Guy de Maupassant’s classic short story was adapted by Mystery in the Air for this week’s episode, “The Horla!” Peter Lorre stars in this story a man tormented by an invisible presence. Where did this shadowy nightmare come from? How far will this narrator go to rid himself of this creature? Is this secretly a really disturbing episode of the Shadow? Would you book a flight to Lorretown? Listen for yourself and find out! Then vote and let us know what you think!
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Hey! We just noticed that this episode was not only one that we were interested in, it was also recommended to us by one of our listeners. Thank you, David! Obviously, we’ve been thinking along the same lines!
I think Eric would enjoy the “Marvelous Barrastro” episode of “Mystery in the Air,” since the entire plot revolves around the uniqueness of Peter Lorre’s voice.
We will add it to our list! And, thank you! We always appreciate recommendations!
Okay – my daughter was about 5 or so. And she was at her grandma’s and got a toy telephone built into a horse. Grandma buys at garage sales. And daughter wanted to call me on the phone, so I said OK, and she called and said “Hi Daddy!” and I decided it would be a wrong number so I said, “I am not your FAAHHTHer. Thees is PEEETer LORre!” And she said, “Hi, Peter Lorre! My name is” and they had this conversation. After that, Peter Lorre became one of her favorite character-friends of hers, maybe in the top… Read more »
That is a beautiful story and makes me kick myself for not reading my own daughter Peter Lorre bedtime stories. Frog and Toad are a perfect match for Peter Lorre. Shel Silverstein would be great too. I can imagine him losing his freaking mind reading “Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout Would Not Take The Garbage Out”.
(I’m sorry if I already told this story)
Such a classic. Mystery In the Air was one of my favorite radio dramas as a kid and now, thanks to you knuckleheads, it’ll be little more than a fart joke…