CREEPS BY NIGHT

BORIS KARLOFF
? - "DR. X"



"Creeps By Night" was a radio horror hosted anthology series that was aired on ABC Blue Network and CBC's Dominion Network from 15 February 1944 until 15 August 1944; with 30 minute x 16 episodes aired on Tuesday nights, originally at 10:30pm then later at 11:30pm. The show was hosted by Boris Karloff for the first 12 episodes, then by DR. X - Master of Mystery from episode 13 to 16.


It is not know who portrayed DR. X, though at least two different actors were the voice of Dr. X.

Using an anthology series format, "Creeps by Night" presented stories of suspense and mystery, described in a newspaper brief as: "subtle, psychological chillers". The first episode, "The Voice of Death", dealt with a widow who was made to commit murders after hearing the voice of her dead husband.


On 3 June 1944, a columnist in the publication "Showmen's Trade Review" wrote about another episode:
"We were literally scared out of our skin the other evening while listening to a half-hour broadcast of "The Strange Burial of Alexander Jordan," one in the Blue Network's horror series, "Creeps by Night". Star of the piece was Edmund Gwenn. Still thinking about it long after the station break, we couldn't help but ponder over the fact that radio has successfully adapted any number of short stories to the broadcasting medium."


CREDITS
Writers

Gene Wang
Alonzo Dean Cole
Ruth Fenisong

Producer
Robert Maxwell

Drector
Dave Drummond

Regular Cast
Boris Karloff
Ed Begley
Laird Cregar
Edmund Gwenn
Juano Hernandez
Abby Lewis
Peter Lorre
Bela Lugosi
Raymond Massey
Gregory Morton
Mary Patton
Basil Rathbone
Florence Reed
Everett Sloane


Portraits of "Boris Karloff" by Bradley Beard.

Known Episode Titles
A String of Pearls
Beyond the Grave
Dark Destiny
The Final Reckoning
The Hunt
The Man With the Devil's Hands
The Six Who Did Not Die
The Strange Burial of Alexander Jordan
The Three Sisters
The Voice of Death
The Walking Dead
Those Who Walk in Darkness

For information on Boris Karloff's comic book series "Boris Karloff Thriller / Boris Karloff Tales of Mystery", please

click here

For information on Boris Karloff's television series "Out of this World", please

click here

For information on Boris Karloff's television series "The Boris Karloff Mystery Playhouse", please

click here

For information on Boris Karloff's television series "The Veil", please

click here

For information on Boris Karloff's television series "Thriller", please

click here

Listen to some of the surviving episodes

The Final Reckoning
2 May 1944
The Hunt
9 May 1944
The Walking Dead
16 May 1944
The Strange Burial of Alexander Jordan
23 May 1944
The Three Sisters
20 June 1944

LINKS


Radio Horror Hosts
"Creeps By Night"

Wikipedia
"Creeps By Night"

Digital Deli Too
"Creeps By Night"


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