Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Terrible Torture

English · Gothic Fiction, Horror, Dramatic Readings

Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic tale follows Dr. Henry Jekyll, a respected London physician whose experiments reveal a darker side of his nature in the form of Edward Hyde. As Jekyll struggles to control the transformation, the story explores the divide between public respectability and private desire, and the frightening consequences of trying to separate them.

In this radio dramatization, suspense unfolds through spoken performance and sound, bringing the story’s shadowy streets, secretive experiments, and mounting dread to life. The title “Terrible Torture” signals a grim episode in the Jekyll and Hyde tradition, where the tension comes from the doctor’s perilous loss of control and the threat posed by Hyde.

The result is a dark, atmospheric listen rooted in Gothic horror: a tale of identity, temptation, and the cost of tampering with human nature.

This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.