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The Wind & the Veldt (Paperback Audio)

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On this cassette you'll hear two great Bradbury short stories. First off is "The Wind", in which a man believes the wind is trying to kill him. First he just seems paranoid to you, then gradually you begin to think it's possible! The ending is one of the most chilling ones you'll ever hear! I definitely suggest listening to this one in your car on a stormy, windy night to give yourself an extra scare every time the wind hits your windows. In "The Veldt", we hear about what happens when you let your children entertain themselves too long with a virtual reality nursery. The ending to this one is a little more predictable, but it's still one that will keep you listening until the very end! All in all, this whole collection of Durkin Hayes Audio Books of Ray Bradbury stories is a winning set, so get all of them you can. There isn't a single bad one in the batch!

I started listening to these with my daughter when she was 6 or [....]. She's 15 now and we still listen to them! Everytime we head out for a long road trip we grab this stash of tapes (there are others in the series) for entertainment. We have favorite quotes that we use from the series and can re-enact most of the scenes. The thing that makes these stories so great is that they use a full cast to act out the story instead of a single person reading it in a monotone voice. It's like old-time radio where the cast would act it out and they added in sound effects for the whole experience.

We whole-heartedly recommend these!