THE BLACK DEATH
[RADIO-SERIAL]
This serialized story penned by Eric Howlett was broadcast on WJR in the weeks immediately
preceding the premiere of Howlett’s famous horror series, The Hermit’s Cave. A press release
described the plot as dealing with “a mad man’s diabolic scheme to rid the earth of its present
type of inhabitants and replace them with men of his own creation.”
ORIGINATION: WJR, Detroit, Michigan.
DURATION: May 21-June 11, 1935.
PERSONNEL: Eric Howlett (scriptwriter), Charles Penman (director).
[CHRONOLOGY]
THE BLACK DEATH (WJR, DETROIT)
[Tuesday—10:45-11:15 PM]
May 21, 1935 [EP. 1]
May 28, 1935 [EP. 2]
June 4, 1935 [EP. 3]
June 11, 1935 [EP. 4]