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"""By the pricking of my thumbs ... something wicked this way comes."" Ray Bradbury has dramatized his literary classic, Something Wicked This Way Comes, into this first-class audio drama, produced by the Colonial Radio Theatre on the Air, complete with a full cast, sound effects, and original music. ""Cooger and Dark's Pandemonium Shadow Show"" comes to Greentown, Illinois, one week before Halloween. Two boys, Jim Nightshade and Will Halloway, soon discover the evil of this carnival, which promises to make your every wish and dream come true. But with those wishes and dreams comes a price that must be paid. Behind the mirrors and the mazes is the nightmare of a lifetime. Few American novels written in the twentieth century have endured in the heart and memory as has Ray Bradbury's unparalleled literary classic Something Wicked This Way Comes. For those who still dream and remember, for those yet to experience the hypnotic power of its dark poetry, step inside. The show is about to begin."

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"""A dark fantasy set in a small town, its people are brought to life so expertly readers feel very much like citizens...Bradbury's prose is musical and hypnotic, fully engaging the senses and emotions. This is a book, once opened, that truly makes the real world disappear."" -- ""Science Fiction Magazine"" ""If rational beings had created the 100 best books of the century list, this one would surely have been on it."" -- ""Denver Rocky Mountain News"" ""One of the great classics of fantasy...A nightmarishly gripping page-turner."" -- ""SFSite.com"" ""Spectacular."" -- ""Phil Nichols, Bradbury Media, United Kingdom"""

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Ray Bradbury, who died in 2012 at the age of 91, inspired generations of readers to dream, think, and create. A prolific author of hundreds of short stories and close to fifty books, as well as numerous poems, essays, operas, plays, teleplays, and screenplays, Bradbury was one of the most celebrated writers of our time. His groundbreaking works include Fahrenheit 451, The Martian Chronicles, The Illustrated Man, Dandelion Wine, and Something Wicked This Way Comes. Ray Bradbury, who died in 2012 at the age of 91, inspired generations of readers to dream, think, and create. A prolific author of hundreds of short stories and close to fifty books, as well as numerous poems, essays, operas, plays, teleplays, and screenplays, Bradbury was one of the most celebrated writers of our time. His groundbreaking works include Fahrenheit 451, The Martian Chronicles, The Illustrated Man, Dandelion Wine, and Something Wicked This Way Comes. Jerry Robbins is an American actor and singer who has performed in more than one hundred stage productions, including an acclaimed portrayal of John Barrymore in William Luces' play, Barrymore. He has also written and produced forty radio plays with his company, the Colonial Radio Theatre on the Air, winning the Parents Choice Award for The Wonderful Wizard of Oz in 2001 and an Audio Worlds Golden Headset Award for Little Big Horn in 1999. Chris Snyder is an award-winning voice actor, narrator, sound designer, and producer of audiobooks and dramas. He has also narrated and produced thousands of hours of audio description for major networks, streaming services, and independent films. J. T. Turner is audiobook narrator whose works include the Father Brown Audio Drama series. Joseph Zamparelli, Jr. received his undergraduate degrees in psychology and theatre arts from Boston College and went on to study acting professionally at the Circle in the Square Theatre School in New York where he appeared in the U. S. premiere of the Russian play Tomorrow Was War. He originated roles in several shows, including musical versions of Frankenstein and The Hunchback of Notre Dame. In addition to stage, film, and television work, he coaches actors and most recently directed The Delvena Theater Company's critically acclaimed Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and appeared in multiple roles in their production of On The Verge. Tim Weaver is the Sunday Times bestselling author of the David Raker Missing Persons series. Weaver has been nominated for a National Book Award, selected for the Richard and Judy Book Club, and shortlisted for the Crime Writers' Association Dagger in the Library award, which considers an author's entire body of work. His seventh novel, Broken Heart, was long-listed for the Crime Writers' Association Ian Fleming Steel Dagger award. He is also the host and producer of the chart-topping Missing podcast, which features experts in the field discussing missing persons investigations from every angle. A former journalist and magazine editor, he lives near Bath with his wife and daughter.

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