At last.
Gonna finish THE TEMPLE tonight, I think. Got interrupted while listening to the original download about halfway through, didn’t get back to it after. Should be fun!
At last.
Gonna finish THE TEMPLE tonight, I think. Got interrupted while listening to the original download about halfway through, didn’t get back to it after. Should be fun!
I don’t know if the HPL Historical Society’s quite finished with the physical version yet, but the digital version of their latest Dark Adventure Radio Theater play THE TEMPLE is available. Or at least if you pre-ordered. I’m listening to it now, in fact.
Surprises are awesome.
THE IRON MAIDEN is the HPL Historical Society’s latest Dark Adventure Radio Theater (DART). It’s not based on a Lovecraft story, because they’re out of those; but the good folks of the HPLHS have their little ways to bring something into the Mythos, yes, they do. I’m listening to it right now; the props will come in a few weeks. As always: check it out.
THE IRON MAIDEN isn’t coming out until March 20th, but you can pre-order it now: “Dark Adventure Radio Theatre® presents an adaptation of Prosper Mérimée’s classic weird tale “The Venus of Ille” as a Nate Ward adventure! The story bounds to life with a cast of professional actors, thrilling sound effects and an original orchestral score by Reber Clark.” Looking forward to it!
Note: the cover found on the website is temporary concept art, not the final product.
“The Iron Maiden” will be based off of “The Venus of Ille” by 19th Century French writer Prosper Merimée, and I believe that this is a translation of that story. It’s an interesting choice, more folkloric than horrific. Or, rather, it’s proto-horror; Lovecraft associates it with the Gothic tradition, approvingly. It’s a subtly gory story, and I look forward to hearing it translated into a radio drama.
The CD isn’t ready yet, but if you ordered THE TEMPLE OF JUPITER AMMON, you should be getting a download notification. Not everybody got notified at the same time this time, though. Check your emails, and check your spam folder.
It’s honestly weird seeing these people from the HPL Historical Society in person. Not bad weird, but weird. More details on all of this here. I’m sure you’re already aware, but radio dramas are hard to do.
Now I want to go listen to some of these again.
The HPL Historical Society has announced its next Dark Adventure Radio Theater: THE TEMPLE OF JUPITER AMMON. “Celebrated treasure hunter Count Byron Khun de Prorok leads an expedition into the Libyan Desert in an attempt to find the lost tomb of Alexander the Great at the Temple of Jupiter Ammon. Can the Count succeed where countless others have failed, and recover one of history’s greatest archeological finds? Or are some secrets buried with good reason, and those who seek them doomed to be met with madness and disaster? For this episode, the Dark Adventure team has taken a real historical expedition from the 1920s and pumped it full of horror, action, and thrills worthy of a dark adventure.” They have, alas, more or less run out of HP Lovecraft stories to do at this point, but that’s all right. There’s plenty of weird tales out there.
I already have this, but if you’re curious as to how the DARK ADVENTURE RADIO THEATER recordings go, this is a good time to try one out:
The physical version is going to be sent out next week, but you can download THE SHUNNED HOUSE now if you preordered. I don’t think it’s available for actual purchase yet, but it’ll probably be ready soon. I’m listening to it right now; it’s up to the HPLHS’s usual high technical standards.