Fear on 4

An unsettling collection of full-cast dramas from the long-running BBC Radio 4 horror series.Throughout five series of Fear on 4 from 1988-1997 Edward de Souza was The Man in Black a sinister raconteur who introduced a weekly half hour of terror and suspense. Here he welcomes us to his house of horrors as he presents 13 terrifying tales that will make your flesh crawl.'The Snowman Killing' by J C W Brook'Green and Pleasant' by Bert Coules'Survival' by John Wyndham'Soul Searching' by Martyn Wade'The Beast with Five Fingers' by William Fryer Harvey'The Yellow Wallpaper' by Charlotte Perkins Gilman'By the River Fontainebleau' by Stephen Gallagher'The Face' by E F Benson'The Monkey’s Revenge' by Guy Jenkin'Fat Andy' by Stephen Dunstone'The Journey Home' by Bert Coules'Dead Man’s Boots' by William Ingram'The Judge’s House' by Bram StokerWith eerie sound effects that enhance the atmosphere of dread these bloodcurdling adaptations run the gamut from the mysterious to the macabre. With superb casts including Imelda Staunton Bernard Cribbins Anna Massey Thora Hird and Sean Barrett.