Monday, January 13, 2014

The Dunwich Horror (SUSP)

In the isolated village of Dunwich, Wilbur Whateley is born: the hideous son of an unstable albino mother and an unknown father. Wilbur matures at an abnormal rate and is tutored in witchcraft by his sorcerer grandfather, who vows that Wilbur will one day be heard calling out his father's name.

This is one of the only (maybe the only) real adaptation of Lovecraft's fiction in vintage radio. (Black Mass featured some readings of Lovecraft in the 60's and there have been some more modern radio dramas devoted to his work.) I think this one is pretty well done, given the 30-minute time constraint, but if you haven't read the story before listening you will likely find it confusing. Wikipedia provides a passable plot summary.

Suspense #165
The Dunwich Horror
1 November 1945
19451101(165)_SUSP_TheDunwichHorror_AFRS.mp3
William Spier (adaptor, producer, editor, director), Ronald Colman, H. P. Lovecraft (author), William Johnstone, Elliott Lewis, Joseph Kearns (announcer), Lucien Moraweck (composer), Lud Gluskin (conductor)



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  1. AnonymousFebruary 24, 2014 at 10:04 AM

    This is the third version of this I've heard in an OTR treatment and the all fall a little short in the clarity department. The story is straight forward enough, but all the adaptations seem like they are missing some element that would make the story more accessible to people who didn't already know it.

    Th.

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