Day: May 26, 2010

New Releases: The Whisperer In Darkness by H.P. Lovecraft

Jesse Willis

New Releases

FANTOM FILMS - The Whisperer In Darkness by H.P. LovecraftThe Whisperer In Darkness
By H.P. Lovecraft; Read by Phil Reynolds
3 CDs or Audible Download – Approx. 2 Hours 53 Minutes [UNABRIDGED]
Publisher: Fantom Films
Published: April 2010
Sample |MP3|
Considered to the be one of most influential American authors, Howard Philip Lovecraft is synonymous with some of the best fantasy and horror fiction of the 20th century, second only to Edgar Allan Poe. When local newspapers report strange things seen floating in rivers during a historic Vermont flood, Albert Wilmarth becomes embroiled in a controversy about the reality and significance of the sightings, however it isn’t until he receives communication from Henry Wentworth Akeley that he is offered the proof he requires… First published in Weird Tales August 1931.

And be sure to check out the the trailer for The H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society’s movie adaptation:

[via The Cimmerian blog]

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Penguicon 2010: Adapting A Novel To A Podcast

Jesse Willis

SFFaudio Online Audio

The Science Fiction Oral History AssociationRick Jackson, of the Science Fiction Oral History Association, has linked to a convention panel from Penguicon 2010 entitled: Adapting A Novel To A Podcast it features Daniel J. Hogan and Mary Robinette Kowal |MP3|

I should also mention that to assuage my ever increasing guilt at not promoting SFOHA more I’ve dropped $40 into their kitty (which will be used to help “convert our archives to digital format”). But that’s not the only way you can contribute to SFOHA, if you’ve got

[via The Science Fiction Oral History Association and Daniel J. Hogan’s Magic of Eyri site]

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The Princess And The Tin Box by James Thurber

Jesse Willis

SFFaudio News

First published in The New Yorker‘s September 29, 1945 issue, The Princess And The Tin Box is a short story by James Thurber that popped up onto my radar screen today. The screen read “fairy tale.” But, the more I think about it, the more I think The Princess And The Tin Box is actually more fable than straight-up fairy tale. Still, fairy tales and fables do go hand-in-hand, skipping through the minefield of morality (that’s just over the knolls of neurosis and just through the copse of everlasting obscuration). Either way both types of stories play upon our expectations. That’s the thing, in a realm where anything can happen, you’re supposed to be a wise reader if you’ll pause, every so often, and drop a metaphorically indigestible breadcrumb, making especially sure to take note of precisely where you placed it.

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