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Episode 4 - War of the Worlds

On the fourth episode of History Creeps, Chris and Johnny discuss the 1938 radio performance of War of the Worlds, orchestrated by Orson Welles and the Mercury Theatre, and the effect it had on the American public. Stories of mass panic and even suicides have long been associated with the Halloween night performance. Chris and Johnny take a look into the truth behind those stories and try to find out exactly what happened that night in 1938.