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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
03.09.1953	hall of fantasy (16) the masks of ashor	+ Mutual net, WGN, Chicago origination (possibly syndicated). "The Mask Of Ashor". A messenger fro...
02.09.1953	hall of fantasy (12) the dance of the devil dolls	+ Mutual net, WGN, Chicago origination. "The Dance Of The Devil Dolls". A good story about little v...
02.02.1953	hall of fantasy (11) the silver flask	+ Mutual net, WGN, Chicago origination (possibly syndicated). "The Silver Flask". A man has a stra...
01.26.1953	hall of fantasy (10) the black figurine of death	+ Mutual net, WGN, Chicago origination. "The Black Figurine Of Death". Uncle Amos and his little st...
01.19.1953	hall of fantasy (09) the cask of amontillado	+ Mutual net, WGN, Chicago origination. "The Cask Of Amontillado". A good adaptation of the classic...
01.05.1953	hall of fantasy (07) the hangman's rope	+ Mutual net, WGN, Chicago origination (possibly syndicated). "The Hangman's Rope". Three dead bodi...
08.22.1952	hall of fantasy (01) the castle of lavoca	+ Mutual net, WGN, Chicago origination, KEX, Portland Oregon aircheck. "The Castle Of Lavoka". Spons...
03.11.1950	hall of fantasy (07) he who follows me	+ Mutual net, WGN, Chicago origination. "The Steps That Follow Me". A cursed tomb and an avenging g...
05.01.1947	hall of fantasy (06) the mark of shame	+ KALL, Salt Lake City origination. "The Mark Of Shame". A dying man's curse comes back to haunt a...
04.24.1947	hall of fantasy (05) markheim	+ KALL, Salt Lake City origination. "Markheim". A stock exchange gambler commits murder on Christm...
04.10.1947	hall of fantasy (04) man sized in marble	+ KALL, Salt Lake City origination. "Man-Size In Marble". A couple rents an old house with two sta...
04.03.1947	hall of fantasy (03) the judge's house	+ KALL, Salt Lake City origination. "The Judge's House". A man rents the house of a hanging judge ...
03.06.1947	hall of fantasy (02) death in the bayous	+ KALL, Salt Lake City origination. "Death In The Bayous". Sponsored by: Granite Furniture Company ...
02.13.1947	the perfect script	+ KALL, Salt Lake City origination. "The Perfect Script". An insane radio producer entices a scrip...

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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