Drop Dead by Arch Obler

Posted by Riklaa on October 23, 2012 at 4:20pm

Drop Dead

 Lights Out. Host Arch Oboler (the second host, actually) was a true maverick who conquered every medium in his own inimitable style. Oboler was as big a radio personality as Orson Welles, and he went on to make Bwana Devil, the film that started the 3-D craze in the 1950s. In 1962 he returned to recorded drama and made what I consider his crowning glory: Drop Dead - An Exercise in Horror. This is the absolute perfect after dark listen, mixing all the horror styles in a "best of" selection from his radio shows (though from what I can tell, rerecorded for this album). But most of all - what a title! And just look at that cover. What more could you possibly want from the front of a horror record? Sheer genius. 

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  • Gordon Sabaduquia July 1, 2013 at 9:45am

    Many thanks, Rick!

    • Riklaa > Gordon Sabaduquia July 1, 2013 at 1:37pm

      Enjoy Gordon!!  I love the old records too.  -----------------  R

  • Riklaa June 17, 2013 at 5:26pm

    Bump

  • Anson (Bob) Roberts October 23, 2012 at 7:08pm

    Just in time for the holiday!

    Thanks

    Bob

  • Steve Kostelecky October 23, 2012 at 5:08pm

    Thanks, Rick! I used to see this in the back of monster movie magazines and always wanted to get it--another childhood fantasy come true.

    • Riklaa > Steve Kostelecky October 23, 2012 at 5:59pm

      LOL, I always wanted to fulfill someones fantasies but this was not exactly the context I wished for.  -----  Rick

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