The Mysterious Traveler was an anthology radio series that featured stories which ran the gamut from fantasy and science fiction to straight crime dramas of mystery and suspense.

Mysterious Traveler: Murder in Jazz Time (4/20/1948)

Dark Fantasy was supernatural thriller anthology series originating from station WKY in Oklahoma City and heard Friday nights on NBC stations between Nov 1941 and Jun 1942. Its writer was Scott Bishop, also known for his work on The Mysterious Traveler.

Dark Fantasy: Pennsylvania Turnpike (3/20/1942)

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar was a radio drama of "the transcribed adventures of the man with the action-packed expense account — America's fabulous freelance insurance investigator." The show aired on CBS Radio from January 14, 1949 to September 30, 1962.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: The Duke Red Matter, Episode 5 (01/27/1956)

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: The Duke Red Matter, Episode 4 (01/26/1956)

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: The Duke Red Matter, Episode 3 (01/25/1956)

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: The Duke Red Matter, Episode 2 (01/24/1956)

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: The Duke Red Matter, Episode 1 (01/23/1956)

Let George Do It starred Bob Bailey as detective George Valentine, with clients responding to his classified ad: Personal notice: Danger's my stock in trade. If the job's too tough for you to handle, you've got a job for me. George Valentine.

Let George Do It: Double Death (10/17/1949)

The Whistler, one of American radio's most popular mystery dramas, followed an effective formula in which a person's criminal acts were typically undone either by an overlooked but important detail or by their own stupidity.

The Whistler: Golden Opportunity (5/15/1949)

Let George Do It: Your Money or Your Life (2/28/1949)

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Suspense was subtitled "radio's outstanding theater of thrills," and focused on suspense thriller-type scripts, usually featuring leading Hollywood actors of the era.

Suspense: The Night Reveals (3/2/1943)

I Love a Mystery was a serialized radio drama series about three friends who ran a detective agency and traveled the world in search of adventure.

I Love A Mystery: Million Dollar Curse, Episode 1 (12/12/1949)

Ellery Queen was introduced in The Adventures of Ellery Queen on CBS Radio on June 18, 1939, running on various networks until 1948. Each episod would end with a panel of celebrities would attempt to solve the mystery.

Ellery Queen: Armchair Detective (3/26/1946)

The Whistler: House of Fear (6/19/1943)

The Mysterious Traveler: The Woman in Black (3/9/1947)

Inner Sanctum was an anthology series featuring stories of mystery, terror and suspense, and its tongue-in-cheek introductions were in sharp contrast to shows like Suspense and The Whistler. The program's famed audio trademark was the eerie creaking door.

Inner Sanctum: Island of the Dead (3/13/1945)

Escape was radio's leading anthology series of high-adventure radio dramas. Many story premises involved a protagonist in dire life-or-death straits and the series featured more science fiction and supernatural tales than Suspense.

Escape: The Outer Limit (2/7/1950)

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Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: The Squared Circle Matter (12/30/1956)

I Love A Mystery: Million Dollar Curse, Episode 5 (12/16/1949)

I Love A Mystery: Million Dollar Curse, Episode 6 (12/19/1949)

Murder at Midnight features macabre tales of suspense often with a supernatural twist. Midnight, the witching hour when the night is darkest our fears the strongest and our strength at its lowest ebb. Midnight, when the graves gape open and death strikes.

Murder at Midnight: The Creeper (5/16/1947)

Let George Do It: Sabotage (8/25/1952)

Suspense: The Doctor Prescribed Death (2/2/1943)

Lights Out is an extremely popular American old-time radio program, an early example of a network series devoted mostly to horror and the supernatural, predating Suspense and Inner Sanctum.

Lights Out: State Executioner (3/17/1937)

Broadcast before a live audience, Mystery Is My Hobby is a detective show with Glen Langdon as Barton Drake.

Mystery Is My Hobby: Death Asks Questions (11/19/1947)

The Whistler: The Weakling (1/3/1943)

I Love A Mystery: Million Dollar Curse, Episode 7 (12/20/1949)

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