House of Darkness: Box 13

“House of Darkness” is an episode of Box 13, the old-time radio show. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Dan Holiday receives a mysterious letter from a blind man named William Michaels who discovers a hidden message in a Braille library book pleading for help at a specific address. Holiday investigates and uncovers a dangerous situation involving a woman named Mrs. Martha Corbett being held captive by relatives who are forcing her to sign her will before they murder her.

A city with a public library and a house on Granger Avenue; also includes a doctor's office and various city streets.

Characters: Dan Holiday, William Michaels, Mrs. Martha Corbett, Dr. Folsi, Mr. Whitley, Susie

Listen for: The clever use of a Braille library book as a secret message; Dan's disguise as a power company inspector to infiltrate the house; Michaels' resourcefulness despite his blindness in helping catch the criminals by reading license plate numbers with his fingers.

Written from the episode itself; it never gives away the ending. Every recording is remastered for the stream: cleaned of rumble, hiss and mains hum (and the old TV whine where we found it), then levelled in two passes to steady broadcast loudness, so one show is never quieter than the next.