
The Shiver Show
The Shiver Show brings you strange and chilling tales of crime, horror and science fiction. We showcase old time radio shows, as well as new audio dramas. If you love suspense fiction, you've come to the right place.
Co-hosts Mary Labrie and Greg Flynn talk about what makes each of these dramas so special - whether it be their creepy music, compelling voice actors, spooky sound effects or timeless themes.
Now, turn off the lights, curl up in a safe place, and get ready to have your pants scared off.
Episodes
57 episodes
The Birds - Old Time Radio Horror (1953)
You've seen the iconic Hitchcock film from 1963, and perhaps you've read Daphne Du Maurier's chilling story. Now, experience The Birds like never before in this spine-tingling radio drama, produced by The Lux Ra...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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58:40

Brave New World - Old Time Radio Science Fiction
Get ready for an unforgettable journey to the year 2495! The Shiver Show brings you the 1956 radio drama, Brave New World, introduced and narrated by the visionary author Aldous Huxley.Originally published in 1932,...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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59:52

The Lonely Road - Old Time Radio Crime
This week, The Shiver Show serves up a suspenseful love triangle called, The Lonely Road. Gregory Peck plays Steve, a handsome young man, married to a wealthy, older woman (Cathy Lewis). When Steve becomes fatally attract...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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29:38

Murder Through the Looking Glass - Old Time Radio Crime
In this week’s episode of The Shiver Show, we go back to 1949 for an old time radio crime classic, Murder Through the Looking Glass. Gregory Peck stars as Jeffrey Bruno, a man caught in a web of murder,...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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30:48

The Thing on the Fourble Board - Old Time Radio Horror
Prick up your ears and listen to The Thing on the Fourble Board', a chilling old-time radio play that will keep you on the edge of your seat from start to finish! This 1940 episode from the Quiet Please horror ra...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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34:54

The Hitchhiker - Old Time Radio Horror
The Hitchhiker is a chilling horror drama that aired on the Suspense series in 1942 and has gripped listeners ever since. Written by the brilliant Lucille Fletcher and featuring haunting music by Fletcher's husba...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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42:31

The Time Machine - Old Time Radio Science Fiction
Who isn't fascinated with the idea of time travel? This episode of the Shiver Show features, The Time Machine, an episode that first aired on the Escape Series in 1950. The Time Machine was written by
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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42:19

The Philadelphia Story - Old Time Radio Romance
Time for a change of mood with this terrific 1947 romantic comedy, The Philadelphia Story, based on the 1939 Broadway play of the same name by Philip Barry. Spy Magazine wants to get an exclusive story on the wedding o...
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Season 2
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Episode 24
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45:34

The Martian Chronicles - Old Time Radio Science Fiction
This week on The Shiver Show, we're taking you on a thrilling journey to Mars and back with The Martian Chronicles—an unforgettable episode from the Dimension X radio series (1950)! This series of tales ...
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Season 2
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Episode 23
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43:12

Casablanca - Old Time Radio Suspense
On the The Shiver Show, we usually dive into crime, horror, and science fiction, but in this episode, we're bringing you a classic tale of doomed love in the exotic city of Casablanca. Get ready to grab a t...
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Season 2
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Episode 22
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43:50

Best In Show 2024 - Old Time Radio
In our last episode for 2024, Greg and Mary look back over the year and pick their favourite old time radio episodes in the four genres of Crime, Horror, Science Fiction and Suspense. If you're looking for tips on what to listen to, Gr...
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Season 2
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Episode 21
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35:14

The Picture of Dorian Gray - Old Time Radio Horror
The Picture of Dorian Gray is a 1974 episode of the CBS Radio Mystery Theater, based on the 1891 novel by Oscar Wilde. George Lowther adapted and condensed the story, which spans eighteen years, into a tight,...
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Season 2
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Episode 20
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59:37

Dracula - Old Time Radio Horror
Our Shiver Show episode this week is the horror classic, Dracula, from an 1949 episode on CBC Radio. This drama serves a feast of vampire lore, a creepy music score, and wonderful performances by actors Lorne Green as Count Drac...
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Season 2
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Episode 19
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59:54

Frankenstein - Old Time Radio Horror
Few stories have inspired film, television and radio as much as Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley. This 1952 old time radio drama from the Suspense series condenses Shelley's novel into a tight thirty min...
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Season 2
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Episode 18
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43:26

Sleeping Draught - Old Time Radio Suspense
A ship, full of convicts, bound for Australia in the late 1700's, makes its way through rough seas. As supplies run low, and tensions rise, Captain Gore and first mate Finch become wary of their shackled passengers. An enterprising convic...
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Season 2
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Episode 17
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46:48

They Bite - Science Fiction
They Bite has it all: Vietnam war veterans with PTSD, dinosaur bones, nefarious military activity, and things that slither in the desert. They Bite first aired in 1981, on the Nightfall series, and it will have y...
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Season 2
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Episode 16
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40:15

Three Skeleton Key - Old Time Radio
Step back in time to a haunting, horror adventure with the classic old-time radio thriller Three Skeleton Key, which originally aired on March 17, 1950. Based on a short story by the French author Georges-Gustave Tou...
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Season 2
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Episode 15
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38:09

Dragnet - The Werewolf - Old Time Radio
Tune in to this riveting crime classic, Dragnet—The Werewolf. Written by Jack Webb, who also stars as the steadfast detective, Joe Friday, this radio play first aired on June 17, 1949. The production blends classic crime n...
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Season 2
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Episode 14
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35:34

When The Worlds Met - Old Time Radio
When The Worlds Met is a sci-fi radio drama that first aired in 1950. It predicted an encounter between Martians and Earthlings in the year 2020 (right in the height of COVID as it turns out). Will there be social distancing and...
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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44:53

Ghost Hunt - Old Time Radio
Films like Blair Witch Project, and many others since, should all give a nod to Ghost Hunt, which first aired in 1949. This terrific episode of the Shiver Show is a suspenseful radio drama that kicked off t...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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29:51

The Georgia Gray Murder Case - Old Time Radio
Step into the thrilling world of The Georgia Gray Murder Case from the iconic Broadway's My Beat series. This 1954 episode has been remastered at Time Warp Studios and includes commentary by
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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42:06

Eight Steps to Murder
A gossip columnist plans to murder a Broadway producer and make off with his wife. Eight Steps to Murder is the chronicle of a carefully calculated crime... a crime so twisted and subtle that it might just work. Barry Kroeger, p...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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34:30

The Most Dangerous Game
The Most Dangerous Game, is a thrilling audio drama that first aired in 1943. Based on the short story by Richard Connell, The Most Dangerous Game, inspired many later productions in film, but Greg and Mary firml...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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36:42
