You can tell this isn't Oboler before the credits run; it has plenty of gore as two hardened criminals review their history with their "silent partner." That makes up most of the program and it certainly fits the sort of audio gore which Oboler made famous, but the identity of the "silent partner" is a little more obvious than Oboler would have treated such a reveal; I mean, heck, his name's in the title! It's good radio horror, although it lacks that extra terror which Oboler brought to his scripts.
You can stream or download this episode from the Internet Archive here.
2 comments:
I'm so glad you're finding time to give Lights Out the kind of quality attention it deserves. It's such a remarkably entertaining radio series, whether directed by Arch Oboler or Wyllis Cooper. It's a real service to your readers to lift up some of the best episodes. Also, in the future, if you should ever be casting about for other OTR series to review, there's always Cooper's great Quiet Please and also Arch Oboler's Plays, not to mention Inner Sanctum and two other horror shows that get very little attention, but I feel are very worthwhile: Mysterious Traveler and The Witch's Tale. Thanks for shining a light on Lights Out.
Best, Terry
Thank you Terry! I've highlighted Inner Sanctum before; I'm sure I will cover Quiet Please in the future. The Witch's Tale, though, maybe not -- I don't think there are 31 episodes with decent audio quality.
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