murder House is an unforgettable retelling of a terrible Midwestern crime, but it also acts as profile of a man whose life is intimately affected by his ownership of the home.

The Book

From Hans Anderson | 11:38

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

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Default-piece-image-2 Not broadcast, experimental fiction. I am not sure if this belongs on public radio at all. You tell me. I have found my voice heading in this direction, short fictional audio, and I find that this sounds very un-PR. I'd love to get this aired, but realistically... who could play something like this? What show exists? For more information and conversation, visit this feature on Transom.org.

I woke up from a nap one day having had a major nightmare; that doesn't usually happen but as I lay there, groggy, I thought, "hey, that'd be a great story!" and I jumped up and wrote it.  Having said that, as is usual when recounting a dream, the more I wrote the less sense my dream made.  What finished off was pretty good, made better by a friend who listened to it for me, and said right in the middle his cat jumped off the couch behind him and he whirled around in a panic.  Nice.

Haunted Cabin

From Jake Warga | 19:52

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

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Cabinweb_small This story explores why people believe in ghosts and what they're really looking for.
A full documentary in the narrative style, a fun romp with a passionate group of people, some who believe, some who want to.

Aired: "This American Life"

The Tell-Tale Heart

From KUER | Part of the Radio Hour series | 17:24

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

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Radiopoehigh_small KUER's RadioWest and Salt Lake City's Plan B Theatre Company present Edgar Allan Poe's horror classic "The Tell-Tale Heart." Murder -- guilt --insanity. The terror is brought to life in this full radio production.


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Halloween Special: Studs Terkel talks with witch Sybil Leek about myths and realities of witches

From The WFMT Radio Network | 07:22

In 1966 Studs Terkel sat down with witch, astrologer, psychic and author Sybil Leek. Join us for this except from the Studs Terkel Radio Archive with "Britain's most famous Witch."

Leek_small For stations airing this program please announce that it comes from:
The Studs Terkel Radio Archive a collection of more than 5,000 interviews being curated by the WFMT Radio Network and the Chicago History Museum – www.studsterkel.org

Radio Retrospective: Rod Serling

From Katy Sewall | Part of the Radio Retrospective series | 05:53

Rod Serling is know for his television series "The Twilight Zone," but he got his start writing radio dramas at WNYC in the summer of 1946. Listen back on his radio career and see how that experience shaped his work in television.

Rodsterling_small Rod Serling is know for his television series "The Twilight Zone," but he got his start writing radio dramas at WNYC in the summer of 1946. Listen back on his radio career and see how that experience shaped his work in television. Many scholars credit Serling with the success of television today. Why?

Diabetic Halloween

From Johnny Plough | 05:56

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

Almondjoy_small This is a short story on the way diabetics experience Halloween. It is a lighthearted look at the relationship between diabetics and candy, and the nature of Halloween pre and post-diagnosis. It aired on show #43 of Radio Anyway, a community radio program based in Traverse City, Michigan.

Walkthrough Haunted House

From Jake Warga | 05:32

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

Walk_small Commentary: Halloween? Asking owners why they think their house is haunted, and concluding... Aired ATC 7-14-04

How Mulien Saves His Mother from Hades

From KCUR | 06:11

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

Default-piece-image-2 This story, "How Mulien Saves His Mother from Hades", is the Buddhist tale that is the basis for the Ghost Festival, celebrated during the 7th lunar month in Taiwan. It is told by Jean Marie Hung, and includes music by Holst, "The Planets: Saturn", and sound effects. Useful material for Halloween-related stories.

Showmen's Rest

From Shannon Heffernan | 05:13

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

Thumbelephant_small Forest Park is the last stop on the Chicago?s blue line subway. Famous for its plethora of graveyards, this suburb is also the final stop for many Chicagoans. In a place with more dead residents than living ones, one particular grave site catches visitor?s attention: Showman?s Rest, a graveyard for circus performers from around the world. The story of the graveyard goes back to a tragic circus train wreck in 1918. Good for Haloween or Memorial Day (with some edits to tweak the theme).

The Changing (and Ghoulish) Faces of Halloween

From Jackson Braider | 06:30

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

Halloween_small Visit the Halloween Outlet of Worcester, Massachusetts, and what you'll find are incredibly realistic portrayals of very unreal things -- a one-eyed monster chained to a rock, a headless body on life support, an aged first attendent trembling as he holds a brain on a silver tray. With this as a backdrop, Lesley Bannatyne, editor of the recently published "A Halloween Reader," explains how the holiday has remained true to its, umm, spirit over the centuries.

The Truth About Dracula

From Hillary Frank | 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.

Dracula3_small You know the story of Dracula, a man who lived on human blood and seduced innocent girls, turning them into the undead. But before Bram Stoker's novel came out in 1897, Dracula had a different lore. Stoker got the name from a 15th-century count in Transylvania. He was known for impaling his enemies on spikes but he wasn't a vampire. 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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On Halloween, some women seek alternatives to super sexy costumes

From Katherine Davis-Young | 03:34

Women's Halloween costumes are often hyper-sexualized. But not every woman wants to spend Halloween scantily clad.

Sexyhalloween_small Katherine Davis-Young speaks with Suzanne Scoggins, the creator of the website www.TakeBackHalloween.org, which is generating a lot of buzz by encouraging women to dress up as feminist heroines instead of dirty nurses or Playboy bunnies. Lisa Wade, sociologist from Occidental College, also weighs in on issues surrounding super-sexy Halloween costumes. She says sexy costumes might be a bigger societal problem than most people think.

Jack-o'-lanterns and Wine Bottles

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

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

Rsz_pumpkin_small We tell you how to keep your pumpkins plump and open a bottle of wine without a corkscrew.

Disneyland's Haunted Mansion Has Not-So-Haunted History

From Susan Valot | 04:02

A 43-year-old haunts the grounds of Disneyland, but it's not a ghost. Walt Disney himself oversaw the beginnings of the iconic Haunted Mansion ride. But he never saw it brought to life. Reporter Susan Valot takes a look at the not-so-haunted history of the ghostly ride.

Haunted_mansion_halloweeen_valot_small A 43-year-old haunts the grounds of Disneyland, but it's not a ghost.  Walt Disney himself oversaw the beginnings of the iconic Haunted Mansion ride.  But he never saw it brought to life.  Reporter Susan Valot takes a look at the not-so-haunted history of the ghostly ride.  The story features Disney historian Tom Fitzgerald of Walt Disney Imagineering and the ghoulish ghosts of the Haunted Mansion.

Millions of people from around the world have ridden the ride, which opened August 9, 1969.  It paved the way for an afterlife, of sorts.  Imagineers eventually created similar haunted mansion rides at Walt Disney World in Florida, at Tokyo Disneyland in Japan and at Disneyland Paris in France.

What Minnie Mouse Knows

From Katie Klocksin | 02:57

Debby Wurster is having a ball at her new home in a retirement community. She's got a full calendar of activities, she's making new friends, and... she's even competing in a Halloween costume contest in her homemade Minnie Mouse costume. This is a light-hearted Halloween piece full of laughter.

Produced for the Third Coast International Audio Festival's 2015 ShortDocs challenge.

Deb_prx_small Debby Wurster is having a ball at her new home in a retirement community. She's got a full calendar of activities, she's making new friends, and... she's even competing in a Halloween costume contest in her homemade Minnie Mouse costume. This is a light-hearted Halloween piece full of laughter. Produced for the Third Coast International Audio Festival's 2015 ShortDocs challenge.

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 | 02:30

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

Shortdocs06_small Screams, thoughts on fear, screams, spooky music, more screams. 

Do What You Fear and Fear Disappears was produced by Sarah Boothroyd for the 2006 Third Coast ShortDocs Challenge: 99 Ways To Tell a Radio Story. Inspired by cartoonist Matt Madden and the french literary group Oulipo, the 99 Ways Challenge invited anyone and everyone to produce short audio works following a set of rules. Each submission had to:
- start with some manifestation of "To begin with, they never got along." 
- include a pre-recorded voice, rhythmic noise and exclamation 
- last exactly 2:30 minutes
 
 

Why we love a good scare

From With Good Reason | Part of the news features series | 02:48

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

Psycho_small With Halloween right around the corner, you're likely to see more horror films on TV. What is it that we love so much about a good scare?

Martha Washington Inn

From WHRV | Part of the Halloween Haunts series | 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.

Halloweenhauntspodcast_small A story about how one woman and her passion for the violin helped ease another man's pain.


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Vampire

From David Greenberger | Part of the The Duplex Planet series | 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.

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Default-piece-image-1 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. Part of the Duplex Planet project, this is a selection from the 1998 CD, The Duplex Planet Hour, with music by pianist Terry Adams. Artist David Greenberger has been collecting thoughts, memories and stories from elderly Americans for more than a quarter century. Genuine, moving, and often funny, combined with music, the pieces explore issues of aging by revealing real characters that are in decline, but are still very much alive. They reveal the common threads of our humanity.