About the Book
Detective Chief Inspector John Sinclair works for Scotland Yard's Special Division, an elite unit that deals with extraordinary cases. DCI Sinclair is a battle-hardened veteran of Afghanistan, a man haunted by the past.
Originally conceived in 1973 and still running strong, the John Sinclair novellas are firmly rooted in the finest pulp traditions--true page-turners with spine-tingling suspense, exquisite gore, and a dash of adventure. This relaunch of Europe's longest running horror series combines the dark visions of Stephen King, Clive Barker, and The X-Files with the fast-paced action and globe-trotting excitement of James Bond.
Produced internationally in London and Los Angeles, John Sinclair is an audio drama series, blockbuster cinema for your ears only, a breathtaking mixture of gothic horror and fast-paced action paired with an audio-rich atmosphere for your aural pleasure.
Episode 1: Curse of the Undead
There are so many ways a person can die. Sooner or later, everyone's number is up, and no one comes back--or do they?
On a cold November night, a grieving father picks up his hunting rifle and shoots his only daughter in the head. The police are mystified. Why was the girl even at the house? Why wasn't she at the mortuary ... awaiting her burial? After all, Mary Winston had been declared dead two days before. The incident is only the first in a series of mysterious attacks in the small Scottish town of Middlesbury. Dead bodies go missing. A cemetery caretaker is devoured alive. An ancient curse is about to be unleashed.
Detective Chief Inspector John Sinclair works for Scotland Yard's Special Division, an elite unit that deals with extraordinary cases. DCI Sinclair is a battle-hardened veteran of Afghanistan, a man haunted by the past, but nothing could have prepared him for the horrors he's about to face. He goes to Scotland to investigate the gruesome murders, but what he finds is a town in the grip of fear. The people of Middlesbury are harboring a secret. A secret that is about to explode.
Episode 2: The Lord of Death
We all serve a master in this life. But only a very few unlucky souls serve the Lord of Death ...
When Chester Davis returns from an archaeological dig in Mexico, he is a changed man--and not for the better. On a cold and rainy night, Davis reaches for a gun and goes on a shooting spree in Lower Manhattan. So begins another adventure for Detective Chief Inspector John Sinclair of Scotland Yard's Special Division. This time, Sinclair travels to an Aztec burial site, where he has to find and destroy an ancient death cult.
Episode 3: Dr. Satanos
"No one knew his name. People in these parts simply called him Dr. Satanos. He had the look of a kindly uncle. He was dressed in a white lab coat ... splattered with specks of blood."
A mysterious scientist is working on a groundbreaking medical procedure--with deadly consequences. When an elderly hairdresser finds a severed head in the middle of a coastal road, an extraordinary sequence of events begins--and a small town in Cornwall is plunged into a terrifying nightmare. Detective Chief Inspector John Sinclair of Scotland Yard's Special Division finds himself in a race against the clock, trying to stop a gruesome killing spree.
Episode 4: A Feast of Blood
"She had no more than one or two days left to live. She could feel it. The agonizing pain in her throat, the blinding headaches--there wasn't much time left. She had tried everything--absolutely everything--and the only thing that could save her now was a miracle."
When the Lady Laduga is sentenced to death in 1722, she makes a pact with a mysterious stranger--a pact that will grant her eternal life. But there is a price to pay. Three-hundred years later, her ancient evil awakens, and a small town in England is plunged into a blood-soaked nightmare. A battle-hardened veteran of Afghanistan, DCI Sinclair has never forgotten the horrors of war, but what he encounters in the village of Hillside is an evil far beyond anything he could possibly imagine.
Episode 5: Dark Pharaoh
Dr. Kenneth Hopkins, a renowned Egyptologist, wakes up from uneasy dreams to find himself engulfed in darkness. Within seconds, he realizes that he's in a coffin. He's been buried alive ... and a voice inside his head is laughing.
When a British expedition uncovers the tomb of an ancient sorcerer, they unwittingly open a portal to another dimension--and awaken a demonic force intent on destroying our world. Detective Chief Inspector John Sinclair's latest case takes him from the back alleys of London to the Egyptian desert in a heart-pounding race against time as he attempts to stop an unspeakable evil--an evil older than our very world.
Episode 6: The Vampire Graveyard
Dr. Boscombe and his team are about to make a historic discovery: Britain's only vampire graveyard, an unmarked cemetery at the edge of a marsh in Yorkshire. It was here, 230 years ago, that villagers buried the victims of the mysterious widow Simona Grace. Boscombe has no idea of the terrors he is about to unleash.
When the only surviving member of Boscombe's team is consigned to a madhouse in London, Detective Chief Inspector John Sinclair is sent to Yorkshire to unveil the secrets of the vampire graveyard. But what he encounters in Yorkshire is no ordinary evil. It is an infection, an intelligent virus that is about to devour our world.
About the Author :
Gabriel Conroy was born in Los Angeles, California, in 1967. After high school, he joined the armed forces and was stationed in Germany for several years. He discovered his love for writing while traveling through Europe. When he returned, he studied journalism at Los Angeles City College and UCLA. He currently works as a freelance journalist, writer, and translator.
Andrew Wincott is an experienced stage actor and voice artist. A graduate of Christ Church, Oxford, he trained at the Webber Douglas Academy. He has performed Shakespeare, Shaw, Shaffer, Moliere, and more, has twice been a member of the BBC Radio Drama Company, has created voices for countless computer games, and has recorded over a hundred audiobooks. Anthony Skordi was born in London and attended Drama Centre London. He was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company and Vanessa Redgrave's Moving Theatre company. Skordi wrote and performed in Onassis, the Play. He has voiced many video games, promos, and trailers and continues working both in the United States and Europe.
Emma Tate is a British voice actress known for many roles, including the voice of the title character in Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs and Mowgli in the television series The Jungle Book. Tate's acting debut came in a 1991 episode of The Bill and in 1999 her voice acting career began, starting with the US version of Bob the Builder. In 2006, Tate began to voice Perfect Peter in the television adaptation of Francesca Simon's book Horrid Henry.
Dylan Thomas was born in Swansea, Wales on 27 October 1914. In 1934 his first book of poetry, Eighteen Poems appeared, followed by Twenty-five Poems in 1936, Deaths and Entrances in 1946 and in 1952 his final volume, Collected Poems. He also published many short stories, wrote filmscripts, broadcast stories and talks, did a series of lecture tours in the United States and wrote Under Milkwood, the radio play.During his fourth lecture tour of the United States in 1953, a few days after his 39th birthday, he collapsed in his New York hotel and died on November 9th at St. Vincent's Hospital. His body was sent back to Laugharne, Wales, where his grave is marked by a simple wooden cross.In June 1994, his wife, Caitlin Thomas, died in Italy, where she had spent most of the years of her life after the death of Dylan Thomas. Her body is buried next to his.
Review :
"A hero so suave and dashing, he makes James Bond look like a grubby detective sergeant, a plot that reads like it came straight from the great vaults of Hammer, and enough action and derring do to keep even the most ardent pulp fan smiling with glee...A tight, punchy read that heralds the start of a great new series of pulp horror. Highly recommended."
-- "Ginger Nuts of Horror on John Sinclair: Curse of the Undead"
