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Haunted House…
Radio plays paint pictures with sound. In a radio play you can
go from being on top of a mountain to the bottom of the sea
in two seconds without worrying about changing your
costume or the scenery. All you need are SOUND EFFECTS.
In this play you will need to use SOUND EFFECTS to tell
your story.
You each play a character and create SOUND EFFECTS .

Cast list…
Actor 1 = Sam – Quite a lot to say.

Actor 2 = Charlie – Quite a lot to say.

Actor 3 = Jo – Lots to say.

Actor 4 = Ghost & Narrrator – Not much to say, lots of SOUND

EFFECTS to do.

Scene One
The THEME TUNE plays over the top of the Narrator’s
speech.
Narrator: Sam, Jo and Charlie once took a trip across America that
ended with them solving a mystery in a creepy hotel. To
avoid getting into anymore trouble, this year they have
decided to stay in England. The three friends have hired a
little cottage in the middle of nowhere and are planning to
have a quiet week away. As they are driving through the hills
on the way to their cottage things start to go wrong.
CAR ENGINE SOUNDS.
Jo: Wow, it’s getting really dark really quickly.
Sam: Yeah, I think a storm’s coming. Look at those clouds.
THUNDER.
Charlie: Whoa! Scary. At least it’s not raining.
RAIN.
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Jo: I’m glad we’re not out in that.

ENGINE BREAKING NOISE.
Sam: Ummm… that doesn’t sound too good.
LOUD CRASH/CRUNCH/CLUNK AS THE ENGINE FINALLY
STOPS. ENGINE NOISE STOPS TOO.
Charlie: I think we’re going to have to get out and push. Come on you
two.
CAR DOORS OPENING AND CLOSING.
RAIN GETS LOUDER.
Jo: Urrgh! This is horrible.
Sam: The car’s stuck. It won’t move.
Charlie: Look. There’s a house up on that hill.
Jo: Let’s go and see if they’ll help us.
SOUND OF FEET WALKING ON GRAVEL.
Sam: That’s a creepy looking front door.
Charlie: Give it a knock.
Sam: You knock.
Charlie: No, you knock.
Sam: No, you knock.
Jo: Oh come on! I’m getting soaked out here. I’ll knock.
LOUD KNOCKING.
DOOR CREAKS OPEN.
Jo: Oh. It’s open.
Charlie: That’s a bit creepy.
Sam: No it’s not. This is the countryside. People always leave their
doors unlocked. It’s safe.
Charlie: Are you going to go in then?
Sam: No.
Charlie: I thought you said it was safe.
Sam: Yeah, so you go in.
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Charlie: You go in.

Sam: You go in.
Jo: Oh come on! I’ll go in.
DOOR CREAKS AGAIN.
Jo: Hello?
DOOR SLAMS SHUT.
ALL: Arrrggghhh!
Sam: Don’t worry Jo, we’ll get you out!
DOOR RATTLING SOUND.
Charlie: The door’s stuck, I can’t get it open.
Sam: Come on, let’s go round the side and look for an open
window or something.
FEET CRUNCHING ON GRAVEL.
CLOCK TICKING.
Jo: (Quietly) Ummmm… hello? Anybody home?
CLOCK TICKING.
Jo: I guess I’ll have a look around.
FEET WALKING OVER WOODEN FLOOR.
CHAIN SHAKING.
Jo: What was that? (Pause) Nothing.
FEET WALKING OVER WOODEN FLOOR.
GHOSTLY WHOOOING.
Jo: What was that?! (Pause) Must just be the wind.
FEET WALKING OVER WOODEN FLOOR.
CHAIN SHAKING and GHOSTLY WHOOOING.
Jo: WHAT WAS THAT?! (Pause)
Ghost: (In a spooky whisper) I didn’t hear anything.
Jo: Oh, that’s alright then. Hold on. ARRRGH!
FEET RUNNING OVER WOODEN FLOOR.
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Jo: Let me out!

DOOR BEING SHAKEN.
Jo: Help!
DOOR BEING SHAKEN.
Jo: Sam! Charlie!
DOOR BEING OPENED.
Sam: Jo!
Charlie: Quick, through here.
FEET RUNNING OVER GRAVEL.
Jo: Wait. What are we going to do? The car’s still broken.
Ghost: (In a spooky whisper) Come back.
Sam: Walk?
Charlie: Jog? I fancy a jog.
Jo: Or a run?
Sam: Yeah, let’s run.
FEET RUNNING OVER GRAVEL.
THEME TUNE
End