# The Devil and Mr. O

Heard 1971–1972. 26 episodes.

THE DEVIL AND MR. O A transcribed syndication of original broadcasts from Lights Out. With its premiere on the nationwide NBC hookup in 1935, Lights Out was billed "the ultimate in horror." Never had such sounds been heard on the air. Heads rolled, bones were crushed, people fell from great heights and splattered wetly on pavement. There were garrotings, choking, heads split by cleavers, and, to a critic at Radio Guide, "the most monstrous of all sounds, human flesh being eaten." Few shows had ever combined the talents of actors and imaginative writers so well with the graphic art of the sound technician. Wyllis Cooper, who created, wrote, and produced it, was then a 36-year-old staffer in Chicago's NBC Studios. Cooper created his horror "by raiding the larder." For the purposed of Lights Out sound effects, people were what they ate. The sound of a butcher knife rending a piece of uncooked pork was, when accompanied by shrieks and screams, the essence of murder to a listener alone at midnight. Real bones were broken - spareribs snapped with a pipe wrench. Bacon in a frypan gave a vivid impression of a body just electrocuted. And the cannibalism effect was actually a zealous actor. Gurgling and smacking his lips as he slurped up a bowl of spaghetti. Cabbages sounded like human heads when chopped open with a cleaver, and carrots had the pleasant resonance of fingers being lopped off. Arch Oboler's celebrated tale of a man turned inside-out by a demonic fog was accomplished…

## Sets

- The Devil and Mr. O - Single Episodes (Old Time Radio Researchers): CC BY-NC-ND 2.5, as its uploader states it at the Internet Archive. Source: https://archive.org/details/OTRR_The_Devil_And_Mr_O_Singles

## Episodes, in broadcast order

1. [Alley Cat](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/devil-and-mr-o/780916e0b910), aired 17 September 1971 (29 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_The_Devil_And_Mr_O_Singles/The_Devil_and_Mr_O__71-09-17_01_Alley_Cat.mp3
1. [Neanderthal](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/devil-and-mr-o/92cd293699f0), aired 24 September 1971 (29 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_The_Devil_And_Mr_O_Singles/The_Devil_and_Mr_O__71-09-24_02_Neanderthal.mp3
1. [Revolt Of The Worms](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/devil-and-mr-o/7f707846c181), aired 1 October 1971 (30 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_The_Devil_And_Mr_O_Singles/The_Devil_and_Mr_O__71-10-01_03_Revolt_Of_The_Worms.mp3
1. [Where Are You](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/devil-and-mr-o/715d0d36032c), aired 8 October 1971 (30 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_The_Devil_And_Mr_O_Singles/The_Devil_and_Mr_O__71-10-08_04_Where_Are_You.mp3
1. [Mr. Freak](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/devil-and-mr-o/18843df2961d), aired 15 October 1971 (30 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_The_Devil_And_Mr_O_Singles/The_Devil_and_Mr_O__71-10-15_05_Mr_Freak.mp3
1. [Gravestone](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/devil-and-mr-o/f6cae27d0725), aired 22 October 1971 (29 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_The_Devil_And_Mr_O_Singles/The_Devil_and_Mr_O__71-10-22_06_Gravestone.mp3
1. [Ancestor](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/devil-and-mr-o/7a04bb98362c), aired 29 October 1971 (29 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_The_Devil_And_Mr_O_Singles/The_Devil_and_Mr_O__71-10-29_07_Ancestor.mp3
1. [Nature Study](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/devil-and-mr-o/6a99f241bebf), aired 5 November 1971 (30 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_The_Devil_And_Mr_O_Singles/The_Devil_and_Mr_O__71-11-05_08_Nature_Study.mp3
1. [Big Mr. Little](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/devil-and-mr-o/9c189f896926), aired 12 November 1971 (29 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_The_Devil_And_Mr_O_Singles/The_Devil_and_Mr_O__71-11-12_09_Big_Mr_Little.mp3
1. [No Escape](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/devil-and-mr-o/f4185ab1f95d), aired 19 November 1971 (29 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_The_Devil_And_Mr_O_Singles/The_Devil_and_Mr_O__71-11-19_10_No_Escape.mp3
1. [Vacation With Death](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/devil-and-mr-o/a0cae43c81a8), aired 26 November 1971 (29 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_The_Devil_And_Mr_O_Singles/The_Devil_and_Mr_O__71-11-26_11_Vacation_With_Death.mp3
1. [The Hole](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/devil-and-mr-o/637be5b4c495), aired 3 December 1971 (26 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_The_Devil_And_Mr_O_Singles/The_Devil_and_Mr_O__71-12-03_12_The_Hole.mp3
1. [Live Forever](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/devil-and-mr-o/bac1bd9366ef), aired 10 December 1971 (28 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_The_Devil_And_Mr_O_Singles/The_Devil_and_Mr_O__71-12-10_13_Live_Forever.mp3
1. [Going Down](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/devil-and-mr-o/e7a9a964e9ed), aired 17 December 1971 (31 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_The_Devil_And_Mr_O_Singles/The_Devil_and_Mr_O__71-12-17_14_Going_Down.mp3
1. [Balance Sheet](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/devil-and-mr-o/a06971c53a12), aired 24 December 1971 (29 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_The_Devil_And_Mr_O_Singles/The_Devil_and_Mr_O__71-12-24_15_Balance_Sheet.mp3
1. [The House Is Haunted](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/devil-and-mr-o/49009817288e), aired 31 December 1971 (29 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_The_Devil_And_Mr_O_Singles/The_Devil_and_Mr_O__71-12-31_16_House_Is_Haunted.mp3
1. [Offical Killer](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/devil-and-mr-o/92d0dbbcbd01), aired 7 January 1972 (29 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_The_Devil_And_Mr_O_Singles/The_Devil_and_Mr_O__72-01-07_17_Official_Killer.mp3
1. [The Hungry One](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/devil-and-mr-o/9291d840274e), aired 14 January 1972 (29 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_The_Devil_And_Mr_O_Singles/The_Devil_and_Mr_O__72-01-14_18_The_Hungry_One.mp3
1. [Three Thousand Dollars](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/devil-and-mr-o/43adf61b6b10), aired 21 January 1972 (26 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_The_Devil_And_Mr_O_Singles/The_Devil_and_Mr_O__72-01-21_19_Three_Thousand_Dollars.mp3
1. [The Chest](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/devil-and-mr-o/6fe3cbd63d33), aired 28 January 1972 (28 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_The_Devil_And_Mr_O_Singles/The_Devil_and_Mr_O__72-01-28_20_The_Chest.mp3
1. [Paris Macabre](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/devil-and-mr-o/6b909d7112bb), aired 4 February 1972 (29 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_The_Devil_And_Mr_O_Singles/The_Devil_and_Mr_O__72-02-04_21_Paris_Macabre.mp3
1. [Rocket From Manhattan](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/devil-and-mr-o/9493076b45b2), aired 11 February 1972 (29 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_The_Devil_And_Mr_O_Singles/The_Devil_and_Mr_O__72-02-11_22_Rocket_From_Manhattan.mp3
1. [Hollywood Visitor](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/devil-and-mr-o/caf1d380e024), aired 18 February 1972 (29 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_The_Devil_And_Mr_O_Singles/The_Devil_and_Mr_O__72-02-18_23_Hollywood_Visitor.mp3
1. [Cemetary](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/devil-and-mr-o/226bb90f8ea6), aired 25 February 1972 (29 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_The_Devil_And_Mr_O_Singles/The_Devil_and_Mr_O__72-02-25_24_Cemetary.mp3
1. [Speed](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/devil-and-mr-o/61dd2934c339), aired 3 March 1972 (29 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_The_Devil_And_Mr_O_Singles/The_Devil_and_Mr_O__72-03-03_25_Speed.mp3
1. [Shrinking People](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/devil-and-mr-o/e0b971489956), aired 10 March 1972 (29 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_The_Devil_And_Mr_O_Singles/The_Devil_and_Mr_O__72-03-10_26_Shrinking_People.mp3

A set by the Old Time Radio Researchers Group (otrr.org), at the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio collection.

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