CHET CHETTER'S TALES FROM THE MORGUE Jan. 12, 2006 The host, Chet Chetter, is morgue attendant, licensed embalmer and story teller. Chet sounds like a male "Old Nancy", or a Raymond Edward Johnson of Inner Sanctum or host, E. G. Marshall from the CBS Radio Mystery Theater. Each program closes with these remarks... "until the next time... pleasant dreams..." And the sound of a creaking door. The stories take place in the Biloxi, Mississppi area and be prepared for the southern drawls. The tales are original and unique. A mix of comedy and science-fiction and suspense and the macabre. Well acted-out performances. No credits were given to the authors or participants. A small gem of a series, indeed. The series aired on NPR in the early 1990's. One set of 13 shows were aired. Dates below are those from one of the many NPR radio stations. Number of shows: 13 First air date: June 7, 1992 (date varies) Source for this log came from the personal collection of its author, Dick Judge who can be reached at dickjudge@juno.com. NO. DATE TITLE REMARKS --------------------------- ---------------------------------------- 01 Jun 7, 1992 Highway of Death We are introduced to Elmer Corn, a full-time manure haul- and part-time adventurer. This is what happens to him while on a manure trip 02 Jun 14, 1992 Elmer vs. the Aliens Biloxi citizens keep disappear- ing right after a sighting of some UFOs 03 Jun 21, 1992 Elmer vs. the Invaders Story of a man who always wanted to travel in space 04 Jun 28, 1992 Elmer vs. the Mutant Rats the size of small cats Rats invade Biloxi 05 Jul 5, 1992 It Came from Video An evil scientist with a hunchback assistant and his invention - a particle accelerator that converts flat 2 dimensional images into 3 dimensional solid forms 06 Jul 12, 1992 Interface to Terror Meek-mannered librarian invents a lobomter - a device that changes dummies to geniuses using a computer 07 Jul 19, 1992 Elmer Meets Death Strange moaning sounds are coming from an abandoned house, which some say is haunted 08 Jul 26, 1992 Escape from the Elmer again. His pal Cecil Mysterious Island, Pt. 1 wins a contest for a cruise on the Gulf Coast. Turns out it's on a garbage scow 09 Aug 2, 1992 Escape from the Mysterious Island, Pt. 2 10 Aug 9, 1992 Excursions in Fear Show within a show. How it used to be in the golden age of radio on Terror Theater 11 Aug 16, 1992 1-800-BigBang, Part 1 Something from the skies lands in Biloxi - what is it? 12 Aug 23, 1992 1-800-BigBang, Part 2 13 Aug 30, 1992 Biloxi and the Bogus Last one in series. Aliens Beavers from Bornac from outer space land to observe human behavior