This week, esoteric scholarship leads to…Murder at Midnight! In this episode, “The Kabbalah,” a professor of the occult suddenly comes into possession of a strange, ancient book. Inside he discovers a forgotten version of the Kabbalah, and uses this system of transforming words into numbers to reveal hidden truths of the universe. It not only answers questions about the future, but also seems to grant wishes. What dark price does this book require for its secrets? Is this just the sort of thing that happens in a college towns? How many obscure references can we cram into one discussion? Listen for yourself and find out! Then vote and let us know what you think!
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The quality production on “Murder at Midnight” was by Anton M. Leader who later produced the “Suspense” series in 1948-49 where he was responsible for some of that series’ best episodes, including your favorites, “Ghost Hunt” and the Ethel Barrymore-Gene Kelly version of “To Find Help.”
One “Murder at Midnight” ep you might have fun reviewing is “The Ape Song,” about a guy who turns into an ape.
Thanks for making that connection! Leader left quite a legacy! And oh, “guy who turns into an ape.” You just said the magic words. That sounds fantastic. We’ll have to give it a whirl.
When next we meet remind me to tell you about when my big brother convinced me I was turning into an ape.
[…] got time for one more visit to our Listener Library before our 100th episode! After our first foray into Murder at Midnight, Bob suggested another installment from the same series, “The Ape […]
Great episode with a creepy ending. Much better than the other MAM episodes I’ve heard over the years.
It could use more gorilla.