But rst, a few words from our sponsor... . When we created Dark Adventure Radio Theatre: At the Mountains of Madness, we had no idea how the world would take to a new 1930s-style radio play. An audio play seemed like a suitable en- vironment to capture both the literary style of Lovecraft’s writing and the dramatic action of an exciting story. We were pleasantly surprised to see our adaptation was embraced both by fans of Lovecraft and old time radio. Enthusiasm from HPLHS fans inspired us to embark on a new production. “The Dunwich Horror” is one of the great sto- ries of the Lovecraft canon. In many ways it’s the- matically united with Lovecraft’s other major sto- ries: monstrous entities from beyond human exis- tence threaten mankind itself. Yet, in a rare de- parture for Lovecraft, here the humans are able to thwart the hideous menace and walk away from the experience (rather than recount the ordeal from inside a padded cell). “The Dunwich Horror” gives us our most detailed glimpse into the dread- ed tome, The Necronomicon. It takes us inside the hallowed halls of Miskatonic University. It gives us creepy folklore, nameless cults, neurotic sci- entists, and indescribable monsters with flailing tentacles. It embodies the Cthulhu Mythos in a manner vexing to literary critics and thrilling to players of role playing games. Lovecraft wrote the story in the summer of 1928 after traveling in rural Massachusetts. He took in- spiration from the geography and folklore of the region, blended in inspirations from the stories of Arthur Machen and Algernon Blackwood, and brought a good dose of his own cosmic sensibil- ity to the story. He had no trouble selling “The Dunwich Horror” to Weird Tales and received a payment of $240 for it—his biggest paycheck for a single story at that point in his life. For this production, we’ve assembled a large ensemble of talented professional actors. Troy Sterling Nies has returned to add a haunting and atmospheric musical score to the piece. We hope you’ll set aside the trappings of the modern world (except, perhaps, for your iPod) and let your imag- ination take you back eighty years to the hills of western Massachusetts, which contain dark and terrible secrets... —Sean Branney HPLHS Leslie Baldwin . . Marion Armitag e, Mamie Bi shop, Op erator Ga ry B al lard . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . Wi za rd Wh at el ey , Dr . Ha rt we ll Ai da n Br ann ey .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .C hau n cey Sawyer Sean Branney.. .... .. .. .. .......... .. .. .. ..... N arrator Kac ey Ca mp. . . . . . . .Sally Sa wye r, Luther Brow n, Seli na Fry e Ma rk C ol son . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ge orge Co rey, Wil bu r Wha te ley David Q. Comb s. . . . . . . Zebu lon W hate ley , Pro fesso r Morg an Set h Co mpt on. . . . . . . . . . .Sam Hu tch ins , T err ifi ed F res hma n Steve Co ombs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .Fr ed Fa rr , Ju ni or Li br arian McKerr in K el ly.. . . . . . . .. . . . . .Lavinia Whate ley , Small Fr ye Casey Kramer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Corey Andr ew Le man. . . . . Earl Sa wye r, Pr ofess or Rice , Elmer Fr ye Barry L ynch .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Henry Armitage Joh n A. M cKe nn a .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. . N ig ht Wat ch m an Da vi d Pa va o .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Si las B is ho p, H enry Wh eele r Jo sh Th oemk e. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . An noun ce r , C ur ti s W ha te ley Da rrel l Tut ch to n . .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. . Y og Wha te le y Noah Wa gne r . . .. . . . . . . . . .Ch est er Lan gfi eld , D r. Hou ght on Based on the story by H. P. Lovecraft Radio Adaptation by Sean Branney, with Andrew Leman Music and Whippoorwill Cachinnations by Troy Sterling Nies Cover illustrations and Wilbur Diary art by Darrell Tutchton Prop Inserts by Andrew Leman, with Sean Branney Very special thanks to Chris Horvath & Nicholas Pavkovic The Pl ayers The Staff Produced by Sean Branney and Andrew Leman e n t i r e o r i g i n a l c o n t e n t s a n d p a c k a g i n g & © m m v i i i b y h p l h s , i n c . a l l r i g h t r e s e r v e d . u n a u t h o r i z e d d u p l i c a - t i o n i s a v i o l a t i o n o f a p p l i c a b l e , a n d f r e q u e n t l y b r o - k e n , l a w . t h i s a u d i o p r o g r a m i s l i c e n s e d o n l y f o r p r i - v a t e h o m e e n j o y m e n t , a n d i s , p e r h a p s i r o n i c a l l y , n o t i n t e n d e d f o r a c t u a l r a d i o b r o a d c a s t . w w w . c t h u l h u l i v e s . o r g l u d o f o r e p u t a v i m u s