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Post by algernon on Feb 12, 2013 1:35:32 GMT
I was wondering if anyone could help me identify the name and author of a short story about a werewolf? I used to have a 2 disc audiobook anthology of horror stories, each story was read by different actors (including Jenny Seagrove and I think Gareth Hunt (he of New Avengers and Gold Blend coffee adverts fame) or it might have been Joana Lumley (New Avengers again - hence the confusion). I can't remember the name of the anthology either and I have since misplaced it. The story that I am particularly interested in was read on this collection by Colin Baker (ex Doctor Who). The story concerned an ex soldier/officer who had survived the Russian winter after Napoleon's Moscow campaign (I can't remember if he soldier was French or Russian or any other nationality that was involved in the campaign). From what I remember he talks of the bitter cold snow, the starvation etc that they endured and I think he talks of the wolves always close by in the woods and forests etc. And the story ends with the narrator letting slip or stating that he has become a wolf/werewolf.....I think the last line of the story is something like ".......become (a) slavering wolf/wolves". It was at this point in the audiobook that the eerie music kicked in and after a few seconds of silence the next story was introduced.
Does anyone know the name of the Audiobook anthology, or more to the point, the name and author of the short story? I have a particular fondness for the short werewolf story (one of my favourites being Bernard Capes' "The Thing in the Forest") and I'd love to read this again (or to be more accurate, I'd love to read this for myself for the first time).
Any ideas or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Also, I'd love to hear about your favourite werewolf short stories (especially if they are old fashioned and by some of the classic authors (I also love the many short stories written by Algernon Blackwood about wolves, werewolves and shape-shifters etc).
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Post by Craig Herbertson on Feb 12, 2013 6:09:17 GMT
I was wondering if anyone could help me identify the name and author of a short story about a werewolf? I used to have a 2 disc audiobook anthology of horror stories, each story was read by different actors (including Jenny Seagrove and I think Gareth Hunt (he of New Avengers and Gold Blend coffee adverts fame) or it might have been Joana Lumley (New Avengers again - hence the confusion). I can't remember the name of the anthology either and I have since misplaced it. The story that I am particularly interested in was read on this collection by Colin Baker (ex Doctor Who). The story concerned an ex soldier/officer who had survived the Russian winter after Napoleon's Moscow campaign (I can't remember if he soldier was French or Russian or any other nationality that was involved in the campaign). From what I remember he talks of the bitter cold snow, the starvation etc that they endured and I think he talks of the wolves always close by in the woods and forests etc. And the story ends with the narrator letting slip or stating that he has become a wolf/werewolf.....I think the last line of the story is something like ".......become (a) slavering wolf/wolves". It was at this point in the audiobook that the eerie music kicked in and after a few seconds of silence the next story was introduced. Does anyone know the name of the Audiobook anthology, or more to the point, the name and author of the short story? I have a particular fondness for the short werewolf story (one of my favourites being Bernard Capes' "The Thing in the Forest") and I'd love to read this again (or to be more accurate, I'd love to read this for myself for the first time). Any ideas or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Also, I'd love to hear about your favourite werewolf short stories (especially if they are old fashioned and by some of the classic authors (I also love the many short stories written by Algernon Blackwood about wolves, werewolves and shape-shifters etc). Just a guess; www.audiobooks2you.co.uk/images/from-the-graveyard.jpg?osCsid=1c60d84b6437c2f4487189a5b1073f7cSuppertime Robert eastland |
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Post by Jojo Lapin X on Feb 12, 2013 10:35:13 GMT
Suppertime Robert eastland Hush! Caution! Echoland! |
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Post by algernon on Feb 13, 2013 5:54:40 GMT
Thanks Craig Herbertson........as soon as I read the Words "Supertime by Robert Eastland" I realised that that was indeed the tittle of the story. And the link you gave was for the very CD audiobook that I used to own. I don't think any of the stories were particularly amazing, especially as I could only partly remember one of the stories. However, I do remember listening to it nightly at one point, as it was very good at helping me doze off to sleep:-)
Thanks again for your help with identifying the tittle and author.
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