Great Ghost Stories

[@corvettebmw]

My brother and I were 9 years old when we had this record in 1973, i wish i was a kid again, no worries just mom and dad taking care of us. The Golden Arm was our favorite.

[@peterlafrankie7224]

Scary as shit I remember

[@adamparker2754]

Where's my golden arm? YOOOOOOOU HOT IT!!!!!! AHHHHHHHHHH AHHHHH AHHH

[@airedout2416]

When I was VERY young, in elementary school (maybe 2nd or 3rd grade) I would sit in the library and listen to this record (1973). It was a favorite of mine. One of the tracks was this one, and I was almost obsessed with it. I listened to it over and over. It was the first time in my life that I can remember being truely scared, and it wasn't even a movie or video - it was just audio. It made me so scared that I was frozen in my chair. To this day, even just now, it gives me chills. I found it. Here it is. #theaterofthemind

[@vestibulate]

The first narrator is Ralph Bell, a prominent actor in the "Golden Age of Radio". He and his wife, Pert Kelton (the first Alice Kramden on "The Honeymooners") were both blacklisted during the McCarthy witch hunt period. Ralph Bell's voice, intonation and delivery were instantly recognizable to audiences, though they may not have known the name. He was generally cast in crime stories as a sophisticated gangster, a crooked public official and the like.

If I'm not mistaken he was also the voice of Pepperidge farms. I have that tag line burnt into my cortex, Pepperidge farms remembers!!

[@dmx5439]

The narrator is perfect and the stories are Brilliant 😊...thank you😊

[@stevefugatt7075]

I used to play this record all the time as a kid in the 70s. Something about the second story used to scare the bejesus out of me! 🤣

[@MiloDC]

Loved this album as a kid in the 70s, although the first story was my least favorite. Now, as an adult, it's the best of the four. Also, this telling of "The Golden Arm" is the best ever recorded.

[@amciiYou]

My elementary days...mid 1970's. Golden Arm was a favorite. Scared my brains..

[@jordonveatch2503]

I cannot thank you enough for these uploads! Thank you so much!

[@calebjones4129]

You're welcome :)

[@lizard1971]

I had this on vinyl, when I was a kid! I can not find it, to buy it. Thank you so much for uploading these! Brings back childhood memories! ❤️

[@CherryRedJK]

I saw two on eBay today 3/10/19.

[@jasoneasterling2910]

Had one I got from a book fair at school

[@rogerkaleugher7504]

It's been out of print for years...only if money be made will they reissue it!

[@scottmalone1908]

l remember this being a record lp my cousins and l played all the time staying overnight weekends at my grandparents house in the mid and late 1970's. Those were good old times and a good time to be a kid. l think l may still have this in a stack of old lp's with no covers. l am quite sure the quality is not good. Thanks for sharing. The Golden Arm bought back instant memories of nights in a dark room playing this story, how spooky!

[@glennhuber4975]

I had this album, wish I still did! But glad I found it here

[@dmx5439]

It was dark, he was a stranger ,and he was all alone ,,so he said ok...Lmao😂... The correct answer in the real world would be ...hellllll.NO..!!!!..NOW @#£%* OFF...😂

[@vincentnichols402]

We need more haunted house stories.

[@FIONA21ful]

Wonderful stuff! Love your voice and reading , Thank you.

[@stephjgriffin]

I had this LP as a kid.......love Golden Arm!!!!

[@nickolearcher3420]

The bogert I love it brings back so much memories when I was a child thank you so much for posting this

[@frankenz66]

Bogart was the hilarious one. Had the vinyl so long ago.

[@nickolearcher3420]

The Bogart when I had this vinyl when I was a kid I thought it was supposed to be a gremlin but now listening to it it's about a ghost or Poltergeist

[@troin3925]

@@nickolearcher3420 When you're talking about Home Safety Hotline, Boggarts are essentially a scarier version of Gremlins.

[@CherryRedJK]

I had this as a kid, a new album at the time. I loved this so glad I found it.

[@thomasswafford250]

I still have mine

[@kenhunter2706]

so do I

[@williamnorton9547]

I have heard the man who told the first ghost story many times on episodes of the CBS Radio Mystery Theater.

[@thomasswafford250]

His name was Ralph Bell. He did a lot of them.

[@williamnorton9547]

Thomas Swafford You know it.

[@youngkent]

Thank you for this! Great time of year to listen

[@JessiesHistoriesMysteries]

New sub here. I LOVE your channel!! Its right up my alley!👻❤👍

[@jaceek2030]

Love this, thanks!

[@williamnorton9547]

The first time I heard the story of The Golden Arm it was at Six Flags during their "Fright Nights" event in October of 1990 (now known as Fright Fest). Was it truly written by Mark Twain?

[@calebjones4129]

It's actually an old folk tale. It's become so ubiquitous that it's hard to tell where it originated but versions of it have been found that are 200 years old or more. It's theorized to be a cautionary tale designed to discourage grave robbing and encourage respect for the dead. Current variations seem to be more about greed though. Mark Twain told this particular version on a reading tour in 1884-1885 where he told ghost stories.

[@nativevirginian8344]

Watch Andy Griffith tell this story in the camping trip show on TAGS, will give you goosebumps :)

[@eduardo_corrochio]

@@nativevirginian8344 Oh yes! Love that scene from "Back to Nature" (season 4 episode 31) where Andy tells the boys that story. Such a great sequence.

[@youngkent]

DO YOU HAVE IT??? 😅

[@stevepobst7953]

16:38 "Can I get a "aaaaaa-AAAAAA-HAAAAAAAA!!!!"?

[@v.e2035]

This narrator tho 💖 lol

[@ryandtibbetts2962]

The narrator of the opening story sounds remarkably like William Daniels (Knight Rider, St. Elsewhere). Is it, by any chance?

[@ryandtibbetts2962]

No. Never mind. According to the jacket cover, the narration was performed by Ralph Bell.