Scary Stories: Frightening Tales for Halloween
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Edition: Music CDCD Release Date: 1994-09-06
Music Label: Rhino / Wea
Soundtracks:
- Pit and the Pendulum - Nelson Omsted
- Vampire Sleeps - Boris Karloff
- Berenice
- Goden Arm - Jackie Torrence
- Tell-Tale Heart - Nelson Omsted
- Fall of the House of Usher - Nelson Omsted
- Shadow - James Mason
Music reviews of Scary Stories: Frightening Tales for Halloween
Music Review: Scary stuff, huh, kids?
Rating: 4 Stars
This CD features seven "scary" stories. They are all pretty good, although they didn't really scare me. Nelson Olmstead gives good readings of three Edgar Allan Poe short stories. The Poe story read by James Mason is not quite as effective. Boris Karloff is, of course, great. And Jackie Torrence gives an effective reading of "The Golden Arm". The weirdest story here is "Berenice" by Brother Theodore. If you ever saw Theodore's live act, you know he is a strange guy. The story here is typical of his live performances, and I'm guessing he wrote it himself, although the CD has no writing credits. This is a good CD to get if you are looking for a collection of spoken word horror stories.
Description of Scary Stories: Frightening Tales for Halloween
Here's a Halloween treat of historic proportions. Where else can you get Nelson Olmstead's manic voice tripping through Poe's "Pit and the Pendulum"? Or, better still, Boris Karloff reciting "The Vampire Sleeps" with just enough chill in his voice to tingle the spine? Relying on four Poe tales--all but "Shadow" read by Olmstead--Scary Stories is great for fright night, and ideal for bellowing out a window for the neighbors. It's also grand to play in a collage atmosphere, as background, say, for New Wave Halloween or a crazed sound-effects display like Halloween Horror: Scary Sounds from the Hex Files. Of course, it's also a good item for teachers of literature looking to drive home the eeriness of Poe to a seventh- or eighth-grade class. Sound effects occur with wide spaces between them, economical enough not to impede the enjoyment of these dark, gloomy texts. --Andrew BartlettGeneral CDs
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