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The Witch's Tale was a horror-fantasy radio series which aired from May 21, 1931, to June 13, 1938, on WOR, the Mutual Radio Network, and in syndication. The program was created, written, and directed by Alonzo Deen Cole (February 22, 1897, St. Paul, Minnesota - April 7, 1971). Cole's spooky show was hosted by Old Nancy, the Witch of Salem, who introduced a different terror tale each week. The role of Old Nancy was created by stage actress Adelaide Fitz-Allen, who died in 1935 at the age of 79. Cole replaced her with 13-year-old Miriam Wolfe, and Martha Wentworth was also heard as Old Nancy on occasion. Cole himself provided...
A graveyard stroll is Old Nancy's idea of easing you into bedtime.
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An old family crime turns a dinner party into a midnight reckoning with bones, witchcraft, and fire.
A dinner gathering in a fine old English house turns toward witchcraft when Mr. Rockwell opens an iron chest and reveals the bones of Eric Rockworth, an ancestor burned at the stake after trial records linked him to murdered young women and a rejuvenating elixir made with blood.
A devil doctor legend gives way to a stark nightmare of imagination and punishment.
Harkley Manor begins with new American owners admiring an old landmark even as they set about modernizing it, and that confidence soon runs into local legend. Mr.
A haunted lawyer, an accused murderer, and a mob meet inside a Salem witch's grim bedtime story.
A Michigan house party opens onto something darker, with lawyer Dave Morton carrying his past like a private debt he cannot quite settle. Nancy, the 102-year-old witch of Salem, sets the tone beside Satan, her black cat, before the story turns through Lucy's absence, Big Mike's…
A nursery song, a dark room, and old-time radio dread that keeps tightening its grip.
The Witch's Tale turns a lullaby into domestic horror with Robert and Susie trapped in a room that keeps feeling less safe as the candles go out and the song comes back.
Patient tales from the uneasy dark.
A 1935 eerie radio drama narrated by a Salem witch and her cat Satan, telling a chilling story about the Knife of Sacrifice in Mexico involving dead Indians and Spanish conquest.
A young man named Ed falls in love with a mysterious woman named Louisa after giving her a ride home in the rain, only to discover unsettling truths when he tries to introduce her to his grandmother.
A supernatural tale set in Salem involving a witch, a devil mask ritual, and a witch doctor's ceremony to protect travelers from devils.
Old Nancy, the witch of Salem, introduces a spooky tale about a sculptor modeling a statue of the Norse god Thor in a New York studio.
Old Nancy, the Witch of Salem, introduces a spooky bedtime story set in a graveyard mansion.
A dramatic reading of Edgar Allan Poe's classic poem 'The Raven,' focusing on a narrator's eerie encounter with a mysterious raven at his chamber door as he mourns his lost love Lenore.
Two college friends, Audrey and Jill, spend a summer on a secluded island where Audrey plans to reunite with her ex-boyfriend AJ, but complications arise when Jill gets severely sunburned and Audrey forgets her asthma medicine.
Old Nancy and her cat Satan introduce a romantic story in this vintage radio drama episode.
A 1933 radio drama episode titled 'The Wonderful Bottle' from the series 'The Witch's Tale', featuring old Nancy and her cat Satan setting up a dark yet cheerful story by the fire.
Old Nancy and her cat Satan continue the story of Frankenstein's monstrous giant, which disappeared after strangling an old lady and reappeared a year later.
A weary salesman named Jim meets a mysterious woman named Angel in a hotel lounge, who shares a sad story about her brother's medical crisis in Colombia before inviting him to take a bath together.
A high school date turns tense when Ronnie accidentally calls Cindy by another girl's name, then terrifying when they hear a news report about an escaped murderer with a hook for a hand.
A young girl named Amy copes with her uncle's death by visiting his grave daily, but becomes terrified during a sudden summer storm while home alone at night.
A babysitter receives unsettling phone calls from a mysterious voice asking about the children she's watching, leading her to contact the police.
This episode recounts the chilling tale of Mary Brown's sudden death and subsequent ghostly appearances that bring tragedy to her family in 1929 Newcastle, Massachusetts.
A witch and her cat introduce a spooky bedtime story set on a rainy night in Kansas involving an old automobile and its passengers.
A horror storytelling episode narrated by a witch and Satan, beginning a tale set during the Reign of Terror in Nantes, France, featuring the brutal figure Carrier.
A 1938 horror radio drama where a witch and her cat narrate a chilling tale about a firing squad executing a traitor in war-torn France during 1918.
This episode concludes the supernatural tale of the Flying Dutchman, focusing on sailor Van Der Decken's blasphemy and condemnation.
Witch's Tale - 1935.01.07 The Entomologist follows Edith Gardner, Roy Bolden, and Dr.
Old Nancy, a witch from Salem, and her black cat Satan introduce a mysterious and chilling tale set in a London railway depot involving a puzzle.
Old Nancy, a 122-year-old witch from Salem, introduces herself and her cat Satan while hinting at a dark story about death.
This episode introduces a mysterious tale set in the jungles of Yucatan, where three white men encounter ancient secrets and the legend of the boa goddess.
A supernatural horror story about a haunted crossroads in Massachusetts, told through the perspective of witches and policemen.
An elderly witch and her talking cat Satan introduce a chilling tale set in an English castle about a violin.
Old Nancy and her cat Satan introduce a dark bedtime story about spirits at a lake.
Old Nancy the witch continues the story of an American couple who inherit a cursed house in England built by Dr.
Old Nancy, the Witch of Salem, invites listeners to join her and Satan in a dark setting to gaze into a fire and travel back in time a hundred years.
In a 1932 episode of 'Witch's Tale,' American couple Robert and Susie Christie bet they can spend a night in a haunted tower room at Melvin Manor, where a headless ghost is said to roam.
Old Nancy introduces a tale where Barbara inherits a mansion under eerie conditions, including sleeping in a haunted bedroom.
Old Nancy, the Witch of Salem, and her cat Satan introduce a spooky bedtime tale set on a dusty California road in 1852.
This episode of The Witch's Tale introduces a classic horror story adaptation of Frankenstein, narrated by Old Nancy and her cat Satan.
A 1937 horror radio drama where a witch and her cat narrate a chilling tale about a woman contemplating suicide in the early morning hours.
A 1938 radio drama episode sets a mysterious, atmospheric scene in Alexandria, Egypt, introducing a worried young man in a book-lined room as part of a witch-themed tale.
Old Nancy, the witch of Salem, and her cat Satan introduce a spooky bedtime story set in Ireland's County Clare about the 'troth of death'.
Old Nancy and her cat Satan continue a spooky story about a married couple living on an island in a spirit-haunted lake worshipped by an Indian tribe.
Old Nancy and her cat Satan continue a romantic love story from a previous episode on her 11th birthday in this vintage radio drama.
Witch's Tale - 1937.02.19 The Devil Doctor presents two gothic revenge stories framed by Nancy, the Witch of Salem, and Satan, her black cat.
A 1938 radio drama episode titled 'The Devil's Number' tells a supernatural bedtime story set in an old English house on May 13th.
Old Nancy the witch and her cat Satan introduce a chilling bedtime story set at a party in Michigan, beginning with a mysterious encounter involving a rat trap.