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Old Time Radio Researchers GroupDark Fantasy

DARK FANTASY

Dark Fantasy was a short series with tales of the weird, adventures of the supernatural, created for you by Scott Bishop. The series aired as a horror drama on NBC between 1941 and 1942.

Dark Fantasy was a series dedicated to dealings with the unknown. Originating from radio station WKY, Oklahoma City, it was written by Scott Bishop (of Mysterious Traveler and The Sealed Book fame) and was heard Fridays over stations. Tom Paxton served as announcer. The shows covered horror, science fiction and murder mysteries. Although a short series, the shows are excellent with some stories way ahead of their time. The following is a news promo promoting the show:

Every since Lights Out went out several years ago, fans of the fiendish have been clamoring for more good old goose-pimple horror drama on the air. Now they have it. One of the programs that currently freezes the airwaves with its chilling stories is Dark Fantasy comparatively new to the networks. In the late hours of Friday nights these shivery, shocking stories go out over NBC - right straight from Oklahoma City, which you might not have thought of as headquarters for haunts. Station WKY is the home of the Dark Fantasy plays, and the writer is Scott Bishop, who lives in the midst of mystery and the supernatural, represented by the innurnerable volumes of thriller fiction, fantasy lore and all kinds of horror literature that fill his home andhis office. Bishop has long contributed to network broadcasting and to magazines. He says, "Give the listener enough material to let his imagination go to work, and he'll supply his own goose-pimples." Dark Fantasy has been furnishing plenty of such material since last November. And judging from enthusiastic comment, the horror fans are responding with goose-pimples galore! Tune in every Friday on Station WKY Oklahoma City.

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OTRR Certification Information:

Series Name: Dark Fantasy
Certification Status: OTRR Certified Accurate
Certification Date: June 20, 2005
Certification Version: Version 1
Number of CDs: 1

From the Old Time Radio Researcher's Group. See "Note" Section below for more information on the OTRR.

Creative Commons license: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs

Notes

OLD TIME RADIO RESEARCHER'S GROUP

This is a production of the Old Time Radio Researchers Group located at Old Time Radio Researchers Website and the Old Time Radio Researchers Group.

It contains the most complete and accurate version of this series in the best sound possible at the time of creation. An updated version will be issued if more episodes or better sounding ones become available.

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Relax, listen, and enjoy!

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Reviewer: islesfan01 - - September 19, 2008
Subject: Well Worth a listen
Good stories, creepy feeling, well paced. worth a listen on a dark rainy night.

Reviewer: FNH - - March 15, 2008
Subject: A Good Find
This is a very good show. The audio quality is very nice and this is one of the few OTR shows that can be really creepy. They get it just right.

Reviewer: Buckage - - December 11, 2007
Subject: Great show
This show is a lot of fun. Very creative with a great atmosphere to it. daaaaaaaaarrrk fffaaaaaanntaasssyyyyy! YEAH!

Reviewer: OTRDUDE - - June 1, 2007
Subject: Great new horror series (to me at least)
A great series that apparently is not well known.If you like old time radio horror shows, and haven't heard this series before, check it out! Thanks go out to the Old Time Radio Researcher's group for putting these together and releasing them.