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| Title | : | The Witch's Tale: Stories of Gothic Horror from the Golden Age of Radio |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.35 (960 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1891379011 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 253 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
By Alonzo Deen Cole, the great granddaddy of modern media horror and the creator of network radio's first drama series devoted entirely to the supernatural.. Stories of gothic horror from the Golden Age of Radio. Discover the thrills and goose bumps that frightened a generation of listeners during radio's Golden Age with 13 hair raising vintage radio scripts featuring stories about Vampires, Were wolves, Ghosts, Severed heads, Devil worship, Mad scientists and more
What sets the author's horror plays apart from others of the day is that when the menace is finally unmasked at the climax it's not the disgruntled university scientist or scheming wife, but, more often than not, really truly a sea monster, vampire, or (as in the opening story, "The Image") a demonic idol. -- Hellnotes Newsletter, 10/98It's not often that we get to look back at the creation of an entire art form. Alonzo Deen Cole's THE WITCH'S TALE represents the closest we ever came to having a WEIRD TALES radio show. The book is attractive and well bound for easy reading. That recordings for these scripts are as yet unavailable only adds to their significance. A horror fan's delight. -- John Dunning, noted radio historian and author of On The Air and Tune In Yesterday. -- Jim WidnerThis is a rare
"An essential document in chronicling radio drama history" according to A Customer. As a radio drama historian myself, I must express how thoroughly pleased and delighted I am by this book. I would consider it an essential addition to the library of anyone who is interested in either radio or horror. Dave Siegel has done a great job of script selection and of providing background information on the show and on Alonzo Deen Cole (the creator-writer-director-star of THE WITCH'S TALE) and the other people who were t. Amazon Customer said for the wonderful scripts included. A delightful book. First, for the research and hard to find information about the series and Mr. Cole who created it. Then secondly, for the wonderful scripts included, all of which are clever and do not seem dated. The radio series itself suffered from a little overacting (which was common in the 19for the wonderful scripts included A delightful book. First, for the research and hard to find information about the series and Mr. Cole who created it. Then secondly, for the wonderful scripts included, all of which are clever and do not seem dated. The radio series itself suffered from a little overacting (which was common in the 1930s) but the scripts themselves have many subtle aspects that crawl under your skin. I only wish they would republish ALL of Cole's . 0s) but the scripts themselves have many subtle aspects that crawl under your skin. I only wish they would republish ALL of Cole's . Witch book to get? This one! I only praise and review good books. The Witch's Tale is one of the earliest radio horrors and almost impossible to find any information about it, in encyclopedias or web pages. Why? It was so early in radio's heyday that I am impressed by the amount of work and in-depth research that went into the book. It includes a nice history of the series, followed by 13 (how appropriate) radio scripts to episodes that don't exist. I only h
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