CBS Radio Mystery Theater | Episode 53 | The Creature from the Swamp

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Title:

The Creature from the Swamp

Plot:

A man lets himself into more trouble than bargained for when he rescues a woman from a swamp and she is apparently pursued by a swamp creature.

Episode:

0053

Air Dates:

First Run - March 7, 1974
Repeat - June 1, 1974
Repeat - October 28, 1978

Actors:

Martin, Ian

Writer:

Martin, Ian

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Rating:

11 Responses to Episode 0053

This episode certainly predates "Splash" (Tom Hanks, Darryl Hannah) with a similar plot. Nice moment when he shoots what he believes to be the swamp monster. Fantasy, non-human intelligent beings.
	Andy, 2011-12-04 15:18:48

I like the doubt presented by the men at the end. Was there really a swamp monster or was it a ploy by the girl to bet the boy?
	Ron, 2012-01-16 20:42:34

This was the one that scared me The most as a child. I had taped it and listened again and again.
	Fred, 2012-02-25 11:10:39

This was the one that scared me The most as a child. I had taped it and listened again and again.
	Fred, 2012-09-19 16:25:53

I remember listening to these shows in my early 20's; especially on long nights crossing from coast to coast on road trips. I am glad that they are so easily listened to now in the age of the internet.
	Thomas J. Radke, 2012-10-18 14:49:10

An ecologist whose work takes him into a swamp happens upon a woman who claims to have been a captive of a swamp creature.
	Rey, 2012-12-12 16:53:14

Kinda slow, kinda predictable. The attempt is in the psychology.
	Carlitos Delight, 2012-12-13 10:21:30

Chosen for the title... I like swamps, I like creatures and I particularly like swamp creatures... This one is not bad. There are lots of neat elements. A nicely described "swamp man" of legend. A woman who might be either imaginary, supernatural but in danger or supernatural and dangerous. The strange woman in the show is Oo-dee-nay... which could be a variant of undine. It never seemed scary but at least was interesting.

Apple, 2013-01-17 09:22:49

A man rescues a woman from quicksand and is later stalked by a creature that inhabits the swamp.
	Christine Joy Blender, 2013-01-17 09:24:05

A woman is rescued by a recluse who lives in a swamp. He has chosen a solitary existence because of facial disfigurement he suffered after a tragic accident in which he lost his fiancé. This new woman proves seems to care deeply for her rescuer and shares a salve she claims will cure his disfigurement. Upon doing so, she very quickly falls ill.
	Arnold Estregan, 2013-01-17 09:37:57

4 stars... Other than the description of the swamp man it was a really good listen. Has commercials.
	Wisconsin, 2013-04-09 09:59:55

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