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
46 episodes
The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Picture of Dorian Gray is a timeless audio drama, based on the 1891 novel by Oscar Wilde. George Lowther, takes the story which spans eighteen years, and condenses it into a tight, fifty-minute episode for this ...
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Season 2
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Episode 20
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59:37
Dracula
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
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 thirt...
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Season 2
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Episode 18
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43:26
Sleeping Draught
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
The Screaming Woman
Our Shiver Show episode this week is The Screaming Woman (1948), a suspense radio drama from the pen of Ray Bradbury. What happens when a young girl hears the screams of a woman coming from underground in a vacan...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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35:55
The Flesh Peddler
Listen to The Flesh Peddler, a crime thriller from the golden era of radio, with Deforest Kelley in the lead role. In this latest episode of The Shiver Show, we visit the seedy underb...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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29:15
Diary of a Madman
Our Shiver Show episode for this week combines crime and psychological horror in Diary of a Madman, an old-time radio drama loosely based on Guy de Maupassant's chilling masterpiece of the same name, written in 1886.
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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58:49
Nightfall
A planet in a galaxy far from here circles a group of six suns. There hasn't been a sunset for 2049 years and the inhabitants fear darkness! What happens to this civilization as all the suns set and night falls? This gripping story...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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29:06
Leiningen versus the Ants
Can man outsmart an army of ants? Find out in this gripping audio drama, Leiningen versus The Ants from the pen of Carl Stephenson. This short story was adapted for radio and aired for the first time in 1948. and is brough...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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31:43
The Lives of Harry Lime - Man of Mystery
Tune in for a journey back to the golden age of radio with the latest episode of The Shiver Show, where we visit the world of the iconic character, Harry Lime. This week's episode is the 1952 production of The Lives of Harry Lime: Man of...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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29:06
The Hands of Mr Ottermole
Thomas Burke’s 1929 short story about a serial strangler was adapted for radio and aired on the Suspense show in 1948. The audio drama stars Claude Rains, as the sergeant and Vincent Price as a newspaper reporter.
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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30:23
The Dead Hand
Tune in to the latest episode of The Shiver Show as we delve into the chilling world of The Dead Hand. This gripping radio play first aired in 1946 and it stunned listeners (and sponsors) with its tale of passion...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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35:29
A Scandal in Bohemia
A Scandal in Bohemia, based on a short story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, first aired in 1945. This classic episode features Basil Rathbone as the brilliant Sherlock Holmes, and Nigel Bruce as his loyal companion, Dr. Watson. Toge...
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Season 1
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Episode 26
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30:24
The Red Wind
The Red Wind by Raymond Chandler is a classic piece of noir fiction, and its adaptation to radio had a strong influence on the genre. The story, originally published in 1938, introduces listeners to Philip Marlowe, the hard-boil...
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Season 1
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Episode 25
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31:11
The Bluebeard Caper with Sam Spade
This latest episode of the Shiver Show has more twists than Chubby Checker. The Bluebeard Caper is a gripping radio drama by Dashiell Hammett, featuring the cool, calm, and collected Sam Spade.The Bluebeard Caper <...
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Season 1
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Episode 24
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29:18
The Donna Dunham Case
Our latest episode from the golden age of radio is The Donna Dunham Case, featuring Candy Madson, a pioneering female detective. In an era when female detectives were rare in film and radio, Candy Madson broke barriers and...
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Season 1
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Episode 23
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32:06
The Fall of The House of Usher
Tune in to the latest chilling episode of the Shiver Show - Edgar Allan Poe's "The Fall of The House of Usher." Originally penned in 1839, this gothic masterpiece continues to captivate with its eerie atmosphere and psychological depth. Transpo...
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Season 1
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Episode 22
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57:13