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Dark Shadows Dramatic Readings, Audiobooks #46
The Curse of Shurafa
“You drank from me, vampire. Shurafa draws closer because of you.”
Barnabas Collins is a desperate man.
In Cairo’s great cemetery, the City of the Dead, an ancient tyrant is plotting his return from the grave, and Barnabas has been chosen to assist in his rebirth.
When the city begins to burn, Barnabas is coerced into assisting his escape by murdering a young girl. But the reluctant vampire faces resistance from his conscience: a brilliant scientist by the name of Julia Hoffman.
Faced with a difficult choice, Barnabas finds that whatever path he takes could result in the loss of his closest friend.
Written By: Rob Morris
Directed By: Ursula Burton and David Darlington
Cast
Andrew Collins (Barnabas Collins), Scott Haran (Harry Cunningham), Stephanie Ellyne (Amy Cunningham)
Barnabas Collins is a desperate man.
In Cairo’s great cemetery, the City of the Dead, an ancient tyrant is plotting his return from the grave, and Barnabas has been chosen to assist in his rebirth.
When the city begins to burn, Barnabas is coerced into assisting his escape by murdering a young girl. But the reluctant vampire faces resistance from his conscience: a brilliant scientist by the name of Julia Hoffman.
Faced with a difficult choice, Barnabas finds that whatever path he takes could result in the loss of his closest friend.
Written By: Rob Morris
Directed By: Ursula Burton and David Darlington
Cast
Andrew Collins (Barnabas Collins), Scott Haran (Harry Cunningham), Stephanie Ellyne (Amy Cunningham)
Audio CD
First published June 1, 2015
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July 14, 2024
In 1983, Barnabas Collins tells Harry Cunningham about his adventures in Cairo in 1973, giving context to what is about to happen in 1983 at the end of the story.
Very few actors in this one, as the bulk of it is Barnabas (played by Andrew Collins, as the original actor has passed away) relating a story, so, outside of the framing story, it is all Andrew Collins. Barnabas is in Cairo, Egypt with Dr. Julia Hoffman and Professor Stokes. They use actual soundclips of Grayson Hall (Julia Hoffman) from the TV show in the background to make it seem like Julia was actually there (Grayson Hall is no longer with us, either). I liked that.
There is a lot of effective body-horror in this one, making it one of the creepier entries in the audio dramas. I rather enjoyed it. One doesn't usually get outside of Collinsport, Maine in the series, giving it a rather closed atmosphere, so getting the characters around the globe sometimes is interesting: it can be effective (often the case with the Quentin stories) but it can also be a little jarring if done badly. However, they do it well here, because the framing story is in Collinwood and it's just Barnabas narrating something that happened ten years prior (explaining where Barnabas, Hoffman, and Stokes were during the events of the 1973 audio-dramas)... and care was taken to make the locations in Egypt feel claustrophobic as well. I don't think it would have been as good if it were presented as something that was happening right then. As a flashback, it worked.
Very few actors in this one, as the bulk of it is Barnabas (played by Andrew Collins, as the original actor has passed away) relating a story, so, outside of the framing story, it is all Andrew Collins. Barnabas is in Cairo, Egypt with Dr. Julia Hoffman and Professor Stokes. They use actual soundclips of Grayson Hall (Julia Hoffman) from the TV show in the background to make it seem like Julia was actually there (Grayson Hall is no longer with us, either). I liked that.
There is a lot of effective body-horror in this one, making it one of the creepier entries in the audio dramas. I rather enjoyed it. One doesn't usually get outside of Collinsport, Maine in the series, giving it a rather closed atmosphere, so getting the characters around the globe sometimes is interesting: it can be effective (often the case with the Quentin stories) but it can also be a little jarring if done badly. However, they do it well here, because the framing story is in Collinwood and it's just Barnabas narrating something that happened ten years prior (explaining where Barnabas, Hoffman, and Stokes were during the events of the 1973 audio-dramas)... and care was taken to make the locations in Egypt feel claustrophobic as well. I don't think it would have been as good if it were presented as something that was happening right then. As a flashback, it worked.
January 12, 2020
Telling Harry a story of a dead egyptian prince, Barnabas mentions how he almost lost his friend Julia Hoffman.
This story was fantastic with some lovely bits of horror! I have to admit I am impressed by Andrew Collins who plays Barnabas Collins (taking on the role from the brilliant Jonathan Frid!), who in the show is my favorite character and Andrew really brings back the character to life with an impressive performance!
This story felt very much like Dark Shadows doing a story in a companion chronicle format and it's an absolute treat! 9/10
This story was fantastic with some lovely bits of horror! I have to admit I am impressed by Andrew Collins who plays Barnabas Collins (taking on the role from the brilliant Jonathan Frid!), who in the show is my favorite character and Andrew really brings back the character to life with an impressive performance!
This story felt very much like Dark Shadows doing a story in a companion chronicle format and it's an absolute treat! 9/10
December 11, 2020
Barnabas tells Tommy the story of the dangerous spirit of a dead prince in Egypt.
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