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  "title": "MACABRE",
  "category": "[RADIO-SERIES]",
  "article": "[Pacific Stars and Stripes—April 10, 1961—“It’s Designed to Keep You in Suspense”]\n“FUCHU AS, Japan (OD—A new series of suspense programs, entitled ‘Macabre,’ will be\nbroadcast over Far East Network stations this summer.\n“The programs are being recorded at FEN-Tokyo studios and will be sent to Armed Forces\nRadio and Television Service stations throughout the world, according to FEN spokesmen.\n“Writer for the ‘Macabre’ series is FEN assistant production director William Verdier, who also\ndirects, produces and acts in the programs.\n“Other voices to be heard on the programs include Walt Sheldon, FEN production director;\nJohn Buey, FEN program director; Mrs. Clifford Asche and Mrs. Charles B. Hennessy, wives of\nmilitary personnel stationed in the Tokyo area, and A/1C James Connalley, production\ndepartment. Technicians include M/Sgt. Bob Eddy and T/Sgt. Newell Steward, acting and sound\npatterns; S/Sgt. Al LePage, announcing; and A/1C Larry Clements, engineering.\n“Titles of four ‘Macabre’ productions already released by FEN are: ‘House in the Garden,’ ‘Man\nin the Mirror,’ ‘Final Resting Place,’ and ‘Week End’.”\n[Pacific Stars and Stripes—November 11, 1961—“FEN to Air 2 New, Locally-Produced Shows”]\n“Two new—but startlingly different—weekly programs make their bow next week on the Far East\nNetwork; one a spine-tingling dramatic thriller called ‘Macabre,’ and the other a salute to the men\nof Fifth Air Force called ‘Comet and Stars’.\n“Lovers of thrills, chills and tales of the supernatural will be treated to a new experience 9:30\np.m. Mondays when ‘Macabre’ will be heard weekly. The series is filled with horror and suspense\nand will bring FEN listeners a new type of thriller program with an unusual approach.\n“Forming the basis for the stories to be dramatized will be a procession of diabolically clever\nmaniacs and overzealous adventurers who tamper with supernatural powers, ultimately involving\nboth themselves and those around them in horrifying consequences.\n“This original series was created by FEN’s assistant director of production, William Verdier.\nParts are filled locally, mainly by FEN staff members supplemented by local talent from various\norganizations in the Kanto area.\n“The ‘Macabre’ series is being distributed by the Armed Forces Radio and Television Service in\nLos Angeles for worldwide use by AFRTS outlets.”\nMACABRE (FEN, TOKYO)\n[Monday—9:30-10:00 PM]\nNovember 13, 1961\n“Final Resting Place”\n[“…the strange tale of what happens to a honeymooning couple when\nthey stop in a small town for the night and visit a carnival…”]\nEXTANT RECORDING\nNovember 20, 1961\n“\nEXTANT RECORDING\nNovember 27, 1961\n“Man in the Mirror”\n[“…a story about a freeway accident which involves a horrified man in the\nrealm of the dead where he encounters an evil stranger who makes a\nbargain with him…”]\nEXTANT RECORDING\nDecember 4, 1961\n“\n[“…a fantastic wager sets the stage for a grotesque series of murders…”]\nEXTANT RECORDING\nDecember 11, 1961\n“The Midnight Horseman”\n[“…A medieval painting’s occult powers stretch out over the centuries to\npresent its owner with a horrifying destiny…”]\nEXTANT RECORDING\nDecember 18, 1961\n“\nEXTANT RECORDING\nDecember 25, 1961\n“Of Frankincense and Myrrh”\n[“…combines the Christmas theme with terror…”]\nEXTANT RECORDING",
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