Lights Out: The Meteor Man (1937) | Alien Visitor Horror Radio
Something came down with the meteor. Lights Out delivers one of early radio’s most chilling alien encounter stories — a visitor from beyond our solar system whose true intentions reveal themselves too late to stop. Originally broadcast June 16, 1937. Science horror before science fiction was mainstream. A pre-Roswell vision of what first contact might actually look like. This recording is in the Public Domain in the United States. Vintage Chills • Classic Serials • AI-Generated Terror
| Series | Lights Out |
| Episode | The Meteor Man |
| Original Air Date | 1937-06-16 |
| 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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