Lights Out: Come to the Bank (1942) | Financial Crime Horror Radio
Something waits at the bank. Lights Out brings horror to the most mundane of institutions — the financial transaction, the vault, the business of money — and finds the darkness that hides inside the ordinary machinery of commerce. Originally broadcast November 17, 1942. This recording is in the Public Domain in the United States. Vintage Chills • Classic Serials • AI-Generated Terror
| Series | Lights Out |
| Episode | Come To The Bank |
| Original Air Date | 1942-11-17 |
| 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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