M. R. James is one of the finest English language ghostwriters ever published. These short stories are not only classics of their genre, but are outstanding examples of beautifully paced understated terror and sociological horror - reaching to the dark expanse of the unconscious mind.
Volume One of 'Tales of the Supernatural' features the stories: 'Casting the Runes', 'Rats', 'There was a Man Dwelt by a Churchyard', 'Number 13' and 'Lost Hearts' read by Gareth David-Lloyd, Ian Fairbairn and Geoffrey Bayldon.
"There are some authors one wishes one had never read in order to have the joy of reading them for the first time. For me, M.R. James is one of these."
- Ruth Rendell
Gareth David-Lloyd has recently starred in the hit BBC 3 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'.
Veteran actor Ian Fairbairn is best known for his appearances in Timeslip as Alpha 4 and Dr. Frazer, while also starring in four classic Doctor Who stories. Other credits include: 'Stand up Nigel Barton', 'Emergency ward 10' and 'The Professionals'.
Geoffrey Bayldon joins us to read ‘Lost Hearts’; Geoffrey has had an outstanding career spanning over sixty years in the entertainment industry featuring hundreds of films, television, radio stage appearances. He is best known for his children’s comic creation Catweazle.
The collection will include extra MP3 interview (accessible by PC and MAC) with narrator Geoffrey Bayldon, along with PDFs of the stories featured on this release.
The collection has been released on double audio CD