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The Witch's Tale: Stories of Gothic Horror from the Golden Age of Radio Paperback – January 1, 1998

by Alonzo Deen Cole (Author), David. S. Siegel (Author)
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Stories of gothic horror from the Golden Age of Radio. Discover the thrills and goose bumps that frightened a generation of listeners during radio's Golden Age with 13 hair raising vintage radio scripts featuring stories about Vampires, Were wolves, Ghosts, Severed heads, Devil worship, Mad scientists and more .

By Alonzo Deen Cole, the great granddaddy of modern media horror and the creator of network radio's first drama series devoted entirely to the supernatural.

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  1. Print length
    253 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Dunwich Pr
  4. Publication date
    January 1, 1998
  5. Dimensions
    6 x 0.75 x 8.5 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1891379011
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1891379017
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David S. Siegel and his Dunwich Press make it possible to see just how creepy this Cole guy was. Very nicely done in an affordable trade paperback (with, I should add, a beautiful cover by Alice Pfeiffer--a name I'm not familiar with but hope to see more of), THE WITCH'S TALE presents 13 of Cole's best stories. What sets the author's horror plays apart from others of the day is that when the menace is finally unmasked at the climax it's not the disgruntled university scientist or scheming wife, but, more often than not, really truly a sea monster, vampire, or (as in the opening story, "The Image") a demonic idol. Alonzo Deen Cole's THE WITCH'S TALE represents the closest we ever came to having a WEIRD TALES radio show. -- are Bones Magazine (12/98)

I have a copy of this and I want to say that it is worth every penny if you are at all a fan of the macabre. Not only is the introduction informative (you can learn a lot about this series), the scripts are a great read. The book is attractive and well bound for easy reading. -- Jim Widner

This is a rare opportunity to venture back in time and experience horror purely through your imagination. And this is the real stuff: vampires, ghosts, werewolves, severed heads, devil worship and more. A horror fan's delight. -- Hellnotes Newsletter, 10/98

It's not often that we get to look back at the creation of an entire art form. The Witch's Tale is certainly that-the true inception of the radio horror show in America. That recordings for these scripts are as yet unavailable only adds to their significance. -- John Dunning, noted radio historian and author of On The Air and Tune In Yesterday

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The Witch's Tale by Alonzo Deen Cole was network radio's first drama series devoted entirely to the supernatural and the model for later programs like Light Out, Suspense and Inner Sanctum.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Dunwich Pr; First Edition (January 1, 1998)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 253 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1891379011
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1891379017
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 14.4 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.75 x 8.5 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.9 4.9 out of 5 stars 10 ratings

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Travelgirlaz
5.0 out of 5 stars Love the history
Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2016
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I ordered it cause Alonzo Dean is my gg uncle!
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5.0 out of 5 stars for the wonderful scripts included
Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2016
A delightful book. First, for the research and hard to find information about the series and Mr. Cole who created it. Then secondly, for the wonderful scripts included, all of which are clever and do not seem dated. The radio series itself suffered from a little overacting (which was common in the 1930s) but the scripts themselves have many subtle aspects that crawl under your skin. I only wish they would republish ALL of Cole's scripts!
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Steve Oxford
5.0 out of 5 stars Witch book to get? This one!
Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2000
I only praise and review good books. The Witch's Tale is one of the earliest radio horrors and almost impossible to find any information about it, in encyclopedias or web pages. Why? It was so early in radio's heyday that I am impressed by the amount of work and in-depth research that went into the book. It includes a nice history of the series, followed by 13 (how appropriate) radio scripts to episodes that don't exist. I only have a handful in my collection and only that many exist. So i was very pleased to read (another theatre of the mind) 13 additional episodes not in existence. A broadcast log of each and every episode, including broadcast time, is in the back of the book, making this an essential reference guide. If only someone can do one on The Hermit's Cave, we'd be all set for early horrors. I bow to Dave Siegel and A. Cole, who compiled this book. If you love radio horror, this is a must. Thank you Mr. Siegel.
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Jim Gordon
4.0 out of 5 stars Nancy Lives!
Reviewed in the United States on December 16, 2002
The Witch's Tale by Alonzo Deen Cole, ably edited by David S Siegel, is a very entertaining and informative trip back in time to the beginings of horror on American Radio.
The introduction really sets the scene for the show and makes one wish that Mr Cole had'nt destroyed any of his recordings of WT! The illustrations are real gems and enable one to put faces to these voices of so long ago..
Miriam Wolff's contributions are particularly interesting, in view of the fact the she played old Nancy herself between 1935-1938.
The stories themselves are enjoyable and show how deeply Cole was influenced by gothic horror tales and the pulp fiction of his time. Even if one was'nt interested in Old Time Radio, the stories themselves are well worth the price of the book.
I would'nt be surprised if Old Nancy herself, bought a copy for her 185th birthday and is reading it out to her cat Satan!
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