The Witch's Tale


(4.5 étoiles; 7 critiques)

The Witch's Tale was a horror-fantasy radio series that aired from May 21, 1931, to June 13, 1938, on WOR, the Mutual Radio, and in syndication. Created, written, and directed by Alonzo Deen Cole, the program featured Old Nancy, the Witch of Salem, who introduced a different terror tale each week.

Old Nancy was originally portrayed by stage actress Adelaide Fitz-Allen, who passed away in 1935. After her, 13-year-old Miriam Wolfe took on the role, with Martha Wentworth also occasionally voicing Old Nancy. Cole himself provided the sounds of Old Nancy's cat, Satan, while his wife, Marie O'Flynn, played the lead female characters. The supporting cast included Mark Smith and Alan Devitte.

For syndication, the shows were recorded live during broadcast, but unfortunately, these recordings were destroyed by Cole in 1961, leaving few episodes to survive. In addition to The Witch's Tale, Cole was known for his work on the radio mystery-crime drama, Casey, Crime Photographer.


This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.

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Chapitres

The Were-Wolf 29:33
The Bronze Venus 29:04
Frankenstein 27:45
The Troth of Death 22:30
The Spirits Of The Lake 30:08
The Firing Squad 26:14
The Boa Goddess 25:07
Honeymoon House 15:20
The Confession 31:41
To Share and Share Alike 26:55
The Flying Dutchman 29:19
Frankenstein 27:45
The Wonderful Bottle 29:34
Rat In A Trap 23:20
The Entomologist 30:45
The Bronze Venus 29:05
Rockabye Baby 28:17
The Hairy Monster 29:52
The Haunted Crossroads 23:55
Share And Share Alike 26:55
In The Devil's Name, Part 1 28:35
The Gypsy's Hand 28:25
Honeymoon House 15:20
A Happy Ending 14:02
The Confession 31:42
The Statue of Thor 23:06
The Troth of Death 23:23
The Firing Squad 26:10
The Mannequinne 25:19
The Bulldog 23:34
All Hallows Eve 26:23
The Altar of Hate 25:48
The Haunted Crossroads 23:55
The Devil Doctor 24:30
The Power Of Lucifer 26:39
The Puzzle 25:01
A Happy Ending 14:08
The Physician of the Dead 29:09
The Entomologist 30:45
Rat in a Trap 23:20
The Wonderful Bottle 30:53
The Devil Mask 21:54
Honeymoon Cottage 15:20
The King Shark God 25:07
The Knife of Sacrifice 24:32
The Were-Wolf 29:33
The Devil’s Number 25:41
The Spirits of the Lake 14:56
The Confession 31:42
The Priest of Sekhet 25:36
The Mannequinne 25:19
In The Devil’s Name, Part 1 28:35
The Suicide 23:19
The Bulldog 23:34
The Devil Doctor 24:30
The Troth of Death 23:23
The Boa Goddess 25:07
The Statue of Thor 23:06
The Haunted Crossroads 22:53
Four Fingers and a Thumb 27:08
All Hallows Eve 26:23
The House of the Bridegroom 27:32
The Power of Lucifer 26:39
The Altar of Hate 25:42
The Firing Squad 26:14
Tourists Accomodated 24:00
The Wedding Gift 23:43
The Devil's Number 25:41
The Gypsy’s Hand 28:25

Critiques

Re: John Mayer


(4 étoiles)

First off, thanks to Robert Farrell for posting this show! To John Mayer: Perhaps you mean Nelson Olmsted's "Sleep No More" https://archive.org/details/Sleep_No_More or Paul Frees' "Studio X" aka "The Player" https://archive.org/details/Studio_X

Ancient Fears Still Have Power to Cause Disquiet


(5 étoiles)

Thanks, Mr. Farrell, for providing these. They were broadcast before my time, but my father used to speak of a show like this he used to listen to in his childhood. I thought it might have been _The Witch's Tale_ or _The Hermit's Cave_, but he told me all the characters were played by a single person, and that, plainly, is not the case with this show. Nonetheless, it's a treat to find a show that frightened listeners some 20 years ago, an echo of fears felt long ago, yet still lingering in the air.