About the Book
"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.
About the Author :
Ray Bradbury (1920-2012), one of the world's most popular science fiction writers, wrote over five hundred short stories, novels, plays, and poems and won numerous awards.
Ray Bradbury (1920-2012), one of the world's most popular science fiction writers, wrote over five hundred short stories, novels, plays, and poems and won numerous awards.
Jerry Robbins, co-founder of the Colonial Radio Theatre on the Air has written and produced over 350 radio plays, including Ticonderoga, Captain Blood, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Gettysburg, Treasure Island, Yankee Clipper, Powder River, and Little Big Horn. In 2006 he started a collaboration with legendary author Ray Bradbury, producing Dandelion Wine, followed by Something Wicked This Way Comes, and wrote the script for, and produced The Halloween Tree; all award winning productions that garnered high praise from the master himself. He is currently working on a fourth collaboration with Mr. Bradbury, a radio dramatization of The Martian Chronicles. Chris Snyder is an award-winning voice actor, narrator, sound designer, and producer of audiobooks and dramas. He has also narrated and produced thousands of hours of audio description for major networks, streaming services, and independent films. J. T. Turner is audiobook narrator whose works include the Father Brown Audio Drama series.
Joseph Zamparelli, Jr. received his undergraduate degrees in psychology and theatre arts from Boston College and went on to study acting professionally at the Circle in the Square Theatre School in New York where he appeared in the U. S. premiere of the Russian play Tomorrow Was War. He originated roles in several shows, including musical versions of Frankenstein and The Hunchback of Notre Dame. In addition to stage, film, and television work, he coaches actors and most recently directed The Delvena Theater Company's critically acclaimed Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and appeared in multiple roles in their production of On The Verge.
Tim Weaver is the Sunday Times bestselling author of the David Raker Missing Persons series. Weaver has been nominated for a National Book Award, selected for the Richard and Judy Book Club, and shortlisted for the Crime Writers' Association Dagger in the Library award, which considers an author's entire body of work. His seventh novel, Broken Heart, was long-listed for the Crime Writers' Association Ian Fleming Steel Dagger award. He is also the host and producer of the chart-topping Missing podcast, which features experts in the field discussing missing persons investigations from every angle. A former journalist and magazine editor, he lives near Bath with his wife and daughter.
Review :
"A dark fantasy set in a small town, its people are brought to life so expertly readers feel very much like citizens...Bradbury's prose is musical and hypnotic, fully engaging the senses and emotions. This is a book, once opened, that truly makes the real world disappear."
-- "Science Fiction Magazine"
"If rational beings had created the 100 best books of the century list, this one would surely have been on it."
-- "Denver Rocky Mountain News"
"One of the great classics of fantasy...A nightmarishly gripping page-turner."
-- "SFSite.com"
"Spectacular."
-- "Phil Nichols, Bradbury Media, United Kingdom"
