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During the golden age of radio, Robert Olson wrote The Hall of Fantasy and adapted several suspense thrillers as well as a popular crime and punishment series in the late 1940’s. The stories became part of the Hall of Fantasy radio anthology that ultimately enjoyed local airtime at Kall studios in Salt Lake City, Utah. These old radio shows were brought to life by skilled announcers Richard Thorne and Carl Greyson. The initial program focused mainly on murder mysteries and the inherent struggle between good vs. evil. However, the series came to an abrupt end when Thorne and Greyson went their separate ways in 1947, a year after its inception. A stroke of luck reunited the former partners at studio WGN in Chicago where they both happened to be working at in 1949. This immediately resulted in the revival of the Hall of Fantasy anthology.

This time, they veered away from the original shows’ program thrust and instead concentrated on man’s unfortunate encounters with the supernatural. 112 episodes later and despite severe budget constraints, Hall of Fantasy went nationwide on August 22, 1952 over Mutual stations. The original work and adaptations of Robert Thorne were fleshed out and continued to entertain the listening public with chilling and monstrous tales of terror. Enjoy Hall of Fantasy and experience this epic old time radio show today! Click here to read more about Hall Of Fantasy

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Air Date	Title	Synopsis
03.29.1954	hall of fantasy (26) the castle of lavoca(repeat of )	+ Mutual net, WGN, Chicago origination, KEX, Portland Oregon aircheck. "The Castle Of Lavoka". Spons...
10.26.1953	hall of fantasy (04) he who follows me(repeat of )
09.21.1953	hall of fantasy (44) the shadow people	+ Distraught at the death of her beloved father, a young woman turns to a self avowed authority on t...
08.31.1953	hall of fantasy (41) diamonds of death	+ Mutual net, WGN, Chicago origination (possibly syndicated). "The Diamonds Of Death". A search fo...
08.24.1953	hall of fantasy (40) the sea phantom	+ Mutual net, WGN, Chicago origintion. "The Sea Monster". An artist and a writer are lured aboard a...
08.17.1953	hall of fantasy (39) stone's revenge	+ Mutual net, WGN, Chicago origination (possibly syndicated). "Stone's Revenge". Sponsored by: Natio...
08.10.1953	hall of fantasy (38) the man from the second earth	+ Giddy with excitement at first contact with an Alien Planet, an over eager scientist gives away Ea...
08.03.1953	hall of fantasy (37) the golden bracelet of amoniris	+ Mutual net, WGN, Chicago origination (possibly syndicated). "The Golden Bracelet Of Amun-Iris". A...
07.27.1953	hall of fantasy (36) the automaton	+ Mutual net, WGN, Chicago origination (possibly syndicated). "The Automaton". A good story of robo...
07.20.1953	hall of fantasy (35) the treasure of kublai khan	+ Mutual net, WGN, Chicago origination (possibly syndicated). "The Treasure Of Kublai Khan". An exc...
07.06.1953	hall of fantasy (33) the man in black	+ Mutual net, KEX, Portland Oregon aircheck (possibly syndicated). "The Man In Black". Death strike...
06.29.1953	hall of fantasy (32) the temple of huizilipochle	+ Mutual net, WGN, Chicago origination (possibly syndicated). "The Temple Of Huitzitlopoehtli". Tw...
06.22.1953	hall of fantasy (31) the marquise of death	+ Mutual net, WGN, Chicago origination. "The Marquise Of Death". A lady vampire in southern France ...
06.15.1953	hall of fantasy (30) the jewels of kali	+ Mutual net, WGN, Chicago origination (possibly syndicated). "The Jewels Of Kali". Sponsored by: Na...
06.08.1953	hall of fantasy (29) the hand of botar	+ Mutual net, WGN, Chicago origination (possibly syndicated). "The Hand Of Botar". Sponsored by: Har...
06.01.1953	hall of fantasy (28) the telltale heart	+ Mutual net, WGN, Chicago origination. "The Tell-Tale Heart". A dramatization of the horror classi...
05.25.1953	hall of fantasy (27) the twisting weeds of death	+ Mutual net, WGN, Chicago origination. "The Twisting Weeds Of Death". A soggy lady with hair made ...
05.18.1953	hall of fantasy (26) the crawling thing	+ Mutual net, WGN, Chicago origination. "The Crawling Thing". A scientist uses a deadly spider to e...
05.11.1953	hall of fantasy (25) spectre of denston castle	+ Mutual net, WGN, Chicago origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. "The Spectre Of Denston Castle". Does a h...
05.04.1953	hall of fantasy (24) idol of cromm cruac	+ "The Idol Of Cromm Cruac". A hidden valley has been discovered and is still inhabited by Druids wh...
04.27.1953	hall of fantasy (23) the wild huntsman	+ Mutual net, WGN, Chicago origination, syndicated . "The Wild Huntsman". This is a syndicated vers...
04.20.1953	hall of fantasy (22) out of the sky	+ Mutual net, WGN, Chicago origination (possibly syndicated). "Out Of The Sky". A search begins to ...
04.13.1953	hall of fantasy (21) demon of the night	+ Mutual net, WGN, Chicago origination. "The Demon Of The Night". Mr. Sebastian is a strange man wh...
04.06.1953	hall of fantasy (20) the return from death	+ Mutual net, WGN, Chicago origination. "The Return From Death". A scientist solves the old problem...
03.23.1953	hall of fantasy (18) the night the fog came	+ Mutual net, WGN, Chicago origination. "The Night The Fog Came". A story about a living fog that k...

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I love this episode. First heard in 1990 or so off the top of my head and it has stuck in my head better than any television show I have seen.

Daniel

My favorite one

Sam

Been enjoying the Hall of Fantasy series lately. Many of the shows sound like they were direct from disk, but a few others, recordings from AM radio in the 1970s or later. One such instance was an episode called "The Jewels of Kali". It still had commercials in it from recent events in the last decade or two, and mentioned this episode was originally aired in 1953, but lost, and "faithfully recreated" in 1979. They did a good job of it too, but you could tell that Richard Thorne (the announcer, writer, and often lead in the series) was not present. The main character's voice was distinctive and identical to the episode before it, called "The Hand of Botar" (So that one must have been recreated as well by the same people.) The series was repackaged for syndication during the same period (1978), so apparently, the remakes were part of that deal. I haven't heard the rest yet so have yet to identify additional remakes. I wish they would do quality remakes of lost episodes to THE WITCHES TALE, since all those scripts were apparently saved but most the actual episodes were lost.

Peter

This program features stories of the supernatural. It was broadcast by WGN-Chicago (1949-1952); Mutual (1952). The series was written by Richard Thorne.

HALL OF FANTASY

If you have been enjoying HoF recently, you probably should know the series was written, directed and produced by my father. Actually Dad was involved in the remakes too. I have no idea who Robert Olson is. Copies of all the surviving scripts of Hall of Fantasy are in the Library of Congress, Washington DC. I am Richard Thorne's daughter. Feel free to contact me.

Dale Kidd