Lights Out: The Flame (1943) | Fire Horror Radio
The fire is not natural. Lights Out presents a horror of fire — not the ordinary destruction of burning, but a flame with will, with purpose, with the specific intelligence to find the person it is meant to consume. Originally broadcast February 23, 1943. Fire as an agent of something older than combustion. This recording is in the Public Domain in the United States. Vintage Chills • Classic Serials • AI-Generated Terror
| Series | Lights Out |
| Episode | The Flame |
| Original Air Date | 1943-02-23 |
| 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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