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 (1929–1967) was a prolific American writer of speculative fiction, including the signature collection Night Ride, and Other Journeys, also available from Blackstone and Skyboat. His stories provided the source material for over twenty classic Twilight Zone episodes.

About Paul Boehmer

J. Paul Boehmer is an American actor best known for his numerous appearances in the Star Trek universe. Hkis audiobook narrations have garnered nine AudioFile Earphones Awards and two prestigious Audie Awards for Best Narration, besides being a finalist for the Audie Award in 2012 and 2015. Between narrations, he is active in regional theaters across the country. His television appearances include guest spots on Nip/Tuck and Numb3rs.

About Gabrielle de Cuir

Gabrielle de Cuir, award-winning narrator, has narrated over three hundred titles and specializes in fantasy, humor, and titles requiring extensive foreign language and accent skills. She was a cowinner of the Audie Award for best narration in 2011 and a three-time finalist for the Audie and has garnered six AudioFile Earphones Awards. Her “velvet touch” as an actor’s director has earned her a special place in the audiobook world as the foremost producer for bestselling authors and celebrities.

About Stefan Rudnicki

Stefan Rudnicki first became involved with audiobooks in 1994. Now a Grammy-winning audiobook producer, he has worked on more than five thousand audiobooks as a narrator, writer, producer, or director. He has narrated more than nine hundred audiobooks. A recipient of multiple AudioFile Earphones Awards, he was presented the coveted Audie Award for solo narration in 2005, 2007, and 2014, and was named one of AudioFile’s Golden Voices in 2012.

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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