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Great Classic Hauntings: Six Unabridged Stories (Audio Editions Mystery Masters)

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Davies' classical experience shows in his television work ("Forever Knight") and is put to even greater use in this audiobook. His command of voice and atmosphere paints gothic pictures of Roderick Usher's doomed House or the living and dead occupants of Barwyke Hall (a little known work by J. Sheridan Le Fenu entitled "Dickon the Devil"). This audiobook must be listened to in the dark. It may be useful in literature or performance classes as well, for the authors of the literature (Ambrose Bierce, Robert Louis Stevenson, Washington Irving and others)are without doubt some of the best and never lose their seductive darkness; and Davies' rich, passioned vocal work serves as an excellent guide for students to study. For more "mundane" purposes, the stories are brisk, chilly, and altogether creepy. Those of you who already own audio copies of "Usher" and similar works ought to check this out just for comparisons' sake; Davies does an excellent job.

This audiobook contains classic horror/suspense stories from some of the best, most notably, Edgar Allan Poe. Geraint Wyn Davies does not just read the stories, he becomes the characters. His oration brings each story to life and his marvelous Welsh-Canadian accent is used to fullest potential to give life to these creepy tales. I listened to these tapes before bed, while getting ready for work and while driving long distances and they were entertaining and spooky every time. These were my first audiobooks and, with orators like Mr. Wyn Davies, they most certainly will not be the last!

Is it just me or does Geraint Wyn Davies have one of the best voices in the business? The stories are great(they are classics for a reason) Geraint infuses each story with such skill you will
want to listen to them many times!