Granny Creech has something important to share from The Radio Reaper…
I was sleeping in my cozy little bed the other night while visions of ghouls and ghosts danced in my head when suddenly I was awakened by my phone ringing feverishly off the wall.
“Granny…this is Uncle Oscar over at Witchwood Cemetery. One of our new tenants is in a tizzy and says he must see you right away!”
Well, if Uncle Oscar says it’s important, it usually is. I got dressed and flew over to the cemetery. I met him in the front office.
“What in tarnation is going on?” I asked.
“I was making my rounds when I heard an awful commotion coming from the old section of the cemetery,” Uncle Oscar said. “I went over and discovered there was noise coming from one of the tombs we just gave to our newest tenant. I looked in and the occupant said he needed to see you immediately.”
We made our way to the old section and, sure enough, there was something going on in the tomb. We went inside and there was a ghastly apparition busying about, running hither and thither, while sorting through an ancient chest of some sort.
“What is going on here?” I asked.
“Are you Granny Creech?” The specter asked.
“I am. What do you want?”
“Thank heavens I found you in time,” he said. “I have something for you that’s very important.”
He went on to tell me he had been viewing my website for some time and was enjoying my series on giant monsters. He also said he, too, had been collecting radio spots for a long time and was looking for a home for his extensive collection, now that he had taken up residence at Witchwood Cemetery. He took something out of his box and handed it to me. It was a record which contained radio spots for the movie, Rodan.
“Rodan!” I exclaimed. “This is an old movie, dating back to late 1956.”
“I wanted you to have it in time to include in your series,” he said.
“Well, thank you,” I said. “I will gladly get it in the next edition. But, why me?” I asked.
“Because I know you love these old spots as much as I do. I know you will give them a good home. I have many, and they need to be preserved for all the old monsterkids out there, and for the new ones to come. I can think of no better place for them than ‘Granny Creech’s Radio Spot Crypt’,” he said.
I began to tear up and he said he would spend the next few days going through his “reliquary”, a chest that holds sacred relics, or things of importance. He was sure he had many treasures he would be willing to entrust to me. I told him I was honored and that I would give his spots the home they deserve. I asked him his name:
“I am The Radio Reaper,” he said.
Uncle Oscar and I bid him goodbye, and he thanked me for being willing to preserve his lifetime collection. I told him it was my pleasure.
Thanks to The Radio Reaper, here are the original radio spots heard on the radio ‘way back in August/September of 1957 when Rodan flew into American theaters. I hope you enjoy them!
20, 30, and 60 seconds radio spots for Rodan!
Do you have any radio spots you would like to share? Contact Granny (Gary Fox) at [email protected].