Lights Out: A Knock at the Door (1942) | Home Invasion Horror Radio
Do not answer it. Lights Out presents the primal horror of a knock at the door — the threshold of home violated, the safety of the domestic shattered by something that has specifically found this address. Originally broadcast December 15, 1942. A horror rooted in the war anxiety of 1942, when knocks at the door carried their own particular dread. This recording is in the Public Domain in the United States. Vintage Chills • Classic Serials • AI-Generated Terror
| Series | Lights Out |
| Episode | A Knock at the Door |
| Original Air Date | 1942-12-15 |
| 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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