The Monster of Moon Ridge: Have Gun, Will Travel (March 8, 1959)

“The Monster of Moon Ridge” is an episode of Have Gun, Will Travel, the old-time radio show, first broadcast March 8, 1959. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Paladin arrives in Bo-town near Moon Ridge to investigate reports of a mysterious monster terrorizing the mountain. A young woman named Emily Beller has been affected by an old epidemic that left her mentally damaged, and locals claim she was carried off by something inhuman. Paladin must determine what is really happening on the mountain.

Bo-town and Moon Ridge, near Placerville, 1875. The Carlton Hotel in San Francisco at the start.

Characters: Paladin, Hey Boy, Jake Kelly, Sheriff, Emily Beller, Mr. Beller

Listen for: Paladin's investigation into local legends versus reality as he questions townspeople about the monster and visits the Beller household.

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.