Jedediah Smith

From pulp horror to avant garde poetics, writing that hits hard by Jedediah Smith

  • Day 18 of 10th Annual Shocktober Insomniacs Bedtime Old Time Radio and Audio Gallimaufry

    Playlist, Oct 18, 2025:

    1. Intro: Telephone call
    2. Movie theme: Fright Night – “Come To Me” by Brad Fiedel (1985)
    3. Poem: Hamlet’s Soliloquy Act III Scene 2 l.380-91 read by Sir John Gielgud
    4. TV program segment: Boris Karloff – Dinah Shore Show (1957)
    5. Commercial: Nestle Halloween Candy with Frankenstein’s Monster Ad (1977)
    6. Short (Article/Sketch/Story): A Phantom Toe: A Traditional Ghost Story from HorrorBabble
    7. Monster Song: Get Down Goblin (Special Treat) by Jan Terri
    8. Scenebite: You come to us – Phantasm
    9. Drive-In Trailer: Night of the Comet
    10. Retro Baby Buggy Bumper: Bela and Bologna
    11. Old Time Radio Feature 1: “Herbert West – Reanimator” Pt. II – Dark Adventure Radio Theatre – hplhs.org/darthwr.php
    12. Old Time Radio Feature 2: “Northern Lights” – Quiet, Please – Jan 30, 1949

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  • Day 17 of 10th Annual Shocktober Insomniacs Bedtime Old Time Radio and Audio Gallimaufry

    Playlist, Oct 17, 2025:

    1. Intro: Horror Host Intro: Thriller Double Feature WXON TV20 Detroit Saturday 2pm 1983-93
    2. Movie theme: Martin – “The Calling” by Donald Rubinstein (1977)
    3. Poem: Ghost House by Robert Frost
    4. TV program segment: KABC promo reel for The Vampira Show
    5. Commercial: Wanda The Witch For Hidden Magic Hair Spray
    6. Short (Article/Sketch/Story): The Cradle That Rocked by Itself by Maria Leach from Haunted House & Other Spooky Poems b/w Family Secrets by Midnight Syndicate
    7. Monster Song: The Ballad of Harry Warden by Paul Zaza from My Bloody Valentine (1981)
    8. Scenebite: The Second Inquisition from Jess Franco’s Les démons (1973)
    9. Drive-In Trailer: They Came From Within (1975)
    10. Retro Baby Buggy Bumper: Funky Fanfare with Boris Karloff
    11. Old Time Radio Feature 1: “Herbert West – Reanimator” Pt. I – Dark Adventure Radio Theatre – hplhs.org/darthwr.php
    12. Old Time Radio Feature 2: “Three Skeleton Key” – Escape – March 17, 1950

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  • Day 16 of 10th Annual Shocktober Insomniacs Bedtime Old Time Radio and Audio Gallimaufry

    1. Intro: The Vampira Show opening
    2. Movie theme: Mars Attacks! – “Main Titles” by Danny Elfman (1996)
    3. Poem: This Living Hand by John Keats
    4. TV program segment: Milton the Monster Show 1965 Opening
    5. Commercial: Pressman’s Witch Dr. Head Shrinkers Kit
    6. Short (Article/Sketch/Story): Goldilockjaw and the 3 Bats as told by Sir Graves Ghastly
    7. Monster Song: Skeleton In The Closet by Nat Gonella & His Georgians (1937) & Bob’s Burgers – “The Pumpkining” End Credits Song “It’s Halloween”
    8. Scenebite: Spirit Store Animatronic Voices: Floating Ghost Girl
    9. Drive-In Trailer: Night of the Demons Radio Spot (1988)
    10. Retro Baby Buggy Bumper: Bob’s Burgers bumper
    11. Old Time Radio Feature 1: “Dead Reckoning” – Inner Sanctum – Jan 18, 1942
    12. Old Time Radio Feature 2: “The Porch Light” – Nightfall – February 26, 1982

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  • Day 15 of 10th Annual Shocktober Insomniacs Bedtime Old Time Radio and Audio Gallimaufry

    Playlist, Oct 15, 2025:

    1. Intro: Universal Horror Trading Cards
    2. Movie theme: Pet Sematary – “Pet Sematary” by Elliot Goldenthal (1989)
    3. Poem: When I Am Dead, My Dearest by Christina Rossetti (read by Brigitte Bordeau)
    4. TV program segment: Eerie Indiana intro
    5. Commercial: Original Tyco Doctor Dreadful Radioactive Labs Commercial
    6. Short (Article/Sketch/Story): Jerry Seinfeld on Halloween (Stand-up in New York)
    7. Monster Song: Monster Holiday by Lon Chaney, Jr. (1964)
    8. Scenebite: The Legend of Hell House – We’re not even inside yet Miss Tanner
    9. Drive-In Trailer: Saturday The 14th (1981)
    10. Retro Baby Buggy Bumper: NBC Movie Of The Week Opening (1990)
    11. Old Time Radio Feature 1: “Never Send to Know” – Quiet, Please – Mar 8, 1948
    12. Old Time Radio Feature 2: “The Shadow People” – Hall of Fantasy – Sept 21, 1953

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  • Day 14 of 10th Annual Shocktober Insomniacs Bedtime Old Time Radio and Audio Gallimaufry

    Playlist, Oct 14, 2025:

    1. Intro: Ghost A Go-Go
    2. Movie theme: Hocus Pocus “Main Title” by John Debney (2013)
    3. Poem: The Hag by Robert Herrick (from PoetryTherapy)
    4. TV program segment: Grandpa Munster Open to ‘Super Scary Saturday’
    5. Commercial: Hellraiser infomercial only on the 1st edition vhs (1987)
    6. Short (Article/Sketch/Story): Night Gallery Radio Project – The Doll
    7. Monster Song: Spooky Scary Skeletons by Andrew Gold
    8. Scenebite: Bride of Frankenstein – Love Dead
    9. Drive-In Trailer: Frankenstein Meets The Wolfman (1943)
    10. Retro Baby Buggy Bumper: Cinemark Front Row Joe
    11. Old Time Radio Feature 1: “The Bus to Buena Vista” – Crisis – 1975
    12. Old Time Radio Feature 2: “The Whole Town’s Sleeping” – Suspense – Aug, 31, 1958

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