The Thing on the Doorstep
“She hasn't done anything drastic yet, Dan, but she might. I mean she could. She will.”
In Lovecraft's only story to prominently feature a female character, Daniel Upton stands charged with the brutal murder of his best friend, the sensitive poet Edward Derby. Was the crime an act of greed, jealousy, or madness? Or did Edward's wife, the mysterious Asenath Waite, put to use her rumored occult powers? Was it a crime carried out by a ruthless fiend, or was the killer just another victim of a supreme evil that lurks unseen among us?
Get it now!Props
To enhance your listening pleasure and take you deeper into the story, we are planning bonus prop documents. The CD version of the episode will come with these fun props:
the betrothal of Edward Derby and Asenath Waite
Track Listing
1. Opening 3:30
2. Old Friends 9:33
3. Asenath 13:59
4. A Changed Man 22:28
5. Madness 12:56
6. The Thing 9:07
7. Closing 1:23
Total Run Time 72:54
Cast and Crew
Leslie Baldwin...Shirley Upton
Sean Branney...Lieutenant O’Donnell, Punk 2
Kacey Camp...A.D.A. Crenshaw
Hollie Hunt...Asenath Waite
Andrew Leman...Daniel Upton
Jacob Andrew Lyle...Eddy Upton
Barry Lynch...Reginald Derby
Grinnell Morris...Hoyle, Chesuncook Marshal
David Pavao...Milt, Chalvers, Dr. Headrick
Kevin Stidham...Edward Pickman Derby
Josh Thoemke...Announcer
Sarah Van der Pol...Darla Kent, Myrtle Crane
Time Winters...Creighton Cobb
Based on the story by H. P. Lovecraft
Radio Adaptation by Sean Branney and Andrew Leman
Derby’s Poetry by Clark Ashton Smith
Original Music by Troy Sterling Nies
Vocals Recorded at The Jungle Room, Glendale, California
Audio Engineering by Julian Beeston
Cover and Disc Illustrations by Darrell Tutchton
Prop Inserts by Andrew Leman and Sean Branney
Asenath remains sculpted by Dave Snyder
French Consultation by Sophie Klessen
Produced by Sean Branney and Andrew Leman
Script, Liner Notes & More
For your enjoyment, we present free PDF downloads of the final recording script and liner notes of The Thing on the Doorstep. Note: this script is only for use for reading along with Dark Adventure Radio Theatre; no performance of the script may be made without written consent of the HPLHS.
