Hard to believe, it’s that time of year again, but here it is: Shocktober! And in my house, that means every night of the month up through the Big Day itself, we listen to a homemade mix of Old Time Radio, classic ghost stories, horror movie clips, and long forgotten monster songs that together make up the “10th Annual Shocktober Insomniacs Bedtime Old Time Radio and Audio Gallimaufry.”
I’ll be posting the playlists, day by day. So, here is Oct 1, 2025.
- Intro: This is my Happening and it Freaks me Out!!!
- Movie theme: Disney Haunted Mansion theme – Grim Grinning Ghosts
- Poem: medley from Scholastic Records’ “The Haunted House & Other Spooky Poems & Tales”
- TV program segment: Muppets – Happy Halloween from Janice & Uncle Deadly!
- Commercial: Slime Monster Board Game by Mattel 1977
- Short (Article/Sketch/Story): 3,000-Year-Old Secret Behind The Gingerbread Man
- Monster Song: Johnny Frankenstein by Tony Carr And The Riff Riders (Southern Sound 1961)
- Scenebite: from The Devil Rides Out: “The power of mind over mind…”
- Drive-In Trailer: The Ghost and Mr. Chicken (1966)
- Retro Baby Buggy Bumper: ABC Movie of the Week opening sequence, created in 1969
- Old Time Radio Feature 1: “Thus I Refute Bealsley” & “The Book Shop” – Sleep No More – March 6, 1957
- Old Time Radio Feature 2: “The Devil’s Doctor” – The Witch’s Tale – January 8, 1934
mp3s of shows available upon request to all substack @jedediahsmith1 subscribers
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