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The Price of Fear: 20 Tales of Suspense Told by Vincent Price
- A BBC Radio 4 Vintage Horror Series
- Narrated by: Vincent Price, Maurice Denham, Annette Crosbie, Garard Green, Peter Cushing, Adrienne Corri, Betty Huntley-Wright, Edward Woodward
- Length: 9 hrs and 31 mins
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Summary
Twenty tales of terror and suspense, brought to you by sinister storyteller Vincent Price.
Horror legend Vincent Price presents an anthology of eerie, unsettling tales with a devilish twist - some purportedly based on his own adventures, others narrated by him in his own inimitable style.
Listen to his horrifying accounts of an unnerving piscatorial experience down under, a violinist with very special hands, a Bonfire Night party when a bullying father disappeared and a secretary's murderous revenge. Here, too, are the spine-chilling stories of a beloved cat with an unusual inheritance, a scientist whose experiments on his own son lead to unforeseen danger and a phoney clairvoyant and her client, who seeks a preview of eternity....
Among the star casts are Garard Green, Peter Cushing, Bill Kerr, Coral Browne, Christopher Bidmead, Adrienne Corri, Betty Huntley-Wright, Freddie Jones, Edward Woodward, Annette Crosbie, Maurice Denham and Hywel Bennett.
Production credits:
Presented by and starring Vincent Price.
Produced by John Dyas.
Remains to Be Seen
Dramatised by William Ingram from the story by Jack Ritchie. First broadcast BBC World Service, 1 September 1973.
William and Mary
Dramatised by Barry Campbell from the story by Roald Dahl. First broadcast BBC World Service, 8 September 1973.
Cat's Cradle
Dramatised by Richard Davis from the story 'The Squaw' by Bram Stoker. First broadcast BBC World Service, 15 September 1973.
Meeting in Athens
Dramatised by Maurice Travers from the story 'So Pale, So Cold, So Fair' by Charles Birkin. First broadcast BBC World Service, 22 September 1973.
The Man Who Hated Scenes
Dramatised by William Ingram from the story by Robert Arthur. First broadcast BBC World Service, 29 September 1973.
Lot 132
Written and dramatised by Elizabeth Morgan. First broadcast BBC World Service, 6 October 1973.
The Waxwork
Dramatised by Barry Campbell from the story by A.M. Burrage. First broadcast BBC World Service, 13 October 1973.
Fish
Written and dramatised by Rene Basilico. First broadcast BBC World Service, 20 October 1973.
Soul Music
Written and dramatised by William Ingram. First broadcast BBC World Service, 27 October 1973.
Guy Fawkes' Night
Written and dramatised by Richard Davis. First broadcast BBC World Service, 3 November 1973.
Come as You Are
Written and dramatised by William Ingram. First broadcast BBC World Service, 6 April 1974.
The Ninth Removal
Dramatised by Barry Campbell from the story by R Chetwynd Hayes. First broadcast BBC World Service, 20 April 1974.
An Eye for an Eye
Written by William Ingram. First broadcast BBC World Service, 27 April 1974.
Blind Man's Bluff
Written and dramatised by William Ingram. First broadcast BBC World Service, 4 May 1974.
Goody Two Shoes
Written and dramatised by William Ingram. First broadcast BBC World Service, 30 May 1983.
To My Dear, Dear Saladin
Written by William Ingram. First broadcast BBC World Service, 6 June 1983.
The Family Album
Written by William Ingram. First broadcast BBC World Service, 13 June 1983.
Out of the Mouths
Written by William Ingram. First broadcast BBC World Service, 20 June 1983.
Not Wanted on the Voyage
Written by William Ingram. First broadcast BBC World Service, 27 June 1983.
Is There Anybody There?
Written by William Ingram. Music by Derek Price. First broadcast BBC World Service, 4 July 1983.
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- HellRazor
- 10-10-22
Old School Noir Blast From The Past
Not too horrifying by today’s explicit standards, Vincent Price was a fixture of my childhood,, along with the rest of the Hammer Horror stable and so offering up some long missed stylistic florishes.
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- Thornwood
- 05-11-22
The Price is right (Almost)
Definitely a great read for the spooky season, with Vincent Price being the key highlight of these radio plays.
It's worth your attention, even though some stories vary heavily compared to others. It seemed to me that nothing would top the 2nd story and by the last five you notice a complete lack of Vincent as well as the ambience of the play.
It's worth your time but don't think every single one of them will be a hit.
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- Lindsey nolan
- 06-05-22
Vincent price is awesome
A generous collection of tales, beautifully narrated by the master of horror. I loved it.
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- Billie Beattie
- 08-10-22
The Great Vincent Price in top form
The inimitable Vincent price leads us through these tales of the Macabre .Wonderful quality ,great casts ,great story’s with dark humour and horror .Perfect for any horror fan .Loved every minute .
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- MRS V APPLETON
- 02-03-23
Brilliant!
Absolutely loved this eclectic collection of stories. Reminded me a little of a radio version of Tales of the Unexpected.
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- paul george scott
- 01-03-22
Great listening
Great stories narrated and starring vincent price. creepy music sets up the atmosphere for the start of the show. enjoyable listen
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- alican2
- 07-08-22
A pleasure to my ears
So great to listen to Vincent Price's voice again a wonderful mix of good stories and actors
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- Miss TDQ
- 13-03-22
Magnificent!
Superb. Simply superb. I had been hoping that the BBC would issue this complete collection on CD (previously only publishing four tales on CD). Anyways, here they are - eerie, chilling and spine-tingling. It makes no difference how many times I listen, I still flinch, wince and squirm. A Radio Hammer House of Horrors! 👻😱 Enjoy!
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- Brian O'Donnell
- 14-12-21
Classic atmospheric old stuff, superb.
Easy on the ear narration, stories for dark nights in a warm dark room, great entertainment.
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- Mr
- 08-11-22
Dated and predictable.
I’m a massive Vincent Price fan and loved his narration of the short stories. But the stories themselves were very predictable and dated. There were a couple that stood out from the rest and were very good, but on the whole, not very scary. Disappointing.
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