Halloween is finally here and so I'm completing my 31 days of Halloween-themed radio programs. We finish up with the science fiction series X Minus One!
Obviously science fiction is not quite the same as horror but they do overlap from time to time. And X Minus One was probably the finest radio science fiction anthology, airing on NBC from April 1955 to January 1958.
The episode I've chosen is titled "Drop Dead" from August 22, 1957 and the pen of author Clifford Simak. It has a rather whimsical tone but it finishes up in a very dark place. Men settling on an alien world discover there's a local lifeform which seems to be the most accomodating creature in existence. But these creatures represent a terrible horror which awaits the unfortunate humans.
Check out "Drop Dead" at the Internet Archive and enjoy a sensible amount of candy!
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