The Hall Of Fantasy
| Genre | Horror |
|---|---|
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | English |
| Home station | KALL, WGN |
| Syndicates | Mutual |
| Creators | Richard Thorne |
| Writers | Richard Thorne |
| Exec. producers | Richard Thorne |
| Air dates | 1946 to off and on until 1953 |
| No. of series | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 183 |
The Hall Of Fantasy was a thirty-minute radio drama conceived, written, directed, and produced by Richard Thorne. The first series of shows aired on station KALL in Salt Lake City, Utah during the late 1940's, and consisted of 26 episodes. These first shows were sponsored by the Granite Furniture Company, and were more the standard murder mystery than later, supernatural themed episodes. This series ended May 4, 1947.
Series 2: 1949-1952
The series returned to the airwaves again in 1949, moving with Thorne to station WGN in Chicago. With the new station came a new format, and the mysteries took on a supernatural theme. This series consisted of 112 shows and aired locally on radio station WGN, Chicago. It started on Saturdays at 2:30 PM but after 21 shows, moved to Mondays at 9:00 PM. Later, it moved to 9:30 PM.
Series 3: 1952
On August 22, 1952, Hall Of Fantasy went nationwide, over Mutual stations. It started as a short series of six shows over WGN, Chicago and other Mutual stations on the East Coast. The shows were heard on Fridays, from 8:30 to 9:00 PM.
Series 4: 1953
This series is where most of the episodes still available are from. It consisted of 39 shows airing from January 5, 1953 to September 28, 1953 on Monday's at 7:30PM.
Episode Log
1947 KALL, Salt Lake City UT Series
Date Day Num Title Syn Avail
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Feb 16, 1947 Sun 1 "The Perfect Script" yes
Feb 23, 1947 Sun 2 "The Cask of Amontillado"
Mar 02, 1947 Sun 3 .... title not known ....
Mar 09, 1947 Sun 4 "Death in the Bayou" yes
Mar 16, 1947 Sun 5 "The Doctor of Terror"
Mar 23, 1947 Sun 6 .... title not known ....
Mar 30, 1947 Sun 7 .... title not known ....
Apr 06, 1947 Sun 8 "The Judge's House" yes
Apr 13, 1947 Sun 9 "Man-size in Marble" yes
Apr 20, 1947 Sun 10 "Markheim" yes
Apr 27, 1947 Sun 11 .... title not known ....
May 04, 1947 Sun 12 "The Mark of Shame" yes
1949-1952 WGN, Chicago Series
Date Day Num Title Syn Avail
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.. Starts Saturday at 2:30 PM ...
Dec 10, 1949 Sat 1 "The Cask of Amontillado"
Dec 17, 1949 Sat 2 "The Passing Seconds"
Dec 24, 1949 Sat 3 "Markheim"
Dec 31, 1949 Sat .... no show ....
Jan 07, 1950 Sat 4 "The Man Who Returned"
Jan 14, 1950 Sat 5 "The Tell-Tale Heart"
Jan 21, 1950 Sat 6 "The Curse of Amoaton"
Jan 28, 1950 Sat 7 "It Lives By Night"
Feb 04, 1950 Sat 8 "The Painting in the Cellar"
Feb 11, 1950 Sat 9 "The Black Cat"
Feb 18, 1950 Sat 10 .... title not known ....
Feb 25, 1950 Sat 11 "Death Is Close By"
Mar 04, 1950 Sat 12 "The Thing in the House"
Mar 11, 1950 Sat 13 "He Who Follows Me"
Mar 18, 1950 Sat 14 "The Beast With Red Eyes"
Mar 25, 1950 Sat 15 "You Shall Be Avenged"
Apr 01, 1950 Sat 16 "The River of the Moon"
Apr 08, 1950 Sat 17 "Creatures in the Darkness"
Apr 15, 1950 Sat 18 "The Cask of Amontillado" yes
Apr 22, 1950 Sat 19 "Eyes in the Dark"
Apr 29, 1950 Sat 20 "The Woman Who Lived Again"
.. Moves to Monday at 9:00 PM ...
May 08, 1950 Mon 22 "The Passing Seconds"
(script numbering error)
May 15, 1950 Mon 23 "Spirit of the Dead"
May 22, 1950 Mon 24 .... title not known ....
May 29, 1950 Mon 25 "The Dream Woman"
Jun 05, 1950 Mon 26 "The Tell-Tale Heart"
Jun 12, 1950 Mon 27 "The Green Hand"
Jun 19, 1950 Mon 28 "The Mechanical Brain"
Jun 26, 1950 Mon 29 .... title not known ....
Jul 03, 1950 Mon 30 "The Tomb of Carmilla"
Jul 10, 1950 Mon 31 "The Signalman"
Jul 17, 1950 Mon 32 "Sound in the Night"
Jul 24, 1950 Mon 33 "The Four Candles"
Jul 31, 1950 Mon 34 .... title not known ....
Aug 07, 1950 Mon 35 .... title not known ....
Aug 14, 1950 Mon 36 .... title not known ....
Aug 21, 1950 Mon 37 "One of Us in This Room"
Aug 28, 1950 Mon 39 "The Knight's Room"
Sep 04, 1950 Mon 40 "From Beyond Space"
Sep 11, 1950 Mon .... no show ....
Sep 18, 1950 Mon 41 "The Red Cloth"
Sep 25, 1950 Mon 42 "No Death For Me"
Oct 02, 1950 Mon 43 "One By One You Shall Die"
Oct 09, 1950 Mon 44 "Murder Follows Diamonds"
Oct 16, 1950 Mon 45 "He Who Defiles My Tomb"
Oct 23, 1950 Mon 46 .... title not known ....
Oct 30, 1950 Mon 47 "The Eyes Of Doom"
Nov 06, 1950 Mon 48 "The Crawling Thing"
Nov 13, 1950 Mon 49 "The Right Index Finger"
Nov 20, 1950 Mon .... no show ....
Nov 27, 1950 Mon 50 "Yellow is the Color of Death"
Dec 04, 1950 Mon 51 "Death Walks With a Limp"
Dec 11, 1950 Mon 52 "The Man in Black"
Dec 18, 1950 Mon 53 "Footprints in the Snow"
Dec 25, 1950 Mon 54 .... title not known ....
Jan 01, 1951 Mon 55 "The Gold Medallion"
Jan 08, 1951 Mon 56 "The Time Machine"
Jan 15, 1951 Mon 57 "The Dolls of Satan"
Jan 22, 1951 Mon 58 "The Moonpaw"
Jan 29, 1951 Mon 59 "The Wild Huntsman"
Feb 05, 1951 Mon 60 "And Not the Hunter"
Feb 12, 1951 Mon 61 "Strike Back in Anger"
Feb 19, 1951 Mon 62 "The Room Upstairs"
Feb 26, 1951 Mon 63 "The Night the Fog Came"
Mar 05, 1951 Mon 64 "Island of the Dead"
Mar 12, 1951 Mon 65 "And Death Was Here"
Mar 19, 1951 Mon 66 "There is No Return"
Mar 26, 1951 Mon 67 "Death in the Night"
Apr 02, 1951 Mon 68 "Death Has the Voice of Thunder"
Apr 09, 1951 Mon 69 "Mirror of the Past"
Apr 16, 1951 Mon 70 "A Game of Death"
Apr 23, 1951 Mon 71 "The Hangman's Rope"
Apr 30, 1951 Mon 72 "The Dream Kingdom"
May 07, 1951 Mon 73 "The Lost Valley"
May 14, 1951 Mon 74 "To Attack and Destroy"
May 21, 1951 Mon 75 "The Music of Death"
May 28, 1951 Mon 76 "Until I Need Another"
Jun 04, 1951 Mon 77 "The Blood Red Eyes of Durga"
Jun 11, 1951 Mon 78 "The Visitor"
Jun 18, 1951 Mon 79 "The Man Who Was Death"
Jun 25, 1951 Mon 80 "And the Shadows Are Here"
Jul 02, 1951 Mon 81 "Cry in the Night"
Jul 09, 1951 Mon 82 "The Thing in the Picture"
Jul 16, 1951 Mon 83 "The Judas Coin"
Jul 23, 1951 Mon 84 "Iron Key To Terror"
Jul 30, 1951 Mon 85 "The Girl in the Storm"
Aug 06, 1951 Mon 86 "Fear is a Fragile Mirror"
Aug 13, 1951 Mon 87 "The Black Plain"
Aug 20, 1951 Mon 88 "The Day That Time Ended"
Aug 27, 1951 Mon 89 "They Follow My Steps"
Sep 03, 1951 Mon 90 "The Twisted Mind"
Sep 10, 1951 Mon 91 "The Little Wax Image"
Sep 17, 1951 Mon 92 "He Who Lives By Night"
Sep 24, 1951 Mon 93 "The Face of Death"
Oct 01, 1951 Mon 94 "The Mask of Gold"
Oct 08, 1951 Mon 95 "The House of Fear"
Oct 15, 1951 Mon 96 "Judge of the Dead"
Oct 22, 1951 Mon 97 "The Fires of Hate"
Oct 29, 1951 Mon 98 "The Thing in the Fog"
Nov 05, 1951 Mon 99 "The Black Circle"
.... time changes to 9:30 PM ....
Nov 12, 1951 Mon 100 "So Soon You Die"
Nov 19, 1951 Mon 101 "The Dark Power"
Nov 26, 1951 Mon 102 "The Grey Killer"
Dec 03, 1951 Mon 103 "The Jade Dagger of Yu Chuan"
Dec 10, 1951 Mon 104 "Man With the Face of Death"
Dec 17, 1951 Mon 105 "The Castle of Le Voca"
Dec 24, 1951 Mon 106 "The Haunted Man"
Dec 31, 1951 Mon .... no show ....
Jan 07, 1952 Mon .... no show ....
Jan 14, 1952 Mon 108 "The Devil's Hand"
Jan 21, 1952 Mon 109 "The Voice of the Wind"
Jan 28, 1952 Mon .... no show ....
Feb 04, 1952 Mon 110 "The Man With the Cloak"
Feb 11, 1952 Mon 111 "The Book of Thoth"
Feb 18, 1952 Mon .... no show ....
Feb 25, 1952 Mon 112 "He Returned From Death"
1952 Mutual Mini-Series
Date Day Num Title Syn Avail
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.... all shows aired Fridays ....
Aug 22, 1952 Fri 201 "The Castle of La Voca" 26 yes
First nationwide. Ray Stanich's
log lists the show title for this
date as "Legend of Drago".
Aug 29, 1952 Fri 202 "The Brown Plague"
Sep 05, 1952 Fri 203 "The Shadow People"
Sep 12, 1952 Fri 204 "Black Book of the Raven"
Sep 19, 1952 Fri 205 "Steps That Follow Me" yes
Possibly based on "The Horla" by
Guy de Maupassant.
Sep 26, 1952 Fri 206 "The Crimson Hands of Kali"
1953 Mutual Series
Date Day Num Title Syn Avail
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Jan 05, 1953 Mon 207 "The Hangmas's Rope" 21 yes
(re-made for 1979 revival, revival
version only is available)
Jan 12, 1953 Mon 208 "The Day That Time Ended"
Jan 19, 1953 Mon 209 "The Cask of Amontillado" 14 yes
Jan 26, 1953 Mon 210 "The Black Figurine of Death" 13 yes
Feb 02, 1953 Mon 211 "The Silver Flask" 11 yes
Feb 09, 1953 Mon 212 "Dance of the Devil Dolls" 01 yes
Feb 16, 1953 Mon 213 "The Mummy's Scarab"
Feb 23, 1953 Mon 214 "The Stairway to Doom"
Mar 02, 1953 Mon 215 "The Balaci Treasure"
Mar 09, 1953 Mon 216 "Masks of Ashor" 08 yes
Mar 16, 1953 Mon 217 "Saladin's Mind"
Mar 23, 1953 Mon 218 "The Night The Fog Came" 12 yes
Mar 30, 1953 Mon 219 "The Beast with Red Eyes" yes
Apr 06, 1953 Mon 220 "The Return from Death" 03 yes
Apr 13, 1953 Mon 221 "Demon of the Night" yes
Apr 20, 1953 Mon 222 "Out of the Sky" yes
Apr 27, 1953 Mon 223 "The Wild Huntsman" 17 yes
May 04, 1953 Mon 224 "The Idol Of Crom Crock" yes
May 11, 1953 Mon 225 "The Spector of Denston Castle" yes
May 18, 1953 Mon 226 "The Crawling Thing" 07 yes
May 25, 1953 Mon 227 "The Twisting Weeds of Death" 18 yes
Jun 01, 1953 Mon 228 "The Tell-Tale Heart" 06 yes
Jun 08, 1953 Mon 229 "The Hand of Botar" 23 yes
Jun 15, 1953 Mon 230 "The Jewels of Kali" 25 yes
Jun 22, 1953 Mon 231 "The Marquise of Death" 15 yes
Jun 29, 1953 Mon 232 "The Man In Black" 16 yes
Jul 06, 1953 Mon 233 "The Temple of Huitzilipochle" 05 yes
Jul 13, 1953 Mon 234 "The Snow Monster"
Jul 20, 1953 Mon 235 "The Treasure of Kubali Kahn" 20 yes
Jul 27, 1953 Mon 236 "The Automaton" 19 yes
Aug 03, 1953 Mon 237 "The Golden Bracelet of Amoniris" 22 yes
Aug 10, 1953 Mon 238 "The Man From Second Earth" yes
Aug 17, 1953 Mon 239 "Stone's Revenge" 24 yes
Aug 24, 1953 Mon 240 "The Sea Phantom" 02 yes
Aug 31, 1953 Mon 241 "The Diamonds of Death" 09 yes
Sep 07, 1953 Mon 242 "The Room Beyond"
Sep 14, 1953 Mon 243 "A Summons From Death"
Sep 21, 1953 Mon 244 "Creatures in the Shadows" 10 yes
Alt: "The Shadow People"
Sep 28, 1953 Mon 245 "The Night the Others Returned"
Unknown Dates
Date Day Num Title Syn Avail
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??? ??, ???? "He Who Follows Me" 04 yes
Same show as "Steps That Follow
Me", retitled for 1979 revival.
Other Resources
Episode Log courtesy of Old-Time.com