Lights Out: The Dream (1938) | Nightmare Horror Radio
He cannot wake up. Lights Out enters the territory of the nightmare — a story where the boundary between sleeping and waking dissolves entirely, and the dreamer cannot determine which world is real. Originally broadcast March 23, 1938. Arch Oboler understood that the most terrifying place to trap a person is inside their own mind, with no way to verify what is actual. This recording is in the Public Domain in the United States. Vintage Chills • Classic Serials • AI-Generated Terror
| Series | Lights Out |
| Episode | The Dream |
| Original Air Date | 1938-03-23 |
| 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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