Dark Adventure Radio Theatre - H.P. Lovecraft's The Dunwich Horror
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Artist: Dark Adventure Radio TheatreEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
Format: Deluxe Edition, Digital Sound
Running Time: 74 minutes
Published: 2008
CD Release Date: 2008-11-18
Music Label: Microcinema
Soundtracks:
- Opening
- Wilbur
- The Horror
- Armitage
- Sentinel Hill
- Closing
Music reviews of H.P. Lovecraft's The Dunwich Horror
Music Review: Cry his father's name on Sentinel Hill
Rating: 5 Stars
By choosing "The Dunwich Horror" as the second Dark Adventure Radio Theater production, the group set themselves up for a something of a challenge. A branch of the H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society, Dark Adventure Radio Theater creates Lovecraft adaptations in the style of the 19303-40s "Golden Age of Radio" mimicking not only the acting style and sound effects but also the commercials of the era.
Unlike the previous adventure, At the Mountains of Madness, there actually was a production of "The Dunwich Horror" produced during the Golden Age of Radio. Starring Academy Award winner Ronald Colman (A Double Life) as Henry Armitage, "The Dunwich Horror" was broadcast on the the radio series "Suspense" in 1945. This allows for a direct comparison of an "actual" Golden Age of Radio adaptation of Lovecraft, and a modern adaptation of the same story in an imitative style. Because they used the same source material, both adoptions even often use the exact same dialog.
So how did they do?
Fantastic. Clocking in at 75 minutes, as opposed the "Suspense" version which ran less than 30 minutes, the Dark Adventure version packs in more Lovecraftian goodness and more of the original text. "Suspense" starts out near the death of Old Whateley, but in the Dark Adventure series you get the whole weird life of Lavinia, Wilbur and his mysterious twin. The Dark Adventure story follows Lovecraft's text without any variation that I could find.
The voice acting in Dark Adventures is a marked improvement over their previous release, "At the Mountains of Madness." Although it was a good production, there was too much "over-the-top" enunciation that comes of as more of a parody of Old Time Radio rather than an imitation. Listening to the "Suspense" production, the actors were very serious about their roles and produced some chilling horror, and I was glad to see that captured here. Wilbur's voice gets extra props here. I don't know what they did for that effect, but it captures Wilbur's unearthly nature perfectly.
Like "At the Mountains of Madness," Dark Adventure Radio Theater's "The Dunwich Horror" is packed with tremendous "bonus materials;" A reproduction newspaper clipping from the "Arkham Advertiser" supposedly talking about the poor health and hygiene in rural areas, using the Whateley family as examples. A page torn from Dr. Dee's English translation of the Necronomicon (be careful when reading this!). A map from a proposed rail-line showing Dunwhich and its surroundings. And a hand-drawn and stained memo from the Wizard Whateley himself. All of these supplemental materials are so well-done it is simply amazing. Dark Adventure Radio Theater really knows how to add value to their products, and anyone who merely downloads the adventure is missing out on some truly special Lovecraft memorabilia.
Description of H.P. Lovecraft's The Dunwich Horror
"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.Miscellaneous CDs
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