causality
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In future just pour a whisky
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Post by causality on Jan 11, 2021 5:54:20 GMT
With fangs like splinters, claws like knives, the Beast of Orlok gobbles lives.
With brimstone breath and eyes aglow, he'll eat your soul - to Hell you'll go!
Germany, 1827. The town of Orlok is under a curse, haunted by the memory of a spate of grisly murders that shattered the community twenty years before. At the time, townsfolk blamed the legendary Beast of Orlok, a nightmarish creature from medieval folklore.
And now, it seems, the Beast has returned. As the killings begin again, the people of Orlok are understandably suspicious of two strangers newly arrived in their midst. The Doctor and Lucie must face their darkest fears as they find themselves plunged into a decidedly grim fairytale.
Have always enjoyed this tale very Hammer Horror set up with good sci fi elements thrown in.Paul and Sheridan are on fine form with a good script.
works well on cold windy evenings
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Post by theillusiveman on Jan 11, 2021 12:56:19 GMT
one of my favorite 8DAs
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Post by Stevo on Jan 11, 2021 13:43:16 GMT
Yeah I loved The Beast Of Orlok, it's starts off like a dark fairy tale and goes off in a few different directions with some twists and turns but all the usual Doctor Who elements are there, it's also jolly good fun with plenty of banter between the Doctor and Lucie.
For me, Barnaby Edwards is very much an underrated writer for Big Finish, his stories are always interesting and detailed. Also, as a Director he always casts his stories amazingly well... Samuel Barnett fits in really well here and Miriam Margolyes is always a joy to listen to, although her character is fairly restrained in this story, whilst Peter Guinness drips evil every time he speaks. They all bring Barnaby's script to life and make The Beast Of Orlok a very good story that's definitely one for those cold winter nights.
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causality
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Post by causality on Jan 11, 2021 14:02:36 GMT
Yeah I loved The Beast Of Orlok, it's starts off like a dark fairy tale and goes off in a few different directions with some twists and turns but all the usual Doctor Who elements are there, it's also jolly good fun with plenty of banter between the Doctor and Lucie.
For me, Barnaby Edwards is very much an underrated writer for Big Finish, his stories are always interesting and detailed. Also, as a Director he always casts his stories amazingly well... Samuel Barnett fits in really well here and Miriam Margolyes is always a joy to listen to, although her character is fairly restrained in this story, whilst Peter Guinness drips evil every time he speaks. They all bring Barnaby's script to life and make The Beast Of Orlok a very good story that's definitely one for those cold winter nights.
yes Peter Guinness is amazingly good he narrates a few of Textbook stuff very very well |
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Post by project37 on Jan 11, 2021 16:26:14 GMT
Barnaby is truly a BF gem, both as a writer/director and also on-mic. I've got such a soft spot for Series 3 in general. It was an ambitious release schedule - since there was no full series of Doctor Who on television in 2009, Big Finish decided to fill that void and digitally release one episode every Saturday! For me, it really added to the listening experience and forced me to slow down and savor each installment a bit more instead of barreling through.  It's been a while since I've heard it, but I remember that the script seemed to skip a portion of the action (I *think* it was Lucie and Hans escaping from a cell? One minute they're locked up, then they're suddenly out and about in their next scene). If I remember correctly, I think Barnaby explained it on the BF forum as something that didn't need spelling out and would have otherwise slowed down the pacing. Apologies if all of that is complete nonsense - as I'd said, it's been a while! |
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Post by Stevo on Jan 11, 2021 21:40:34 GMT
Also, as a Director he always casts his stories amazingly well... Samuel Barnett fits in really well here and Miriam Margolyes is always a joy to listen to, although her character is fairly restrained in this story, whilst Peter Guinness drips evil every time he speaks.
yes Peter Guinness is amazingly good he narrates a few of Textbook stuff very very well That's right, Barnaby Edwards got Peter Guinness to narrate the three Bram Stoker short stories for his Textbook Stuff Dracula's Guest release. Barnaby also got the very talented Miriam Margoyles to narrate the Carmilla Textbook Stuff release too... so if he likes you, he likes you! They were perfect choices for those stories though. |
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