Lights Out: Until Dead (1937) | Medical Horror Radio
They would not let him die. Lights Out presents a story of medical horror and the violence of being kept alive — consciousness imprisoned in a body that medicine refuses to release. Originally broadcast May 26, 1937. Arch Oboler understood that the most terrifying prisons have no bars. A quiet horror. A slow horror. One of the most disturbing episodes in the series. This recording is in the Public Domain in the United States. Vintage Chills • Classic Serials • AI-Generated Terror
| Series | Lights Out |
| Episode | Until Dead |
| Original Air Date | 1937-05-26 |
| 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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