M A C A B R E
                            -------------

                             1961 - 1962

First Show: Nov 13, 1961                      Last Show: Jan 08, 1962
Number Shows: 8                                   Audition Show: none


Series Description:

MACABRE was a series of eight tales of the supernatural produced by
the Tokyo studios of the Far East Network of Armed Forces Radio
Service.  Principals in the MACABRE series were producer/director/
writer/star William Verdier and John F. Buey Jr.

Mr. Buey was program director at FEN Tokyo since 1946 and its
inception.  He came into government service from the old Yankee Radio
Network on the East Coast.  Nothing is known at this time about the
background of Mr. Verdier.

FEN Tokyo sent AFRTS Los Angeles a set of 15 i.p.s. tapes, from which
the disks were mastered, as an unofficial competition with one or
more ongoing productions at Armed Forces Network in Germany (AFN).
FEN also produced TERROR, and at least one of Frank Bresee's THE
GOLDEN DAYS OF RADIO (a 25th anniversary salute to FEN).

The scripts and overall productions of the series were quite good.
However, the cast was the same for the entire series and their range
of talents did not always match the requirements of the scripts.
While not the best of the genre, the series is still an interesting
listen.


Log Comments:

There are no authorized dealers of the series although they can be
found in a number of vendor catalogs.


Chronological Log:

        Date          Num  Title
        ------------  ---  ------------------------------
                           .... shows aired Mondays .....
        Nov 13, 1961    1  "Final Resting Place"
        Nov 20, 1961    2  "Weekend"
        Nov 27, 1961    3  "The Man In The Mirror"
        Dec 04, 1961    4  "The House In The Garden"
        Dec 11, 1961    5  "The Midnight Horseman"
        Dec 18, 1961    6  "The Avenger"
        Dec 25, 1961       ... no broadcast ...
        Jan 01, 1961    7  "The Crystalline Man"
        Jan 08, 1961    8  "The Edge Of Evil" (Last show)


References:

* "The Ultimate History of Network Radio Programming and Guide To All
  Circulating Shows", by Jay Hickerson, 27436 Desert Rose Ct., 
  Leesburg, FL 34748

* OTR club and vendor catalogs or web sites:
  * AVPRO, Don Aston, PO Box 1392, Lake Elsinore, CA 92531-1392
  * Edward J. Carr, 216 Shaner Street, Boyertown, PA 19512
  * McCoy's Recordings Inc., Pat McCoy, PO Box 1069, Richland, Wash.
    99352
  * Radio Spirits, PO Box 2141, Schiller Park, IL 60176-2141
  * The Sci-Fi Guy, Gordon R. Payton, 118 E. Palmer Ave., Collingswood,
    NJ 08108 (no longer sells shows)
  * Vintage Broadcasts, Andy Blatt, PO Box 50065, Staten Island, NY
    10305


Reader Feedback:

* Bob Proctor provided much information that has been used to expand
  the Description section.


Last Update: Jul 25, 2007


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