H.P. Lovecraft's The Dunwich Horror [Deluxe Edition, Digital Sound]

Dark Adventure Radio Theatre | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 18, 2008)
• Original Release Date: 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Deluxe Edition, Digital Sound
• Label: Microcinema
• Run Time: 74 minutes
• ASIN: B001ASVR8A
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #87,746 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Opening

2. Wilbur

3. The Horror

4. Armitage

5. Sentinel Hill

6. Closing

Editorial Reviews

"The hills of western Massachusetts contain dark and terrible secrets..." Dark Adventure Radio Theatre: The Dunwich Horror brings Lovecraft's tale to life as it might have been adapted for radio during his lifetime. In the style of The War of the Worlds , The Shadow and our own At the Mountains of Madness, Dark Adventure Radio Theatre dramatizes HPL's story with a huge cast of professional actors, exciting sound effects and original music by Troy Sterling Nies (composer for The Call of Cthulhu). Relive the excitement of 1930s radio with one of the most popular tales of the Cthulhu Mythos: The Dunwich Horror. In addition to the full 75 minute radio drama, the CD packaging includes props from the story to enhance your listening experience. You'll get: * A clipping from a 1917 copy of the Arkham Advertiser describing the Whateley family and the strangeness of the Dunwich region * A vintage map of Dunwich, Sentinel Hill and the surrounding region * A page from Wilbur Whateley diary with its bizarre occult cipher * A replica of a key page from Wilbur Whateley's own copy of John Dee's Necronomicon And of course it's beautifully produced and packaged with the same deranged attention to detail that you'll find in other HPLHS products.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Horrorific!, November 13, 2009

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Lesser Knowns (San Mateo, CA, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: H.P. Lovecraft's The Dunwich Horror (Audio CD)

Length:: 2:04 Mins

The Dunwich Horror is another intriguing Radio drama tale. Not only did the story capture my interest, but the actors' voice performances, music, and sound effects all kept me at the edge of my seat. I was captivated the whole time! Loved the intensity and would listen to it again!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars IÄ IÄ YOG SOTHOTH!, June 17, 2009

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The Timelord / Papa Rouj - See all my reviews

This review is from: H.P. Lovecraft's The Dunwich Horror (Audio CD)

The HPLHS Dark Adventure Radio Theatre presentation of The Dunwich Horror is Brilliant!

I am an avid Lovecraft fan and to put his stories to script are extremely difficult, as many lovecraftophiles know however; the HPLHS has done it again with this eldritch production. The pacing is perfect for that OTR feel, the actors do a great job of making you feel that you are really there in Dunwich as the Whateley Family (Decayed) engage in their bizarre rites and doings atop Sentinel Hill.

The goodies keep coming with the "props" that are included such as:
A map of Dunwich
A page of the dreaded Necronomicon
A passage from Whateley's diary

These guys pull out all the stops on this, one of Lovecraft's best stories.

BRAVO!!!

IÄ IÄ YOG SOTHOTH!!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great days of radio style & Lovercraft joy!, December 1, 2008

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noblechicken "noblechicken" (RVA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: H.P. Lovecraft's The Dunwich Horror (Audio CD)

Picked this up for a road trip (along with the other release). Great Lovecraft story done well in the style of 30s radio dramatization. Creepy and well told. Lovecraft stories are notoriously hard to put into scripted drama, but these radio styled performances have done it quite well, and not surprising, it is done by the Lovecraft guild (or whatever the group is called). I think these people also did the fantastic silent film "Call of Cthulhu" that recently came out). Well done!