Lights Out: The Dark (1937) | Darkness Horror Radio
In the dark, something breathes. Lights Out — which demanded listeners sit in total darkness — delivers its most thematically pure episode: a story about what the dark contains, what it conceals, and what emerges when the lights go out. Originally broadcast December 29, 1937. Radio horror in its most elemental form. Turn off every light before you press play. This recording is in the Public Domain in the United States. Vintage Chills • Classic Serials • AI-Generated Terror
| Series | Lights Out |
| Episode | The Dark |
| Original Air Date | 1937-12-29 |
| 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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