For the 1970’s late-night horror show, The Price of Fear, the BBC dramatized the most chilling stories they could find, drawing on talented new writers as well as the established master of terror who narrated tale, re-written as though Price actually experienced each chilling adventure himself. The show was enormously successful in the UK and abroad, and a number of series were made during 1973, 1975 and 1982.

(Please note: The transmission dates are approximate. Episodes with radiolovers.com written beside them are available as MP3 downloads from the website, http://www.radiolovers.com/pages/priceoffear.htm. Episodes with BBC written beside them are available on the audio cassette box-set.)

You can also download these shows, except Guy Fawkes and Never Gamble on a Loser, courtesy from THE VOICE OF VINCE website.

1. William and Mary by Roald Dahl
When William dies, his brain and one of his eyes are kept alive in a basin. At first, his widow Mary is shocked, that her tyrannical husband will watch her forever, but then she begins to like the idea in the end: his eye will have to see her doing everything which he hated during his lifetime, and he won't be able to do anything about it... (9/4/73 & 9/8/73)

2. Come As You Are by William Ingram
When Vincent Price attends a party a phantom encounter with a guest gives fancy dress a whole new meaning. (BBC Collection) (2/7/73 & 4/06/74)

3. Specialty of the House by Stanley Ellin
An exclusive restaurant with a very rare dish on the menu... one to leave a nasty taste in the mouth. (BBC Collection/Radiolovers.com) (3/7/73 & 13/4/74)

4. The Man Who Hated Scenes
A train passenger (Peter Cushing) relates the tragic story of his love for a woman who took him for a ride. (29/9/73)

5. Guy Fawke’s Night by Richard Davies (17/11/73)

6. The Ninth Removal
from a story by R Chetwynd-Hayes.
The death of a promiscuous young girl provides all the ingredients for a classic murder mystery... or does it? (BBC Collection/Radiolovers.com) (19/11/73 & 20/4/74)

7. Soul Music by William Ingram
Vincent invites himself to a concert and finds a once great musician has lost his touch; but why? (1/7/73)

8. An Eye for An Eye by William Ingram (4/7/75)

9. The Waxwork by AM Burrage
A young man spends the night in a wax museum... but he is not alone. (18/7/73)

10. Lot 132 by Elizabeth Morgan (25/7/73)

11. Fish by Rene Basilico (8/8/73)

12. Blind Man’s Bluff by William Ingram
(4/8/75) (Radiolovers.com)

13. Cat's Cradle from The Squaw by Bram Stoker
When a kittens’ head is accidentally crushed by a brash film producer its mother takes some medieval revenge. (BBC Collection/Radiolovers.com) (9/15/73)

14. Meeting in Athens
(22/9/73 & 20/12/73)

15. Remains to be Seen
(1/9/73 and 17/12/73)

16. The Family Album by William Ingram
(Radiolovers.com) (8/2/83 & 13/6/83)

17. Not Wanted on Voyage by William Ingram
(26/4/83 & 27/6/83)

18. Goody Two Shoes by William Ingram
(Radiolovers.com) (27/4/83 & 30/5/83)

19. To My Dear, Dear Saladin by William Ingram
A family inheritance includes an annoying cat. Guest stars Annette Crosbie and Richard Wilson. (27/4/83 & 6/6/83)

20. Out of the Mouths by William Ingram
(11/5/83 & 20/6/83)

21. Is There Anybody There? by William Ingram
(25/5/83 & 4/7/83)

22. Never Gamble With A Loser (No Info)