Forgotten Classics: October 2007

10.30.2007

Episode 22: Shirley Jackson Horror Sampler

Finding horror behind the "ordinary" things.
The Haunting of Hill House,
We Have Always Lived in the Castle,
the Daemon Lover stories and ... a reading of The Lottery.

Jackson Horror Sampler

Rating: PG
Nothing graphic in these stories. Use your own discretion.

Episode Links:

All Hallow's Eve by Charles Williams: book review. (Via Brandywine Books).
Featured podcast: Scott Sigler's BloodCast. The iTunes link is here.
The Daemon Lover at Answers.com
About Shirley Jackson

The Lottery is under copyright.

10.28.2007

Halloween Special 2

Ghost stories of a different twist:
The Water Ghost of Harrowby Hall
My Own True Ghost by Rudyard Kipling

Halloween Special 2

Rating: PG
Nothing graphic in these stories. Use your own discretion.

Stories provided by LibriVox, public domain stories read by volunteers. Their ghost story collections can be found here.

Photo source

10.27.2007

Halloween Special 1

Two of the scariest stories we know:
The Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allen Poe
The Judge's House by Bram Stoker

Halloween Special 1

Rating: PG 13
Nothing graphic in these stories but The Judge's House is very frightening and The Masque of the Red Death probably too abstract for younger listeners. Use your own discretion.

Stories provided by LibriVox, public domain stories read by volunteers. Their ghost story collections can be found here.

Symbolism is highly important in The Masque of the Red Death. Spark Notes has a nice rundown for those interested.

The Masque of the Red Death image above is actually a T-shirt. Pretty nifty, eh? Get details here.

10.25.2007

Episode 21: Bobbie and Jock and the Mailman, Part 2

Bobbie goes to visit Uncle TJ's farm and finds adventure when she tries to figure out why "the longest way 'round is the shortest way home."
Part 2 (Chapters 4-6)

Rating: G
Suitable for everyone.

A small sampling of the illustrations. Click on them to enlarge.

Links

Featured podcast: Naxos Classical Music Spotlight (website)

Charles J. Finger

10.19.2007

Episode 20: Bobbie and Jock and the Mailman, Part 1

Bobbie goes to visit Uncle TJ's farm and finds adventure when she tries to figure out why "the longest way 'round is the shortest way home."
Part 1 (Chapters 1-3)

Rating: G
Suitable for everyone.

A small sampling of the illustrations. Click on them to enlarge.