Imagination Theatre

In Dark Places

By: Original Radio Broadcast

Narrated by: Larry Albert, Pat French, John Patrick Lowrie, Harry Bartell, Herb Ellis, Larry Dobkin, Old Time Radio

Jim French, the producer-director of Imagination Theatre, kept the tradition of great radio drama alive for nearly 40 years. He combined old-time skills with new-time production values - and here are 17 thought-provoking thrillers to prove it!

In this collection, you'll hear favorites from his stock company (Larry Albert, Pat French, and John Patrick Lowrie), actors from radio's "Golden Age" (Harry Bartell, Herb Ellis, and Larry Dobkin), and performers better known for their television work (Richard Sanders, Cynthia Lauren Tewes, and Cynthia Geary). You'll even hear a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright (Robert Schenkkan) who guest stars as a writer of horror novels!

Episodes include: Beacon 3699 09-08-1991; The Gate Keeper 07-18-1993; The Cubicle 09-18-1994; Fear Itself 04-14-1996; Back Door to Hell 07-13-1997; The Impropriety of Anna Tisdale 06-16-2002; Graveyard Trail 12-14-2003; Valley Cab's Last Fare 05-23-2004; January Cove 09-12-2004; Happy Medium 06-12-2005; They That Dwell in Dark Places 10-30-2005; The Signal Man 12-18-2005; The Shadow in the Stacks 10-29-2006; The Beacon 05-13-2007; The Heart of Frankenstein 09-16-2007; The Curse of the Mummy 10-25-2009; And Still Those Screams Resound 02-13-2010

©2021 Lawrence Albert (P)2022 Lawrence Albert

Mixed bag but good overall

I almost stopped listening because the first ten stories kind of sucked, but I'm glad I kept going because the final seven were spectacular and well worth the price of the whole book.

fantastic

Fantastic old time radio with great audio quality. Stories are entertaining with a great cast.

Not great

Filled with mediocre stories and over the top acting. Not worth a credit. Very
Disappointing

Not their good stuff

Jim French Productions has turned out some interesting shows but this ain’t it. It’s a collection of “B sides” at best. Their Harry Nile and Sherlock Holmes episodes are hit and miss story-wise and with good production quality and mediocre acting. These are stupid stories produced in a closet mostly.
Not worth a credit unless you just have to have everything Parley Bear has done— they have included a few episodes with old time radio veterans playing a part.