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eBook Category: Horror/Dark Fantasy
eBook Description: An All-New Production of a Gothic Classic that "Brings the Words to Life" (Mike Maxwell, Tech Help Weekly). Not a mere reading, you will hear wraiths howl, the dead walk, and the massive old house of Usher fall in this unique new audio dramatization based on a classic radio script written by veteran scripter Les Crutchfield (who some sources consider a pseudonym for the then blacklisted screen writer Dalton Trumbo) and originally presented on the popular radio series, "Escape," on the night of October 22, 1947. "The Fall of the House of Usher", a story told by the "last living friend of that unhappy man" Roderick Usher, has become a signature piece to be found in any truly comprehensive collection of Poe's classics of the uncanny and the bizarre. It has been dramatized and filmed countless times. Perhaps the almost hypnotic power which this story has exerted over generations of readers and viewers results from the fact that the author harnessed the deepest forces of his own psyche in writing it. For, as novelist and scholar Hervey Allen writes, "That he, himself and the strange conditions of his marriage are in part the subjects of the story, there can be no doubt." Poe's obsession with his own very young cousin, Virginia, was so overpowering that he married her before she turned fourteen only to watch in horror as she wasted away before his eyes from tuberculosis, frequently falling into a deathlike comas. After you hear Bill Mills' haunting version of "The Fall of the House of Usher," you will understand why his readings and audio dramatizations of terror tales like "The Undead Die," "Time Enough at Last," "The Statement of Randolph Carter," and "The Raven" have earned praise from critics and audio professionals like "high quality" (Shadowdark.org), "professional and fun. Two Fangs way up!" (Paul Bunnell, director That Little Monster), "straightforward and professional" (SFAudio.com), and "...like listening to a BBC radio drama!" ( Diamond Dave, TechHelpWeekly.com ). This full audio dramatization is enhanced with music and sound effects and also features the vocal talents of Ross Chamberlain. Preceded by an introduction written by Jean Marie Stine, it's a one of a kind audio experiment from REB Audio Books, released on Oct. 22, 2006 - the 59th anniversary of the script's original radio presentation.

eBook Publisher: Renaissance E Books/REB Audio, Published: 2006
Fictionwise Release Date: October 2006

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Available eBook Formats [MP3 Audio - What's this?]: MP3 Audio - Standard Quality (MP3) [8.5 MB], MP3 Audio - High Quality (MP3) [25.4 MB]
Running Time: 0 hours, 36 minutes, 16 secs
All Other formats: Printing DISABLED, Read-aloud DISABLED

Sample Audio File: a_Poe-HUsher5-sa.mp3