'The Hitchhiker' is a radio play written by Lucille Fletcher. The lead role was performed by Orson Welles, who was 23 when 'The Hitchhiker' was recorded.  'The Hitchhiker' was first broadcast in 1941  on CBS radio. 

The music for the play was written by Lucille’s husband, Bernard Herrmann. Lucille and Bernard were a power couple and rock stars of suspense radio and cinema in the 40's, 50's and 60's. 

Immediately after their marriage in 1939, Bernard Herrmann and Lucille Fletcher left New York for Hollywood, where Herrmann was to compose music for Orson Welles’ first feature film, 'Citizen Kane.'  They made the trip to Hollywood many times by car over the next two years. On one such trip, Lucille Fletcher noticed a strange-looking man hitchhiking along the road.  First she saw him on the Brooklyn Bridge, and later, on the Pulaski Skyway. 

How had he gotten in front of them? He was creepy looking and Lucille was struck by it. She didn’t know what to do with the idea initially but it percolated in her mind until she came up with 'The Hitchhiker.'  It is now considered a classic of suspense and has been retold many times in TV, animated films, radio and graphic novels. Listen now. 

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The 'House in Cypress Canyon,' was written by Robert L. Richards and first aired in December 1946. If you're hoping for a nice, joyous Christmas tale, you're going to be disappointed! This radio play scared the pants off of everyone who listened. 
This story is quite unique because the house in not a crumbly mansion on some spooky estate, but in fact just an ordinary California bungalow, quite like the one next door to you. Did you know that Cypress Canyon is a real place? It's a peaceful suburb, just north of San Diego. 

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'Sorry Wrong Number,' first aired on the Suspense Radio Program in 1943. Orson Welles called 'Sorry Wrong Number,' the single greatest radio script ever written. This radio play is a delicious mixture of suspense and crime with its two stars, Barbara Stanwyck and Burt Lancaster.  
The idea for the radio play, which was written by Lucille Fletcher, came to her while she was in a deli in Manhattan. Fletcher noticed a well-dressed woman with an obnoxious manner in the line-up ahead of her. This unpleasant woman was the inspiration for the character of Mrs Stevenson. 
What dark fantasies was Lucille Fletcher having as she waiting in that grocery story line-up while she waited to pay for her bread, milk and a dozen eggs? Do you have dark fantasies?
Mary Labrie and co-host Greg Flynn talk about the writing, the actors, the fabulous screaming, and the technology behind this feast for your ears. 
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