The long ones, after midnight
with Vivienne Vayne
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Standalone channel One series, every episode in the order it first aired. Part of The Night Shift, where all the series play mixed.
The long ones, after midnight: old horror radio dramas like Inner Sanctum and The Mysterious Traveler, horror film audio and whole soundtrack suites, played complete with vintage commercial breaks. A Stupid Potato channel.
The Night Shift: The Late Show is a free old time radio horror channel from Stupid Potato, the long-form side of The Night Shift. Where the main channel plays spooky songs and trailers, The Late Show plays the long ones whole: classic horror radio dramas like Inner Sanctum Mysteries, horror film audio and soundtrack suites, with a short break of vintage commercials now and then, the way the late movie on local TV used to run. Listen free online, live 24 hours a day, with no account and no app.
Inner Sanctum Mysteries premiered on the Blue Network in January 1941. Producer Himan Brown opened every show with a slowly creaking door and a host named Raymond who greeted listeners with gallows-humor puns, and that door became one of the most famous sounds in radio. The stories mixed murder, madness and the supernatural, often with a last-minute twist, and the 1941 season included an adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart." Played complete, these half hours still work the way they were built to: in the dark, with your imagination doing the rest.
The channel belongs to Vivienne Vayne, the vampire hostess of The Night Shift, who has been awake since the silent era and naturally prefers the long features. The Late Show suits old-time radio horror fans, lovers of classic horror film scores, and anyone who wants a full-length story to fall asleep to, or to stay awake through. It is a live stream only; the daily Night Shift podcast is on the main channel's page.
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The Night Shift: The Late Show plays complete Inner Sanctum Mysteries episodes on a free 24/7 stream at stupidpotato.com, no sign-up needed. Stupid Potato's Midnight Exchange channel plays the series too, alongside Suspense and The Whistler.
It was the show's trademark opening: a long, squeaking door sound effect that ushered listeners in, followed by host Raymond's macabre puns. Producer Himan Brown made it one of the best-known sounds in radio.
The Night Shift plays short pieces: spooky songs, horror trailers, sound effects and its host's patter, plus a daily podcast. The Late Show is its long-form sister channel, playing horror radio dramas, film audio and soundtrack suites complete, with vintage commercial breaks.
Yes. The Night Shift: The Late Show is free, live around the clock: no sign-up, no app and no subscription. Potato Plus is optional and never required.
No. It is an internet radio channel, live 24 hours a day: press Listen live, no sign-up and no app needed.
No modern ads, and we promise none until Valentine's Day 2027 (February 14). Nothing breaks into the show to sell you something you never asked for. Any commercials you hear are the original sponsor spots that aired with the broadcast.
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