The Gaming Gang October Spooktacular 2021 Murder At Midnight The Kabbalah 1946

Jeff McAleer

Another New York based suspense show, which had a short run, was Murder at Midnight. This was a syndicated show that landed all over the dial on various networks, although ten of its fifty episodes eventually aired on the Mutual network. Thankfully, the tales on Murder at Midnight didn't follow the route of the Inner Sanctum Mysteries with Scooby Doo endings; the majority of the episodes featuring what seemed to be supernatural turned out to actually be supernatural.

This is an interesting tale with a bit of an M. R. James sort of vibe as a professor studying the paranormal discovers an oracle that can forecast the future. But are there strings attached? When will radio characters realize that if it's too good to be true, then it won't be good?

Let's turn out the lights and give a listen to The Kabbalah from Murder at Midnight as it aired on December 30th, 1946.

This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.