Radio Mystery Theater The Horror Within 0076

Original Airdate: April 17, 1974

Episode 0076 "The Horror Within"

Original Story by Milt Wisoff Directed by Himan Brown Host: E.G. Marshall

Following the death of his parents, a young man prays for special powers to prevent future pain and suffering in the world. But as his faith weakens, his desire to use the powers grows.

Welcome to the terrifying world of your own imagination. There are many fearful places that surround us. Ancient houses where ancient whispers never die out. Evil lands where the light of reason vanishes. But the most horrifying of all lies deep inside of us. Few of us dare look into our minds and hearts and souls and when we do, we find it more than we can bear. This is essentially what happens in this tale of Joseph Cumpartino, a young man who looked into the souls of others only to find destruction.

It has been said that a journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step. In our weird tale, the journey of a thousand horrors starts in the light of day in a most prosaic fashion. Joe Campertino, who has been orphaned is on his way to visit his uncle in the city. He waits in a diner for a truck driver to finish his meal.

Starring: Earl Hammond, Robert Dryden, Joseph Julian, Don Scardino, Deloris Sutton