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The Mannequin

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A couple buys a mannequin from a strange Paris shop, and it starts to drive the wife crazy with its weird presence in their home. When the husband digs into where it came from, he finds out the mannequin contains the bones of a sculptor's dead wife. This discovery turns their world upside down and leaves them both haunted by the mannequin's influence.

A mannequin, purchased from a Paris curiosity shop, becomes an uncanny presence in a household and drives the wife to distraction. When the husband investigates its background, he learns that it holds the skeleton of a sculptor's long-dead wife. That revelation turns the couple's lives upside down and leaves them haunted by the mannequin's touch.

The Witch's Tale is a horror-fantasy radio series which aired from May 21, 1931, to June 13, 1938, on WOR, the Mutual Radio Network, and in syndication. The program was created, written, and directed by Alonzo Deen Cole.

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