A Recommendation For The Restless.

Should you find yourself awake in the wee early hours, listening to the wind blow about the house or even the gentle tip tap of skeletal finger tips on the outside of your upstairs bedroom window, I would like to recommend something to cement that mood, to put it in chilling perspective. Why not try listening to Michael Hordern's reading of a Warning To The Curious by MR James.
            What a perfect choice to tackle this subtle and very memorable tale. Mister Hordern brings the text to life as Montague Rhodes James surely intended. Softly, patiently, never the voice raised, all the more terrifying for this delivery. He played Professor Parkin in Jonathan Miller's adaption of Oh Whistle and I'll Come To You, the victim of a vengeful entity which follows him to a seaside boarding house.
              I once heard the work of MR James described as akin to "a pleasing terror."and while this indeed goes some way in explaining the enduring appeal it does not tell the whole story. his work involves so much more and is all the more satisfying for it. You will find this performance on Youtube..
              Terror is just a click away.