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Old Time Radio Mystery, Suspense, & Horror

721 - The Gift House

Old Time Radio Mystery, Suspense, & Horror

Dakoda Black

Society & Culture

4.4730 Ratings

🗓️ 19 March 2023

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

CBS Radio - A woman finds out she has inherited a house that may be haunted!!

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0:00.0

Another journey into the realm of the strange and terrifying.

0:07.2

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

0:14.7

So settle back.

0:16.9

Get a good grip on your nerves.

0:20.2

Where are we going?

0:22.2

You'll find out when we get there.

0:28.8

Well, greetings, everybody.

0:30.6

Welcome back to the podcast.

0:33.0

I've got a good, classic old-time radio mystery suspense and horror play for you today from the CBS

0:41.9

radio mystery theater. I really like this one. And I'll have a few comments to say after the play

0:49.3

today. So if you're interested in that, be sure to stick around. Check out my other two podcasts, old-time radio comedy and Superman Radio as well.

1:00.3

All right, well, let's go ahead and get into today's play, sit back and enjoy from CBS Radio

1:05.5

Mystery Theater, The Gift House, which aired February 20th of 1981.

1:16.4

The CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents.

1:21.7

The CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents. Come in.

1:39.9

Welcome.

1:41.5

I'm E.G. Marshall.

1:43.5

There's a famous, if ancient phrase, written by the Latin poet Virgil, Timeo G.anaos donna ferentes. Translation, beware the Greeks bearing gifts. This would seem to contradict another, perhaps older, saw. Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

2:03.1

The story I bring you relates to both of these,

2:06.5

but in the end, you will have to decide which is closer to the truth.

2:12.2

What's that?

2:13.6

It's the burglar alarms, Nancy.

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