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Séance on a Wet Afternoon (BBC Radio) Mark McShane Mystery Drama
Séance on a Wet Afternoon is a 1964 British crime thriller directed by Bryan Forbes, based on the 1961 novel by Mark McShane. The film stars Kim Stanley as Myra Savage, a mentally unstable medium, and Richard Attenborough as her submissive husband, Billy. Set in London, Myra convinces Billy to kidnap a child, Amanda Clayton, aiming to use the crime to boost her clairvoyant reputation by helping the police solve it.
Their scheme involves holding Amanda captive while pretending to assist in her recovery using Myra's psychic abilities, with plans to return the child unharmed after claiming a ransom. However, Myra's deteriorating mental state leads to a tragic twist where she orders Billy to kill Amanda, as she believes her deceased son wants the girl to join him.
The plot unravels when the police involve Myra in a séance to find Amanda, leading her to inadvertently expose their crimes. The film explores themes of delusion, control, and the supernatural, with a stark portrayal of Myra's manipulative hold over Billy, framed by Forbes' suspenseful direction and haunting settings around London.
Their scheme involves holding Amanda captive while pretending to assist in her recovery using Myra's psychic abilities, with plans to return the child unharmed after claiming a ransom. However, Myra's deteriorating mental state leads to a tragic twist where she orders Billy to kill Amanda, as she believes her deceased son wants the girl to join him.
The plot unravels when the police involve Myra in a séance to find Amanda, leading her to inadvertently expose their crimes. The film explores themes of delusion, control, and the supernatural, with a stark portrayal of Myra's manipulative hold over Billy, framed by Forbes' suspenseful direction and haunting settings around London.
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Agatha Christie's Peril at End House (BBC Radio)
มุมมอง 4.2Kวันที่ผ่านมา
A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation starring John Moffatt as the great Belgian detective. Hercule Poirot and his good friend Captain Hastings are enjoying a well-deserved break on the Cornish Riviera, in the idyllic village of St Loo. Wandering along the terrace of the Hotel Majestic on the first morning of their stay, Poirot literally falls at the feet of a pretty, dark-haired girl and, much...
"Gibbet Hill" by Bram Stoker - The Long-Lost Short Spooky Story!
มุมมอง 160วันที่ผ่านมา
In October 2024, a 'new' story by Dracula author Bram Stoker was uncovered in an 1890 edition of Dublin's Daily Express. A man escaping the confines of the city stumbles upon a strange tombstone, flanked by three eerie children, on his way to visit a memorial atop Gibbet Hill. Gibbet Hill was unknown even to Stoker biographers and literary scholars for over 130 years.
The Midnight House (BBC Radio) M.R. James' The Mezzotint
มุมมอง 17114 วันที่ผ่านมา
Mr. Williams, the curator of a university art museum (implied to be Oxford), receives a disturbing engraving in this loose adaptation of the M.R. James story of the same name.
Lovecraft's COLOUR OUT OF SPACE (Radio Theatre)
มุมมอง 7514 วันที่ผ่านมา
The Colour Out Of Space is adapted from the story by H.P. Lovecraft for Atlanta Radio Theatre. Written in March 1927, tonight's tale details the misadventures of a surveyor from Boston who goes to Arkham, Massachusetts to learn the truth behind a shunned place the locals call "the blasted heath"...
THE THING! (Who Goes There?) John W. Campbell
มุมมอง 8621 วันที่ผ่านมา
Who Goes There? is a 1938 science fiction horror novella by John W. Campbell, following a group trapped in a scientific outpost in Antarctica infested by shapeshifting monsters. Who Goes There? was first published in the August 1938 issue of Astounding Science Fiction magazine and was also printed as The Thing from Another World. Its extended, novel version, found in an early manuscript titled ...
THE MUMMY (Ladybird Horror) Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
มุมมอง 13221 วันที่ผ่านมา
Ladybird is an old and much-loved British children's book publisher, and their distinctive, slender hardback books covered a variety of subjects, in the fields of both education and entertainment. In the 1980s, many of these books were adapted into rich and atmospheric readings, with music, sound effects, and a full cast of actors, which were released as Pickwick Story Tapes.
5 Characters in Search of an Exit (Twilight Zone Radio Drama)
มุมมอง 331หลายเดือนก่อน
A clown, a hobo, a ballet dancer, a bagpipe player, and an Army major are trapped in a cylindrical room. They don't know who they are or how they got there - and their only hope for finding out is to escape.
DRACULA (Ladybird Classics Story)
มุมมอง 228หลายเดือนก่อน
Ladybird is an old and much-loved British children's book publisher, and their distinctive, slender hardback books covered a variety of subjects, in the fields of both education and entertainment. Among their vast catalogue they had a large library of retellings of classic novels - always told in direct language, and always beautifully illustrated. In the 1980s, the vogue for audio-books for ch...
Wolf Hunt (Escape!)
มุมมอง 349หลายเดือนก่อน
Voice legend PAUL FREES stars along with William Conrad in this excellent story of werewolf horror! Back in the the "old country" guys are disappearing out in the woods . . . Meanwhile the "moronic son" of the local warden seems to enjoy being alone in the woods, as he explains that he feels the need to be "crouched down and ready to strike" Hmm. . Is HE a werewolf? Then the wife of a local woo...
Hallowe'en Party (BBC Radio) Agatha Christie Adaptation
มุมมอง 22Kหลายเดือนก่อน
Hercule Poirot ...... John Moffatt Ariadne Oliver ...... Stephanie Cole Judith Butler ...... Alexandra Bastedo Miranda Butler ...... Sian Jenkins Rowena Drake ...... June Barry Michael Garfield ...... Gareth Armstrong Spence ...... James Taylor Elspeth ...... Auriol Smith Miss Whittaker ...... Amanda Murray Miss Emlyn ...... Petra Davies Mrs Leaman ...... Paula Jacobs Mrs Goodbody ...... Lala L...
"Trick or Treat" (Spinetingling Audio Drama) by Richie Tankersley Cusick
มุมมอง 1.2Kหลายเดือนก่อน
Exactly one year ago, on Halloween night, Elizabeth Bedford had been murdered in the very same room now occupied by Martha, and now, after receiving threatening phone calls, Martha is scared out of her wits.
Agatha Christie's THREE ACT TRAGEDY (BBC Radio)
มุมมอง 20Kหลายเดือนก่อน
John Moffatt stars as Hercule Poirot in a BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatization of Agatha Christie's famous novel. Hercule Poirot is a guest at a weekend house party, given at the Cornish cliff-top home of the celebrated actor Sir Charles Cartwright. The other visitors include keen amateur detective Mr. Satterthwaite and distinguished Harley Street nerve specialist Sir Bartholomew Strange. Death ...
Amelia Edwards' PHANTOM COACH - Relaxing Audiobook Narration
มุมมอง 79หลายเดือนก่อน
Amelia B. Edwards is acknowledged as one of the best Victorian ghost story writers. She was one of the select band of authors invited by Charles Dickens to contribute ghost stories to the Christmas numbers of his magazine All the Year Round, and some of her tales-such as 'The Four-fifteen Express', 'Number Three', 'My Brother's Ghost Story', and the highly influential 'The Phantom Coach'-have b...
The Lodger (BBC Radio) Marie Belloc Lowndes Adaptation
มุมมอง 7Kหลายเดือนก่อน
1888: Fear grips London after multiple murders, as the mysterious Mr Sleuth takes lodgings with the Buntings. Stars Jon Glover.
A School Story (BBC Radio) M.R. James Adaptation
มุมมอง 59หลายเดือนก่อน
A School Story (BBC Radio) M.R. James Adaptation
Murder on the Space Shuttle (CBS Radio Mystery Theater)
มุมมอง 138หลายเดือนก่อน
Murder on the Space Shuttle (CBS Radio Mystery Theater)
"When Nobody's Home" by Judith Gorog - Babysitter Horror Stories
มุมมอง 41หลายเดือนก่อน
"When Nobody's Home" by Judith Gorog - Babysitter Horror Stories
The Boarded Window Classic Short Story Live Reading (2024 Edition)
มุมมอง 354 หลายเดือนก่อน
The Boarded Window Classic Short Story Live Reading (2024 Edition)
"The Phantom Coach" Story for Sleep & Study (Relaxing Narration & Blizzard Sounds)
มุมมอง 1344 หลายเดือนก่อน
"The Phantom Coach" Story for Sleep & Study (Relaxing Narration & Blizzard Sounds)
"The Velveteen Rabbit" Bedtime Story for Sleep - Relaxing 90's Vibes
มุมมอง 945 หลายเดือนก่อน
"The Velveteen Rabbit" Bedtime Story for Sleep - Relaxing 90's Vibes
"The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe
มุมมอง 22หลายเดือนก่อน
"The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe
"The Juniper Tree" Classic Dark Fairy Tale
มุมมอง 18หลายเดือนก่อน
"The Juniper Tree" Classic Dark Fairy Tale
THE MONKEY'S PAW Full Short Gothic Horror Story Audio by W.W. Jacobs
มุมมอง 627 หลายเดือนก่อน
THE MONKEY'S PAW Full Short Gothic Horror Story Audio by W.W. Jacobs
"Po' Sandy" by Charles W. Chessnut - Full Short Story Narration
มุมมอง 1947 หลายเดือนก่อน
"Po' Sandy" by Charles W. Chessnut - Full Short Story Narration
"The Ghost of Jerry Bundler" by W.W. Jacobs & Charles Rock
มุมมอง 17หลายเดือนก่อน
"The Ghost of Jerry Bundler" by W.W. Jacobs & Charles Rock