Dark Adventure Radio Theatre
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Dark Adventure Radio Theatre is a series of radio drama
s produced by the H. P. Lovecraft Historical Society
. They are produced in the style of the 1930s, with "Dark Adventure Radio Theatre" being a Mercury Theatre
-type production hosted by Chester Langfield and sponsored by Fleur-de-Lis Cigarettes. They feature casts of professional actors, original music and the CD versions come with a series of four prop documents (newspaper clippings, etc...) from the show. The current productions are:
Radio drama
Radio drama is a dramatized, purely acoustic performance, broadcast on radio or published on audio media, such as tape or CD. With no visual component, radio drama depends on dialogue, music and sound effects to help the listener imagine the characters and story...
s produced by the H. P. Lovecraft Historical Society
H. P. Lovecraft Historical Society
The H. P. Lovecraft Historical Society or HPLHS is the organization that hosts Cthulhu Lives!, a group of live-action roleplayers for the Cthulhu Live version of Call of Cthulhu. Founded in Colorado in 1984, it is now based in Glendale, California...
. They are produced in the style of the 1930s, with "Dark Adventure Radio Theatre" being a Mercury Theatre
Mercury Theatre
The Mercury Theatre was a theatre company founded in New York City in 1937 by Orson Welles and John Houseman. After a string of live theatrical productions, in 1938 the Mercury Theatre progressed into their best-known period as The Mercury Theatre on the Air, a radio series that included one of the...
-type production hosted by Chester Langfield and sponsored by Fleur-de-Lis Cigarettes. They feature casts of professional actors, original music and the CD versions come with a series of four prop documents (newspaper clippings, etc...) from the show. The current productions are:
- Dark Adventure Radio Theatre: At the Mountains of MadnessDark Adventure Radio Theatre: At the Mountains of MadnessDark Adventure Radio Theatre: At the Mountains of Madness is a 2006 radio drama performed by the H. P. Lovecraft Historical Society, and based on the novella At the Mountains of Madness by H. P. Lovecraft...
- Dark Adventure Radio Theatre: The Dunwich HorrorDark Adventure Radio Theatre: The Dunwich HorrorDark Adventure Radio Theatre: The Dunwich Horror is a 2008 radio drama performed by the H. P. Lovecraft Historical Society, and based on the short story "The Dunwich Horror" by H. P. Lovecraft...
- Dark Adventure Radio Theatre: The Shadow Out of TimeDark Adventure Radio Theatre: The Shadow Out of TimeDark Adventure Radio Theatre: The Shadow Out of Time is an radio drama performed by the H. P. Lovecraft Historical Society, and based on the novella The Shadow Out of Time by H. P. Lovecraft. The adaptation was written and produced by Sean Branney and Andrew Leman.-Production:The CD was released...
- Dark Adventure Radio Theatre: The Shadow Over InnsmouthDark Adventure Radio Theatre: The Shadow Over InnsmouthDark Adventure Radio Theatre: The Shadow Over Innsmouth is an radio drama performed by the H. P. Lovecraft Historical Society, and based on the novella The Shadow Over Innsmouth by H. P. Lovecraft. It was released in December 2008.-Production:...