The Pit and the Pendulum - Suspense | 11/10/1957 (Ep724)

About this episode

This episode features a thrilling adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Pit and the Pendulum'.

Suspense was one of the most popular and successful radio series during it's run of over 900 episodes, spanning 1940-1962. Guest stars included Orson Welles, Frank Sinatra, Lucille Ball, Agnes Moorehead, Marlene Dietrich and Humphrey Bogart. The plots were mostly engaging crime dramas, science fiction and some horror - usually with a surprise ending. Hope you enjoy this episode of Suspense! Find all our OTR radio stations and podcasts at theaterofthemind-otr.com - Audio Credit: The Old Time Radio Researchers Group. - All Podcasts @ Spreaker | Apple | YouTube | Spotify | Amazon | iHeart

People in this episode

Host: Suspense

Topics covered

• crime drama
• horror
• suspense
• radio series
• thriller

Keywords

• Suspense
• Old Time Radio
• thriller
• Edgar Allan Poe
• horror
• crime drama

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: theaterofthemind-otr.com

Books & works: The Pit and the Pendulum

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