The Shiver Show

Mar 09 2025 57 ep. 40 mins 10

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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.

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The Birds - Old Time Radio Horror (1953)

Mar 09 2025 58 mins

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 Radio Theatre (1953). This immersive horror production delivers edge-of-your-seat suspense with stellar voice performances, including the incomparable Herbert Marshall, and bo

Brave New World - Old Time Radio Science Fiction

Feb 27 2025 59 mins

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, Brave New World is one of the most provocative and influential novels of all time. Ranked among the top 100 greatest novels ever written, this dystopian classic paints

The Lonely Road - Old Time Radio Crime

Feb 19 2025 29 mins

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 attracted to the new housekeeper (Maria Palmer), he begins to forget his wedding vows. Written by Mary North and produced by William Spier, The Lonely Road first aired in

Murder Through the Looking Glass - Old Time Radio Crime

Feb 13 2025 30 mins

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, mystery, and mind games. With Peck’s masterful performance, you'll be on the edge of your seat as he tries to understand whether he has committed a murder. Michael Venning or Cr

The Thing on the Fourble Board - Old Time Radio Horror

Feb 06 2025 34 mins

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 radio series, masterfully blends the suspense of an oil rig in the fields of California with a terrifying mystery that grows with each passing moment. A couple of oil driller

The Hitchhiker - Old Time Radio Horror

Feb 02 2025 42 mins

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 husband, Bernard Herrmann, this timeless tale is a masterclass in tension and atmosphere. Orson Welles delivers a tour-de-force performance as Ronald Adams, a young man on a cro

The Time Machine - Old Time Radio Science Fiction

Jan 27 2025 42 mins

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 H.G. Wells in 1895, when he was only twenty-nine. This episode has superb performances by Jeff Corey (as Doctor Dudley) and Eric Rolf (as Fallen) and a terrific music score by Wilbur

The Philadelphia Story - Old Time Radio Romance

Jan 20 2025 45 mins

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 of a socialite Tracy Lord, but can't get their journalists 'inside'. Enter ex-husband, Dexter, who has unresolved feelings for Tracy. He helps the journalists get invi

The Martian Chronicles - Old Time Radio Science Fiction

Jan 12 2025 43 mins

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 by Ray Bradbury chronicles humanity's first attempts to colonize the Red Planet. The stories are told from the human and the Martian perspective, making this story unique for its

Casablanca - Old Time Radio Suspense

Jan 05 2025 43 mins

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 tissue box—this one’s a tear-jerker! Released in 1942, the film Casablanca was politically charged, coinciding with the Allied invasion of North Africa. The 1943 radio episode