Dark Fantasy - "The Thing from the Sea" (1941)

Dark Fantasy - "The Thing from the Sea" (1941)

Published: September 25, 2026

Duration: 25:41

Dark Fantasy presents “The Thing from the Sea,” originally broadcast November 28, 1941. In this third known episode of the NBC Red Network supernatural anthology, Hollywood actor Philip Hayward and his companions sail aboard the yacht Dolphin toward New Zealand—until an unseen force brings their voyage to a terrifying halt.

Written by Scott Bishop, the pseudonym of George Marion Hamaker, this early maritime chiller blends Pacific peril, lost-civilization legend, and eerie supernatural menace as the stranded travelers encounter signs that something ancient may be stirring beneath the sea.

Old Time Horror Radio presents the original broadcast with a newl...