T H E G R I P O F T E R R O R
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1977
First Show: ??? ??, 1977 Last Show: ??? ??, 1977
Number Shows: 12? Audition Show: none
Series Description:
THE GRIP OF TERROR was the product of Professor Eli Segal, who
produced and directed the series. The shows were heard on WMUK-FM,
Kalamazoo, Michigan, the college radio station of Western Michigan
University. This series of 30-minute shows were mostly adaptations
of scripts from shows of radio's Golden Age. You'll find titles that
you may remember from SUSPENSE, ESCAPE or INNER SANCTUM. Although
amateur casts were used, the productions are still quite decent.
Actual dates of the broadcasts are not known nor is the number of
shows in the series.
Besides THE GRIP OF TERROR, Professor Segal also produced FUTURE TENSE
(1974 & 1976), AUDION THEATRE (1990), a series on radio history which
included interviews with Fred Foy, Bud Collyer, Jackson Beck and
others (1976) and many others.
Log Comments:
There is little information available on these shows. Fortunately,
the J. David Goldin database had enough information to provide this
start of a log. Additional information was obtained from corrections
to "Science Fiction On Radio: A Revised Look At 1950-1975" by James F.
Widner and Meade Frierson III found on Jim's web site.
The "Avl" column means "Available". If "yes" appears in the column,
the show appeared in the GOLDINdex. Since it was cataloged, it is
hoped that it is available to collectors. I have not seem these shows
listed anywhere else.
Chronological Log:
Num Title Avl Script Used On Dates
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1 "Present Tense" yes SUSPENSE 03-03-57
ESCAPE 01-31-50
2 "The Search For Henri LeFevre" SUSPENSE 07-06-44
3 "Song Of The Slasher" yes INNER SANCTUM 04-04-45
4 "Star Bright" X MINUS ONE 04-10-56
5 "Dead Ernest" yes SUSPENSE 08-08-46,
05-08-47,
03-24-49
6 Two Stories:
"Three Skeleton Key" ESCAPE 11-15-49,
03-17-50,
08-09-53
SUSPENSE 11-11-56,
10-19-58
"Born Of Man and Woman" HALLOWEEN HORROR 10-??-74
7 "On A Country Road" yes SUSPENSE 11-16-50,
01-04-54,
10-09-54,
05-10-59
8 "Fugue In C Minor" SUSPENSE 06-01-44
9 title not known
10 "Come Back" yes original
11 title not known
12 "Only The Dead Die Twice" yes INNER SANCTUM 03-21-49
References:
* Corrections to "Science Fiction on Radio: A Revised Look At 1950-
1975" by James F. Widner and Meade Frierson III.
(http://www.otr.com)
* GOLDINdex database, J. David Goldin, Box 542, Newtown, CT 06470
(http://www.radiogoldindex.com)
Last Update: May 20, 2004
This log is informational only. It does not imply that I or my
references have these shows for trade or sale. The shows are still
protected under copyright law and should be obtained only from
authorized dealers.
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