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An unsettling collection of full-cast dramas from the long-running BBC Radio 4 horror series.
Throughout five series of Fear on 4 from 1988-1997, Edward de Souza was The Man in Black, a sinister raconteur who introduced a weekly half-hour of terror and suspense. Here, he welcomes us to his house of horrors as he presents thirteen terrifying tales that will make your flesh crawl.
The Snowman Killing by J C W Brook
Green and Pleasant by Bert Coules
Survival by John Wyndham
Soul Searching by Martyn Wade
The Beast with Five Fingers by William Fryer Harvey
The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
By the River, Fontainebleau by Stephen Gallagher
The Face by E F Benson
The Monkey’s Revenge by Guy Jenkin
Fat Andy by Stephen Dunstone
The Journey Home by Bert Coules
Dead Man’s Boots by William Ingram
The Judge’s House by Bram Stoker
With eerie sound effects that enhance the atmosphere of dread, these bloodcurdling adaptations run the gamut from the mysterious to the macabre. With superb casts including Imelda Staunton, Bernard Cribbins, Anna Massey, Thora Hird and Sean Barrett.
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Details
- Author
- Various
- Narrator
- various
- Duration
- 6 hours 30 minutes
- Release Date
- 4 October 2018
- ISBN
- 9781785298721
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- BBC Audio
- Genre
- Horror, ghost stories and supernatural fiction
- Rating
- 5.0(1 review)
- Narration
- 5.0(1 review)
Synopsis
An unsettling collection of full-cast dramas from the long-running BBC Radio 4 horror series.Throughout five series of Fear on 4 from 1988-1997, Edward de Souza was The Man in Black, a sinister raconteur who introduced a weekly half-hour of terror and suspense. Here, he welcomes us to his house of horrors as he presents thirteen terrifying tales that will make your flesh crawl.The Snowman Killing by J C W Brook Green and Pleasant by Bert Coules Survival by John WyndhamSoul Searching by Martyn WadeThe Beast with Five Fingers by William Fryer Harvey The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins GilmanBy the River, Fontainebleau by Stephen GallagherThe Face by E F Benson The Monkey’s Revenge by Guy Jenkin Fat Andy by Stephen Dunstone The Journey Home by Bert Coules Dead Man’s Boots by William Ingram The Judge’s House by Bram StokerWith eerie sound effects that enhance the atmosphere of dread, these bloodcurdling adaptations run the gamut from the mysterious to the macabre. With superb casts including Imelda Staunton, Bernard Cribbins, Anna Massey, Thora Hird and Sean Barrett.
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