Lights Out: Reunion After Death (1945-07-21) | Classic OTR Horror
The war ended. Not everyone came home the same way. Lights Out presents a post-war horror of reunion — the soldier returning from the front who is not entirely the person who left, or the discovery that love outlasts death in ways that are not comforting. Originally broadcast July 21, 1945, three months after V-E Day. This recording is in the Public Domain in the United States. Vintage Chills • Classic Serials • AI-Generated Terror
| Series | Lights Out |
| Episode | Reunion After Death |
| Original Air Date | 1945-07-21 |
| 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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