Panic

Dark Shadows Dramatic Readings, Audiobooks #45

by Roy Gill

"The further into the antique shop she explored, the darker it seemed to get, until Lela couldn’t see the walls at all..."

Lela Quick is a busy woman. She’s got essays to mark, journals to edit, books to write...

But every night she is tormented by the same dream: a nightmare of pursuit through a dark forest, the air filled with haunting music.

A chance meeting with Quentin Collins, the enigmatic owner of Pandemonium Antiques, adds to her growing sense of unease. Soon both their lives are in danger - - if they can’t escape the panic…

Written By: Roy Gill
Directed By: Joseph Lidster & Jim Pierson

Cast
David Selby (Quentin Collins), Susan Sullivan (Lela Quick), Michael Shon (Tom Cunningham), John Askew (Robin Goodman), Alexandra Donnachie (Holly Arbour), Daniel Collard (Father Robert Burgess)

Genres: Horror

Audio CD

First published May 1, 2015

About the author

"Heady, wonderful stuff… I adored this novel" (Paul Magrs on "Daemon Parallel")

The manuscript for Roy’s first novel, Daemon Parallel, was shortlisted for both the Sceptre and the Kelpies prize, and won a Scottish Book Trust New Writers Award. A sequel, Werewolf Parallel (“Clever, creative and fun.” Kirkus Reviews) completed the duology.

Roy's recent short stories have appeared in The Myriad Carnival, Out There and the British Fantasy Society Journal.

As a scriptwriter, Roy has worked on several of Big Finish’s acclaimed audio drama series including The Confessions of Dorian Gray, The Omega Factor, and the Worlds of Doctor Who. His epic Dark Shadows 50th Anniversary Blood & Fire script won the 2017 Scribe Award for Best Audio Drama.

Reviews

[Daniel Cork · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very good story with Quentin Collins and his soon to be wife Lela as they find themselves dealing with a dangerous god in an old antique shop. 8.5/10

[Vincent Darlage · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was pretty good. Set in 1983, Quintin Collins relates to Tom Cunningham (the son of Amy Jennings, so Tom is Quintin's grandson) the story of how he met his second wife, Lela. I wasn't sure where this story would go, but it was pretty interesting, with Pan being the antagonist of the story. Fairly dark in some ways, but overall one of the more lighthearted entries in the line. I liked it because I like Quintin (and David Selby, the actor), and he can make any story seem interesting.

[Cameron Turnbull · Rating 4.25 out of 5]

A story embedded in both mythology and the supernatural, this was really fun to listen to. The cast did such an excellent job at bringing this story to life.

The pacing was good throughout and the acting was great. I wish the antique shop setting was used more instead of just kicking off the story

John Askew was a highlight for me. He played an incredible performance of both the innocent and sinister. An incredible use of wordplay throughout as well - Hearing about the etymology of how some words were originally formed was so interesting as well.

Overall this is such a great supernatural story, especially for the spookiest month of all

[Debra Cook · Rating 5 out of 5]

Quentin Collins tells his great grandson how he met his wife while fighting the deity Pan.