X Minus One - "The Haunted Corpse" (1957)

X Minus One, “The Haunted Corpse,” originally broadcast on July 25, 1957, is episode 104. Adapted by Ernest Kinoy from Frederik Pohl’s Galaxy Science Fiction story, this NBC Radio Network drama brings a chilling scientific premise to the edge of military secrecy. When Richard Van Pelt alerts the Pentagon to Dr. Eric Horn’s guarded experiments, Lieutenant Colonel Windermere is sent to place Horn’s laboratory under Army security. But the mysterious “Horn Effect,” said to permit the transfer of identity between bodies, raises unsettling questions about power, ownership, and immortality. Featuring Leon Janney, Jim Boles, Joseph Bell, and Reese Taylor. Old Time Sci-Fi Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:47 Original Broadcast 22:25 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/old-time-sci-fi-radio-old-time-radio--7215317/support . Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio