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Something Wicked This Way Comes

Ray BradburySeries: Green Town
3.7
(281)
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Duration
1h 58m
Year
2016
Language
English
Publisher
Blackstone Publishing / Colonial Radio Theater

About

"By the pricking of my thumbs … something wicked this way comes." Ray Bradbury has dramatized his literary classic, Something Wicked This Way Comes, into this first-class audio drama, produced by the Colonial Radio Theatre on the Air, complete with a full cast, sound effects, and original music. "Cooger and Dark's Pandemonium Shadow Show" comes to Greentown, Illinois, one week before Halloween. Two boys, Jim Nightshade and Will Halloway, soon discover the evil of this carnival, which promises to make your every wish and dream come true. But with those wishes and dreams comes a price that must be paid. Behind the mirrors and the mazes is the nightmare of a lifetime. Few American novels written in the twentieth century have endured in the heart and memory as has Ray Bradbury's unparalleled literary classic Something Wicked This Way Comes. For those who still dream and remember, for those yet to experience the hypnotic power of its dark poetry, step inside. The show is about to begin.

Related Subjects

  • Literary
  • Adult Fiction
  • General (Adult Fiction)
  • Classics
  • General (Science Fiction)
  • Science Fiction
  • General (Fantasy)
  • Fantasy

Extended Details

  • Lexile820L
  • SeriesGreen Town #2

Reviews

"Combining his unpretentious style with the rhythms and tones of 1940s radio, actor Paul Giamatti smoothly creates the uniquely American feel of Ray Bradbury's 1962 classic dark fantasy. It's a week before Halloween, ominous clouds have gathered, and The Cooger and Dark's Pandemonium Shadow Show has come to town. Only Will Halloway and Jim Nightshade, two 13-year-old best friends, seem to notice that the carnival rides, mirror maze, and magical carousel might mean big trouble for the good citizens of Green Town, Illinois. The tension in Giamatti's voice appropriately heightens as the boys take on the awful specters of the Illustrated Man, the Skeleton Man, and Mr. Electrico. A thunderous swirling concoction of boyhood adventure, nostalgia, and modern horror delivered by a consummate actor. B.P. � AudioFile 2025, Portland, Maine"
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Ray BradburyAuthor
Various ReadersReader

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