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Tales of Suspense
Suspense is a radio drama series broadcast on CBS Radio from 1940 through 1962. One of the premier drama programs of the Golden Age of Radio, Suspense was subtitled “radio’s outstanding theater of thrills” and focused on suspense thriller-type scripts, usually featuring leading Hollywood actors of the era.
Episodes
- Tales of Suspense
Will You Make a Bet With Murder? (Suspense)
A friendly wager. A simple game. And a man who never loses. In this chilling episode of Suspense, what begins as an innocent bet quickly spirals into something…
Tales of SuspenseCast in Order of Disappearance (Charles Paris Mystery)
Charles finds himself uncharacteristically employed in a film, having landed the part of a middle-management vampire in The Wreathing. His co-star is Jodie…
Tales of SuspenseDaylight Robbery (R.D. Wingfield)
"'Elderly lady living alone in remote house, willing to take in paying guests." When Miss Pickering puts this ad in the newspaper, she has an ulterior motive…
Tales of SuspenseChristie's Poirot and the Veiled Lady
A mysterious woman arrives at Hercule Poirot’s apartment, her face hidden behind a thick veil and her voice filled with urgency. She claims to be the victim of…
Tales of SuspenseThe Lord of the Witch Doctors (Suspense)
The Lord of the Witch Doctors marks the very first appearance of the series’ iconic host, The Man in Black, whose ominous introductions would become a defining…
Tales of SuspenseSherlock Holmes and the Noble Bachelor
When a wealthy English aristocrat’s new American bride vanishes on their wedding day, the baffled groom turns to Sherlock Holmes for help. Lord St. Simon had…
Tales of SuspenseHeads You Lose (Suspense) ft. William Redfield
A simple twist of fate becomes a matter of life and death in this gripping episode of Suspense. In “Heads You Lose,” William Redfield stars in a tense…
Tales of SuspensePOIROT: Million Dollar Bond Robbery
When a shipment of valuable bonds worth a million dollars disappears during a transatlantic voyage, the crime seems almost impossible. The bonds were carefully…
Tales of SuspenseSeeds of Disaster (Suspense) ft. Bernard Grant
An experiment meant to help humanity takes a chilling turn in this thought-provoking episode of Suspense. In “Seeds of Disaster,” writer Bernard Grant crafts a…
Tales of SuspenseSherlock Holmes and the Engineer's Thumb
A terrified young engineer arrives at Baker Street in the dead of night, his hand freshly bandaged and his thumb mysteriously missing. He tells Sherlock Holmes…
Tales of SuspensePOIROT: Jewel Robbery at the Grand Metropolitan
While vacationing at the luxurious Grand Metropolitan Hotel, Hercule Poirot and Captain Hastings find themselves unexpectedly involved in a puzzling theft. A…
Tales of SuspenseHitch-Hike Poker (Suspense) ft. Gregory Peck
A friendly card game turns into a deadly gamble in this tense episode of Suspense. In “Hitch-Hike Poker,” a group of strangers share a ride, and a seemingly…
Tales of SuspenseSherlock Holmes and the Speckled Band
A terrified young woman arrives at Baker Street with a chilling story: her sister died under mysterious circumstances just before her wedding, whispering the…
Tales of SuspensePOIROT: Adventure of the Italian Nobleman
A frantic late-night visit brings Hercule Poirot into a perplexing and dangerous mystery. An Italian nobleman bursts into Poirot’s apartment, terrified and…
Tales of SuspenseThis Happy Breed (Lux Radio Theatre)
A warm and nostalgic portrait of everyday life in England between the world wars, This Happy Breed follows the Gibbons family as they navigate love, loss, and…
Tales of SuspenseSherlock Holmes and the Twisted Lip
A respectable gentleman disappears under mysterious circumstances after being seen entering a notorious opium den along the Thames. When his desperate wife…
Tales of SuspenseHercule Poirot and the King of Clubs
A quiet evening of bridge at a country house is shattered when a body is discovered in the study. The victim—an unexpected visitor—has been shot, and the…
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The Devil in the Summer House (Suspense!)
In this unsettling episode of Suspense, a quiet country estate becomes the setting for a chilling psychological mystery. When a seemingly harmless summer…
Tales of SuspenseSherlock Holmes and the Five Orange Pips
A frightened young man arrives at Baker Street carrying a strange and terrifying warning: five dried orange seeds sent anonymously through the mail. The same…
Tales of SuspenseChristie's POIROT: The Lemesurier Inheritance
For generations, the Lemesurier family has been haunted by a chilling curse: the eldest son in each generation dies before he can inherit the title. When…
Tales of SuspenseThe Amazing Death of Mrs. Putnam (Inner Sanctum Mysteries)
In this eerie episode of Inner Sanctum Mysteries, a seemingly ordinary death quickly becomes anything but ordinary. When the wealthy and difficult Mrs. Putnam…
Tales of SuspenseSherlock Holmes and the Boscombe Valley Mystery
When a wealthy landowner is found murdered near a quiet country pool in Boscombe Valley, suspicion quickly falls on his own son, who was seen arguing with him…
Tales of SuspensePOIROT: The Tragedy at Marsdon Manor
While recovering from illness in the quiet countryside, Hercule Poirot finds himself drawn into a puzzling and tragic case. A wealthy man has died suddenly at…
Tales of SuspenseThe Kettler Method (Suspense!)
In this tense episode of Suspense, a brilliant but ruthless scientist introduces a disturbing psychological experiment known as “the Kettler Method.” Promising…
Tales of SuspenseSherlock Holmes and the Case of Identity
A distressed young woman visits Baker Street with a baffling mystery... She was engaged to marry a quiet and devoted man named Hosmer Angel, but on the very…
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One Hundred in the Dark (Suspense!)
An elegant dinner. Seven guests. One vanished sapphire—and a host who’s willing to plunge everyone into total darkness to get it back. In this classic episode…
Tales of SuspensePOIROT: The Kidnapped Prime Minister
When the Prime Minister of Britain mysteriously disappears on the eve of a crucial international conference, panic spreads through the highest levels of…
Tales of SuspenseSherlock Holmes and the Redheaded League
When a humble London pawnbroker answers a mysterious newspaper advertisement seeking men with bright red hair, he finds himself hired for a strange job that…
Tales of SuspenseAgatha Christie's POIROT: The Chocolate Box
Hercule Poirot recounts one of the few cases he considers a failure. In “The Chocolate Box,” a suspicious death linked to a box of chocolates leads the young…
Tales of SuspenseThe Werewolf (Dragnet)
When a frightened citizen reports seeing a werewolf roaming the streets of Los Angeles, detectives Joe Friday and Frank Smith are assigned to investigate what…
Tales of SuspenseSherlock Holmes and the Scandal in Bohemia
In this classic episode of The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, the legendary detective is drawn into one of his most delicate cases when a royal client…
Tales of SuspenseWet Saturday (Suspense!)
On a quiet, rain-soaked Saturday afternoon, a respectable family’s routine is shattered when their daughter accidentally kills a man during a confrontation…
Tales of SuspensePOIROT: The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Campbell's Playhouse)
One of the most famous mysteries ever written comes to life in this classic radio adaptation from Campbell’s Playhouse. In the quiet English village of King’s…
Tales of SuspenseThe House on Chimney Pot Lane (CBS Radio Mystery Theatre)
A contemporary couple buys an older house infamous for the mysterious disappearance of its previous residents. Soon after moving in and decorating with a…
Tales of SuspenseMr. Pottermack’s Oversight (Dr. Thorndyke)
Mr. Pottermack’s Oversight is a forensic detective drama based on Freeman’s 1930 inverted mystery featuring his celebrated sleuth Dr. Thorndyke. The narrative…
Tales of SuspensePOIROT: The Careless Victim | Agatha Christie Mystery
A “careless” mistake… or the perfect crime? In Hercule Poirot's "First American Adventure," Agatha Christie's famous Detective is drawn into a case where…
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First Prize... DEATH (CBS Radio Mystery Theater)
Set against the deceptively glamorous world of high-stakes competitions and public acclaim, First Prize—Death explores how ambition and envy can turn deadly…
Tales of SuspenseThe Intermediary (CBS Radio Mystery Theatre)
In this psychological mystery, Frank Ellington inherits the house where his cruel stepmother once tormented him. At his wife’s urging he and his wife move into…
Tales of SuspenseThe Deep Blue Sea (Terence Rattigan’s Classic British Drama)
The Deep Blue Sea by Terence Rattigan (broadcast 18 April 1981) is a classic British drama about love, despair and emotional conflict in post-war London…
Tales of SuspenseRare Blood (by Leigh Jackson)
Rare Blood is a BBC Radio 4 drama written by Leigh Jackson, first broadcast as part of the network’s drama strand on Monday 17 August 1981. The story centers…
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The Fatal Flaw
The Fatal Flaw is an original radio drama in which a struggling history teacher and second-novelist finds himself drawn into a glamorous but unsettling world…
Tales of Suspense🎭 Call for the Dead (John le Carré’s First George Smiley Mystery)
Call for the Dead is John le Carré’s first published novel and the debut story featuring his iconic British intelligence officer George Smiley. The plot…
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Investigation of a Murder
The Investigation of a Murder is a feature-length BBC Radio 4 drama by Eric Saward, first broadcast on Saturday 6 January 1979 as part of the esteemed Saturday…
Tales of SuspenseBlack Plumes (Margery Allingham Mystery)
Black Plumes is a mystery/detective drama based on a 1940 novel by famed Golden Age crime writer Margery Allingham. The story unfolds mainly around the Ivory…
Tales of SuspenseSherlock Holmes & The Blue Carbuncle
When the Countess of Morcar's priceless blue carbuncle is stolen, a reformed thief is charged with the crime. But a strange thing happens. Holmes tells Watson…
Tales of SuspenseYuletide Mysteries - Agatha Christie & Suspense Marathon
Settle in for a night where DECKING THE HALLS meets DANGER and DARK SECRETS... Our special Christmas Suspense & Mystery Marathon brings together classic tales…
Tales of Suspense"A Christmas Carol" Campbell Playhouse's Holiday Tradition
First broadcast in 1938, Campbell Playhouse’s A Christmas Carol stands as one of the most iconic radio interpretations of Dickens’ classic. Directed and…
Tales of Suspense“Holiday Story” A Tale of Tension and Tradition
“Holiday Story” is a lesser-known but compelling entry in the Suspense anthology series. It follows a family preparing for the holidays, only to find…
Tales of SuspenseThe Maltese Falcon
Set in San Francisco in the late 1920s, The Maltese Falcon follows hard-boiled private detective Sam Spade, whose life is upended after a mysterious woman…
Tales of Suspense"Christmas for Carole" Suspense Radio
A poignant holiday tale from the classic radio series Suspense, “Christmas for Carol” follows a desperate young husband who turns to crime in hopes of giving…
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"Back for Christmas" Suspense Holiday Thriller
“Back for Christmas” is one of the most celebrated episodes of the iconic radio anthology Suspense. The story centers on Dr. Hermant, a man determined to free…
Tales of SuspenseGeorge Orwell's 1984
Nineteen Eighty-Four is George Orwell's terrifying vision of a totalitarian future in which everything and everyone is slave to a tyrannical regime. STARRING…
Tales of Suspense"The Picture of Dorian Gray" Oscar Wilde's Dark Masterpiece
In exchange for eternal youth, a man makes a deal with the devil and gives up his soul. As he is consumed by evil, his portrait changes to mirror the…
Tales of Suspense"The Hound of the Baskervilles" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson investigate the legend of a supernatural hound, a beast that may be stalking a young heir on the fog-shrouded moorland that makes…
Tales of SuspenseThe Phantom of the Opera (CBS Radio Mystery Theater)
Raoul de Chagny falls for the stunning Christine Daae as he he watches her perform in Paris Opera House. But he must pursue her through its backdoors and stage…
Tales of SuspenseSherlock Holmes in "The Valley of Fear"
The Baker Street sleuth probes a case of revenge and treachery linking a country home with 1890s American secret societies. Sherlock Holmes ...... Clive…
Tales of Suspense"Turn of the Screw" by Henry James
What evil influences the two beautiful children at Bly? A governess is sent to care for two orphaned children in a remote country estate. She soon becomes…
Tales of SuspenseMary Shelley's "Frankenstein" (Suspense!) Starring Herbert Marshall
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein explores the nature of human life and man’s control over it. The living monster he creates awes and frightens him. The story was…
Tales of SuspenseSherlock Holmes in "The Sign of Four"
A vanished father. A trail of priceless pearls. And a mystery that refuses to stay buried. In this 1963 radio adaptation of The Sign of Four, Sherlock Holmes…
Tales of Suspense"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is set circa 1790 in the Dutch settlement of Tarry Town (based on Tarrytown, New York), in a secluded glen called Sleepy Hollow. It…