September 3, 2024 • 24 mins
Hope you enjoy this episode of Dark Fantasy! Find all our OTR radio stations and podcasts at theaterofthemind-otr.com - Dark Fantasy was an old-time radio horror/suspense thriller series that ran for only 31 episodes during 1941-1942. Every story in the series explored the mysteries of the unknown. The episodes ranged from murder mysteries to science fiction to spine-tingling supernatural tales. Scott Bishop, known for his work on The Mysterious Traveler and The Sealed Book, expertly merged the supernatural with science fiction. Dark Fantasy is remembered for drawing significant interest to the horror genre during the golden age of radio.- Thank you for listening, consider a donation to help keep the OTR radio stations commercial-free: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/jared.day.oldtimeradio - Audio Credit: The Old Time Radio Researchers Group. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 - Find all the podcasts, download free - Spreaker | Apple Podcasts | YouTube Music
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Speaker 1 (00:09):
Dark fantasy.
Speaker 2 (00:19):
Why Day The thirteen and the thirteen dark fantasy story
by Scott Bishop.
Speaker 1 (00:34):
Wuh is for the Warehouse. Jim Jim Howard on this way, Bill, Bill,
(01:00):
you old hill roller. Golly, am I glad to see you?
Speaker 3 (01:03):
Well, Jim Howard, Welcome to k Powell. You're just the medicine,
the doctor order, and you're the doctor.
Speaker 1 (01:09):
How are you? Bill? Never better?
Speaker 3 (01:11):
Day? Am I glad to shake hands with you again?
You're the same old Jim. Five years haven't changed you
a single bit.
Speaker 1 (01:17):
Well, I'm sorry I can't say the same thing about you.
You're tired, almost sick. I say you aren't ill, are you? Bill? Oh? No, no,
I've just been working hard, not much seaplate.
Speaker 4 (01:28):
Ly, come on, I've got a wagon waiting right over here.
Speaker 1 (01:30):
Wagon sure, nothing fancy about us.
Speaker 4 (01:33):
We'll take the wagon for the boat landing, and then
we'll row over to my island.
Speaker 1 (01:37):
Bill, are you trying to rib me? What do you
mean your island? Oh? Didn't I tell you? I haven't
lived in k Powell for three years?
Speaker 3 (01:45):
I well, I find it more pleasant and comfortable out
on the island.
Speaker 1 (01:49):
But what island? Boots around here have another name for it.
But don't mind them.
Speaker 4 (01:54):
If you hear it, I call it a chappe.
Speaker 1 (01:57):
Hmmm, say that again, Bill, a chappe? What's that? Scandinavian
or esperanto the French? Come on, here's the wagon over here.
Speaker 4 (02:07):
Young John's waiting on the boat landing boy, Say how
is young John jem.
Speaker 3 (02:11):
I I don't know. I'm worried about him. He's having
trouble with his studies. Doesn't seem to like boats in
Kate's company.
Speaker 1 (02:21):
Well, I'd say he's more lonesome than anything else.
Speaker 3 (02:24):
It's more than lonesomeness Bill. Ever since Bill Junior died,
he he hasn't been the same.
Speaker 1 (02:30):
Angela and I were sorry to hear about Bill Junior.
Pretty sudden, wasn't he? Yes, pretty sudden.
Speaker 3 (02:38):
That's the way it is in this country, though, so
much fever, so few conveniences.
Speaker 1 (02:44):
But by the way, you say, Angela and the child
will be along in a few days. Oh yes, you've
got my wire, got it yesterday?
Speaker 4 (02:50):
I didn't know your sister lived at Laston.
Speaker 1 (02:52):
Oh yes, she has for years. Angela wants to visit
about a week and then she'll come on down here
the Cape har By steamer. Scidentally, old man do you
think this country's all right for the baby?
Speaker 4 (03:02):
Had us shots?
Speaker 3 (03:03):
Has she?
Speaker 1 (03:03):
Oh? Yes, dec, I did everything you suggested in your letter.
You know that letter you wrote. Almost careed Angela out
of coming home. She said, if it's that dangerous here,
she doesn't think we should risk the child's life by
bringing her here.
Speaker 3 (03:15):
Well, there's no danger at all if the child's been
inoculated against the three diseases I mentioned.
Speaker 1 (03:20):
I took care of that. All right. You're sure there's
no other danger.
Speaker 3 (03:25):
I've taken care of any other danger there might be. Hmm,
what do you mean, just that there's nothing in the
world for your Angela to worry about.
Speaker 1 (03:37):
Please believe me, Janie, all right, O, ma'am all right. Huh.
Angel and I are on the first vacation we've had
since we've been married. And believe you me, we're here.
Don't make the best of it. Good, that's fine.
Speaker 3 (03:49):
Come on, the wagon's waiting scene right over there, fine country,
what gen marvelous.
Speaker 1 (04:09):
We've enjoyed the whole trip so far and didn't even
get seasick on the way across, not even the baby,
and she only a year old.
Speaker 3 (04:17):
And say, I'm anxious to see that girl. How come
you named her Sundra?
Speaker 1 (04:20):
Well, that's one of Angela's favorite names. Pretty name. I
like it. Oh, this is the blameest means of transportation
I've ever had to endure. I thought you would at
least have your own limousine.
Speaker 3 (04:34):
Now, Jim, I haven't been doing so well lately. I
hope you'll be able to put up with what I
have to offer you on the island? Rough and rugged?
Is it quite? I built the cabin myself. It's not much,
but it's comfortable. Oh, by the way, did you bring
the books I wrote you about books?
Speaker 5 (04:56):
Oh?
Speaker 1 (04:56):
Yes, they're in the trunk. Good. I must say that
it's the strangest collection of books I've ever heard of.
What kind of experimenting you doing on that island? Anyway?
Speaker 4 (05:06):
It's pretty serious, Jay, I assure you.
Speaker 1 (05:10):
It must be. I read your books on the way across.
You did. Yes, indeed, Doctor Haljan Woodward's book on ch
Andthropy and Henry Joseseph McClure's Pamphered on the disease Lumpus
Volgas and Guy Ender Story were Wolf of Paris, and
two other books on werewolves. Can't, for the life of
(05:30):
me imagine Andrews. What do you want with books like that?
Out here in this wilderness?
Speaker 3 (05:45):
All right, Jen, here we are, oh, John, here's Jim Hollard.
You remember mister Hollard, don't you, Johnny?
Speaker 1 (05:54):
We're sure he does. How are you? John? Old boy?
All right? Glad to see you, Sir, I say, was
that ale smile? I used to see here? Let me
shake your hand. I don't want to shake hands. Oh,
come on now, we're old friends, aren't we.
Speaker 3 (06:08):
No, mister Hallick, Oh, I say, Jim, just a minute,
Let go mister Hallie there, Jim shake just like old friends.
Speaker 1 (06:17):
Let go my hands. Let go, Jim, please, I say
the boy's Handbill.
Speaker 3 (06:25):
Come on, Jim, into the boat with you. Come along, Johnny, Johnny,
get into the boat.
Speaker 4 (06:34):
Sun, Yes, sir, come along, Jim.
Speaker 3 (06:41):
All right, I'm I'm shutting off.
Speaker 1 (06:46):
All right, Johnny.
Speaker 4 (06:48):
You want to take the oars for the exercise or
you want me to row?
Speaker 1 (06:52):
Well? Son? I told him not to shake my hand.
I told him that, Johnny.
Speaker 6 (06:55):
Can I help?
Speaker 1 (06:56):
It isn't my fault of my hands for money? You
want to row or not? Yes, sir?
Speaker 3 (07:05):
Oh, okay, Son, up to it, Johnny, Sonny, if I
did something.
Speaker 1 (07:14):
Come on down to go into the boat, will you? Yeah?
Sit here? I see Andrew's that boy's hands quiet, he's
upsetting up with Bill the palm of Johnny's hand. Good
lord man, it's all covered with a thick rope of hair.
Speaker 4 (07:47):
Okay, Jim, this is your room.
Speaker 1 (07:52):
Say this is fine? You say? You both as yourself, Bill,
every bit of it. How do you like my island?
I think it's perfect, but pretty inconvenient. Oh, I don't mind.
Speaker 4 (08:04):
Sorry, we had to arrive here so late. I'll stoy
you around in the morning.
Speaker 1 (08:08):
Is I'm anxious to see the rest of your place. Bill.
I want to talk to you more about your work.
Speaker 4 (08:13):
Yes, because tomorrow it's pretty late now.
Speaker 1 (08:18):
Yes, it is late. I'm afraid I rather bored you,
old man with my chatter at the dinner table. Oh, Jim,
you hear them.
Speaker 4 (08:26):
You've never bought me, admitted, and all the time I've
known you.
Speaker 1 (08:29):
Oh, that man Raphael of yours is certainly an excellent cooked. Yes,
he's an excellent tutor for young Johnny too. You will
find him quite helpful if you want anything mine. Oh,
by the way, the people in this pot are a
superstitious love. Jim don't let them bother you with any
of their nonsense, nonsense as silly rot about well uh
(08:51):
things in the night.
Speaker 4 (08:53):
Oh there's nothing, of course that they take. All sorts
of means to ward off will be evil spirit.
Speaker 3 (09:00):
Oh I see here, I'll set this charm here on
your desk.
Speaker 1 (09:04):
You won't be using the desk.
Speaker 3 (09:06):
What chi, Well, it's just a simple thing that the
people hereabout always insist on putting.
Speaker 1 (09:11):
In the room in which a person sleeps.
Speaker 3 (09:14):
Here these three bits of green twigs, two of them
standing upright like this.
Speaker 1 (09:22):
We have it.
Speaker 3 (09:23):
Hey, what is the one cross piece on the uprights
like this? Then a lake shore pebble, this little bit
of charred wood.
Speaker 1 (09:34):
There you are.
Speaker 3 (09:36):
Now you're you're fully protected protected against Why those evil
spirits I was telling you about? And now just forget
about them, Jim. I just put the charm here in
case Raphael comes in. He's very superstitious and he'll never
rest until he's made a charm for you himself.
Speaker 4 (09:54):
I just forget all about it. Just a whim of rapiels.
Good night, Jim, not o, ma'am. See you in the morning,
right bright and early. You need to stand blackt That's
one in the closet.
Speaker 1 (10:07):
There right, Bill, good night dreams hm hm oh whim
of Raphael's huh three bits of green twig? Make sure
pebble the piece of charred wood. Hmm. That's a strange
(10:31):
combination to ward off evil spirits, so Bill claims. But
what evil spirits? Please horn us? What's that? What in
the world is that? Bill? Bill? I say, Bill, what's that? Haling?
(10:51):
It is nothing?
Speaker 7 (10:52):
Mister h oh you Raphael your thing about the wild
and the man ho in.
Speaker 1 (11:00):
But that sounded like a wolf. Wolf mister, yes.
Speaker 7 (11:07):
It couldn't have been a wolf. There are no such
on the marriage in this country.
Speaker 1 (11:12):
You know, I know that. But there you hear it.
It will be all right, sir. Did mister Andrews give
you this child? Child? Oh? Yes, the child. It will
pro thank you, sir. From and eating Wait a minute, veil,
(11:33):
don't go. Just what is this thing? I'm being protected from?
Speaker 8 (11:40):
Nothing?
Speaker 1 (11:42):
Nothings are nothing.
Speaker 7 (11:43):
They are people around these spots are curious, not the
su prestigious, you know, and only suited soon you were
by always keeping short in the sleeping rooms of rooms.
Speaker 1 (12:02):
Yes, but I don't see why you should worry about
humoring anybody we are here alone like this on this island.
Speaker 7 (12:10):
We're sure it is your stay or mister Andrew's aracon.
But he said it was you.
Speaker 1 (12:19):
He was satisfying by placing the charm in my bedroom.
Speaker 7 (12:22):
Yes, that is well, what I mean. Sure, I'll best
be going, Young Johney isn't feeling so well tonight.
Speaker 8 (12:36):
I hope you sleep good, mister Rowald.
Speaker 1 (12:39):
And don't worry about the owling. No thing will arm you. Hmm.
Don't worry about the howling. That's strange. That how's coming
from the east wing of this cabin right over there. Why, George,
(13:01):
I'm going to skirt this place and have a look.
H quite now, sound a light just went on in
that room. The sounds coming from that windows heavily barred.
Speaker 3 (13:15):
The window grass is frosted and curtains so no one
can see inside.
Speaker 1 (13:20):
The how is coming from inside that room. Yeah, there's
the door to the place. Oh, Bill, Bill, are you
in there? Bill? Some animal in there? All right?
Speaker 3 (13:35):
Bill Andrews, are you in there? Whatever it is it's
trying to get out? Bill willow you all right?
Speaker 1 (13:43):
Are you in there? Old man? Will Are you in there? Bill? Yes?
Speaker 3 (13:50):
Jim, what is it? I just wondered if you were
all right. I heard that animal howling, and I thought
that animal animal. Jim, don't tell me you didn't hear it.
You went, by any chance, dreaming already where old boy?
Speaker 1 (14:07):
But the howling came from inside that room. Say you
have been hearing things? I certainly have. Just before you
opened the door, I heard an animal snipping and whining
and scratching at the door.
Speaker 4 (14:16):
Oh now, Jim, a joke, said joke, I'm not joking.
Speaker 3 (14:22):
Well, come on inside and look for yourself.
Speaker 1 (14:25):
Then does anybody use this room? Certainly it's young John
is in.
Speaker 3 (14:32):
Bill Junior had the room together before before we lost
Bill Jr.
Speaker 1 (14:38):
Bilp. I'd swear there was an animal in here a
moment ago.
Speaker 3 (14:42):
Normally, Jim, I'd be a little confused by what you're saying.
Speaker 4 (14:45):
Well, the long trip, worry about your baby Donald.
Speaker 3 (14:48):
But there on the door, long deep scratches like an
animal's nails would make count. Oh those, Jim, those marks
are ancient. The boys used to own a Collie dog.
We don't have him anym. We used to shut him
up in here sometimes and he'd scratch on the door
for someone to let him out. What's this, Bill, What
is this a long, heavy chain securely fastened to the
(15:10):
metal bedpost and a huge leather collar on.
Speaker 1 (15:12):
The other end.
Speaker 3 (15:13):
Yes, that was the college chain and collar. We well,
we've never removed it from the bed. We'd chain the
dog here at night to protect the boy. Look here,
fresh bloodstains on the collar and little wisps of grayish fur. Jim,
forget it. Those stains aren't fresh. That dog hair has
probably been there for ages.
Speaker 1 (15:36):
Yeah, I suppose so. But why the bars on the
windows andrews.
Speaker 3 (15:44):
Just a protection for the children. We'll come on the
living room, old man, and let me get you a drink.
Speaker 1 (15:49):
Call it a night shulp. Yes, so I suppose we'd better.
Maybe your little sleep will do everybody a lot of good. Angel.
Speaker 4 (16:12):
I can't tell you how happy I am to have
you on. Jim here to visit now.
Speaker 9 (16:15):
We've looked forward to this for six months. Bill, I
am the gym for having a week's head start.
Speaker 3 (16:20):
Oh, we really like it here Bill, baby a sleep, dear, Yes,
and it's time we had some rest too.
Speaker 1 (16:26):
And that's my hand to clear up. Oh, I forgot.
Speaker 3 (16:30):
I'm going over to the mainland. I'd be back by morning.
Anything wrong, Bill, oh no, not a thing, Jaimen. May
I ask a favor?
Speaker 1 (16:41):
Certainly?
Speaker 4 (16:42):
That watch charm you're wedding solid silver, isn't it?
Speaker 1 (16:48):
Why? Yes, it is. Do you think you could give
it to me? Give it to you? Why? Of course?
Speaker 3 (16:58):
I have a very special reason for wanting it. Yeah,
I wouldn't ask for it if I didn't have. You
are thanks so mad.
Speaker 1 (17:07):
I.
Speaker 3 (17:09):
I hope I can return it to you. Well, good night,
see you tomorrow, can I do?
Speaker 4 (17:19):
Jim? Why did Bill act so strangely?
Speaker 1 (17:24):
I don't know, dear hmm, I wonder why he wanted
that silver watch charm. God. Oh, by the way, you
said you had that wire for me.
Speaker 4 (17:40):
Oh, yes, it's here in my purse. I'll get it
for you.
Speaker 1 (17:43):
Would you cover standard here? She's kicked her blanket off.
Oh here you are, darling.
Speaker 10 (17:49):
Thanks h see Andela, yes listen.
Speaker 1 (18:07):
In answer to your cable, I have been able to
learn that the grandfather of William J. Andrews was shot
in France almost half a century ago by an angried mob.
His grave was recently opened, and instead of the remains
of a man, investigators found the almost perfectly intact body
(18:31):
of a strange beast. Somewhat resembling a wolf. Oh, Jim, no,
just Jim from unhurry. Look look at the doorway that
room with the bar of the window. Some animal running
(18:51):
off there near the edge.
Speaker 3 (18:54):
See I hit that creature three times ends I couldn't
have missed him, and yet the bullets didn't even.
Speaker 1 (19:03):
Slow him down. Jim near the doorway. It's rathel look
at him. Oh he's road. Only an animal could have
done a thing like that. Why some John aggy looked? Jim.
That heavy chain hanging from the bed polt collar's gone,
chain snapped right in. Two. Angela, you and I have
(19:28):
a job to do. Hi. I hate to ask you
to do this, but I think you've got the courage
to do what there. Come along with me. You'll see
(19:54):
you're not ready to get the lid off the box now. Oh, steady, angler, steady.
Speaker 9 (20:00):
Oh this thing is terrible, desecrating Bill Junior's grave like this,
digging up the casket.
Speaker 1 (20:08):
If I'm wrong about this, Oh, we see, help me
that bar that's it now.
Speaker 11 (20:18):
I hope they might over be here now, Angela, just
love nail a two Jim, That just exactly what I thought.
Speaker 1 (20:36):
That's not a boy's body in that casket. It's it's
what was Bill Junior.
Speaker 9 (20:43):
But look wooly fur all over it, and they've hiden
face like a dog's.
Speaker 1 (20:52):
Like a wolf's. Oh Jim, Young Bill Junior died a will.
His great grandfather before him had the same disease. That's
why Little Junior died so mysteriously. That's why Andrews had
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to leave the mainland to move out here. And all
the while he's been studying, trying to effect a cure.
The hair on the palm of Young Johnny's hands not
wanting me to shake hands with him. Now, I see
(21:34):
why Bill was so insistent about the charm of twigs,
stone charcoal. I watch charm a silver bullet him that
howl again, that's coming from Harrods here. Come on, hurry, hurry.
Speaker 4 (21:58):
Look, there's no light in the room. We left it on,
did oh Jim?
Speaker 1 (22:02):
Hurried there the light went on. Look out there. But
be in there?
Speaker 7 (22:10):
Locked?
Speaker 1 (22:10):
This doors locked? Who's in there? Open this door? Open up,
Open up, this door, open up? I stay, h.
Speaker 8 (22:26):
Kay who.
Speaker 1 (22:38):
Everything's finished now? Young Johnny.
Speaker 8 (22:45):
Is dead.
Speaker 5 (23:12):
Fantasy Friday the thirteenth, and you have heard Scott Bishop's
thirteenth original tale.
Speaker 1 (23:33):
Of Dark Fantasy w is for Werewolf.
Speaker 12 (23:41):
Ben Morris was heard tonight as Jim Howard, Garland Moss
was Bill, Andrews Eleanor Nayla Corn took the part of
Angela Howard. Fred Wayne was Raphael, and Don Stoltz played
Young Johnny. Next Friday Night at the same time, listen
to the fourteenth in the series of Dark Fantasy Dramas,
(24:04):
an intriguing, exciting story called A Delicate Case of Murder
written by Scott Bishop. A strange, weird tale of a
spiritualistic medium who suddenly finds herself in the midst of
a vicious and well planned murder plot with herself the victim.
(24:27):
Murder and fantasy combined to produce one of the most
eerie adventures you have ever heard.
Speaker 6 (24:33):
In A Delicate Case of Murder, Tom
Speaker 12 (24:46):
Paxton speaking Dark Fatasy comes to you each Friday Night
from wk Y, Oklahoma to day
Dark fantasy.
Speaker 2 (00:19):
Why Day The thirteen and the thirteen dark fantasy story
by Scott Bishop.
Speaker 1 (00:34):
Wuh is for the Warehouse. Jim Jim Howard on this way, Bill, Bill,
(01:00):
you old hill roller. Golly, am I glad to see you?
Speaker 3 (01:03):
Well, Jim Howard, Welcome to k Powell. You're just the medicine,
the doctor order, and you're the doctor.
Speaker 1 (01:09):
How are you? Bill? Never better?
Speaker 3 (01:11):
Day? Am I glad to shake hands with you again?
You're the same old Jim. Five years haven't changed you
a single bit.
Speaker 1 (01:17):
Well, I'm sorry I can't say the same thing about you.
You're tired, almost sick. I say you aren't ill, are you? Bill? Oh? No, no,
I've just been working hard, not much seaplate.
Speaker 4 (01:28):
Ly, come on, I've got a wagon waiting right over here.
Speaker 1 (01:30):
Wagon sure, nothing fancy about us.
Speaker 4 (01:33):
We'll take the wagon for the boat landing, and then
we'll row over to my island.
Speaker 1 (01:37):
Bill, are you trying to rib me? What do you
mean your island? Oh? Didn't I tell you? I haven't
lived in k Powell for three years?
Speaker 3 (01:45):
I well, I find it more pleasant and comfortable out
on the island.
Speaker 1 (01:49):
But what island? Boots around here have another name for it.
But don't mind them.
Speaker 4 (01:54):
If you hear it, I call it a chappe.
Speaker 1 (01:57):
Hmmm, say that again, Bill, a chappe? What's that? Scandinavian
or esperanto the French? Come on, here's the wagon over here.
Speaker 4 (02:07):
Young John's waiting on the boat landing boy, Say how
is young John jem.
Speaker 3 (02:11):
I I don't know. I'm worried about him. He's having
trouble with his studies. Doesn't seem to like boats in
Kate's company.
Speaker 1 (02:21):
Well, I'd say he's more lonesome than anything else.
Speaker 3 (02:24):
It's more than lonesomeness Bill. Ever since Bill Junior died,
he he hasn't been the same.
Speaker 1 (02:30):
Angela and I were sorry to hear about Bill Junior.
Pretty sudden, wasn't he? Yes, pretty sudden.
Speaker 3 (02:38):
That's the way it is in this country, though, so
much fever, so few conveniences.
Speaker 1 (02:44):
But by the way, you say, Angela and the child
will be along in a few days. Oh yes, you've
got my wire, got it yesterday?
Speaker 4 (02:50):
I didn't know your sister lived at Laston.
Speaker 1 (02:52):
Oh yes, she has for years. Angela wants to visit
about a week and then she'll come on down here
the Cape har By steamer. Scidentally, old man do you
think this country's all right for the baby?
Speaker 4 (03:02):
Had us shots?
Speaker 3 (03:03):
Has she?
Speaker 1 (03:03):
Oh? Yes, dec, I did everything you suggested in your letter.
You know that letter you wrote. Almost careed Angela out
of coming home. She said, if it's that dangerous here,
she doesn't think we should risk the child's life by
bringing her here.
Speaker 3 (03:15):
Well, there's no danger at all if the child's been
inoculated against the three diseases I mentioned.
Speaker 1 (03:20):
I took care of that. All right. You're sure there's
no other danger.
Speaker 3 (03:25):
I've taken care of any other danger there might be. Hmm,
what do you mean, just that there's nothing in the
world for your Angela to worry about.
Speaker 1 (03:37):
Please believe me, Janie, all right, O, ma'am all right. Huh.
Angel and I are on the first vacation we've had
since we've been married. And believe you me, we're here.
Don't make the best of it. Good, that's fine.
Speaker 3 (03:49):
Come on, the wagon's waiting scene right over there, fine country,
what gen marvelous.
Speaker 1 (04:09):
We've enjoyed the whole trip so far and didn't even
get seasick on the way across, not even the baby,
and she only a year old.
Speaker 3 (04:17):
And say, I'm anxious to see that girl. How come
you named her Sundra?
Speaker 1 (04:20):
Well, that's one of Angela's favorite names. Pretty name. I
like it. Oh, this is the blameest means of transportation
I've ever had to endure. I thought you would at
least have your own limousine.
Speaker 3 (04:34):
Now, Jim, I haven't been doing so well lately. I
hope you'll be able to put up with what I
have to offer you on the island? Rough and rugged?
Is it quite? I built the cabin myself. It's not much,
but it's comfortable. Oh, by the way, did you bring
the books I wrote you about books?
Speaker 5 (04:56):
Oh?
Speaker 1 (04:56):
Yes, they're in the trunk. Good. I must say that
it's the strangest collection of books I've ever heard of.
What kind of experimenting you doing on that island? Anyway?
Speaker 4 (05:06):
It's pretty serious, Jay, I assure you.
Speaker 1 (05:10):
It must be. I read your books on the way across.
You did. Yes, indeed, Doctor Haljan Woodward's book on ch
Andthropy and Henry Joseseph McClure's Pamphered on the disease Lumpus
Volgas and Guy Ender Story were Wolf of Paris, and
two other books on werewolves. Can't, for the life of
(05:30):
me imagine Andrews. What do you want with books like that?
Out here in this wilderness?
Speaker 3 (05:45):
All right, Jen, here we are, oh, John, here's Jim Hollard.
You remember mister Hollard, don't you, Johnny?
Speaker 1 (05:54):
We're sure he does. How are you? John? Old boy?
All right? Glad to see you, Sir, I say, was
that ale smile? I used to see here? Let me
shake your hand. I don't want to shake hands. Oh,
come on now, we're old friends, aren't we.
Speaker 3 (06:08):
No, mister Hallick, Oh, I say, Jim, just a minute,
Let go mister Hallie there, Jim shake just like old friends.
Speaker 1 (06:17):
Let go my hands. Let go, Jim, please, I say
the boy's Handbill.
Speaker 3 (06:25):
Come on, Jim, into the boat with you. Come along, Johnny, Johnny,
get into the boat.
Speaker 4 (06:34):
Sun, Yes, sir, come along, Jim.
Speaker 3 (06:41):
All right, I'm I'm shutting off.
Speaker 1 (06:46):
All right, Johnny.
Speaker 4 (06:48):
You want to take the oars for the exercise or
you want me to row?
Speaker 1 (06:52):
Well? Son? I told him not to shake my hand.
I told him that, Johnny.
Speaker 6 (06:55):
Can I help?
Speaker 1 (06:56):
It isn't my fault of my hands for money? You
want to row or not? Yes, sir?
Speaker 3 (07:05):
Oh, okay, Son, up to it, Johnny, Sonny, if I
did something.
Speaker 1 (07:14):
Come on down to go into the boat, will you? Yeah?
Sit here? I see Andrew's that boy's hands quiet, he's
upsetting up with Bill the palm of Johnny's hand. Good
lord man, it's all covered with a thick rope of hair.
Speaker 4 (07:47):
Okay, Jim, this is your room.
Speaker 1 (07:52):
Say this is fine? You say? You both as yourself, Bill,
every bit of it. How do you like my island?
I think it's perfect, but pretty inconvenient. Oh, I don't mind.
Speaker 4 (08:04):
Sorry, we had to arrive here so late. I'll stoy
you around in the morning.
Speaker 1 (08:08):
Is I'm anxious to see the rest of your place. Bill.
I want to talk to you more about your work.
Speaker 4 (08:13):
Yes, because tomorrow it's pretty late now.
Speaker 1 (08:18):
Yes, it is late. I'm afraid I rather bored you,
old man with my chatter at the dinner table. Oh, Jim,
you hear them.
Speaker 4 (08:26):
You've never bought me, admitted, and all the time I've
known you.
Speaker 1 (08:29):
Oh, that man Raphael of yours is certainly an excellent cooked. Yes,
he's an excellent tutor for young Johnny too. You will
find him quite helpful if you want anything mine. Oh,
by the way, the people in this pot are a
superstitious love. Jim don't let them bother you with any
of their nonsense, nonsense as silly rot about well uh
(08:51):
things in the night.
Speaker 4 (08:53):
Oh there's nothing, of course that they take. All sorts
of means to ward off will be evil spirit.
Speaker 3 (09:00):
Oh I see here, I'll set this charm here on
your desk.
Speaker 1 (09:04):
You won't be using the desk.
Speaker 3 (09:06):
What chi, Well, it's just a simple thing that the
people hereabout always insist on putting.
Speaker 1 (09:11):
In the room in which a person sleeps.
Speaker 3 (09:14):
Here these three bits of green twigs, two of them
standing upright like this.
Speaker 1 (09:22):
We have it.
Speaker 3 (09:23):
Hey, what is the one cross piece on the uprights
like this? Then a lake shore pebble, this little bit
of charred wood.
Speaker 1 (09:34):
There you are.
Speaker 3 (09:36):
Now you're you're fully protected protected against Why those evil
spirits I was telling you about? And now just forget
about them, Jim. I just put the charm here in
case Raphael comes in. He's very superstitious and he'll never
rest until he's made a charm for you himself.
Speaker 4 (09:54):
I just forget all about it. Just a whim of rapiels.
Good night, Jim, not o, ma'am. See you in the morning,
right bright and early. You need to stand blackt That's
one in the closet.
Speaker 1 (10:07):
There right, Bill, good night dreams hm hm oh whim
of Raphael's huh three bits of green twig? Make sure
pebble the piece of charred wood. Hmm. That's a strange
(10:31):
combination to ward off evil spirits, so Bill claims. But
what evil spirits? Please horn us? What's that? What in
the world is that? Bill? Bill? I say, Bill, what's that? Haling?
(10:51):
It is nothing?
Speaker 7 (10:52):
Mister h oh you Raphael your thing about the wild
and the man ho in.
Speaker 1 (11:00):
But that sounded like a wolf. Wolf mister, yes.
Speaker 7 (11:07):
It couldn't have been a wolf. There are no such
on the marriage in this country.
Speaker 1 (11:12):
You know, I know that. But there you hear it.
It will be all right, sir. Did mister Andrews give
you this child? Child? Oh? Yes, the child. It will
pro thank you, sir. From and eating Wait a minute, veil,
(11:33):
don't go. Just what is this thing? I'm being protected from?
Speaker 8 (11:40):
Nothing?
Speaker 1 (11:42):
Nothings are nothing.
Speaker 7 (11:43):
They are people around these spots are curious, not the
su prestigious, you know, and only suited soon you were
by always keeping short in the sleeping rooms of rooms.
Speaker 1 (12:02):
Yes, but I don't see why you should worry about
humoring anybody we are here alone like this on this island.
Speaker 7 (12:10):
We're sure it is your stay or mister Andrew's aracon.
But he said it was you.
Speaker 1 (12:19):
He was satisfying by placing the charm in my bedroom.
Speaker 7 (12:22):
Yes, that is well, what I mean. Sure, I'll best
be going, Young Johney isn't feeling so well tonight.
Speaker 8 (12:36):
I hope you sleep good, mister Rowald.
Speaker 1 (12:39):
And don't worry about the owling. No thing will arm you. Hmm.
Don't worry about the howling. That's strange. That how's coming
from the east wing of this cabin right over there. Why, George,
(13:01):
I'm going to skirt this place and have a look.
H quite now, sound a light just went on in
that room. The sounds coming from that windows heavily barred.
Speaker 3 (13:15):
The window grass is frosted and curtains so no one
can see inside.
Speaker 1 (13:20):
The how is coming from inside that room. Yeah, there's
the door to the place. Oh, Bill, Bill, are you
in there? Bill? Some animal in there? All right?
Speaker 3 (13:35):
Bill Andrews, are you in there? Whatever it is it's
trying to get out? Bill willow you all right?
Speaker 1 (13:43):
Are you in there? Old man? Will Are you in there? Bill? Yes?
Speaker 3 (13:50):
Jim, what is it? I just wondered if you were
all right. I heard that animal howling, and I thought
that animal animal. Jim, don't tell me you didn't hear it.
You went, by any chance, dreaming already where old boy?
Speaker 1 (14:07):
But the howling came from inside that room. Say you
have been hearing things? I certainly have. Just before you
opened the door, I heard an animal snipping and whining
and scratching at the door.
Speaker 4 (14:16):
Oh now, Jim, a joke, said joke, I'm not joking.
Speaker 3 (14:22):
Well, come on inside and look for yourself.
Speaker 1 (14:25):
Then does anybody use this room? Certainly it's young John
is in.
Speaker 3 (14:32):
Bill Junior had the room together before before we lost
Bill Jr.
Speaker 1 (14:38):
Bilp. I'd swear there was an animal in here a
moment ago.
Speaker 3 (14:42):
Normally, Jim, I'd be a little confused by what you're saying.
Speaker 4 (14:45):
Well, the long trip, worry about your baby Donald.
Speaker 3 (14:48):
But there on the door, long deep scratches like an
animal's nails would make count. Oh those, Jim, those marks
are ancient. The boys used to own a Collie dog.
We don't have him anym. We used to shut him
up in here sometimes and he'd scratch on the door
for someone to let him out. What's this, Bill, What
is this a long, heavy chain securely fastened to the
(15:10):
metal bedpost and a huge leather collar on.
Speaker 1 (15:12):
The other end.
Speaker 3 (15:13):
Yes, that was the college chain and collar. We well,
we've never removed it from the bed. We'd chain the
dog here at night to protect the boy. Look here,
fresh bloodstains on the collar and little wisps of grayish fur. Jim,
forget it. Those stains aren't fresh. That dog hair has
probably been there for ages.
Speaker 1 (15:36):
Yeah, I suppose so. But why the bars on the
windows andrews.
Speaker 3 (15:44):
Just a protection for the children. We'll come on the
living room, old man, and let me get you a drink.
Speaker 1 (15:49):
Call it a night shulp. Yes, so I suppose we'd better.
Maybe your little sleep will do everybody a lot of good. Angel.
Speaker 4 (16:12):
I can't tell you how happy I am to have
you on. Jim here to visit now.
Speaker 9 (16:15):
We've looked forward to this for six months. Bill, I
am the gym for having a week's head start.
Speaker 3 (16:20):
Oh, we really like it here Bill, baby a sleep, dear, Yes,
and it's time we had some rest too.
Speaker 1 (16:26):
And that's my hand to clear up. Oh, I forgot.
Speaker 3 (16:30):
I'm going over to the mainland. I'd be back by morning.
Anything wrong, Bill, oh no, not a thing, Jaimen. May
I ask a favor?
Speaker 1 (16:41):
Certainly?
Speaker 4 (16:42):
That watch charm you're wedding solid silver, isn't it?
Speaker 1 (16:48):
Why? Yes, it is. Do you think you could give
it to me? Give it to you? Why? Of course?
Speaker 3 (16:58):
I have a very special reason for wanting it. Yeah,
I wouldn't ask for it if I didn't have. You
are thanks so mad.
Speaker 1 (17:07):
I.
Speaker 3 (17:09):
I hope I can return it to you. Well, good night,
see you tomorrow, can I do?
Speaker 4 (17:19):
Jim? Why did Bill act so strangely?
Speaker 1 (17:24):
I don't know, dear hmm, I wonder why he wanted
that silver watch charm. God. Oh, by the way, you
said you had that wire for me.
Speaker 4 (17:40):
Oh, yes, it's here in my purse. I'll get it
for you.
Speaker 1 (17:43):
Would you cover standard here? She's kicked her blanket off.
Oh here you are, darling.
Speaker 10 (17:49):
Thanks h see Andela, yes listen.
Speaker 1 (18:07):
In answer to your cable, I have been able to
learn that the grandfather of William J. Andrews was shot
in France almost half a century ago by an angried mob.
His grave was recently opened, and instead of the remains
of a man, investigators found the almost perfectly intact body
(18:31):
of a strange beast. Somewhat resembling a wolf. Oh, Jim, no,
just Jim from unhurry. Look look at the doorway that
room with the bar of the window. Some animal running
(18:51):
off there near the edge.
Speaker 3 (18:54):
See I hit that creature three times ends I couldn't
have missed him, and yet the bullets didn't even.
Speaker 1 (19:03):
Slow him down. Jim near the doorway. It's rathel look
at him. Oh he's road. Only an animal could have
done a thing like that. Why some John aggy looked? Jim.
That heavy chain hanging from the bed polt collar's gone,
chain snapped right in. Two. Angela, you and I have
(19:28):
a job to do. Hi. I hate to ask you
to do this, but I think you've got the courage
to do what there. Come along with me. You'll see
(19:54):
you're not ready to get the lid off the box now. Oh, steady, angler, steady.
Speaker 9 (20:00):
Oh this thing is terrible, desecrating Bill Junior's grave like this,
digging up the casket.
Speaker 1 (20:08):
If I'm wrong about this, Oh, we see, help me
that bar that's it now.
Speaker 11 (20:18):
I hope they might over be here now, Angela, just
love nail a two Jim, That just exactly what I thought.
Speaker 1 (20:36):
That's not a boy's body in that casket. It's it's
what was Bill Junior.
Speaker 9 (20:43):
But look wooly fur all over it, and they've hiden
face like a dog's.
Speaker 1 (20:52):
Like a wolf's. Oh Jim, Young Bill Junior died a will.
His great grandfather before him had the same disease. That's
why Little Junior died so mysteriously. That's why Andrews had
(21:13):
to leave the mainland to move out here. And all
the while he's been studying, trying to effect a cure.
The hair on the palm of Young Johnny's hands not
wanting me to shake hands with him. Now, I see
(21:34):
why Bill was so insistent about the charm of twigs,
stone charcoal. I watch charm a silver bullet him that
howl again, that's coming from Harrods here. Come on, hurry, hurry.
Speaker 4 (21:58):
Look, there's no light in the room. We left it on,
did oh Jim?
Speaker 1 (22:02):
Hurried there the light went on. Look out there. But
be in there?
Speaker 7 (22:10):
Locked?
Speaker 1 (22:10):
This doors locked? Who's in there? Open this door? Open up,
Open up, this door, open up? I stay, h.
Speaker 8 (22:26):
Kay who.
Speaker 1 (22:38):
Everything's finished now? Young Johnny.
Speaker 8 (22:45):
Is dead.
Speaker 5 (23:12):
Fantasy Friday the thirteenth, and you have heard Scott Bishop's
thirteenth original tale.
Speaker 1 (23:33):
Of Dark Fantasy w is for Werewolf.
Speaker 12 (23:41):
Ben Morris was heard tonight as Jim Howard, Garland Moss
was Bill, Andrews Eleanor Nayla Corn took the part of
Angela Howard. Fred Wayne was Raphael, and Don Stoltz played
Young Johnny. Next Friday Night at the same time, listen
to the fourteenth in the series of Dark Fantasy Dramas,
(24:04):
an intriguing, exciting story called A Delicate Case of Murder
written by Scott Bishop. A strange, weird tale of a
spiritualistic medium who suddenly finds herself in the midst of
a vicious and well planned murder plot with herself the victim.
(24:27):
Murder and fantasy combined to produce one of the most
eerie adventures you have ever heard.
Speaker 6 (24:33):
In A Delicate Case of Murder, Tom
Speaker 12 (24:46):
Paxton speaking Dark Fatasy comes to you each Friday Night
from wk Y, Oklahoma to day
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