In the hopes of launching 2024 with some auspicious beginnings, we’re presenting a trio of first episodes from classic radio series! Our mysterious listener Glenn starts us out by celebrating 50 years of CBS Radio Mystery Theater with the series’ debut episode, “The Old Ones are Hard to Kill!” Agnes Moorehead stars as a kindly old woman whose lodger confesses to a murder on his deathbed, and tells her that the man convicted of the crime is innocent. She begins to investigate, hoping to clear the name of the wrongly convicted man, but soon discovers that sinister forces are still at work! What is the truth behind this murder? What was it that made her lodger sick in the first place? What are we throwing at thrift stores as we drive by? Listen for yourself and find out! Then vote and let us know what you think!
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I just got around to listening to this one. I was momentarily puzzled to hear Eric describe Agnes Moorehead as being “best remembered as Endora, Samantha’s hottie mother…,” until I realized that he had actually said “haughty”. For a second I’d thought I was learning more about Eric’s tastes than I needed to know.
This episode was … OK. It didn’t fall apart like some episodes of CBSRMT, but it wasn’t particularly great, either. It was pleasant enough to listen to, but it really didn’t generate any suspense.