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At the Mountains of Madness
- Narrated by: H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society
- Length: 1 hr and 15 mins
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- Nelson
- 02-22-20
some portions unintelligible
In one segment, half the dialogue was unintelligible because of excess background airplane noise - the remainder of the program good. it was their first Radio Theatre, improved since then
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- Tim LeFave
- 01-18-20
Great dramatization!!!
I think this was the first production of Dark Adventure and its amazing! Unlike many modern productions of Lovecraft's work this is not campy or silly. It's a faithful dramatization of the story that goes beyond just listening to someone read the book. The news broadcasts give it a realistic feel in the same vein as Orson Wells production of War of the Worlds. Fans of Lovecraft and/or old time radio will love this!
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- Emily Han
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Keep in mind it's DART's first radio play
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Very good, when you can hear it
This was really well done, and gives that authentic old-timey radio show feel. My only real criticism was how inaudible some of the (supposed to be static-heavy) early transmissions about the antarctic expeditions were. Listening on a commute with background noise made those parts practically impossible to understand, and I had to try listening to them again later in total silence to try and make anything out.
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- Maya
- 12-23-19
Great Teaser
The story felt like it was the middle of a good book
I would've loved it more if it could have had a solid beginning and end. Just all around more of a story.
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- Cold Steel 730
- 06-23-21
Dreadful!
Big fan of the works HP Lovecraft, but this production is so intentionally distorted in post production that it is almost unlistenable. The attempt at period audio processing makes this a travesty of a production and the HP Lovecraft historical society should be ashamed of its release.
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- Brian
- 03-15-21
Not an audiobook
Be warned, as Alexa did not warn me before I purchased this: This is not an audiobook, it is a radio play. Framed as an old-timey radio news show interviewing the people involved, they set it up well, but they go way too deep with the audio effects; you're not thinking, "Wow that really sounds like someone broadcasting from the south pole," you're thinking, "Wow I can't make out a single word that guy is saying."
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- myles
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radio transmissions barely audible
I love these performances. but in this story these radio transmissions are barely audible and incredibly difficult to understand
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- Andre
- 12-25-20
best way to listen to hp lovecraft.
I love the old radio style of it and the performances of the cast. well done. bought more from this guys since.
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- Zachary Young
- 11-10-19
I appreciate the effort
I felt this performance was a genuine effort to retell this story in a theatrical manner, an effort which I appreciate. However, I felt most of the static-ridden radio calls were nearly unintelligible and, while era appropriate, made my listening experience difficult.
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- Andy Hawk
- 07-21-21
Superb Dramatisation of a Classic story of horror
The production on this dramatisation is superb. The characters are well portrayed by excellent actors. The sound effects are superb too. The whole story comes together to be told in a frightening first class production.
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- Anonymous User
- 12-18-20
Different. Better at the second go around
Update: Second time listening to this story I was rewarded with a much needed understanding.
I would need to listen to this audiobook a few more times before I can review it properly.
It starts out as radio news casts and then ventures forth into a story told. It's different than the others.
That said I still want to support the developers with my 5 stars for the work that they put into their creation.
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- Amazon Customer
- 07-23-19
Sub-par.
The original story 'At the Mountains of Madness' is one of H. P. Lovecraft's best stories, and I heartily recommend it. The BBC also Did a great radio adaptation of it years ago, which makes for a chilling listen.
This version however, sadly misses the mark. The first half is so obscured by radio static that it's almost impossible to follow what's going on. The framing device of a radio interview massively detracts from the horror of the original, by making it almost feel tabloid esque. It's very "vintage", but it's not very scary or even very interesting. It would have been better to keep it as a straight re-telling, with voice actors.
This being said, Dark Adventure Radio Theatre does have some great Lovecraft adaptations to listen to. So my advice is to check out one of their other ones. Give this one a miss.
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- Ashraf Lahmira
- 07-29-22
Fun to listen
If you are a H.P Lovecraft fan, you will love this book. Dark adventures narration is always a joy to listen to and never gets boring from start to finish!
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- D. I. Hodgetts
- 04-13-22
Spoiled by effects
While I did enjoy it, I found the over-use of the radio noise annoying. I was struggling to hear what was being said in places. The later sections without that effect were much better.
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- Sheila A. Mackie
- 03-19-22
Great story rendered inaudible on Audible!
Having read this story some years ago, and having listened to it read by a traditional narrator also, I was looking forward to hearing this production. However, the crude attempts at sound effects rendered it unlistenable, indeed painful to the ear. I could not bear to listen beyond the second chapter. Awful!
Shame, because their version of The Shadow over Innsmouth was not bad at all.
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- Waspeater
- 02-08-22
Definitive
I consider this to be the definitive audio adaptation and can't think of anything I'd change.
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- Anonymous User
- 01-16-22
Greta story
Loved it. Radio sounds are a bit irritating but still great story. Looking forward for more.
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- TK
- 08-24-20
Wear your headphones!
A really great retelling of the Lovecraft tale in radio play form. Good acting and production values, as I’ve come to expect from the Dark Adventure Radio Theatre works.
One minor gripe - the early part of the tale, told through snippets of old news footage, includes a lot of heavily distorted radio transmissions, supposedly from the Antarctic. It’s a fun idea, but the amount of static is perhaps a little too realistic, making it very hard to make out these sections. Definitely one to listen to whilst wearing decent headphones.
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- Duncan Connell
- 08-20-20
A great story hampered by bad effects
I really enjoyed 3/4 of this audio production of this excellent story. However the first chapter, which is setting up the story is done as though a radio broadcast and this obnoxious static effect is put over the voices to the point it's almost impossible to hear.
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- Hebby~Bookworm
- 11-24-20
Audio quality is atrocious
I should not have bothered. After reading other reviews I thought “how bad can it be”... I got 10 minutes in and have no idea what was happening.
If you have any issues with your hearing I would not recommend this one, as the audio quality is absolutely terrible.
Also the format seemed quite different to their other radio plays, unlike a story, it was more like a series of news reports... a reporter on the radio followed by an indecipherable broadcast from Antarctica, repeated over and over.
I hope they re-record this story in the same style as the other radio plays they have done, as I really enjoy most of those.