A Grown-Up's Halloween: Fantasies and Fables for the Philosophically Fiendish
A Grown-up's Halloween: Fantasies and Fables for the Philosophically Fiendish is an eclectic mix of stories, plays, and sketches dedicated to the thinking paranoiac. Selections include "In a Grove," upon which Akira Kurosawa based his classic film, Rashomon; an adult fairy tale by the author of Winnie-the-Pooh; the real story (honest!) behind Edgar Rice Burroughs's novel The Moon Maid; and cautionary and scary tales from The Arabian Nights, Dostoevsky, Kafka, Mark Twain, and others. Gore, sex, horror, literature, and edifying morals -- what more could you want from an audiobook?
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Yuri Rasovsky (1944-2012) was the leading writer, producer, and director of audio drama in the United States. Also a distinguished actor, narrator, and critic, his numerous honors include two Peabody Awards, eight Audie Awards, and a Grammy.
Expect everything but a typical delivery from the Hollywood Theater of the Ear's cast in A GROWN-UP'S HALLOWEEN, adapted and directed by Yuri Rasovsky. There are 14 stories in the collection, each brought to shrieking, howling, door-banging life. Some tales seem too long, others too short, but none are boring. Most are funny; a couple are more whimsical than anything else. The actors rarely use a "normal" voice, opting for affected voices that sometimes sound like a record played on the wrong speed. Anyone familiar with The Firesign Theater will recognize the work of former member Phil Proctor and others who follow his style. Each member of the Hollywood Theater brings something to this collection of adult tales. M.S. 2007 Audies Award Finalist © AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine
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- PublisherBlackstone Audiobooks
- Publication date2006
- ISBN 10 0786160373
- ISBN 13 9780786160372
- BindingAudio CD
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