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H.P. Lovecraft is
considered to be one of the most influential horror and fantasy writers
of the 20th century. His work is frequently compared to the
likes of Edgar Allan Poe, and explored the idea that life is
incomprehensible to human minds and the universe is fundamentally
alien.
This
volume showcases arguable some of Lovecraft’s best work. Imprisoned
with the Pharaohs was originally
written for the world famous escape artist Harry Houdini and was published
under Houdini’s name in the magazine ‘Weird Tales’…
“Both
Weird Tales and Houdini himself were impressed…" by Lovecraft's
work and Imprisoned with the Pharaohs was considered to be… "one
of the best things Lovecraft had written up to that time.... The mystery
and romance of antiquity stirred Lovecraft deeply, and the glamorous
Egyptian setting of this fictionalised narrative touched creative
wellsprings within him, producing one of his most powerful and evocative
pieces.”
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Lin Carter, Lovecraft: A Look Behind the Cthulhu Mythos
This
release also contains an example of some of Lovecraft’s earliest work
including 'The Alchemist' which was
written when he was only 18 and ‘The Nameless City’ which is the first
story to investigate the powerful Cthulu Mythos for which Lovecraft is
famous.
Gareth
David-Lloyd has recently starred in the hit BBC 2 series Torchwood.
Before playing Ianto Jones, Gareth trained at the National Youth Theatre,
and his credits include the role of Sebastian in 'Twelfth Night' as well
as television appearances in 'Mine all Mine', 'Absolute Power' and
'Rosemary & Thyme'.
Staten Eliot is an ambitious young actor whose film credits include
‘Lycanthropy’ and ‘The Basement’ (2005) and ‘Camp X-Ray: Ghosts
of Guantanamo Bay’ (2004). Staten made his film debut in ‘Flip a
Coin’: the first English speaking film by award-winning Swedish director
David Flamholc. Dubbed as ‘a slick East End version of Notting Hill’,
reviewers branded Staten ‘The next Jude Law’. Other television credits
include: Marcus in ‘Totally Frank’ (Channel 4), James in ‘Trust’
(BBC 1) alongside Ian McShane and Robson Green.
Each
collection will include extra PDFs material
of the stories featured on this release, reader profiles and background
notes.
Each
collection will been released on double audio CD priced only £12.99;
available exclusively through this website.
Running
Time: 135 minutes (plus extras)
ISBN
13: 978-1-906263-08-9
Format:
Audio 2xCD / Download
Produced
& Directed by Dexter O'Neill
Recorded
at One Life Productions
Cover
Design by Stuart Manning
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