Lights Out: Valse Triste (1938) | Death’s Waltz Horror Radio
Death comes to dance. Lights Out adapts Jean Sibelius’s mournful Valse Triste into a radio horror — a story where the music itself is a summons, and the figure who answers is one no living person should waltz with. Originally broadcast March 30, 1938. A haunting blend of classical music and supernatural dread that elevated the medium. This recording is in the Public Domain in the United States. Vintage Chills • Classic Serials • AI-Generated Terror
| Series | Lights Out |
| Episode | Valse Triste |
| Original Air Date | 1938-03-30 |
| 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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