Vintage Horror Radio 32
Hot on the heel of Matt's article about a newly republished Le Fanu story, I thought we'd listen to an old one for this show. We'll hear from The Weird Circle and an episode titled The Wooden Ghost. This episode was based on the short story Strange Event In The Life Of Schalken The Painter, first published in Dublin University Magazine in 1839. The story would go on to be included in two short story collections beginning with a revised version printed in Ghost Stories And Tales Of Mystery from 1851, and an 1880 collection titled The Purcell Papers.
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The acting wasn't the best but I loved this story. The ending was quite well done and the whole piece had an aura of the odd about it. Makes me want to read more classic ghost stories.
Check out "Schalken the Painter" by Le Fanu
I agree it is a good radio show but I still prefer the written version. The radio adaptation put a much more positive spin on the villian to make him more likable. There was no mention of him inhabiting a statue either, he was just this hideous man who may have been a demon. It had a much darker ending too. It's a very haunting tale and one of my favorites.
Matt