A series produced by the ZBS Foundation. Originally titledOut Of The Blue(when still in
production). [Reference Pacifica 1981 interview with Tom Lopez: “…discusses the experimental
binaural recording of an upcoming horror series ‘Out of the Blue’… Includes pilot sample of the
binaural recording for the horror series.”
“1984—‘The Cabinet of Dr. Fritz,’ a series of horror stories recorded in Kunstkopf binaural
sound (three-dimensional sound) is broadcast on 260 stations, as well as in Canada and Australia.
‘The Mist’ by Stephen King, a 90-minute program that is part of this series, is aired on NPR and
the CBC as a Halloween special. This is the first Kunstkopf binaural, digital production to be aired
via satellite in the U.S. ‘Aura’ by Carlos Fuentes, another story in the series, wins the Corporation
for Public Broadcasting award.”
In 1984 “Aura” was awarded the NPR prize for best dramatic production of the year.
Of “Sticks,” Gordon “Scifi Guy” Payton wrote, “I consider it to be the single most horrifying
audio drama ever done.”
Tom Lopez: “’Sticks’ was produced separately, then put into that series. The Cabinet was a
bunch of stories along the horrific—slightly, to some extent. They varied in length. ‘The Mist’ was
three and a half hours, ‘Mumbo Jumbo’ was six, and some were fifteen minutes and others were
half an hour.”
ZBS Foundation, Fort Edward, New York.
Released in 1984. Various broadcasts around the USA. Presented on Canadian radio as a
substitute series forThe Vanishing Pointbetween May 31 and September 27, 1985.
Bobby Bielecki (engineer), Tim Clark (music), Thomas Lopez (scriptwriter, producer), Bill
Raymond (director).
Laura Esterman, Steven Keats, Bill Raymond, et al.
“The Mist,” “Aura,” “The Bleeding Man,” “Saturday Night At The White Woman
Watching Hole,” “Sticks.”
THE CABINET OF DR. FRITZ (CBC BROADCASTS)
[
May 31, 1985“The Mist” [Part 1] (Stephen King)
June 7, 1985“The Mist” [Part 2]
June 14, 1985“The Mist” [Part 3]
June 21, 1985“Aura” [Part 1] (Carlos Fuentes)
June 28, 1985“Aura” [Part 2]
July 5, 1985“The Bleeding Man”
July 12, 1985“
”
July 19, 1985“Sticks” (Karl Edward Wagner)
sticks in the forms of bizarre crucifixes and unearthly shapes. A stone
burial chamber, and evidence of human sacrifice, indicate that a
prehistoric cult once lived there…and it soon becomes clear that they still
do…”]
July 26, 1985“Mumbo Jumbo” [Part 1] (Ishmael Reed)
August 2, 1985“Mumbo Jumbo” [Part 2]
August 9, 1985“Mumbo Jumbo” [Part 3]
August 16, 1985“Mumbo Jumbo” [Part 4]
August 23, 1985“Mumbo Jumbo” [Part 5]
August 30, 1985“Mumbo Jumbo” [Part 6]
September 6, 1985“The Taj Express: The Blackmailer”
September 13, 1985“The Taj Express: “Hungry Stones” ???????
September 20, 1985“The Taj Express: Lost Directions”
September 27, 1985“The Taj Express: The Initiation”