Radio review – Mystery House – “A Thirsty Death” (1949) **1/2

Bela Lugosi was meant to star in a regular anthology horror series which took its inspiration from Grand Guignol stories; it didn’t pan out apart from this episode (there was a Mystery House series but without Bela). It’s a shame because this isn’t bad. The story concerns that Grand Guignol favourite – an attack of rabies. Bela is a jealous husband in Africa whose wife strikes up a friendship with John Carradine (whose performance is an added bonus for horror fans). The story is ok but not particularly well put together; it is however interesting.