Radio theater. Sometimes they'd run scary stories, and if my mom was working late I'd try my luck making it through one.
I happened to greatly enjoy the Twilight Zone, except for the one with the monster on the plane. Come to think of it, though, there was an episode about people randomly waking up in a new world.
Oh, yeah. I don't think I've talked to him, yet. But, that's alright. I think you unsettled me enough with the planet thing.