{
  "title": "J. B. MACABRE’S MACABREOTORIUM",
  "category": "[RADIO-SERIES]",
  "article": "[MACABRE, J. B. “The Bat Takes Flight: Vampires on Air.” The Complete Vampire Companion.\nNew York: Macmillan, 1994.]\n“J. B. Macabre’s Macabreotorium took to the airwaves of New York City on March 1, 1988, on\nradio station WBAI. It took advantage of the new digital technology, the binaural recording\nprocess, and a glut of aspiring actors living in the Big Apple to offer up tales of the weird and\nmacabre. The program aired for three and a half years. Among the many episodes was a tale of a\nmodern-day vampire, ‘Bad Blood.’ The plot placed an aspiring young black doctor, who had\ndeveloped a vaccine that could arrest the course of AIDS but not cure it, up against a rich and\npowerful vampire who was being destroyed by the disease. While the plot employed traditional\nvampire themes in relation to the myth, the characters were motivated by modern convictions, all\ntaken to extremes in a climax that became a paradox. Reaction to the program was so great that\nthe station manager rebroadcast the program the next day. For the next year and a half, J. B.\nMacabre’s Macabreotorium was aired twice a month.”\n[PROGRAM INFORMATION]",
  "origination": "WBAI, New York City, New York (Pacifica).",
  "duration": "March 1, 1988-1991.",
  "personnel": "J. B. Macabre.",
  "extant_recordings": "Unknown.",
  "chronology": "",
  "sources": "",
  "gallery": "",
  "images": []
}