THE HOUSE OF FEAR PRESENTS offers easy-to-read, easy-to-produce scripts to those who want to produce a unique style of Theatre presentation...as well as, offering unique content found in the genres of HORROR, SCIENCE FICTION and WEIRD fiction. However, these especially formatted scripts may also be produced as RECORDED WORKS, RADIO BROADCASTS ...or, they may even  be used as the basis for FILM and VIDEO presentations. Though most of these scripts have been created to blend both intimate story-telling and cinematic styles requiring recorded SOUND DESIGN,  MUSIC CUES and voices on MICROPHONES...in which there are no props, no sets, no costumes ...some stories may even be adapted to fit TRADITIONAL PLAY format.

THE HOUSE OF FEAR PRESENTS stories contain characters, plots and action you won't find in traditional theatre: mad scientists, giant man eating plants, were- wolves, vampires, ghosts and intergalactic invasions ....from King Kong smashing Radio City Music Hall and climbing the Empire State Building... to the battlefields of  war, or, to the internal voice of a man going insane..from a poignant story of a woman waiting for her husband to die...to a screaming skull frightening the new resident of a haunted house!  Turn the lights down low and turn on your imag- inations to fill in the visuals.

SOUND DESIGN:  Sound effects and dramatic music are an integral part of these stories, as necessary as the actors. Scripts contain some, but, not all, printed sound/music cues necessary to make easier reading.   Directors may wish to add or change cues or even provide live music accompaniment.  If you do NOT wish to create your own sound design, but, instead wish to purchase pre-recorded cues and music, please contact:  houseoffearnyc@aol.com. 

All scripts printed under the title THE HOUSE OF FEAR PRESENTS are copyrighted and are protected by copyright laws and conventions.   FOR PERFORMANCES AND COPYRIGHT INFO:  COPYRIGHTS

THE HOUSE OF FEAR HAS OVER 200 STORIES IN ITS LIBRARY! AND IT'S ALWAYS GROWING!  FOR A COMPLETE UP TO DATE LISTING:  LIBRARY

The LIBRARY provides BOOK TITLES and PRICE,  CAST NUMBER, SYNOPSIS.  If you should like to purchase a copy of a book, PRESS PICS BELOW or please contact:  houseoffearnyc@aol.com

                                 

Many of the longer stories are classic works of world fiction:  THE INVISIBLE MAN, THE WAR OF THE WORLDS, DRACULA, FRANKENSTEIN, THE TIME MACHINE, THE ISLAND OF DR.MOREAU, KING KONG…But, THE HOUSE OF FEAR prides itself on its great collection of famous short works from an earlier time by H.G.Wells, Bram Stoker, H.P.Lovecraft, Edgar Allan Poe, Ambrose Bierce, Robert E.Howard...and, not-so-famous works by long ignored giants of macabre literature, such as, Algernon Blackwood, Edith Nesbit, F.Marion Crawford, Sheridan Le Fanu, etc.

These are tales to be told in near darkness.  The scripts require not just great actors, but, great STORY TELLERS.   This role is often listed in a script as NARRATOR.   Sometimes, it may be left to the Director's discretion to cast the NARRATOR as either male or female.   The story may also require actors to play multiple characters...or, a Director may choose to cast many actors to play these roles.   Minor roles may also be recast as either sex.   These scripts are great for Actors Scenes, Festivals, Student Films, etc. 

All scripts are expertly crafted for presentation by DAN BIANCHI, Artistic Director and Founder of NYC‘s award-winning, critically acclaimed Radiotheatre.  He has worked over 40 years as writer/director in stage and film media, and, to date, he’s the most produced, living stage writer in NYC.   In most cases, the archaic language of 19th Century works has been updated, but, Mr.Bianchi has tried to retain the literary author's original artistic intention and creation. Characters' names, locations, etc. may be changed. Plots may be condensed, endings may be changed, etc.  Remember...the original story was intended to be read as literature and not intended to be presented in a different medium using 21st Century technology.  In every case, it is Mr.Bianchi's primary goal to deliver a great story filled with optimal sound design as a most important part of the production.