Since the Victorian Era, many have enjoyed the spine-tingling tradition of sharing supernatural tales under the glow of holiday lights…
As we move into the coldest and darkest time of the year, what better way to celebrate than by sharing a ghost story?
And not just any ghost story, but one perfect for fans of found footage horror, “presented as a real live outside broadcast, much in the way that the later War of the Worlds and Ghostwatch were executed.”
One believed lost to time until 2014, when author Reggie Chamberlain-King uncovered Denis Johnston’s script “Not One Returns To Tell” in the archives at Trinity College, Dublin.
Originally aired in Northern Ireland on Christmas Eve 1937, Johnston’s treat-or-trick ghost story was told “with the intention of giving [listeners] a good Christmas scare.” This was a full ten months before Orson Welles’ infamous “The War Of The Worlds” radio broadcast…
What inspired and connected these two trans-Atlantic radio hoaxes?
Chamberlain-King explores this question in Filtered Reality, our love letter to found footage horror.
Read on for an extended excerpt from his brilliant chapter, “The Spirit At One’s Elbow: Denis Johnston, Orson Welles And Interrupted Radio,” which sets the scene for Johnston’s play…
If you’re dying to read on, there’s still time to grab your (numbered first-edition) copy of Filtered Reality ahead of the holidays…
As the nights get darker, romanticize your reading with our Book + Burn Collection — let the intoxicating aroma of our exclusive Blair Witch-themed candle transport you to the woods of Burkittsville this winter…
And if you want to create the ultimate (spooky and cozy) reading experience, we have a couple of our seasonal Writual sets left…
Inspired by the Icelandic tradition of Jólabókaflóð (‘Yule book flood’), which involves exchanging books each Christmas Eve, and the British love of winter holiday horror, our festive, reader-focused Book Night(mare) Before Hex-mas Collection has everything you need to create the perfect cozy evening by the fire. 🌲
