https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/WeirdTales_OTR<\/a><\/p>\nFirst off, this one was recorded in 1932! Whaaaaat<\/p>\n
There used to be a series called \u2018Stay Tuned for Terror\u2019 which was thought to be the first radio show to adapt pieces from the magazine Weird Tales. But there was a very short-lived series calle\u00a0d Weird Tales that (almost) did it first.<\/p>\n
Three episodes were recorded and promoted to various radio stations but the series never found a home. The thirties, if you will remember, were not a great time for America and that may have been one of the reasons why the series was shelved. Which is a shame because they apparently called in some character actors from Hollywood for this.<\/p>\n
The only thing we have left of this series is the second half of an episode called The Curse of Nagana, based on Hugh B. Cave's short story \"The Ghoul Gallery\". From what I have read on the internet, it\u2019s not very good. But that has never stopped us before fam! Besides this is some historical shit right here so we\u2019re absolutely going to listen to it.<\/p>\n
Ok first, let us see who is in it. The archive.org page says the cast includes Richard Carle, Johnny Harron, Florence Britton, Cyrill Delavante, John Ince, Pierre White and Lucille Amaya.<\/p>\n
Not going to lie, I don\u2019t know any of these people. I feel like saying I know who Florence Britton is, but I fear I actually mean Connie Britton. And I don\u2019t know her either.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s my seven-degrees-of-kevin-bacon type breakdown of how I know about these illustrious people.<\/p>\n
Robert Carle- played a sugar daddy in Moulin Rouge, which I didn\u2019t watch<\/p>\n
Johnny Harron- featured in the movie White Zombie, which is also a metal band from the 80s that I used to listen to<\/p>\n
Florence Britton- Not Connie Britton<\/p>\n
Cyrill Delavante- Was one of the bankers (?) in Mary Poppins I think? And I have been to banks.<\/p>\n
John Ince- Was in a movie called The Hole in the Wall which is also the name of a restaurant in my city<\/p>\n
Pierre White- Google keeps throwing up info on some other Pierre White who is a chef? And I like to eat food. So there\u2019s that.<\/p>\n
Lucille Amaya- No information found from a quick Google search. Which is sad. And I am often sad.<\/p>\n
So anyway, that wasn\u2019t as interesting as I thought it would be, let\u2019s listen to the show.<\/p>\n
The credits say the music was provided by an Arabian Orchestra, so I guess this is supposed to be Arabian music playing? Idk, it\u2019s very groovy.<\/p>\n
This show is very much in the style of people just telling each other parts of the story.<\/p>\n
So far we have one lady stabbed in the back, moaning, a scream, a crash and lots of fear.<\/p>\n
One dude said \u2018there\u2019s too much noise happening around here\u2019 for no reason.<\/p>\n
A very hysterical man has just fainted.<\/p>\n
Dudes there was this sound and someone said what in the world was that and someone else said why it\u2019s Parker lying in a heap at the foot of the hall stairs WHY IS THAT SO FUNNY<\/p>\n
Hysterical dude continues to be hysterical, which is a nice change from having the woman be hysterical all the time<\/p>\n
So there is a dead body in one room, a strange entity in the gallery, a missing gun, and a skull so the logical thing for everyone to do is go to sleep I guess<\/p>\n
I think plans are being made to follow the hysterical man who is not going to sleep<\/p>\n
I hear dead people!<\/p>\n
It\u2019s actually a man going woooowoooo.<\/p>\n
I guess it\u2019s supposed to be a ghost.<\/p>\n
I think the hysterical man and his wife are in the gallery? I don\u2019t know what\u2019s happening to be honest.<\/p>\n
A picture is coming to life now and so is the skull.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s the one before skull I mentioned earlier.<\/p>\n
The man called Parker, who was in a heap on the floor earlier, is giving us a running commentary of what is going on.<\/p>\n
Hysterical man has fainted and his wife is attacking a painting.<\/p>\n
Nagana, who is a dude, is still to make an appearance.<\/p>\n
I\u2019d forgotten about him. I mean there\u2019s so much happening already.<\/p>\n
Speaking of which! Here is Nagana making a beeline for the lady.<\/p>\n
Someone just said \u2018a white betrayer of the great god jakota.\u2019 I don\u2019t know what any of that means, but I feel like randomly calling people that from now on<\/p>\n
Is someone singing?<\/p>\n
Someone IS singing.<\/p>\n
Now someone is laughing.<\/p>\n
I think someone is going to get their heart sacrificed now.<\/p>\n
Nope, they are not.<\/p>\n
I guess the curse is over now?<\/p>\n
Well that\u2019s that then.<\/p>\n
What was the curse actually? Whatever.<\/p>\n
So the internet said this wasn\u2019t very good and I\u2019m inclined to agree. Maybe they didn\u2019t have enough time to make a proper script but they went ahead and recorded anyway. Sometimes things like that happen. So anyway we have listened to a little bit of history and even though it wasn\u2019t great, it was historical and that\u2019s all that matters. Tune in again next time<\/p>\n
where we will listen to something else and probably say, wow that\u2019s racist! Bai.<\/p>\n
\nColumn editor: Joyce Chng<\/p>\n
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