Based on the 1953 novel by Jerome Bixby.
Nice, pleasant reading makes it even more consistently creepy.
You get a lot more info/background about what/why/how Anthony thinks and does than the ‘Twilight Zone’ episode.
I actually don’t like that, though…he’s more scary when you know less about him. Adds more worry and uncertainty.
I think the TZ episode is better than this, actually. But it’s still good. A real, real GOOD audiobook.
Inspirational Quote: “…its eyes gleaming in small black terror.”
Grade: B
1/10/23:
The reading is by Edward E. French.
A nice use of (in)appropriate sound FX made possible by the format only serves to enhance the otherworldliness.
Lots of little bits and pieces here and there that aren’t in the episode. Try listening to this, then watching that for comparison.
Grade: A-