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Dark Fantasy was a horror/ suspense thriller old time radio program that consisted of thirty-one (31) short episodes that aired from November 21, 1941 until June 19, 1942 broadcasting from Station WKY in Oklahoma City. Though the anthology barely made a year of air time, it managed to capture a huge audience due to the creepy and disturbing nature of its narratives. Each story in the series dealt with the secrets of the unknown, ranging anywhere from bone-chilling tales from the crypt, science fiction and murder mysteries. In the golden age of radio, Dark Fantasy was the breath of fresh air that revived interest in the horror genre. Also known for his work on The Mysterious Traveler and The Sealed Book, Scott Bishop managed to merge the supernatural with science fiction, and injected it with a twist of old-fashioned folklore. As old radio shows went, Dark Fantasy was way ahead of its time. Thrill yourself with the spine-tingling adventures in the Dark Fantasy anthology!

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Air Date Title Synopsis
 1941-11-14  Man Who Came Back

NBC net, WKY, Oklahoma City origination. "The Man Who Came Back". Sustaining. A killing after an argument about a man's wife leads to a promise to return from the grave for vengeance. Scott Bishop (writer), Muir Height, Eugene Frances, Ben Morris, Eleanor Naylor Corin (?), Fred Wayne, Murillo Scofield (?).
 1941-11-28  Thing From Sea
 1941-12-05  Demon Tree

+ Program #3. NBC net, WKY, Oklahoma City origination. "The Demon Tree". Sustaining. A well-written story about a strange forest with an even stranger tree. Great radio! Scott Bishop (writer), Eleanor Naylor Corin, Ben Morris, Murillo Scofield, Keith Peyton (announcer), Garland Moss. 
 1941-12-19  Men Call Me Mad

+ Program #5. NBC net, WKY, Oklahoma City origination. "Men Call Me Mad". Sustaining. A scientist shrinks himself to the size of an atom and enters a different world...threatened by a plague! He then falls in love with a beautiful princess in the miniature world. Scott Bishop (writer), Ben Morris, Fred Wayne, Murillo Scofield, Muir Hite, Daryl McAllister, Eleanor Naylor Corin. 
 1941-12-26  House Of Bread

+ Program #6. NBC net, WKY, Oklahoma City origination. "The House Of Bread". Sustaining. A writer of supernatural stories (who happens to be named "Bishop") searches for, "The Truth." A man named "Word" advises to search for, "The House Of Bread." A truly "fantastic" Christmas story. The script runs long and ends just in time. Scott Bishop (writer, host).
 1942-01-02  Curse Of Neanderthal

+ Program #8. NBC net, WKY, Oklahoma City origination. "The Curse Of The Neanderthal". Sustaining. "The story of a grave forty-thousand years old, and the awesome secret that it contained." Scott Bishop (writer), Tom Paxton (announcer), Ben Morris, Eleanor Naylor Corin, Murillo Scofield, Fred Wayne, Daryl McAllister. 
 1942-01-02  Resolution, 1841

+ Program #7. NBC net, WKY, Oklahoma City origination. "Resolution 1841". Sustaining. Scott Bishop (writer), Tom Paxton (announcer), Charles Carshon (?), Mary Jo Curtis, Eleanor Naylor Corin, Ben Morris. 
 1942-01-16  Debt From Past

+ Program #9. NBC net, WKY, Oklahoma City origination. "Debt Of The Past". Sustaining. "A strange and weird adventure, laid in modern America with the flavor of the nineteenth century. The story of a businessman who was almost too honest, who found a method of paying a long-standing debt of honor, although thirty years in his grave." Scott Bishop (writer), Tom Paxton (announcer), Jane Wyatt (guest), Ben Morris, Eleanor Naylor Corin, Muir Hite. 
 1942-01-23  Headless Dead

+ Program #10. NBC net, WKY, Oklahoma City origination. "The Headless Dead". Sustaining. Ben Morris, Eleanor Naylor Corin, Fred Wayne, Garland Moss, Murillo Scofield, Scott Bishop (writer), Tom Paxton (announcer). 
 1942-01-30  Death Is A Savage Diety

+ Program #11. NBC net, WKY, Oklahoma City origination. "Death Is A Savage Diety". Sustaining. A tale of witchcraft and black magic, based on the novel by Scott Bishop. The system cue has been deleted. Scott Bishop (writer), Tom Paxton (announcer).
 1942-02-06  Sea Phantom

+ Program #12. NBC net, WKY, Oklahoma City origination. "Sea Phantom". Sustaining. Scott Bishop (writer), Tom Paxton (announcer), Ben Morris, Fred Wayne, Muir Hite, Garland Moss.
 1942-02-13  W Is For Werewolf

+ Program #13. NBC net, WKY, Oklahoma City origination. "W Is For Werewolf". Sustaining. A visit to an old friend on a strange island...a very strange island! Eleanor Naylor Corin, Don Stokes, Tom Paxton (announcer), Garland Moss (?), Fred Wayne, Scott Bishop (writer), Ben Morris. 
 1942-02-20  A Delicate Case Of Murder

+ Program #14. NBC net, WKY, Oklahoma City origination. "A Delicate Case Of Murder". Sustaining. A medium that can make the dead disappear has a husband who reveals her secrets and who wants a divorce. "Not while I'm alive," says the wife! The program may be dated February 13, 1942. Scott Bishop (writer), Fred Wayne, Tom Paxton (announcer), Georgiana Cook, Ben Morris, Eleanor Naylor Corin, Muir Hite.
 1942-02-27  Spawn Of Sub Human

+ Program #15. NBC net, WKY, Oklahoma City origination. "Spawn Of The Subhuman". Sustaining. "The nation's favorite soprano makes an airplane flight to an incredible destiny that awaits her at the hands of a strange and mysterious madman." Scott Bishop (writer), Tom Paxton (announcer), Ben Morris, Eleanor Naylor Corin, Garland Moss, Muir Hite (as the gorilla). 
 1942-03-06  Man With Scarlet Schchel

+ Program #16. NBC net, WKY, Oklahoma City origination. "The Man With The Scarlet Satchel". Sustaining. "The story of an aged millionaire who receives a child's set of modeling clay as a practical joke, but who turns the gift into a incredible and weird instrument of destruction." Scott Bishop (writer), Ben Morris, Fred Wayne, Georgiana Cook, Muir Hite, Tom Paxton (announcer).
 1942-03-13  (17(Superstition Be Hanged

+ Program #17. NBC net, WKY, Oklahoma City origination. "Superstition Be Hanged". Sustaining. A trapeze artist named Flyer Samson is killed when he falls during his act. A fortune teller predicted death for anyone who fails to wear the white feather, spotted with the blood of a dove. Garland Moss, Murillo Scofield, Scott Bishop (writer), Tom Paxton (announcer), Eleanor Naylor Corin, Ben Morris, Irmay Ray. 
 1942-03-20  Pennsylvania Turnpike

+ Program #18. NBC net, WKY, Oklahoma City origination. "Pennsylvania Turnpike". Sustaining. An aged hitch-hiker who refused to ride in any car which did not have an occupant with red hair. Scott Bishop (writer), Ben Morris, Fred Wayne, Muir Hite, Tom Paxton (announcer). 
 1942-03-27  Convoy For Atlantis

+ Program #19. NBC net, WKY, Oklahoma City origination. "Convoy For Atlantis". Sustaining. A "yarn of ships that disappear in the night." A voyage to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean for a visit to an ancient race. Ben Morris, Murillo Scofield, Garland Moss, Scott Bishop (writer), Ken Ryf (idea). 
 1942-04-03  Thing From Darkness

+ Program #20. NBC net, WKY, Oklahoma City origination. "The Thing In The Darkness". Sustaining. The story is also referred to as, "The Thing From The Darkness." Scott Bishop (writer), Ben Morris, Eleanor Naylor Corin, Fred Wayne, Muir Hite, Tom Paxton (announcer). 
 1942-04-10  Edge Of Shadow

+ Program #21. NBC net, WKY, Oklahoma City origination. "The Edge Of The Shadow". Sustaining. There's murder in the barn and death in the skies. Eleanor Naylor Corin, Muir Hite, Georgiana Cook, Scott Bishop (writer), Ben Morris.
 1942-05-01  Letter From Yesterday

+ Program #23. NBC net, WKY, Oklahoma City origination. "The Letter From Yesterday". Sustaining. Scott Bishop (writer), Tom Paxton (announcer). 
 1942-05-08  Cup Of Gold

+ Program #25. NBC net, WKY, Oklahoma City origination. "The Cup Of Gold". Sustaining. Scott Bishop (writer), Eleanor Naylor Corin, Ben Morris, Muir Hite, George Anday, Tom Paxton (announcer).
 1942-05-15  Funeral Arrangements Completed

+ Program #26. NBC net, WKY, Oklahoma City origination. "Funeral Arrangements Completed". Sustaining. A visit to a boarded up house, filled with people who died long ago! The house of Aunt Priscilla is a very spooky place...even the family doctor is found in a coffin! Aunt Priscilla gets the last laugh! The story may also be called, "Coffin For Two." Georgiana Cook, Tom Paxton (anouncer), Scott Bishop (writer), Alf Daniels, Eleanor Naylor Corin, Fred Wayne, Muir Hite.
 1942-05-22  Dead Hands Reaching

+ Program #27. NBC net, WKY, Oklahoma City origination. "Dead Hands Reaching". Sustaining. "The picturization of "Dead Hands Reaching" appears in the May 16th issue of, "Movie Radio Guide." Scott Bishop (writer), Tom Paxton (announcer), Ben Morris, Eleanor Naylor Corin, Muir Hite, Georgiana Cook, Daryl McAllister. 
 1942-05-29  Rendezvous With Satan

+ Program #28. NBC net, WKY, Oklahoma City origination. "Rendezvous With Satan". Sustaining. Scott Bishop (writer), Tom Paxton (announcer), Ben Morris, Beloise Wright (?), Eleanor Naylor Corin, Fred Wayne, Muir Hite, Georgiana Cook (billed as Georgiana Cook Hite). 
 1942-06-05  I Am Your Bror

+ Program #29. NBC net, WKY, Oklahoma City origination. "I Am Your Brother". Sustaining. Scott Bishop (writer, director), Tom Paxton (announcer), Ben Morris, Beloise Wright (?), Muir Hite.
 1942-06-12  Sleeping Death
 1942-06-19  Seance

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