Dark Fantasy 42-03-20 (18) Pennsylvania Turnpike

Dark Fantasy was a short series with tales of the weird, adventures of the supernatural, created for you by Scott Bishop. The series aired as a horror drama on NBC between 1941 and 1942.

Dark Fantasy was a series dedicated to dealings with the unknown. Originating from radio station WKY, Oklahoma City, it was written by Scott Bishop (of The Mysterious Traveler and The Sealed Book fame) and was heard Fridays over stations. Tom Paxton served as announcer. The shows covered horror, science fiction and murder mysteries.

Although a short series, the shows are excellent with some stories way ahead of their time. The following is a news promo promoting the show:

Every since Lights Out went out several years ago, fans of the fiendish have been clamoring for more good old goose-pimple horror drama on the air. Now they have it. One of the programs that currently freezes the airwaves with its chilling stories is Dark Fantasy comparatively new to the networks. In the late hours of Friday nights these shivery, shocking stories go out over NBC - right straight from Oklahoma City, which you might not have thought of as headquarters for haunts. Station WKY is the home of the Dark Fantasy plays, and the writer is Scott Bishop, who lives in the midst of mystery and the supernatural, represented by the innurnerable volumes of thriller fiction, fantasy lore and all kinds of horror literature that fill his home andhis office. Bishop has long contributed to network broadcasting and to magazines. He says, "Give the listener enough material to let his imagination go to work, and he'll supply his own goose-pimples." Dark Fantasy has been furnishing plenty of such material since last November. And judging from enthusiastic comment, the horror fans are responding with goose-pimples galore! Tune in every Friday on Station WKY Oklahoma City.
Chronological Log:

Date Day Num Title
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Nov 14, 1941 Fri 1 "The Man Who Came Back"
Nov 21, 1941 Fri 2 "Soul of Shan Hai Huan"
Nov 28, 1941 Fri 3 "The Thing From The Sea"
Dec 05, 1941 Fri 4 "The Demon Tree"
Dec 12, 1941 Fri pre-empted due to Pearl Harbor reporting
Dec 19, 1941 Fri 5 "Men Call Me Mad"
Dec 26, 1941 Fri 6 "The House Of Bread" (Christmas Show)
Jan 02, 1942 Fri 7 "Resolution 1841"
Jan 09, 1942 Fri 8 "The Curse of the Neanderthal"
Jan 16, 1942 Fri 9 "Debt From The Past"
Jan 23, 1942 Fri 10 "The Headless Dead"
Jan 30, 1942 Fri 11 "Death Is A Savage Deity"
Feb 06, 1942 Fri 12 "Sea Phantom"
Feb 13, 1942 Fri 13 "W Is For Werewolf"
Feb 20, 1942 Fri 14 "A Delicate Case Of Murder"
Feb 27, 1942 Fri 15 "Spawn Of The Sub-Human"
Mar 06, 1942 Fri 16 "Man With The Scarlet Satchel"
Mar 13, 1942 Fri 17 "Superstition Be Hanged"
Mar 20, 1942 Fri 18 "Pennsylvania Turnpike"
Mar 27, 1942 Fri 19 "Convoy For Atlantis"
Apr 03, 1942 Fri 20 "Thing From The Darkness"
Apr 10, 1942 Fri 21 "Edge Of The Shadow"
Apr 17, 1942 Fri 22 "Curare"
Apr 24, 1942 Fri 23 "Screaming Skulls"
May 01, 1942 Fri 24 "The Letter From Yesterday"
May 08, 1942 Fri 25 "The Cup Of Gold"
May 15, 1942 Fri 26 "Funeral Arrangements Complete"
May 22, 1942 Fri 27 "Dead Hands Reaching"
May 29, 1942 Fri 28 "Rendezvous With Satan"
Jun 05, 1942 Fri 29 "I Am Your Brother"
Jun 12, 1942 Fri 30 "Sleeping Death"
Jun 19, 1942 Fri 31 "Seance"