Before streaming… there was this.
In 1974, something unexpected happened.
At a time when television had seemingly buried radio for good, CBS launched a nightly experiment—CBS Radio Mystery Theater. And to begin it… they chose a story about something that refuses to die.
👉 “The Old Ones Are Hard to Kill.”
In this deep dive, we return to Episode #1 and ask:
Why did radio come back at all?
Why begin with this story?
And what makes it still feel unsettling today?
Featuring a powerful late-career performance by Agnes Moorehead, this episode isn’t just a mystery—it’s a statement.
About memory.
About guilt.
About the things we think are buried… but aren’t.
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