Lights Out: The Sea (1943) | Ocean Depths Horror Radio
The sea is not indifferent. It is waiting. Lights Out delivers an ocean horror built on the specific terror of the deep — what lives in the water, what rises from it, and the horror of being caught between the surface and the bottom with no way back. Originally broadcast March 2, 1943. This recording is in the Public Domain in the United States. Vintage Chills • Classic Serials • AI-Generated Terror
| Series | Lights Out |
| Episode | The Sea |
| Original Air Date | 1943-03-02 |
| 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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