• Lights Out: The Ball

  • By: Arch Oboler
  • Narrated by: Arch Oboler
  • Length: 25 mins
  • 3.8 out of 5 stars (43 ratings)

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Lights Out: The Ball

By: Arch Oboler
Narrated by: Arch Oboler
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Publisher's summary

Lights Out is a radio serial that aired from 1934 to 1947, devoted mostly to horror and the supernatural. In this episode, a couple of young American guys out on the town in Paris have tickets to an artists' ball. The other guests are wearing masks... but, what's underneath?

Public Domain (P)2014 RSPT, LLC

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A scary story in paris

This was a scary short story about a pushy rude tourist and his wimpy friend who lets his friend push him around resulting in tragedy.

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Old radio shows

I love these old radio shows. They are the perfect length for listening. I recommend!

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Masquerade Ball

This was a great spooky episode of the series. Two Americans discover a French ball. The fun ends at midnight. Great cast and effects for an old time radio show.

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Unpleasant little story

Horrible, but also predictable. The ending couldn’t have happened to a much more deserving character, so there’s that. It was really just an unpleasant little story, without much point to it beyond being unpleasant.

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Ugly Americans in France

This is a Twilight Zone episode in radio format. If you like ghost stories with lots of sound effects and that scratchy record noise constantly in the background, then this is for you.

Two loud Americans look for a good time and manhandle a masked woman at a ball, heedless of her warnings. This won’t end well. Short and fun, although that scratchy record noise was a bit much.

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