THE HOUSE OF MYSTERY

JOHN GRIGGS - "ROGER ELLIOTT"

"The House of Mystery" was a hosted mystery / supernatural anthology radio series with John Griggs as host "Roger Elliott" (aka "The Mystery Man"). The series aired from 15 January 1945 until 25 december 1949. The show featured suspenseful and thrilling stories tailored for young listeners, with a strategic approach to blending stimulation with socially-enlightened content. The program was a success for producer Robert Maxwell and writer-director Olga Druce, who sought to offer a compromise between the perils and pleasures of audio horror for a juvenile audience. A pilot for a TV version of The House of Mystery was made in 1954, but it was never broadcast. Dan O'Herlihy portrayed Elliott, and Maxwell was the producer. JOHN GRIGGS John Griggs began his stage career in Detroit. His first Broadway experience was in the George Arliss production of "Merchant of Venice". He was heard in over 5,000 network radio programs, notably as Roger Elliott in "The House of Mystery". During World War II he broadcast for the "Voice of America". As television grew, Griggs appeared on the Jackie Gleason program and the "United States Steel Hour". He was married to Alice Griggs, and together, they had a son Timothy. He was born on 19 May 1908 in Evanston, Illinois, USA and passed away on 25 February 1967 in Englewood, New Jersey, USA. Below is a YouTube episode "The Ghost Who Forgot Halloween!":

LINKS

Internet Movie Data Base "John Griggs"	Wikipedia "The House of Mystery"	Radio Horror Hosts "The House of Mystery"
Old Time Radio Downloads "The House of Mystery"	From an Oblique Angle "John M. Griggs as a Fortean"	Flower In The River "John Griggs Journey"

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