Lights Out: The Little People (1937) | Miniature Creature Horror Radio
They were here before us. Lights Out uncovers a civilization beneath our own — tiny beings whose patience with the surface world has finally expired. Originally broadcast April 14, 1937. One of Arch Oboler’s most inventive concepts — the horror of scale, the terror of things that should be harmless revealing themselves as anything but. A quiet episode with an unsettling conclusion. This recording is in the Public Domain in the United States. Vintage Chills • Classic Serials • AI-Generated Terror
| Series | Lights Out |
| Episode | The Little People |
| Original Air Date | 1937-04-14 |
| Network | NBC Radio |
| Genre | Horror, supernatural, psychological terror |
| Series Run | 1934–1947 |
About Lights Out
Lights Out was one of radio’s first and most daring horror programs, premiering on NBC Radio in 1934. Created by Wyllis Cooper and later shaped by Arch Oboler, the show ran until 1947 and became infamous for episodes so disturbing NBC received thousands of complaints — and renewed it anyway. The sound design pushed the medium to its absolute limits.
“It is later than you think.”
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