Customer Reviews

Black Mask Audio Magazine, Vol. 1: Classic Hard-Boiled Tales from the Original Black Mask (Hollywood Theater of the Ear) (Library Edition)

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This generous collection of Black Mask classics held my interest throughout. The stories are suspenseful, and the actors are top-grade. I was sorry when I finished the last CD.

I can't wait for volume 2. The choice of stories was excellent. Each of them wonderfully produced and delightfully acted.

The spoken word is as powerful as it is enjoyable. Often times we are in such a hurry, we just don't take time to read carefully. The advantage, in this case, of audio over reading to yourself, is that you can't speed things up or skim or skip to find out what happens.

Speed reading, photo reading...what a waste of time and abandonment of true pleasure. Wordsworth is still right. Read in the spirit the author wrote.

In this fast food and throwaway culture this marvelous first volume of Black Mask stories is a keeper and maybe, just maybe, it will remind you of what reading is supposed to be about and unlock many unexpected pleasures.

Grab a double dry martini, a pack of camels, turn off the lights and escape completely from mediocrity. This work was a genuine labor of love. Buy it and reward those that still believe in excellence!

"Copyboy!"

Just my opinion, but over produced and over acted. Some of the music and sound effects sound electronic and very out of place, considering the time period.

This is the real Pulp Fiction, undiluted and un-Hollywood-ized by Quentin Tarantino. The old school of mystery novels, the original. These should be sold in magazine stands, I can see this style having a huge come back. Should be read alone under the covers at night with a flashlight. If an audio cd, even better. Lots of fun. Enjoy!

For we older people this is pretty close to the radio of youth. To younger people, it might be fun. ssh