In the dying of the old year, comes a traveler...

[julieh]

So, I'm hopelessly overwrought in my prose.

Hi! I'm Julie from 19 Nocturne Boulevard. I've always loved horror anthologies, and have bunches of them somewhere. [Yeah, no big surprise.]

Recently, I've been scouring older stories, looking for lost gems (i.e., old enough to be out of copyright...I am a good girl and respect people's rights) to resurrect for my audio dramas, and when I came across this site, it seemed like EXACTLY the perfect kind of place where I might just say "tell me of your favorites" and get a bazillion new ideas!!!

It's especially fun to get input from enthusiasts (i.e., "folks who know their s***")

Let me know if that would be acceptable behavior - I also try really hard to respect people's forum rules.

[dem bones]

Hi Julie

please, go ahead. start a thread and i'm sure a few of the regulars will be able to come up with suggestions. as to whether these are any good or not - i mean, some of these guy's tastes ...

hope you get a decent response!

[julieh]

Excellent! I love a challenge!

Where would be an appropriate place to start such a thread, oh mighty voice of doom?

[dem bones]

You might like to try the From Walpole & Monk Lewis to the first World War section as that's where we deal with mostly out of copyright/ public domain stories. you never know, some of our contemporary authors may even fancy the treatment once they've heard what you can do - i'll be finding out myself later as i just downloaded the adaptations of H. P. L. 's The Picture In The House and A Trilogy For Xmas as tasters. very impressive site you have there.

19 Nocturne Boulevard

[julieh]

Excellent! Thanx so much for all your help!
[You'll have to tell me what you think of those!]

I have adapted from a couple of living authors, and they've been pretty happy with the results, so - fingers crossed, here's hoping.

[lemming13]

Well, you got my attention - I love my audio adaptations, big fan of old time radio and the Man In Black, so I'm certainly paying you a visit.

[julieh]

I can't wait to hear what you think! [as long as it's nice....]

I've done a few classic stories already (much of what I do is my own original writings, but I like adapting), like M.R. James' "Lost Hearts", Several different Lovecraft stories, Borges' "Tlon, Uqbar..." and Wilde's "Canterville Ghost", among others.

Adaptation is a tricky skill to learn. That's why I enjoy it so much.

[khorazin]

Hello from another newcommer

My strange co-incidence I currently have been gunning through some of your HPL stuff on my media player (for work reasons), congratulations on those, I've ejoyed them greatly. ;D

[cw67q]

Jan 3, 2011 6:27:35 GMT julieh said:

I can't wait to hear what you think! [as long as it's nice....]

I've done a few classic stories already (much of what I do is my own original writings, but I like adapting), like M.R. James' "Lost Hearts", Several different Lovecraft stories, Borges' "Tlon, Uqbar..." and Wilde's "Canterville Ghost", among others.

Adaptation is a tricky skill to learn. That's why I enjoy it so much.

Borges' Tlon etc? Really? That is a great story (? if that is the right word) I would have thought it rather tricky to adapt as a radio drama. I'm impressed.

- chris

[julieh]

Yeah, it [Tlon...] was a really strange choice, but when i was reading it, the script just wrote itself in my head.

That's the only story I've had to pay a licensing fee to adapt, since it is still in copyright, but i couldn't just go to the author for permission.

The episode itself is titled "Dis Belief" - www.19nocturneboulevard.net/11_all%20show%20pages/19Nocturne/previous%20episodes/Dis%20Belief.htm

You'll have to tell me what you think....

[marksamuels]

Jan 4, 2011 13:43:55 GMT julieh said:

Yeah, it [Tlon...] was a really strange choice, but when i was reading it, the script just wrote itself in my head.

That's the only story I've had to pay a licensing fee to adapt, since it is still in copyright, but i couldn't just go to the author for permission.

The episode itself is titled "Dis Belief" - www.19nocturneboulevard.net/11_all%20show%20pages/19Nocturne/previous%20episodes/Dis%20Belief.htm

You'll have to tell me what you think....

That really was an excellent audio adaptation of my favourite Borges story.

My suggestion for another adaptation would be Machen's "The White People"

Mark S.

[julieh]

So glad you enjoyed it! I'm quite pleased with myself on that one.

Adaptation is such a tricky skill to learn. That's why I pick such easy source material (hahahaha :)hahahahahaha)

I've considered the White People, and can't remember why I set it aside. Will look at it again, I promise.

[cw67q]

Jan 4, 2011 13:43:55 GMT julieh said:

Yeah, it [Tlon...] was a really strange choice, but when i was reading it, the script just wrote itself in my head.

That's the only story I've had to pay a licensing fee to adapt, since it is still in copyright, but i couldn't just go to the author for permission.

The episode itself is titled "Dis Belief" - www.19nocturneboulevard.net/11_all%20show%20pages/19Nocturne/previous%20episodes/Dis%20Belief.htm

You'll have to tell me what you think....

Thanks Julieh, can't listen just now but will give it a go in the next couple of days and get back to you.

- chris