Terror on the Air!

Richard J. Hand is a professor of media practice and the director of drama at the School of Art, Media and American Studies and the School of Literature, Drama and Creative Writing at the University of East Anglia in Norwich.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgments      viiiRadio and the Power of Imagination: A Foreword by David Kogan      Preface      Terror on the Air: An Introduction      1. Horror Beyond Horror: Horror Radio in the Golden Age of American Broadcasting      2. Hosts and Music, Sound and Silence: Narrative Techniques and Formal Strategies in Horror Radio      3. The Cult of the Actor: Acting and Genre in Horror Radio of the Golden Age      4. The Grandmother of Horror Radio: Alonzo Deen Cole and The Witch’s Tale (1931–1938)      5. The Ultimate in Horror: Lights Out (1934–1947), Arch Oboler and Horror      6. Exploring Horror Form and Genre: The Hermit’s Cave (1935–1944)      7. The Paradigm of Horror Radio: Himan Brown and Inner Sanctum Mysteries (1941–1952)      8. The Eclectic Horrors of Robert A. Arthur and David Kogan: The Mysterious Traveler (1943–1952)      9. The Unsettling Universe of Wyllis Cooper and Ernest Chappell: Quiet, Please (1947–1949)      10. Conclusion      Bibliography      Index

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