This is structurally very similar to the monkeys paw. the only difference is that the monkeys paw gave three wishes, the first of which got the child killed. Also, this story adds an insanity subplot.
Listening from Cheshire England 🏴 🇬🇧 on Monday September 30th 2024 & 13:15 Hours GMT+1 Heavy rain 🌧 here all day & forecast all night too. A high of 16 degrees Celsius. Enjoying 😉 👍
I used to listen to this program when it was broadcast on the all-news radio station. It came on at 9pm to 10pm and was on Monday through Friday. Although the quality was uneven, most of the episodes were excellent-some had Fred Gywnne. I used the format when I created my own radio mystery theater. I wrote it and produced it for two weeks. I think if I had a small staff, could’ve made a whole series that lasted the whole semester.
*The 5 episodes in this video:* 0:00:01 -- Sunset To Sunrise (Apr. 25, 1974) 0:43:40 -- The Deadly Double (Mar. 24, 1975) 1:26:52 -- Afraid To Live, Afraid To Die (Apr. 23, 1975) 2:10:04 -- Taboo Means Death (Aug. 20, 1979) 2:52:57 -- Three Women (Jan. 28, 1974)