tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6416245282356491047.post4186384865793016114..comments2024-03-22T00:15:23.709-07:00Comments on The Quill & The Keyboard: Review: The Specialty of the HouseUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6416245282356491047.post-11688883357216829222023-08-19T22:52:10.393-07:002023-08-19T22:52:10.393-07:00The remake of it in the 1980s Alfred Hitchcock Pre...The remake of it in the 1980s Alfred Hitchcock Presents starring John Saxon was entertaining too.Jetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11724490893691260147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6416245282356491047.post-82592250421606706192011-07-01T18:42:19.073-07:002011-07-01T18:42:19.073-07:00I must find this version! I first heard this stor...I must find this version! I first heard this story as Vincent Price's "Price of Fear" series (mentioned above -- fairly recently. Excellent story! As stated, the horror grows gradually and subtle -- remaining subtle and unstated. Also, even though what is happening soon becomes evident to the listener, it does not jade the experience at all. If anything, the power of the story grows, and it is like unto watching a train wreck in slow motion -- the result is inevitable; you see where the crash will take place, and exactly where the train goes over the edge of the gorge: >and there's nothing you can do about it!< <br /><br />I would also mention in passing that, in the radio version at least, there is an echo of a still-current urban legend. This oughtn't be a spoiler in any way, but the skittish may omit this. Viz, the person who performs an unsolicited act of kindness for a stranger in distress, and is rewarded with a warning for his life. My own wife reported a version of this from a purported first-hand account: a friend in line at the supermarket helped out the lady in front of her with the "loan" of a small amount of money (given in spare change) to meet the bill. The helped lady, who in these days wears a burkha, thanks the benefactor effusively, then furtively adds, "Don't drink Coca-Cola after June 1st!" Well. Sorry for the diversion.<br /><br />But in closing, be sure to check out the entire "Price of Fear" series; it is Vincent Price at his absolute best!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com