OTR Halloween Day 8: Escape

Escape is often called radio's greatest adventure series by fans, but the series delved into many genres besides that. Some episode fit well into science fiction... and others were tales of horror.

One of the greatest horror tales every put on radio is "Taboo" by Geoffrey Household, broadcast on Escape December 3, 1947. Household wrote thriller stories which in some manner delved into the sport of hunting. This time out his story concerns two hunters tracking a werewolf!

The climax of this story is extremely unsettling, when the identity of the werewolf is revealed. It does absolutely nothing to diminish the sense of dread which pervades the story! Check it out at the Internet Archive!