Monday, August 24, 2009

Shirley Jackson's The Lottery OTR


Shirley Jackson's short story The Lottery is most likely her most well-read and influential piece of fiction. It has inspired and psychologically creeped out many readers and writers through the recent decades. Most notably, prolific horror-meister Stephen King. Mr. King wrote a made-for-TV miniseries called The Storm Of The Century in 1999. Its story is basically a modern retelling of The Lottery with King's own small twists and his home state of Maine thrown into the mix.


The Lottery (short story)

John Buchan's The 39 Steps (dramatized)

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British author John Buchan wrote a thriller in 1915 called The Thirty-Nine Steps. It's been made into various formats, most notably in 1935 film by Alfred Hitchcock.

Here are two separate versions of the story dramatized by the BBC.

2 Files. MP3 Format.

The 39 Steps (1989 version)

The 39 Steps (2001 version)

Boris Karloff in two OTR programs



All right audiophiles, here are two OTR programs featuring the iconic Boris Karloff.
2 Files. MP3 Format.