{"id":1142,"date":"2016-02-07T15:58:21","date_gmt":"2016-02-07T15:58:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/?p=1142"},"modified":"2016-02-26T01:38:36","modified_gmt":"2016-02-26T01:38:36","slug":"carnacki-lives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/carnacki-lives\/","title":{"rendered":"Carnacki Lives!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Joyous news, dear listeners (except for the lack of longdogs today, boo!). We return to our William Hope Hodgson<\/strong> roots, with a super exclusive. Producer<\/span> Scott Handcock<\/span><\/strong> talks about his brand new Carnacki<\/strong> production, what Sontarans<\/strong> think of Hope Hodgson, and what Mark Gatiss<\/strong> will be doing next. Yes, we’re back on The Voice of Horror<\/em>. Be still, our ex-sanguinated hearts.<\/p>\n

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Some will already know Big Finish Productions<\/em> because of their Dr Who audio stories, but the company’s range expands every year, and includes Dark Shadows, The Avengers (no, not Thor & Iron Man \u2013 the proper UK ones, silly<\/em>) and many others. We’ve long been fond of The Scarifyers<\/em> series, a somewhat tongue-in-cheek look at occult mysteries with the renowned David Warner<\/strong> and Terry Molloy<\/strong> (the early episodes also starred the late Nicholas Courtney<\/strong>, the renowned Brigadier from Dr Who’s UNIT).<\/p>\n

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With both direct adaptations and adventures inspired by original stories, the Big Finish<\/em> catalogue already includes Sherlock Holmes<\/em> (with Nicholas Briggs<\/strong> and Richard Earl<\/strong>), the Confessions of Dorian Gray<\/em>, and Frankenstein<\/em>. To our delight they are now adding Carnacki to their range, covering six tales of the Ghost Finder:<\/p>\n

The Gateway of the Monster<\/em>
\n The House Among the Laurels<\/em>
\n The Whistling Room<\/em>
\n The Horse of the Invisible<\/em>
\n The Searcher of the End House<\/em>
\n The Thing Invisible<\/em><\/p>\n

The collection stars Dan Starkey<\/strong> (Thomas Carnacki) and Joseph Kloska<\/strong> (Dodgson), with music by Ioan Morris<\/strong> & Rhys Downing<\/strong>. Let’s turn to the producer, Scott Handcock, to explain things in more detail…<\/p>\n

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greydog:<\/strong><\/em> Welcome to greydogtales<\/em>, Scott, and thanks for putting time aside for us. We’ll get straight down to it. You’ve chosen six of the nine Carnacki stories for this collection. We can understand you not using The Find<\/em>, which is a bit of a throwaway, but that leaves The Hog<\/em> and the Haunted Jarvee<\/em>. These two are rather strange and disturbing tales. Any plans for them?<\/p>\n

scott:<\/strong> No plans at the moment – but never say never. I\u2019d love to tackle the remaining tales at some point, but for the initial release, it made sense to stick with the six core stories that act as a foundation for the character and his world.<\/em><\/p>\n

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greydog:<\/strong><\/em> Did you find you could take the stories and translate them easily to audio needs, or did you have to re-interpret the original text to achieve the effect you wanted?<\/p>\n

scott:<\/strong> The Carnacki stories work so well because of Hodgson\u2019s original style – they\u2019re direct, intimately told, and filled to the brim with glorious language. Yes, we could have had a stab at translating them into something akin to a full-cast audio, with guest characters popping up, but you\u2019d have needed to invent so much new dialogue for those characters, it would have detracted from Hodgson\u2019s writing.<\/em><\/p>\n

In that sense, no work at all was needed. Hodgson\u2019s work serves as a perfect monologue, performed in character, with an occasional external commentator in the form of Dodgson. We toyed with a bit of sound design, but again, that weirdly undermined the beautiful language that makes the original stories so unique, so even that was pared back. The result is that Carnacki is unlike most Big Finish ranges, in that it\u2019s really stripped back to the text and performance alone, supported by a lovely, brooding musical score from <\/em>Ioan Morris and <\/em>Rhys Downing.<\/em><\/p>\n

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greydog:<\/strong><\/em> Someone once described the setting of the Ghost Finder stories as akin to M R James’<\/strong> tales, to be told around a roaring fire in a safe place. It sounds like that’s the result here.<\/p>\n

scott:<\/strong> As I say, the Big Finish Carnacki stories are more straightforward productions than adaptations – we take no liberties with the text at all – and I like that fact. Hodgson\u2019s format is, after all, why people love the Carnacki stories, and why they still serve as the ideal introduction to the character over a century later. The stories themselves are so dependent on mood, and the thought processes of Carnacki himself, I think you\u2019d have lost a great deal by trying to extrapolate a larger world from these original stories. <\/em><\/p>\n

So yes, these feel very much like fireside reminiscences, as each case is recounted and relived by Carnacki himself, taking us through the events of each mystery, blow by blow. And because we let the writing take centre-stage, each and every listener will experience the stories differently depending on how they interpret the words and temper the scares to suit them. I love that!<\/em><\/p>\n

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greydog:<\/strong><\/em> Dan Starkey, who’s rathered cornered the market in Sontarans (sorry, Dan, you’re great in other roles as well!)<\/em>, is playing Carnacki. We have to say that he really sounds the part. Are we right in thinking that Dan was already familiar with the Carnacki stories?<\/p>\n

scott:<\/strong> Dan Starkey is a brilliant, brilliant actor. I\u2019ve worked with him a few times at BBC Wales, where he appeared frequently on <\/em>Doctor Who, and as a regular in<\/em> Wizards vs Aliens, as well as Big Finish\u2019s production of <\/em>The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. He\u2019s simply delightful to have around – utterly professional, fun and hugely talented. Plus, his radio training with the BBC\u2019s Radio Drama Company means you can throw all manner of characters, accents or voices at him, and he\u2019ll tackle it with aplomb!<\/em><\/p>\n

How he came to be Carnacki was slightly strange. I\u2019d recommended Dan to another Big Finish producer, <\/em>James Goss<\/strong>, who was pulling together some DVD extras for BBC America about the Daleks and Cybermen and needed a presenter. I knew Dan was the man, and thankfully we got him, which meant a very enjoyable if hard day\u2019s work at the Doctor Who Experience in Cardiff, filming with all manner of sets and props – including a Dalek voice coaching session with Big Finish\u2019s executive producer <\/em>Nicholas Briggs<\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Quite by chance, over lunch, Nick and I were chatting about some of the things I had coming up on the Big Finish slate – one of which was the series of Carnacki audiobook readings – and Dan\u2019s ears pricked up at the very mention of his name. Suddenly, he was gushing about the stories and the character, and was clearly very familiar with Hodgson\u2019s work, so I couldn\u2019t resist asking him if he wanted to actually be our Carnacki on audio. Thankfully, there wasn\u2019t a moment\u2019s hesitation, and he inhabits the character splendidly. I mean, Dan\u2019s a terrific audiobook reader at the best of times, but his pre-existing familiarity and enthusiasm for the stories really has brought a lot of nuance and charm to the character. I can\u2019t praise him highly enough!<\/em><\/p>\n

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greydog:<\/strong> <\/em>You yourself have produced other horror for Big Finish,<\/em> including The Confessions of Dorian Gray<\/em>. Are you cautious about dipping your toe into this genre market, or do you think there is room for a much wider range of horror and weird fiction audio adaptations?<\/p>\n

scott:<\/strong> You\u2019re always cautious whenever you tackle something new, as you never know quite how an audience is going to respond, and if they\u2019ll embrace it. I do, however, think that horror is ideally suited to audio. Fear is such a personal thing, as is listening to audio drama in a lot of ways, you\u2019re able to really get into people\u2019s heads and imaginations. With horror films, for instance, what you see if what you get – for some people it will be far too explicit, for others the same sequence can be incredibly tame. It all depends on who you are, and what you respond to.<\/em><\/p>\n

On audio, everyone reacts differently. How you perceive the same effects and words and vary wildly, depending on how scary you want things to be. It\u2019s what appeals to me so much about the medium. Not only can you do anything, and tell all manner of tales, but no one listener will ever see it in exactly the same way. The Carnacki tales are no different in that regard, and we deliberately hold back on any effects so as not to detract from the tale you\u2019re being told. Carnacki is telling his stories to you and you alone, and that should hopefully make for something very special.<\/em><\/p>\n

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greydog:<\/strong><\/em> And are there other classic horror works of the same era which you would like to produce if you had the chance?<\/p>\n

scott:<\/strong> It\u2019s no secret that I adore horror, and I\u2019ve been quite lucky to have tackled the big three gothic horror novels for <\/em>Big Finish Productions. In 2013, we produced <\/em>The Picture of Dorian Gray with <\/em>Alexander Vlahos<\/strong> as a tie-in to our Confessions range. Then, in 2014, I lured the brilliant <\/em>Arthur Darvill<\/strong> into studio to play my <\/em>Frankenstein, with voice maestro <\/em>Nicholas Briggs<\/strong> as his Creature. And of course, even as we speak, I\u2019m pulling together a dream project, as <\/em>Mark Gatiss<\/strong> plays Dracula himself in a new three-hour production for May 2016! It\u2019s hard to think where you go after that.<\/em><\/p>\n

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If the Carnacki readings prove popular, and there\u2019s an appetite for more, I\u2019d love to tell some original stories with the character – stories that could be more full-cast mysteries with an element of narration to frame them, rather than full-length monologues. And there are obviously so many hinted-at cases and references from Hodgson\u2019s own stories that we could pick up on and explore in the Big Finish universe. But we\u2019ll see what the response is like.<\/em><\/p>\n

greydog:<\/strong><\/em> As positive as we can make it. Many thanks, Scott Handcock.<\/p>\n

This is one of those rare moments where we throw caution to the wind and say –\u00a0 buy, buy this now. Not only does it sound good, but every time someone purchases the new Carnacki, a little accountant angel in Heaven smiles and whispers \u201cProduce more Carnacki. Now!\u201d Which would be a Good Thing. You can click below to pre-order your own copy, out any day now:<\/p>\n

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We were also quite interested to see that Big Finish have recently released a new dramatisation of Ray Bradbury<\/strong>‘s The Martian Chronicles <\/em>(December 2015), starring major players Derek Jacobi<\/strong> and Hayley Atwell<\/strong>. We haven’t had a chance to listen to this one, so can’t tell you much more, but we thought you might like to know.<\/p>\n

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The full range of their productions can be found here:<\/p>\n

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Next time on greydogtales – Strangers Seas! The storm is rising, and we start with writer Steve Vernon, who tells us all about his own nautical myths and legends. Sou’westers on, everybody…<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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