This week, a look at one of Peter Lorre's (right) greatest radio appearances on his summer replacement series - Mystery in the Air. The series was a showcase for Lorre and he rises to the occasion in one of fictions best known classic horror stories - The Horla, by French writer, Guy de Maupassant.

Well, Christmas is coming and this week I offer two items. An unusual Christmas story from the pen of Wyllis Cooper (right) for his Quiet, Please series from 1948. The second is a short clip from a 1929 KHJ Christmas gift by then owner Don Lee to his staff.

Music under is by Doug Boldt from the Podsafe Music Network.

This week our adventure takes us out of this world as we hear a science fiction story from a top notch series called Hollywood Star Playhouse. The story is taut and suspenseful and stars Joseph Cotten (right).  I'll look at both the series and the story.

This week a look at one of the most suspenseful radio plays ever broadcast and the story's author. Lucille Fletcher (right) was best known for her play and film "Sorry, Wrong Number." But before that Orson Welles starred in her play about a man traveling across the country and what he saw - "The Hitchhiker." It was broadcast over several different radio series. The one you'll hear this week is from Suspense.