Binaural Horror Stories at the BBC - Henry James, Nigel Kneale, Koji Suzuki Audiobook

Written by Henry James, Nigel Kneale, Koji Suzuki
Read by Full Cast
Format: M4B
Bitrate: 160 Kbps
Dramatization

Three full-cast horror dramatisations presented in binaural surround. For 3d effect to work, listening with headphones is required.

The Turn of the Screw by Henry James

The Stone Tape by Nigel Kneale

Ring by Koji Suzuki

THE TURN OF THE SCREW BY HENRY JAMES

A governess is sent to care for two orphaned children in a remote country estate.

She soon becomes convinced that forces of evil want to take possession of the children but her struggle to protect them from harm leads to a devastating conclusion.

Henry James’s haunting tale dramatised by Linda Marshall Griffiths

Henry James …… John Lynch
The Governess …… Kate Phillips
Lord / Peter Quint …… Jake Ferretti
Mrs Grose / Miss Jessel …… Krissi Bohn
Flora …… Poppy O’Brien
Miles …… Elijah Wolf

Sound design: Steve Brooke

Director: Nadia Molinari

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2018

THE STONE TAPE BY NIGEL KNEALE

In 1979, a team of scientists moves into a new laboratory in a Victorian mansion. When Jill Greely hears a strange disembodied scream, the team decides to analyse the phenomenon, which appears to be a psychic impression trapped in the wall. The scientists begin to realise that their work has disturbed something hidden beneath the stone, something ancient and malevolent.

Acclaimed British filmmaker Peter Strickland (Berberian Sound Studio, The Duke of Burgundy) re-imagines a classic 70s horror.

The original 1972 TV movie is now a cult favourite. Written by Quatermass creator, Nigel Kneale, it’s known for its cutting edge sound effects from the BBC Radiophonic Workshop.

This remake has been conceived by Peter Strickland in collaboration with writer Matthew Graham (Life On Mars). It features new music from James Cargill (of the band Broadcast) and sound design from Andrew Liles. A stellar cast includes Romola Garai, Julian Rhind-Tutt, and Julian Barratt with a special cameo by the star of the original version, Jane Asher.

Jill Greely………….Romola Garai
Dr Leo Cripps……Julian Rhind-Tutt
Marvy Wade……..Dean Andrews
Terry Briscoe…….Julian Barratt
Cleft………………..Tom Bennett
Jill’s mother………Jane Asher
The scream………Eugenia Caruso

Music and electronics: James Cargill
Vocal effects: Andrew Liles
Analogue effects: Steve Haywood and Raoul Brand
Sound mix: Eloise Whitmore

Written by Matthew Graham and Peter Strickland
Based on the original TV play by Nigel Kneale

Director: Peter Strickland
Producer: Russell Finch
Executive Producer: Polly Thomas

A Somethin’ Else production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in 2015.

RING BY KOJI SUZUKI

‘Listen. Watch. Until the end. You will be consumed by the lost.’

The enhanced, uber sound mix of the psychological Japanese horror about a video tape that, once seen, causes death.

British journalist Mitchell Hooper lives in Tokyo with his wife Toni. When he begins investigating the mysterious deaths of four teenagers, he discovers a nightmarish secret. They all died after watching the same video tape.

When Mitchell watches the tape himself, he is cursed to die in seven days. And so as the countdown to death begins, he must solve the riddle of the curse.

Ring is Japanese horror at its best – a radio adaptation of the classic novel by Koji Suzuki, which inspired the infamous 1998 film. It stars Matthew Gravelle (Broadchurch), Eve Myles (Torchwood), Akira Koieyama (Rush) and Naoko Mori (Torchwood).

Mitchell…. Matthew Gravelle
Ryugi…. Akira Koieyama
Toni…. Eve Myles
Narrator/Sadako…. Naoko Mori
Doctor Nagao…. Masashi Fujimoto
Tomoko/Mai…. Yuriri Naka
Yuna…. Heather Emmanuel

Directed by James Robinson
A BBC Cymru Wales Production

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2015

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