Another journey into the realm of the strange and terrifying.

I hope you will enjoy the trip that it will thrill you a little and chill you a little.

So settle back.

Get a good grip on your nerves.

Where are we going?

You'll find out when we get there.

Well, greetings, everybody.

Welcome back to the show.

I want to welcome you to this year's special Halloween episode that I have chosen from the CBS Radio Mystery Theater.

I chose this one because I really believe that this is such a great, solid play from beginning to end.

There's just a lot of mystery and suspense, and it's quickly become one of my

favorite plays of old time radio and CBS Radio Mystery Theater in particular. The acting is good,

the story is good, the suspense and mystery is awesome, and I can't wait for you to hear it.

Like I said, I think this was a good fit for this year's special Halloween episode.

So let's go ahead and get into it.

This was episode number 970 of CBS Radio, and it first aired April 11th of 1979.

Sit back and enjoy this year's Halloween special episode, The Charnel House.

CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents.

Come in. Welcome. I'm E.C. Marshall.

I'm sure you'd be interested, so I thought I might define a charnel house.

According to Webster, it is a house, vault, or other place where dead bodies or the bones of the dead are deposited or piled up.

Why do I bring up such a gruesome subject?

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