Finding Horror on Early Network Television: Lights Out and the Business of Genre
Published online on April 22, 2026
Abstract
Television & New Media, Ahead of Print.
This article examines the forms and formats of early network television horror using a case study of the prime-time NBC seriesLights Out(1949–1952).Lights Out, which began on radio, has been variously categorized as noir, suspense, horror, and/or pulp ...
This article examines the forms and formats of early network television horror using a case study of the prime-time NBC seriesLights Out(1949–1952).Lights Out, which began on radio, has been variously categorized as noir, suspense, horror, and/or pulp ...