Bradbury was a young writer trying to get published wherever he could, so he wrote stories in a wide range of genres - not just science fiction. Bradbury’s first submission was a crime story called “Autopsy,” later retitled “Killer, Come Back to Me!” when it was published in Detective Tales in July 1944. The firm had already approached Bradbury’s agent, Julius Schwartz, for stories by two other authors he represented - Robert Bloch and the late Stanley Weinbaum.
In March 1945, Bradbury began to send stories to Young & Rubicam, the New York advertising firm that handled the writing talent for NBC’s very popular Mollé Mystery Theatre. Mollé Mystery Theatre - Killer, Come Back to Me! I tried to include the best possible recordings I could find, including lossless FLAC files whenever possible. This collection doesn’t include any Bradbury adaptations from the BBC, which I’ve collected here.
Phil Nichols’ essays on Bradbury adaptations and J. Eller’s book Becoming Ray Bradbury which I highly recommend to anyone interested in Bradbury’s early career. I’ve tried to add some context where relevant, most from Jonathan R. Radio also played a pivotal role in Bradbury’s development as a writer early in his career. Ray Bradbury’s stories lend themselves well to radio, so it’s no surprise that there have been so many adaptations over the years - some adapted by Bradbury himself.
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