Most people associate House of Mystery with a long running DC Comics series that began in the 50's, and continued until 1983.
However, there was a radio show by the same name that predated the comic by about a decade or so, and until today, ye scribe didn't know about it.
House of Mystery began as a weekday serial airing after school, as it featured some children being told a story by the "Mystery Man", aka Roger Elliott (John Griggs). After a while, the series shifted to weekends. Post Toasties cereal, at the time part of General Foods, was the primary sponsor for the series.
From 1945, here's a show featuring the story, "The Ghost Who Forgot Halloween":
Unfortunately for you archivists out there, only 4-5 episodes still exist, as the rest appear to have been wiped or just plain lost.
Rating: B+.
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