THE DEVIL'S SCRAPBOOK

CHARLES PENMAN - "DEVIL"

"The Devil's Scrapbook" was a 1936 hosted horror radio anthology; with Charles Penman as the "Devil". The anthology series featured the ultimate horror host, the "Devil", who delighted in collecting stories of his accomplishments for his own hellish scrapbook. Much of the opening and closing narration uses identical lines made famous by the hosted horror radio anthology series "The Hermit"; which Penman also played one of the actors who hosted the show. A typical opening: Devil: "I am the devil. From my inferno of boiling cauldrons and smoking brimstone, I come to Earth each Monday night to tell you a story from my scrapbook. And it's full of them. Ghost stories. Weird tales of the supernatural. Yes, and murders too! All the horrible tales of the centuries are here in my scrapbook. Listen, if you've got the nerve. Ah, but first, turn out your lights. Turn them off! There now, listen..." CHARLES PENMAN Charles Penman was a busy Detroit-based radio actor, announcer, producer, and director in the 1940s (appearing in scores of soap operas, dramas, thrillers, and anthologies) who would transition to television by the end of the decade. The only surviving episode - "The Conquest of David Rugg"; originally aoired on 28 November 1936. Play Clip

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