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The Atlanta Radio Theatre Company. (ARTC) is a
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dedicated to preserving, promoting, performing, and educating people about the art of
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).


Activities

ARTC performs live audio drama at a wide variety of events, often with a very specific focus on
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, Horror or
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. They have been performing roughly 24 years, and have performed at such notable venues as
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, Mythic Journeys,
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, and the
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. Some of their more noteworthy adaptations include several works by H. P. Lovecraft including
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,
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, and
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. They have also performed adaptations of works by H. G. Wells including
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, The Island of Dr. Moreau, and
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. However, several authors who do not have work in the public domain have also given permission either personally or through their estate, including
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for adaptations of All You Zombies, The Man Who Traveled in Elephants and
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;
Margaret Weis Margaret Edith Weis (; born March 16, 1948) is an American fantasy and science fiction author, of dozens of novels and short stories. At TSR, Inc., she teamed with Tracy Hickman to create the ''Dragonlance'' role-playing game (RPG) world. She is ...
and
Tracy Hickman Tracy Raye Hickman (born November 26, 1955) is an American fantasy author. He wrote the ''Dragonlance'' novels with Margaret Weis. He also wrote role playing game material while working for TSR and has cowritten novels with his wife, Laura Hick ...
for an adaptation of Lord Durndrun's Party; Henry Lee Forest's Special Order and James P. Hogan's Zap Thy Neighbor. Over the years, various members of ARTC have participated in or taught classes for various workshops, including the MidWest Radio Theatre Workshop and its successor organization National Audio Theatre Festival, The Himan Brown Workshop at the University of Georgia, and in Macon and Cartersville, Georgia. Their writers continue to teach radio drama writing at science fiction conventions around the country.


History

A brief overview of the history of the Atlanta Radio Theatre Company.


Founding (1984-1992)

ARTC was founded in 1984 by radio personality William L. Brown and actor/director Patrick Stansbury. They procured underwriting from a local bank to sponsor a weekly, one-hour program on WGST-AM. The first shows were produced in Brown's home studio. Atlanta playwright Thomas E. Fuller was enlisted as principal writer, and numerous actors from the local theatrical community were cast in the productions. Soon Henry Howard, owner of Audio Craft, made his facility available to ARTC and came on board as a producer. ARTC produced a full 13-week schedule for WGST in summer of 1984. That fall ARTC moved to WABE-FM, the local Public Radio station, and ran a full season of thirteen shows. Then the next year they produced the ''SouthernAire Workshop'' for Peach State Public Radio (now
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. Most of the shows were performed "live" or "live-on-tape" in-studio. In the summer of 1987 ARTC began performing live at
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s. Their first live performance was at the first
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. The play was H. P. Lovecraft's "
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" as adapted by
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. Also in 1987 ARTC introduced the ''Centauri Express Audio Magazine''—the first audio magazine. It ran for five issues and contained plays, reviews of other audio products, and news of interest to the SF audience. ''Centauri Express'' was funded with a grant from the 1986
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,
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, held in Atlanta.


Explosion (1992-2002)

Under Fuller's leadership, ARTC established a troupe of professional and semi-professional actors, writers, directors, and technicians, to create live and in-studio productions of audio drama. In 1993 and 1994, they began performing monthly at a coffee house in the Little Five Points district in Atlanta. This theater experience allowed for the development of new writers, gave the actors more radio experience, and allowed for experimentation with new formats and styles. These coffee house shows created many new stand-alone plays as well as radio series in the style of the programs from the
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. After the coffee house closed, the live performance troupe continued to find venues for live audio theatre. They performed at a few live music venues, the Decatur Arts Festival,
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, and several libraries and bookstores. They also expanded the number of science fiction conventions at which they performed. Even during this period ARTC continued to create in-studio audio drama on cassette tape and eventually CDs. Their 1996 production of H.G. Wells' '' The Island of Doctor Moreau'' won a silver Mark Time award for excellence in science fiction audio drama. It was the first of several awards from the Mark-Time award committee to the Atlanta Radio Theatre Company. In 1995, ARTC's first web page was posted. For several years during this period ARTC performed live every Halloween night on Peach State Public Radio - performing and broadcasting from one of the Georgia Public Television studios. Starting in 1996 with permission from Mrs. Virginia Heinlein to adapt her husband's
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into an audio play, the company has continued to negotiate with contemporary writers for permission to create adaptations of their work. Among the writers whose work has been adapted by ARTC are:
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, James P. Hogan,
Brad Linaweaver Bradford Swain Linaweaver (September 1, 1952 – August 29, 2019) was an American science fiction writer, film producer, actor, and magazine publisher. Over a 40-year career, he completed a body of work including novels, short stories, and scree ...
,
Gerald W. Page Gerald Wilburn Page (born August 12, 1939) is an American writer of fantasy, science fiction, mystery and horror. He was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee on August 12, 1939. He sold his first story to the magazine ''Analog'' where it appeared in ...
, John Ringo,
Brad Strickland William Bradley Strickland (born October 27, 1947) is an American writer known primarily for fantasy and science fiction. His speculative fiction is published under the name Brad Strickland except for one novel written as Will Bradley. By a wide ...
, and
Margaret Weis Margaret Edith Weis (; born March 16, 1948) is an American fantasy and science fiction author, of dozens of novels and short stories. At TSR, Inc., she teamed with Tracy Hickman to create the ''Dragonlance'' role-playing game (RPG) world. She is ...
and
Tracy Hickman Tracy Raye Hickman (born November 26, 1955) is an American fantasy author. He wrote the ''Dragonlance'' novels with Margaret Weis. He also wrote role playing game material while working for TSR and has cowritten novels with his wife, Laura Hick ...
.


Post-Fuller (2002-present)

In November 2002 Fuller died from a heart attack. The Atlanta Radio Theatre Company had lost its leader, its head writer, and its voice. ARTC attracted new writers, new actors, and new leaders. It continued to expand the number of places where it performed and new productions. ARTC continued to perform at many science fiction conventions. Additionally it began searching for a permanent stage home for regular performances. From 2002 through 2003 it mounted several productions at
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. Then in 2006 it began a full theatrical season at Stage Door Players in
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. In 2009 it moved its theatrical home to the Academy Theatre in Avondale Estates, Georgia. In August 2006, ARTC began to
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programming gathered from previous live performances. The podcasts include new material, old fan favorites, and rare performances.


Studio Recordings


The Dean's List

Stories by Robert A. Heinlein. Adapted with permission of Mrs. Virginia Heinlein. * The Man Who Traveled in Elephants *: by Robert A. Heinlein *: adapted by Brad Linaweaver * The Menace From Earth *: by Robert A. Heinlein *: adapted by William Alan Ritch * Solution Unsatisfactory *: by Robert A. Heinlein *: adapted by Daniel S. Taylor


SF by Gaslight

Classic 19th century literature brought to life. * The Brides of Dracula *: by Thomas E. Fuller *: inspired by ''Dracula'' by Bram Stoker * Hour of the Wolf *: by Thomas E. Fuller * The Island of Doctor Moreau *: by H. G. Wells *: adapted by Thomas E. Fuller * The Passion of Frankenstein *: by Thomas E. Fuller *: inspired by ''Frankenstein'' by Mary Shelley * The Strange Case of Doctor Jekyll and Mister Hyde *: by Robert Louis Stevenson *: adapted by Daniel S. Taylor * The Time Machine *: by H. G. Wells *: adapted by Thomas E. Fuller?


Into the Labyrinth

Original horror and dark fantasy * All Hallows' Moon *: by Thomas E. Fuller * Ghost Dance & Armada Rising *: by Thomas E. Fuller * The Last Dragon to Avondale & Chronos Beach *: by Thomas E. Fuller * Special Order *: by Henry Lee Forest *: adapted by Daniel S. Taylor * A Case of Abuse *: by Ron N. Butler


H. P. Lovecraft

Stories by H. P. Lovecraft. * At the Mountains of Madness *: by H. P. Lovecraft *: adapted by Brad Strickland * The Call of C'thulhu *: by H. P. Lovecraft *: adapted by Ron N. Butler * The Color Out of Space *: by H. P. Lovecraft *: adapted by Ron N. Butler * The Dunwich Horror *: by H. P. Lovecraft *: adapted by Thomas E. Fuller * The Rats in the Walls *: by H. P. Lovecraft *: adapted by Brad Strickland * The Shadow Over Innsmouth *: by H. P. Lovecraft *: adapted by Gregory Nicoll


H. Beam Piper

* He Walked Around the Horses *: by H. Beam Piper *: adapted by Ron N. Butler * Omnilingual *: by H. Beam Piper *: adapted by Ron N. Butler * Time and Time Again *: by H. Beam Piper *: adapted by Ron N. Butler


Centauri Express

The first audio magazine. * Adventures on the Backroads of Time *: Terry Sanders and Clair Whitworth Kiernan * The Happy Man *: by Gerald W. Page * The Competitor *: by Brad Linaweaver *: adapted by William Alan Ritch


An ARTC Christmas

Christmas stories and other seasonal celebrations. * An Atlanta Christmas *: by Thomas E. Fuller *: adapted by Daniel S. Taylor


Aurora

Romance. * The Hoyden *: by Berta Platas * Kissed by a Stranger *: by Fiona Karanina Leonard


Live performances


Conventions

* 221B Con 2015 * AnachroCon 2011, 2013 * Antares 1995 * AtomiCon 1993 * Birmingham Radio Theater Workshop 2001 * Burroughs Dum-Dum 1994 *
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1986 * Costume-Con 2004 *
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1994, 1996 *
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1987-2015 * Friends of Old-Time Radio 1997 *
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2007 (in Atlanta) *
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Convention 2001 * Heinlein Centential 2007 * LibertyCon 2005-2011 *
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1994-1998 * OASIS 1998-1999 * PhoenixCon 1993 * Mythic Journeys 2006 * Sci-Fi Summer 2001-2006 * Southeast Antique Radio Show 1998 *
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2006, 2008 * Under Construction 1994-1995 *
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1992 *
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1995, 1999


Theatres

* Cartersville Radio Theater 1994 *
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2002 * Little Five Points Coffeehouse 1993-1994 * Stage Door Players 2006-2007 * Academy Theatre 008–present


Other Venues

* Atlanta Science Fiction Society 2002 *
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1993 * Camp Willoway 2006 * Eddie's Attic 1997 * Gwinnett History Museum 1999 * Props Restaurant 1994 *
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2002–2005, 2007


Bookstores and Libraries

*
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1995, 1996, 1997 * Barnes & Noble Bookstore 1995-2007 * Tut's Book Emporium 2006-2007


Schools

*
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School of the Arts 2004 * Parkview High School 2000-2001 * Georgia Tech
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2000 *
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, Athens 1994


Special events

* Decatur Arts Festival 1996-2000 * Echo Lounge 2000 * Fellowship of Reason 2003 * Festival of Trees 2001 * Somber Reptile 2000


People


Writers

A list of writers whose work has been adapted for audio by ARTC. *
Robert A. Heinlein Robert Anson Heinlein (; July 7, 1907 – May 8, 1988) was an American science fiction author, aeronautical engineer, and naval officer. Sometimes called the "dean of science fiction writers", he was among the first to emphasize scientific accu ...
*
L. Ron Hubbard Lafayette Ronald Hubbard (March 13, 1911 – January 24, 1986) was an American author, primarily of science fiction and fantasy stories, who is best known for having founded the Church of Scientology. In 1950, Hubbard authored '' Dianetic ...
* James P. Hogan *
Rudyard Kipling Joseph Rudyard Kipling ( ; 30 December 1865 – 18 January 1936)''The Times'', (London) 18 January 1936, p. 12. was an English novelist, short-story writer, poet, and journalist. He was born in British India, which inspired much of his work. ...
*
Katherine Kurtz Katherine Irene Kurtz (born October 18. 1944) is an American fantasy writer, author of sixteen historical fantasy novels in the ''Deryni'' series, as well as occult and urban fantasy. Resident in Ireland for over twenty years, she moved to Virgi ...
*
Brad Linaweaver Bradford Swain Linaweaver (September 1, 1952 – August 29, 2019) was an American science fiction writer, film producer, actor, and magazine publisher. Over a 40-year career, he completed a body of work including novels, short stories, and scree ...
* H. P. Lovecraft * Greg Nicoll *
Gerald W. Page Gerald Wilburn Page (born August 12, 1939) is an American writer of fantasy, science fiction, mystery and horror. He was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee on August 12, 1939. He sold his first story to the magazine ''Analog'' where it appeared in ...
*
H. Beam Piper Henry Beam Piper (March 23, 1904 – ) was an American science fiction writer. He wrote many short stories and several novels. He is best known for his extensive Terro-Human Future History series of stories and a shorter series of "Paratime" alt ...
*
Terry Pratchett Sir Terence David John Pratchett (28 April 1948 – 12 March 2015) was an English humourist, satirist, and author of fantasy novels, especially comical works. He is best known for his ''Discworld'' series of 41 novels. Pratchett's first nov ...
* John Ringo *
Mary Shelley Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (; ; 30 August 1797 – 1 February 1851) was an English novelist who wrote the Gothic fiction, Gothic novel ''Frankenstein, Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus'' (1818), which is considered an History of scie ...
*
Robert Louis Stevenson Robert Louis Stevenson (born Robert Lewis Balfour Stevenson; 13 November 1850 – 3 December 1894) was a Scottish novelist, essayist, poet and travel writer. He is best known for works such as ''Treasure Island'', ''Strange Case of Dr Jekyll a ...
*
Bram Stoker Abraham Stoker (8 November 1847 – 20 April 1912) was an Irish author who is celebrated for his 1897 Gothic horror novel '' Dracula''. During his lifetime, he was better known as the personal assistant of actor Sir Henry Irving and busine ...
*
Brad Strickland William Bradley Strickland (born October 27, 1947) is an American writer known primarily for fantasy and science fiction. His speculative fiction is published under the name Brad Strickland except for one novel written as Will Bradley. By a wide ...
*
A. E. van Vogt Alfred Elton van Vogt ( ; April 26, 1912 – January 26, 2000) was a Canadian-born American science fiction author. His fragmented, bizarre narrative style influenced later science fiction writers, notably Philip K. Dick. He was one of the ...
*
Margaret Weis Margaret Edith Weis (; born March 16, 1948) is an American fantasy and science fiction author, of dozens of novels and short stories. At TSR, Inc., she teamed with Tracy Hickman to create the ''Dragonlance'' role-playing game (RPG) world. She is ...
and
Tracy Hickman Tracy Raye Hickman (born November 26, 1955) is an American fantasy author. He wrote the ''Dragonlance'' novels with Margaret Weis. He also wrote role playing game material while working for TSR and has cowritten novels with his wife, Laura Hick ...
* H. G. Wells


Celebrities

Celebrities who have acted on stage or in the studio with ARTC. * Matt Anderson *: DragonCon 2004 - "Rory Rammer, Space Marshal: Slaves of the Zombie-Tron" by Ron N. Butler *
Robert Asprin Robert Lynn Asprin (June 28, 1946 – May 22, 2008) was an American science fiction and fantasy author and active fan, known best for his humorous series '' MythAdventures'' and '' Phule's Company''. Background Robert Asprin was born in St. J ...
*: LibertyCon 2005 * Michael Brady *: DragonCon (many, many years) *: Sci-Fi Summer *
Peter David Peter Allen David (born September 23, 1956), often abbreviated PAD, is an American writer of comic books, novels, television, films and video games.Buxton, Marc (March 29, 2014)"From 'Future Imperfect' to '2099': Peter David's Greatest Hits" Co ...
*: DragonCon 2001 - "Solution Unsatisfactory" by Robert A. Heinlein *
John Rhys-Davies John Rhys-Davies (born 5 May 1944) is a Welsh actor best known for portraying Sallah in the ''Indiana Jones'' franchise and Gimli in ''The Lord of the Rings'' trilogy. His other roles include Michael Malone in the 1993 series ''The Untoucha ...
*: DragonCon 2001 - "Guards, Guards" by Terry Pratchett *
Harlan Ellison Harlan Jay Ellison (May 27, 1934 – June 28, 2018) was an American writer, known for his prolific and influential work in New Wave speculative fiction and for his outspoken, combative personality. Robert Bloch, the author of '' Psycho'' ...
*: DragonCon 1990 - "The Rats in the Walls" by H. P. Lovecraft *: DragonCon 1998 - "The Man Who Traveled in Elephants" by Robert A. Heinlein *: ... and in the studio production. *: DragonCon 2004 - "The Shadow Over Innsmouth" by H. P. Lovecraft * Lisa Getto *: Sci-Fi Summer, several years *
Jonathan Harris Jonathan Harris (born Jonathan Daniel Charasuchin, November 6, 1914 – November 3, 2002) was an American character actor whose career included more than 500 television and film appearances, as well as voiceovers. Two of his best-known roles we ...
*: DragonCon 1998 - "Rory Rammer, Space Marshal: The Cosmic Cycloplex" by Ron N. Butler * Richard Hatch *: DragonCon 2005 - "The Weapons Shop" by A. E. van Vogt * James Charles Leary *: DragonCon 2004 - * Tamara Morton *: DragonCon 2004 - "The Menace from Earth" by Robert A. Heinlein *
Ted Raimi Theodore "Ted" Raimi (born December 14, 1965) is an American character actor, director, comedian, and writer. He is known for his roles in the works of his brother Sam Raimi, including a fake Shemp in ''The Evil Dead'', possessed Henrietta in ...
*: DragonCon 2000 - "Rory Rammer, Space Marshal: Queen of the Spaceways" by Ron N. Butler *
Michael Sinelnikoff Michael Sinelnikoff (born 1 August 1928) is a British actor. He is known for his role as Professor Arthur Summerlee on the television series ''Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Lost World'', and has been seen in a variety of film roles such as ''300 ...
*: DragonCon 2000 - "Most Pierced Man" by Ron N. Butler *
Jewel Staite Jewel Belair Staite (born June 2, 1982) is a Canadian actress. She is known for her roles as Kaylee Frye in the Fox television series ''Firefly'' (2002–2003) and its spin-off theatrical film '' Serenity'' (2005), and as Jennifer Keller on Sc ...
*: DragonCon 2004 - "The Menace from Earth" by Robert A. Heinlein *
Claire Stansfield Claire Stansfield is a British-Canadian actress, director, fashion designer and former model who is best known for her recurring role as Alti in several episodes of the TV series '' Xena: Warrior Princess'' and guest-starring roles on ''Cybill'' ...
*: DragonCon 2000 - "Rory Rammer, Space Marshal: Queen of the Spaceways" by Ron N. Butler *
Brinke Stevens Brinke Stevens (born Charlene Elizabeth Brinkman, September 20, 1954) is an American actress, model, and writer. A native of San Diego, Stevens initially pursued a career as a marine biologist prior to becoming an actress, earning an undergradu ...
*: NecronomiCon 1996 - "The Menace from Earth" by Robert A. Heinlein *: DragonCon 1998 - "The Man Who Traveled in Elephants" by Robert A. Heinlein *: The studio production of "A Real Babe" by Brad Linaweaver *
Robert Trebor Robert Trebor (born June 7, 1953) is an American character actor, perhaps best known for starring as Salmoneus on the cult hits ''Hercules: The Legendary Journeys'' and '' Xena: Warrior Princess''. The surname of his stage name (Trebor) is an ana ...
*: DragonCon 1999 - "Rory Rammer, Space Marshal: The Phantom Menace" by Ron N. Butler *
Alexandra Tydings Alexandra Huntingdon Tydings is an American actress, director, writer, producer, and activist, best known for her role as Greek goddess Aphrodite on the television series ''Hercules: The Legendary Journeys'' and its spin-off, '' Xena: Warrior ...
*: DragonCon 2000 - "Rory Rammer, Space Marshal: Queen of the Spaceways" by Ron N. Butler


Awards

2020 Norman Corwin Award given to The Atlanta Radio Theatre Company by the National Audio Theater Festivals for excellence in audio drama. Awards are given by the American Society For Science Fiction Audio for the best science fiction, fantasy, and horror audio dramas of the year. There are two awards: the
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for the best science fiction and the Ogle Awards for the best fantasy/horror. * 2004 Mark-Time Special Award - Best Adaptation *: "The Menace From Earth" by Robert A. Heinlein, *: adapted by William Alan Ritch * 1998 Ogle Silver Award *: "All Hallows Moon" by Thomas E. Fuller. * 1997 Mark-Time Special Award, Best Horror-Fantasy Production *: "The Brides of Dracula" by Thomas E. Fuller. * 1996 Mark-Time Silver Award *: "The Island of Dr. Moreau" by H. G. Wells *: adapted by Thomas E. Fuller.


External links


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References

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