Post by BloodyMonkeyZ on Jun 30, 2013 12:34:51 GMT -6
Doug Bradley is best known for his role in Clive Barker’s Hellraiser as Pinhead. A role he embraced and turned into one of the best franchise monsters of the 20th century. But Doug Bradley is much more than just Pinhead. Upon meeting him at Horror Hound Weekend, I discovered his Spinechillers series. A collection of classic short horror fiction recorded in a 3 CD set published by Renegade Arts Entertainment
Volume one contains 6 stories by 5 authors.
The first story is The Signalman by Charles Dickens. Oddly enough, I didn’t really consider Dickens to be a horror writer, yet his most well known work is about ghosts. Funny how that is. This story is about a train signal man who is having issues with his duties and the specter of a problem that isn’t really there.
Next up is August Heat by William F Harvey. An author that I have never read. This was short and sweet. And has encouraged me to seek out his works.
The Tell Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe is a story and author known to all.
The Outsider by HP Lovecraft takes us inside the mind of someone trapped underground and yearning for the open spaces and freedom and companionship that he has never felt.
The Open Window by Saki is a short ghost story and was certainly the story that least caught my attention.
Finally we have The Beast With Five Fingers by William F Harvey. A fascinating story that seems to have paved the way for the Michael Caine movie The Hand and the Clive Barker story The Inhuman Condition. A story about a self aware hand and it’s strange journey.
Along with these six stories we also have a wonderful introduction where Mr. Bradley details the authors and makes notes of the stories. The key word to these stories is subtlety. None of these stories are overtly horrific. Doug Bradley quickly makes his mark on these stories (as any good actor does) and you do NOT feel as though you are listening to Pinhead read you a bedtime story. Not that that would be a bad thing, come to think of it. But his readings rapidly take you into the world of the story. As they should. The soundscape is well done also. Ambient noise and music adding atmosphere in all the right places. And the title music which plays before each tale quickly worms it’s way into your head
All in all this is a wonderful way to spend three hours. Whether you listen in the car or turn the television off for a bit I highly recommend you allow Spinechillers to take your mind on a 5 star journey that you won’t soon forget.
You can order this and the other volumes at Renegade's website below. More reviews to come soon.
www.renegadeartsentertainment.com/audiobooks/cds/doug-bradleys-spinechillers-vol-1
Volume one contains 6 stories by 5 authors.
The first story is The Signalman by Charles Dickens. Oddly enough, I didn’t really consider Dickens to be a horror writer, yet his most well known work is about ghosts. Funny how that is. This story is about a train signal man who is having issues with his duties and the specter of a problem that isn’t really there.
Next up is August Heat by William F Harvey. An author that I have never read. This was short and sweet. And has encouraged me to seek out his works.
The Tell Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe is a story and author known to all.
The Outsider by HP Lovecraft takes us inside the mind of someone trapped underground and yearning for the open spaces and freedom and companionship that he has never felt.
The Open Window by Saki is a short ghost story and was certainly the story that least caught my attention.
Finally we have The Beast With Five Fingers by William F Harvey. A fascinating story that seems to have paved the way for the Michael Caine movie The Hand and the Clive Barker story The Inhuman Condition. A story about a self aware hand and it’s strange journey.
Along with these six stories we also have a wonderful introduction where Mr. Bradley details the authors and makes notes of the stories. The key word to these stories is subtlety. None of these stories are overtly horrific. Doug Bradley quickly makes his mark on these stories (as any good actor does) and you do NOT feel as though you are listening to Pinhead read you a bedtime story. Not that that would be a bad thing, come to think of it. But his readings rapidly take you into the world of the story. As they should. The soundscape is well done also. Ambient noise and music adding atmosphere in all the right places. And the title music which plays before each tale quickly worms it’s way into your head
All in all this is a wonderful way to spend three hours. Whether you listen in the car or turn the television off for a bit I highly recommend you allow Spinechillers to take your mind on a 5 star journey that you won’t soon forget.
You can order this and the other volumes at Renegade's website below. More reviews to come soon.
www.renegadeartsentertainment.com/audiobooks/cds/doug-bradleys-spinechillers-vol-1
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