Escape and Suspense!

Merry Christmas!

Hope Santa brought you everything you wanted. Enjoy your holiday!

-Christine

The Holiday Season is Upon Us

It is family-holiday funtime! Here we see our office boy Jimmy being criticized by his family for listening to too much vintage radio. He has put on a helmut to muffle out the sound of their complaints. Good for you, Jimmy!

Anyhow, Thanksgiving is over and now the Christmas season is upon us. Here at Escape and Suspense!, that means that I am putting together a line-up of episodes about family, gifts, adventure, and Christmas.

To begin, we present Suspense's portrait of sisterly madness and deception in the episode, "The Sisters." The screaming and yelling in this story may just remind you of home and your own dear sis.

Happy Holidays!

-Christine

Suspense: The Lost Episodes Collection 2

Hello,

Just a reminder that Suspense: The Lost Episodes Collection 2 was released on October 30th. (Click on the purple widget to the left for more information.)

It's been a busy Halloween here at Escape and Suspense! and I will be posting this weekend's new episodes soon. In the meantime, check out our television blog (www.suspensetelevision.com) which has already been updated.  This week, I examined the television version of the Suspense classic "On a Country Road."

Best,

Christine

Suspense Television

Come join us!

The time has come to explore the smoky, murky, kinescopic world of Suspense--on television. The companion site to Escape and Suspense! is now open.

The name? Suspense Television: Murder, Mystery and Spark Plugs.

Visit us at: www.suspensetelevision.com

While I work out the kinks and figure out the posting schedule, feel free to browse.

Cheers,

Christine

News from Escape and Suspense!

Thanks to those of you who have left comments and sent e-mails. We appreciate your support and of course, our imaginary Escape and Suspense! Communications Team, (pictured right) is always at your service. This week they have prompted me to put out a bulletin about current events.

First, the companion blog that I have been working on about the television show Suspense will soon be up and rolling. That project was delayed because it required more time than expected. For those interested in the television show, thirty more episodes will soon be available. The second volume of DVDs for Suspense: The Lost Episodes is scheduled to be released at the end of October. (Click on the purple widget to the left for more information.)

October will also bring Halloween and with it the opportunity to post scary episodes. It should be fun, and I hope that you enjoy them.

xoxo,

Christine

News from Escape and Suspense!

If you are a fan of Cornell Woolrich's stories on Suspense, then you may be interested in an upcoming theatrical production of one of his short stories.

Angel Face, presented by the Word for Word Performing Arts Theater Company, is a new stage presentation that will run from August 10th to September 2nd at the Project Artaud Theater in San Francisco.

The Word for Word Theater Company specializes in presenting short stories accurately and in the manner in which the author intended them. Now, we know that with a Woolrich story, that can't possibly mean a dull evening.

For more information about Angel Face and tickets contact The Z Space Studio.

News from Escape and Suspense!

Hello,

Not everyone thought yesterday's sudden blackout was a hoot!

If you tried to access this blog yesterday and had difficulties, it was due to a large blackout that we had in downtown San Francisco. My blog host,TypePad.com, was one of the many companies affected by it.

The office building where I work had to be shut down for a while, too, just when I was expecting the UPS guy to drop off my new DVD set of Suspense: The Lost Episodes. Talk about suspense! Finally, after two hours, the building was re-opened and UPS delivered my package. Yay for UPS!

I have been on a bit of a Suspense binge since they have arrived. So far, "Dr. Violet" has won me over as the most entertaining, but I have many more episodes to watch.

If you are interested in purchasing the new set you can click on the orange widget to the left. If you would like to read a little more about it, here is a link that will take you to an article at iF Magazine with more information.

My new companion blog about the television show Suspense will be up soon. In the meantime, you can visit my new MySpace.com page for Escape and Suspense!

Best,

Christine

News from Escape and Suspense!

Escape and Suspense! will take a brief break between July 5th and July 8th for a vacation/research trip to Hollywood. While I am away my imaginery back-up staff (pictured below) will be monitoring my messages. Send us an e-mail! There will be much more to come in July.

Up until now I haven't written much about the television show Suspense, which aired 260 episodes from 1949 to 1954. The television show was broadcast live from New York and these episodes have long been considered "lost."

For the first time in over fifty years, some of these lost episodes will soon become available. The first DVD set of the lost television episodes of Suspense will be released on July 24th. Was the television version of Suspense as good as the radio show? We'll see! If you are interested in pre-ordering the Suspense DVD, I've added an orange widget for this item on the left hand side of this page.

I am currently creating a companion blog to Escape and Suspense! that will be devoted entirely to the television show Suspense. Hopefully, it will be up sometime in late July. Of course, I will continue to update Escape and Suspense! three times a week.

Thanks to everyone who has supported this blog in its first six months. For our American readers, have a happy and safe Fourth of July!

Hugs,

Christine