Tag Archives: John Dickson Carr

August 16

Suspense – “The Dead Sleep Lightly”

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Another classic from John Dickson Carr. The mystery does not give you enough clues to solve on your own however the ending and overall story is still entertaining. Susan Hayward guests stars on this week’s episode of Suspense! “A tingling ghost story about a rich old man and the ghost of his long-forgotten wife. + […]

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February 05

Suspense – “Customers Like Murder”

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A hard-working writer of detective stories and his sassy secretary are abducted by a gun-wielding thug who mistakes him for a doctor. Things only get worse from there as our victims must outwit the gang while using the knowledge of their professional talents. Can the writer outwit the gang of murderous thugs?

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April 09

Suspense – “The Devil’s Saint”

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Pariss, 1927.  Edward and Illone are having a night to themselves, enjoying each other’s company.  However, Illone’s uncle, Count Stefan Kohari, arrives.  Illone and Edward inform the Count that they intend to get married but the Count has an issue.  The issue being Edward and Illon had only known themselves for a mere four days.  The […]

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February 05

Suspense -“Two Sharp Knives”

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“Two Sharp Knives” was adapted from the short story of the same name by Dashiell Hammett, which was first published in Colliers, January 13,1934. Stories for Men: an Anthology (1944), also published the story.  John Dickson Carr, a staple of the Suspense radio drama adapted this story for radio. As the story begins, early in the morning a […]

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September 14

Suspense – “The Bride Vanishes”

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  A married couple must solve a mystery involving a disappearing bride and a haunted sea cave. Suspense – “The Bride Vanishes” by John Dickson Carr.   December 1, 1942.

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August 10

Suspense – “Menace in Wax”

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“During the French revolution of 1793, a Swiss girl copied in wax the severed heads of those had just been guillotined. She married a French Man named Tussard and came to London and she founded Madam Tussard’s Wax Works. There it is still in Marleborne near Baker Street station, not the original building, that was […]

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June 08

Suspense – “Will You Make a Bet with Death”

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A man bets his life against the $25,000 his uncle promises him if he can escape being murdered! Suspense “Will You Make a Bet with Death” by John Dickson Carr November 10th, 1942 One of the premier drama programs of the Golden Age of Radio, was subtitled “radio’s outstanding theater of thrills” and focused on suspense thriller-type […]

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May 11

Suspense – The Devil in the Summer House

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Let’s say you received a mysterious letter from someone who is already dead asking you to meet on a dark and stormy night in a creep old house.  Would you show up?  What if you had no choice?   “The Devil in the Summer House” was originally written by John Dickson Carr and adapted this […]

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March 16

Suspense – The Burning Court

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The Burning Court is one spooky story indeed.  A story of poisoning with supernatural overtones. One of the guests at a dinner party is a murderer…which one?  Based upon a novel by John Dickson Carr. Suspense recreated the 1937 grizzly tale for audiences and to this day is a frightening foray into the classic Who dun […]

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