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Podcast: 1001 Ghost, Chiller & Lovecraft Stories
Episode: CASTING THE RUNES and THE COUNTRY OF THE BLIND
Description: Two scary tales from Escape Theater- the first, CASTING THE RUNES, an M.R. James thriller about a professor who is affected by a curse, and the second THE COUNTRY OF THE BLIND in which a mountain climber out for adventure finds himself on a very eerie and dangerous mountain where his eyes are in great demand. One of the best radio shows ever created, ESCAPE was aired on CBS Radio for the first time on July 7, 1947. The show, which consisted of both original and adapted episodes, featured a life or death situation from which the characters...