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Title: The Familiar
Author: Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
Narrator: Walter Covell, Walter Zimmerman
Format: Unabridged
Length: 1 hr and 33 mins
Language: English
Release date: 05-15-07
Publisher: Jimcin Recordings
Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 8 votes
Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies
Publisher's Summary:
Joseph Sheridan LeFanu was one of the major figures of 19th-century supernaturalism. He helped move supernaturalist fiction away from the gothic's emphasis on external sources of terror and toward a focus on the effects of terror, thus helping to create the psychological basis for supernaturalist and horror literature that continues today. "The Familiar" is one of his most terrifying tales.
© and (P)1984 Jimcin Recordings
Editorial Reviews:
19th-century Irish novelist Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu helped shaped the Victorian ghost story. His 1872 story The Familiar showcases his ability to create chilling tales in which the supernatural is only one possible explanation.
The Familiar tells the story of navy captain James Barton, who is pursued by a demon named "The Watcher". Hearing voices, Barton begins to fixate on his fiancées pet owl, which may or may not be real.
Using mid-Atlantic accents, Walter Zimmerman and Walter Covell bring restraint and tension to their performances of this spooky tale of madness and paranoia.
