Lights Out: Chicken Heart Excerpt (1942) | The Growing Heart Returns
The heart is still beating. Lights Out revisits its most famous episode with an excerpt that distills the biological dread of the original to its most essential form — the heart that will not stop, the growth that cannot be contained. Originally broadcast November 24, 1942. If you have not heard the original, begin here. If you have, you already know. This recording is in the Public Domain in the United States. Vintage Chills • Classic Serials • AI-Generated Terror
| Series | Lights Out |
| Episode | Chicken Heart (Excerpt) |
| Original Air Date | 1942-11-24 |
| 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.
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