ParaReality Podcast

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     A dark doorway. A sound from an empty room. The uneasy feeling that something is nearby, just beyond what you can see. For this special Halloween episode, Sandman invites you to explore those fears through four classic radio horror plays united by a single theme: darkness.

  Tales from the Darkness revisits the chilling world of old-time radio, where voices, music, sound effects, and carefully placed silence give your imagination everything it needs to frighten you. Without a screen to reveal what waits in the shadows, you become part of the storytelling, creating images that can linger long after the recording ends.

Tonight’s collection includes:

• The Blackness of Terror — The Hermit’s Cave: A daughter’s return to her ailing father draws her into an unsettling family mystery, where familiar surroundings offer little comfort.
• The Shadow People — The Hall of Fantasy: A young woman’s encounters with shadowy figures become increasingly difficult to dismiss as a terrifying threat closes in around her family.
• The Dark — Lights Out / Arch Oboler’s Drop Dead!: In this shortened adaptation of Oboler’s radio tale, a response to a disturbing call leads to a house where something defies ordinary understanding.
• Those Who Walk in Darkness — Creeps by Night: Starring Boris Karloff, this story brings together an eye operation, complicated personal relationships, and the frightening vulnerability of placing your future in another person’s hands.

  Sandman introduces each play and shares his thoughts afterward, exploring what makes these stories unsettling and how each approaches the evening’s theme. Some find terror in the supernatural; others discover it in secrets, uncertainty, and human motives.

  Whether you’re a longtime fan of radio drama or discovering these stories for the first time, join ParaReality for a Halloween evening with voices from the past—and a few things that might make you look twice down an unlit hallway.

  Every shadow has a story.

  Turn On, Tune In, & Find Out!