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 thirteen 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 Stoker

With 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.