Ah, one of the famous aspects of the Devil in fantasy fiction is that he's dying to have a human woman bear his child. (This episode precedes The Omen by two years; The Omen didn't invent it; neither did The CBS Radio Mystery Theater.) There is no twist to this story, just a standard example of the genre. Thriller with questioned supernatural happenings.
Andy, 2011-07-28 16:30:11
Great, creepy episode with lots of atmosphere. If you enjoyed "Rosemary's Baby," you'll like this one. Set in rural Scotland, this one features some outdoor scenes on the rugged Scottish coast and a superstitious aunt with a lovely brogue (she uses lots of "wee"s) who holds a couple of seances. Watch out for those cloven hooves!
Thomas, 2012-04-06 08:49:10
Very creepy and very dark. While there's some hints that she's crazy at the end, the evidence seems to point out some supernatural happenings in my opinion... doesn't leave you with a warm and fuzzy feeling, that's for sure,
reyx77, 2012-09-21 10:25:41
The devil as a growling rapist in an ok story.
Daryl, 2012-12-13 10:20:04
I remember listening to Mystery Theater while laying under my covers every sunday night. Glad i found these...
BJ, 2012-12-23 21:12:21
A young bride is tormented by a demon after attending a seance just before her wedding.
Jones M., 2013-01-17 09:20:53
<voice dripping with sarcasm>You know, the first thing I'd do if my beloved niece came to visit me from thousands of miles away with her fiancee is to INVITE HER TO A @W#$#@ SEANCE.</voice>
But that's what this scottish lady "Aunt Jeannie" does. She, a friend and his wife all want to contact her "control", a friend from the "other side" who gives them all sorts of information about the departed. The seance starts out so innocently...when the lady asks all the people to "hold hands", the fiance playfully says his bride-to-be will have to "hold both of his", because she can't trust him alone with her in the dark. However, as soon as contact is made, the "control" starts frantically warning them to stop the seance, that there "is evil" nearby.
All of a sudden behind his voice there is a horrible, evil sounding male creature who makes a series of guttural, singsong noises and one word sentences. Something is happening in the room...the niece starts making moaning noises and saying "it burned...it burned". After the lights are turned back on the niece is asking "what's that smell"? (It's the smoke from the incense). Aunt Jeannie thinks she's "loosed some devil out of hell this night". She swears never to hold a seance again.
The niece seems from that point on to be sensitive to any type of smoke, and says that she has a "skin" (an irritation?) She and her fiance are married, but it's not the ideal honeymoon. The niece cannot seem to fall asleep for long without being tormented by the creature that appeared the night of the seance. Then she and her husband learn not long afterward that she's expecting...
Samuel Presley, 2013-01-17 09:32:37
A newlywed couple in Scotland stay with the wife's old world aunt who is quite invovled with the spirit world. After holding a seance, it appears that certain forces have been introduced into the world of the living and have particularly affected the new bride. The force will stop at nothing to achieve its goals, but what are they?
A little predictable, but enjoyable.
Play, "Spot the Stereotype" while listening to this episode!
8 Responses to Episode 0020
Ah, one of the famous aspects of the Devil in fantasy fiction is that he's dying to have a human woman bear his child. (This episode precedes The Omen by two years; The Omen didn't invent it; neither did The CBS Radio Mystery Theater.) There is no twist to this story, just a standard example of the genre. Thriller with questioned supernatural happenings.
Andy, 2011-07-28 16:30:11
Great, creepy episode with lots of atmosphere. If you enjoyed "Rosemary's Baby," you'll like this one. Set in rural Scotland, this one features some outdoor scenes on the rugged Scottish coast and a superstitious aunt with a lovely brogue (she uses lots of "wee"s) who holds a couple of seances. Watch out for those cloven hooves!
Thomas, 2012-04-06 08:49:10
Very creepy and very dark. While there's some hints that she's crazy at the end, the evidence seems to point out some supernatural happenings in my opinion... doesn't leave you with a warm and fuzzy feeling, that's for sure,
reyx77, 2012-09-21 10:25:41
The devil as a growling rapist in an ok story.
Daryl, 2012-12-13 10:20:04
I remember listening to Mystery Theater while laying under my covers every sunday night. Glad i found these...
BJ, 2012-12-23 21:12:21
A young bride is tormented by a demon after attending a seance just before her wedding.
Jones M., 2013-01-17 09:20:53
<voice dripping with sarcasm>You know, the first thing I'd do if my beloved niece came to visit me from thousands of miles away with her fiancee is to INVITE HER TO A @W#$#@ SEANCE.</voice> But that's what this scottish lady "Aunt Jeannie" does. She, a friend and his wife all want to contact her "control", a friend from the "other side" who gives them all sorts of information about the departed. The seance starts out so innocently...when the lady asks all the people to "hold hands", the fiance playfully says his bride-to-be will have to "hold both of his", because she can't trust him alone with her in the dark. However, as soon as contact is made, the "control" starts frantically warning them to stop the seance, that there "is evil" nearby. All of a sudden behind his voice there is a horrible, evil sounding male creature who makes a series of guttural, singsong noises and one word sentences. Something is happening in the room...the niece starts making moaning noises and saying "it burned...it burned". After the lights are turned back on the niece is asking "what's that smell"? (It's the smoke from the incense). Aunt Jeannie thinks she's "loosed some devil out of hell this night". She swears never to hold a seance again. The niece seems from that point on to be sensitive to any type of smoke, and says that she has a "skin" (an irritation?) She and her fiance are married, but it's not the ideal honeymoon. The niece cannot seem to fall asleep for long without being tormented by the creature that appeared the night of the seance. Then she and her husband learn not long afterward that she's expecting...
Samuel Presley, 2013-01-17 09:32:37
A newlywed couple in Scotland stay with the wife's old world aunt who is quite invovled with the spirit world. After holding a seance, it appears that certain forces have been introduced into the world of the living and have particularly affected the new bride. The force will stop at nothing to achieve its goals, but what are they? A little predictable, but enjoyable. Play, "Spot the Stereotype" while listening to this episode!
Jason F., 2013-01-17 09:37:24
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