Ep. 3 – The Whisperer in Darkness

The Lovecraft Investigations

BBC

Fiction, Drama

4.8 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 2 December 2019

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

An unexpected phone call turns Matthew Heawood’s attention to a mystery in the gloom of Rendlesham Forest; folklore, paranormal, otherworldly? Up for debate, but fertile ground for a new investigative podcast, that’s for sure. One question still lingers, will our host be re-joined by his roaming researcher, Kennedy Fisher? The duo’s last update patched together frantic updates from Baghdad, as they pursued suspected occultists in The Case of Charles Dexter Ward. Very little hope lingered of solving the mystery, and maybe even less that Kennedy would return home safe… But for now, a new investigation calls. Following the success of The Case of Charles Dexter Ward, Radio 4 commissions a return to this HP Lovecraft-inspired universe. Once again, the podcast embraces Lovecraft’s crypt of horror, braving the Sci-Fi stylings of The Whisperer in Darkness. Cast: Kennedy Fisher……………….………Jana Carpenter Matthew Heawood………………….Barnaby Kay Albert Wilmarth………………………Mark Bazeley Henry Akeley……………….……..….David Calder Ben…………………...........…….…….Ben Crowe Tania…………………..……...............Gabrielle Glaister Slide……………………....................Ferdinand Kingsley Mystery woman…………........…...Nicola Stephenson Child's voice…………………..........Edie Simpson Producer: Karen Rose  Director/Writer: Julian Simpson  Sound Recordist and Designer: David Thomas Production Coordinators: Sarah Tombling & Holly Slater  Music by Tim Elsenburg A Sweet Talk Production for BBC Radio 4

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds Music Radio Podcasts
0:04.4	Tuesday 7th May, it's 11.04 AM.
0:13.2	The broadcast came through at about 3 o'clock this morning.
0:17.0	I can't be precise about when you started, but it woke me up just after 3.
0:23.3	It was the same content, but I think the voice has changed.
0:28.3	I can't be sure.
0:30.7	I tried to cut in on the frequency, but no one responded.
0:35.3	I overslept.
0:37.1	And when I woke up, there was a black car parked in the lane across from me.
0:43.3	I couldn't see who was inside, and I don't know how long they'd been there.
0:47.4	I came out the front door, and they drove away.
0:51.7	A few minutes ago, I looked out the window, and water brown was standing at the gate,
0:56.8	staring up at the house.
0:59.0	When he saw me, he said something that I couldn't hear, and then he turned and walked away.
1:05.4	Music Radio Music
1:10.4	Huh?
1:12.4	And, huh?
1:14.4	And, uh, Mac?
1:18.4	Ah!
1:20.4	Okay, this is not...
1:24.4	You can shop.
1:35.4	From this window, I can't see down to the front door, and it's too dark out there anyway.
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