The Hunger, and Other Stories, Charles Beaumont
The Hunger, and Other Stories, Charles Beaumont
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The Hunger, and Other Stories

Author: Charles Beaumont

Narrator: Paul Boehmer, Gabrielle de Cuir, Stefan Rudnicki

Unabridged: 7 hr 56 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Skyboat Media

Published: 08/26/2014

Synopsis

A collection of horror stories by the iconic Charles BeaumontWhen The Hunger, and Other Stories first appeared in 1957, it heralded the arrival of Charles Beaumont as an important and highly original new voice in American fiction. Although he is best known today for his scripts for television and film, including several classic episodes of The Twilight Zone, Beaumont is being rediscovered as a master of weird tales, and this, his first published collection, contains some of his best. Ranging in tone from the chilling gothic horror of "Miss Gentilbelle," where an insane mother dresses her son up as a girl and slaughters his pets, to deliciously dark humor in tales like "Open House" and "The Infernal Bouillabaisse," where murderers' plans go disastrously awry, these seventeen stories demonstrate Beaumont's remarkable talent and versatility.

About Charles Beaumont

Charles Beaumont worked undercover as an MI6 operative in war zones, on diplomatic missions and in international business. His work spanned two decades and four continents. A Spy Alone is his first novel.

About Paul Boehmer

Paul Boehmer has appeared on Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Off-Off-Broadway, and regionally across the country. He has also worked in film and television, including The Thomas Crown Affair, three Star Trek movies, and Frasier. Paul is most proud of his award-winning unabridged recording of Moby Dick. He holds a BFA in acting from Southern Methodist University and an MFA in acting from the Professional Theatre Training Program at the University of Delaware.

About Gabrielle de Cuir

Gabrielle de Cuir is a Grammy-nominated and Audie Award-winning producer whose narration credits include the voice of Valentine in Orson Scott Card’s Ender novels, Ursula K. Le Guin’s The Tombs of Atuan, and Natalie Angier’s Woman, for which she was awarded AudioFile magazine’s Golden Earphones Award.  She lives in Los Angeles where she also directs theatre and presently has several projects in various stages of development for film.

About Stefan Rudnicki

Stefan Rudnicki is a Grammy-winning audiobook producer and an award-winning narrator who has won several Audie Awards, as well as more than twenty-five Earphones Awards, and been named one of AudioFile’s Golden Voices. 

About Claire Bloom

Claire Bloom, CBE, is an English film and stage actress, known for leading roles in plays such as Streetcar Named Desire, A Doll’s House, and Long Day’s Journey into Night, along with nearly sixty films and countless television roles, during a career spanning over six decades. She was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2013 Queen’s birthday honors for services to drama.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Maureen on November 08, 2008

this is the first charles beaumont book i've ever read, and i must say i'm bowled over. the very first story, miss gentilbelle, was so creepy that i consciously held myself aloof from it, trying not to absorb the fright, and the madness. happily the second story, the vanishing american reminded me o......more

Goodreads review by Debra on February 12, 2012

Stephen King recommended book. Noted as "important to the genre we have been discussing" from Danse Macabre, published in 1981. I really enjoyed this collection of horror stories. Some of them were down-right creepy, others very strange. Many have psychological aspects. I can see why King recommended......more

Goodreads review by Alex on July 30, 2020

Miss Gentilbelle 4/5 The Vanishing American 2/5 A Point of Honor 3/5 Fair Lady 3/5 Free Dirt 3/5 Open House 2/5 The Train 2/5 The Dark Music 4/5 The Customers 3/5 Last Night the Rain 3/5 The Crooked Man 5/5 Nursery Rhyme 4/5 The Murderers 5/5 The Hunger 4/5 Tears of the Madonna 2/5 The Infernal Bouillabaisse 5/5 Bl......more

Goodreads review by Blair on November 14, 2015

Perhaps best known for his Twilight Zone scripts, Charles Beaumont was an expert at story, whistling his way through grabber beginnings, gripping middles and satisfying ends in telecasts as short as a half-hour. Now, his short stories are finding new readers, and when I saw this collection on Audibl......more

Quotes

“Charles Beaumont was a genius…and one hell of a storyteller.” Dean Koontz

“Extraordinary…gives Mr. Beaumont undeniable stature as an artist.” New York Herald Tribune

“A memorable first book of fiction, one which belongs on any shelf of the best contemporary weird tales.” Chicago Tribune

“The name of Charles Beaumont will be honored and recognized for generations yet to come.” Robert Bloch, author of Psycho

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