The Dark Is Rising

I loved this series as a kid, and returned to it as a parent. The stories are surprising and strange in all the best ways, and this podcast is a true delight.

This podcast is super nostalgic…my Mom introduced it to me, and I have been in love ever since. Give it a listen!!

I loved these books as a child and loved reading them aloud to my own kids. This is a marvelous adaptation ! Please do the rest of the books!

If you want a good adaptation, go to audiodrama, which sticks close to the words, leans into the music implied by the book, and simplifies only to clarify. Changes are well-judged, few, and added with a light touch, (I liked the coda), Will is excellent, and I do believe that's Dame Harriet Vane, excuse me, Walters, adding gravitas as The Lady. Two very minor quibbles. It feels a trifle rushed now and then, failing to pause for emotional beats to sink in, or dashing through a dramatic sequence on speedrun. But then, that's the nature of abridgement. Also, personally, I expected Merriman to have a deeper, more gravelly voice, a la Peter Capaldi or Christopher Lee. but that's more matter of personal preference. Other one anyway, I enjoyed it and stayed up half the night because I couldn't stop listening until I'd bibged the whole thing. I am definitely on board if they choose to do any of the other books.