This week, the Society is listening to the nightmarish sound of “The Screaming Skull” from the enigmatic series, Theatre 10:30. This adaptation of Francis Marion Crawford’s short story tells the tale of a husband and wife whose deaths leave behind a mysterious skull and a blood-chilling legend. Is that screaming sound just the wind? Can a dinner conversation go so badly that it leads to a lifetime of guilt? Are we really wanting people to watch Mystery Science Theater 3000 at the witching hour? Listen for yourself and find out! Then vote and let us know what you think:
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Hi Gents, Just finished this episode and I think this might be your best work yet. Wonderful story (though ‘The Ravine’ from Bradbury 13 is still scarier IMHO). I wanted to weigh in on the 3:15 question. I have heard that around 3am is considered a time for evil and supernatural hi-jinks because it is the opposite of the time Jesus died on the cross, traditionally thought of as around 3pm. I think I might have first heard of this idea watching ‘The Exorcism of Emily Rose’ so consider the source. Thanks again for the shows, and for turning me… Read more »
It’s interesting that there’s so much agreement about the witching hour with such a variety of explanations to justify the belief. Thanks for the comment and the tip on “The Ravine!” We’ve been looking at Nightfall a lot when picking out episodes, but just haven’t gotten to it yet.
This was a great episode. I had never heard of this series and I was apprehensive about checking it out because of the MST3K connection (great episode – bad movie). Glad I finally got around to it. My girlfriend and I will definitely be checking out more of this series.
I went the exact same path with this title. Fingers crossed, I’ll be putting a staged version of the story together!
MST3K FTW! I have loved this story for years, I’m glad you guys did it 🙂
As to 3 AM there is a big possibility that people needed to explain why many humans wake up at about that time most nights a week. Certainly it’s succubi waking up our men, right?
Great episode. Agree that this is one of the best I’ve heard. Polar opposite from Trespassers will be Experimented On by Theatre 10:30.
Some of the musical cues were driving me nuts for the longest time and I just got it – The Black Museum.