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Monster 1983
- An Audible Original Drama
- Narrated by: Marc Warren, Callum Blue, Anastasia Griffith, Lorelei King, Stuart Milligan
- Length: 7 hrs and 18 mins
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Publisher's Summary
AUDIBLE DEBUTS CHILLING NEW SCI-FI FROM BERLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL WINNER IVAR LEON MENGER.
Callum Blue (Dead Like Me), Anastasia Griffith (Damages) and Marc Warren (Hustle) star in new audio-drama from Germany's master of thriller.
Catalysing the surge of interest in classic 70s and 80s sci-fi thrillers, and just in time for Halloween, Audible today exclusively debuts Monster 1983, an original audio-drama from Berlinale-winning director Ivan Leon Menger. Directed by multiple-Audie and RPA winner Cherry Cookson, the chilling tale stars Callum Blue (Dead Like Me), Anastasia Griffith (Damages) and Marc Warren (Hustle) amongst others.
Drawing influences from Poltergeist, Stand By Me and E.T. and other Spielberg classics, the story unfolds in the small coastal town of Harmony Bay, Oregon. Still reeling from a sudden and profound family tragedy, Sheriff Cody uproots his elder son Michael, and younger daughter Amy, from the chaos of Orlando to begin a new, more relaxed life in the Beaver State. Soon after their arrival however, this new-found tranquillity is disturbed by a succession of brutal but mysterious deaths. As the plot twists and turns its way through small-town secrecy, psychiatry wards and the supernatural, Cody comes under increasing pressure to solve each new case whilst keeping his family safe from harm.
Ivar Leon Menger, author of Monster 1983, said: 'Having been raised on Spielberg, King and Kubrick I can't remember a time in my life when I wasn't watching some kind of horror, sci-fi or psychological thriller. I think the legacy of 70s and 80s horror cinema runs quite strongly through Monster 1983, and that's part of the reason I decided to create an audio-only story, it emphasises both the nostalgia and suspense for listeners.'
Steve Carsey, Director of Original Programming at Audible, said: 'After the enormous success of Alien, Out of the Shadows we knew there was a huge appetite for compelling sci-fi audio fiction. Ivar's stories have been immensely successful in Germany so we're really excited to introduce his work to UK listeners.'
Monster 1983 is a Wireless Theatre production for Audible Studios. Written by Ivar Leon Menger, translated by Guy Meredith and directed by Cherry Cookson with music scoring by Ynie Ray.
Monster 1983 Cast:
Callum Blue (Sheriff Cody), Anastasia Griffith (Deputy Taylor Dunford), Marc Warren (Deputy Landers), Rachel Atkins, Barbara Barnes, Andrea Browne, Nicholas Boulton, Philip Bulcock, Sophie Cartman, Amy Cash, Lobo Chan, Charlotte Christie, Trevor Cuthbertson, Stephen Critchlow, Sean Delaney, Jessica Dennis,Tom Gregory, Adam Hall, Will Howard, Gerran Howell, Nicky Henson, Madeleine Kasson, Lorelei King, Stuart Milligan, Harry Myers, Nathan Osgood, Chris Rogers, Martin T Sherman, Thomas Stroppell and Trevor White.
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- jbird
- 2021-04-16
Interesting story and superb story telling.
I loved the way this story was told and the entire presentation. I was going to rate it 4 stars because of the ending, but that's not fair to everything else it did right.
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- Adam
- 2021-11-17
Great voice acting and sound design, decent story
Full cast audio drama with great voice acting and sound design. The characters are very unique, the story is intriguing but ends with many questions being unanswered. Hoping there's a sequel to this audio drama!
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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- Biscuit
- 2019-10-15
It’s ok
It’s something to zone out too, something to not invest too much into. Sounds like a great review, huh? lol. For what it’s worth, it’s a decent listen. There are a couple of lame parts that come up out of no where and seem to not hinge on the story line too much. The hook for me is the pens. And that I’m not going to ruin for you.
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- Aja
- 2021-11-09
gripping suspense
amazing listen, could not stop. always wondering what was going to happen next. loved how each chapter was only a few mins long so it didn't keep it boring
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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- Scott
- 2022-07-19
less profanity would have been good
Finished this sooner than I thought. Very well done.
Heavy profanity spoiled a fifth star.
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- Jacquie vonHunnius
- 2021-10-27
Is it satire?
I honestly can't tell if this has been written as satire of 80s horror movies. If so, it's not well written. If not, it's even worse. Have the writers ever had a conversation with other humans, or talked to children? I feel embarrassed for the actors who have to read these lines and I think they feel it too, as shown by their wooden deliveries.
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Overall2 out of 5 stars
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- Michelle Ramdeen
- 2022-03-04
So disappointed
This started so good, lots of twists and turns kept me very interested, but then it just ended, none of the of the questions that were raised in the story were answered and they were all the questions that made the story interesting so you are left wondering why they even put those points in the story, would have been a great story if they had just answered all those questions - such a disappointment
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