NBC Short Story
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic tale follows Dr. Henry Jekyll, a respected London physician whose experiments reveal a disturbing division within his own nature. As the respectable doctor and the brutal Mr. Hyde become increasingly entangled, the story explores secrecy, temptation, and the consequences of trying to separate good from evil.
Presented as a radio dramatization, the story turns Stevenson’s suspenseful narrative into an intimate listening experience, using voices and sound to evoke Victorian London and the growing unease surrounding Hyde. Its mystery unfolds through the contrast between Jekyll’s public standing and the frightening acts associated with his other identity.
The result is a dark, atmospheric work of psychological horror, driven less by spectacle than by mounting dread and the unsettling question of what may lie beneath a respectable appearance.
This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.
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