Pretty cool supernatural western. I read these as singles on Prime and thought the whole thing was worthwhile. I've got links to the individual issues Pretty cool supernatural western. I read these as singles on Prime and thought the whole thing was worthwhile. I've got links to the individual issues if anyone is interested, but I think cowboy horror fans will dig this.
What good is an education? More specifically, what good is an education for women? <--said Violet Marsh's Uncle Andrew. When she was orphaned at 14, VioWhat good is an education? More specifically, what good is an education for women? <--said Violet Marsh's Uncle Andrew. When she was orphaned at 14, Violet went to live with her uncle on his farm, and they mostly got along very well.
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It wasn't until she decided to further her education that a rift developed between them. As his only living relative, her uncle had planned to leave his fortune to his niece. However, he told her if she went ahead with this hair-brained idea of more schooling, he'd cut her out of the will. Violet went to school.
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They were still on speaking terms when he died, and he apparently decided to give her a sporting chance to get his money. She had one year to live in his house and prove how clever she was by pitting her smarts against his. If she failed, all of his money went to charity, and she would get diddly-squat. She assumed this meant he's hidden a new will in her favor somewhere on his property.
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So what does education do for you? Well, in Violet's case, it told her to always call in an expert. Poirot solved the mystery, while Hastings wondered what her uncle would think about the way Violet beat him at his own game.
This is notThe Thirteen Problems. That's the original collection of Marple shorts. <--buyer beware and all that jazz. But this one does have quite a feThis is notThe Thirteen Problems. That's the original collection of Marple shorts. <--buyer beware and all that jazz. But this one does have quite a few of those stories mixed in with a few different ones. I've included links to the individual shorts in case you want to check them out.
The Tape-Measure Murder Not my favorite Marple. And yet, is any Marple a bad Marple? So. This one deals with a woman whose husband is the main suspect in her murder, mainly because he isn't showing the appropriate amount of emotion.
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Strange Jest This is the story of a rich uncle who leaves his niece and nephew (who want to get married) to hunt for his fortune after he dies. To be honest it felt a bit like Manx Gold because in that one you have two cousins who want to get married but have to hunt for the treasure that their rich old relative leaves for them, as well. However, that one is more of a real treasure hunt with clues, and this one is that he didn't trust banks and they're just hunting around in the house for what the crazy old fart did with all of his money.
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Sanctuary A man dies from a gunshot wound in the parson's wife's arms, whispering the word sanctuary with his dying breath. A little dramatic, no?
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Greenshaw's Folly Raymond West, Miss Marple's lovable nephew, brings home a mystery to his Aunt Jane. While trying to entertain a friend from the city with the local sight of an oddly built local house, he stumbles into a family drama and a murder-to-be decades in the making.
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The Case of the Perfect Maid Miss Marple knows. She's like Santa Claus or something when it comes to who has been bad or good, and her friends and neighbors would do well to listen to her advice when it comes to the hiring and firing of servants. Or employees as we call them these days.
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The Case of the Caretaker Miss Marple, recovering from a bad bout of the flu, was feeling depressed. I guess that's a thing? Anyway, it took a lot out of her and she'd started to fall into a funk. So her good friend and physician, Doctor Haydock, brings her a file with a case he recently had so she can solve the whodunnit.
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The Blue Geranium When Arthur & Dolly Bantry ask Sir Henry Clithering who he would like to invite over as a dinner guest to round out their house party, he shocks them by asking for Miss Marple to be included. When he tells Dolly about the uncanny way the elderly spinster solved the mysteries of the Tuesday Night Club the year before, she starts to think maybe Miss Marple could help her solve a seemingly paranormal murder mystery.
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The Companion Miss Marple solves the case of the lady's companion who drowned off the shore of Gran Canaria island. How? She noticed a bit of weight gain for what it was.
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The Four Suspects Sir Henry Clithering, a member of the Tuesday Night Club, takes his turn and tells a story. The title refers to a running theme in Agatha Christie's mysteries, where the goal of solving a murder isn't just to punish the guilty but to free the other parties who might be suspects from the suspicion of their friends, neighbors, and loved ones.
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Motive v. Opportunity What is it with so many of Christie's characters getting taken in by spiritualists all the time!? I'm guessing that was probably a very talked-about THING back in the day. Ooooh! Did you hear about Gertrude? She's been seeing that Madame Zartan on the regular since her husband died, and I'm pretty sure that wacky bitch is bleeding her dry. I'll bet her kids won't inherit a pot to piss in by the time she's done. Or something along those lines. Point is, vulnerable people have always existed to become the prey of unscrupulous snake oil salesmen.
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The Thumbmark of St. Peter This is a good one for 2 reasons. 1) Miss Marple takes her turn and tells the Tuesday Night Club of a murder that she helped solve. 2) In an adorable twist, Ramond West teases his Aunt Jane that there is at least one thing she doesn't know. But she pops back and shocks him by telling him that she does know he proposed to Joyce (the artist in the group) that very evening.
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The Bloodstained Pavement This time when the Tuesday Night Club meets, Joyce (Raymond West's future wife) tells the story of her time painting in the small coastal village of Rathole. She witnesses a husband and wife go off on a bathing trip with a woman they ran into when they got to the hotel. Without realizing what she was doing, Joyce painted blood stains onto her painting. When the wife drowns a few weeks later, Joyce wonders if she had some sort of a premonition.
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The Herb of Death It's Mrs. Bantry's turn to tell a story to the Tuesday Night Club and she's not at all sure she can make her's sound interesting. And to be fair, she hems and haws and does a fantastic job of messing it up. It's a case of (gasp!) poisoning where everyone got sick but only one person died. Was it an accident that there was foxglove in the sage, or did something more nefarious happen?
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This would be a good one for fans of Miss Marple. Recommended....more
A collection of "Spring" mysteries from the Queen of Crime. Which basically means you get a good sampling of some of Agatha Christie's short stories. IfA collection of "Spring" mysteries from the Queen of Crime. Which basically means you get a good sampling of some of Agatha Christie's short stories. If any particular one catches your eye, I've left a link to a slightly longer review of each individual story.
The Market Basing Mystery Is a suicide sometimes just a suicide? That's what Poirot wonders when he, Hastings, & Japp get called in to look at a potential locked room murder that has the local constable scratching his head.
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The Case of the Missing Lady Ok, this one is kind of funny. Tommy and Tuppence (as the title suggests) head off to investigate a missing lady. She's the fiance of some explorer dude who's a bit of an ass (doesn't like to talk to chubby chicks). She isn't where she said she would be when he returned from abroad, and he's getting worried.
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The Herb of Death It's Mrs. Bantry's turn to tell a story to the Tuesday Night Club and she's not at all sure she can make her's sound interesting. And to be fair, she hems and haws and does a fantastic job of messing it up. It's a case of (gasp!) poisoning where everyone got sick but only one person died. Was it an accident that there was foxglove in the sage, or did something more nefarious happen?
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How Does Your Garden Grow? Did a greedy maid poison her mistress? Poirot receives a letter from an elderly woman who wants his advice. Intrigued by her phrasing, he asks Miss Lemon to send a letter back agreeing to come to her home. Before he can see her, he receives word that she has died. Poisoned!
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Swan Song A famous opera singer gets her revenge. It's one of those stories that men would do well to pay attention to, as it shows how long a woman will wait to get payback. Sleep with one eye open, sir.
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Miss Marple Tells a Story I loved the way Miss Marple narrated the story in a hilarious humblebrag kind of way. When a lawyer brings his client to Jane and asks her to listen to the story of the events leading up to him finding his wife dead in their hotel room, the client in question thinks it's a waste of time. However, just as her lawyer friend hoped, the fluffy old lady manages to see a few things that everyone else missed and ends up saving his bacon.
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Have You Got Everything You Want? Theft on the Orient Express! A lovely young woman, Mrs. Elsie Jeffries, runs into Pyne the famous train, and confides in him that she is unhappy. This sort of problem is right in Parke Pyne's wheelhouse. She is newly married to a very proper man, but she found a secret message on blotter paper in his office that read, "just before Venice would be the best time.", and now she's worried.
Ingots of Gold Once again the Tuesday Night Club meets up, and this time it's Miss Marple's own nephew, writer Raymond West, who tells a story. He hopes that the group (well, actually Miss Marple) can figure out what happened when his friend, John Newman, was kidnapped while his salvage ship was robbed of its treasure.
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The Soul of the Croupier Mr. Satterthwaite is in Monte Carlo at a casino when Mr. Quin shows up to help him reunite a pair of lovers. But is there more than one couple whose future hangs on Lady Luck?
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The Girl in the Train Do you believe in love at first sight? After too many late nights spent on the town, George Rowland gets fired and cut off by his wealthy uncle. He decides to hop on a train and take a trip to Rowland Castle in the hopes that, even though he only shares a last name, they will somehow greet him with open arms. You can clearly see why his uncle tossed him out.
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Greenshaw’s Folly Raymond West, Miss Marple's lovable nephew, brings home a mystery to his Aunt Jane. While trying to entertain a friend from the city with the local sight of an oddly built local house, he stumbles into a family drama and a murder-to-be decades in the making.
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This is a nice little smorgasbord of her shorts for anyone looking to dip their toes in the water without investing too much time. Recommended. ...more
13 short stories featuring all of Agatha's most famous detectives. I've left a link to each individual story that has a slightly longer review if any p13 short stories featuring all of Agatha's most famous detectives. I've left a link to each individual story that has a slightly longer review if any particular story catches your fancy.
The Veiled Lady A hot chick wearing a veil walks into a bar... How do you know she's hot, my rotund Belgian friend? Shut up. My mustache gives my little grey cells super-deduction skills.
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The Nemean Lion A yappy Pekinese dog (standing in for the lion) has been kidnapped, ransomed, and returned safely. So what's the problem?
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The Girdle of Hyppolita How are art thieves connected with a schoolgirl who goes missing for a few hours on a field trip? Poirot will help his old friend Inspector Japp find out.
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The Market Basing Mystery Is a suicide sometimes just a suicide? That's what Poirot wonders when he, Hastings, & Japp get called in to look at a potential locked room murder that has the local constable scratching his head.
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Tape-Measure Murder Not my favorite Marple. And yet, is any Marple a bad Marple? So. This one deals with a woman whose husband is the main suspect in her murder, mainly because he isn't showing the appropriate amount of emotion.
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The Blue Geranium When Arthur & Dolly Bantry ask Sir Henry Clithering who he would like to invite over as a dinner guest to round out their house party, he shocks them by asking for Miss Marple to be included. When he tells Dolly about the uncanny way the elderly spinster solved the mysteries of the Tuesday Night Club the year before, she starts to think maybe Miss Marple could help her solve a seemingly paranormal murder mystery.
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The Four Suspects Sir Henry Clithering, a member of the Tuesday Night Club, takes his turn and tells a story. The title refers to a running theme in Agatha Christie's mysteries, where the goal of solving a murder isn't just to punish the guilty but to free the other parties who might be suspects from the suspicion of their friends, neighbors, and loved ones.
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The Face of Helen This is a Harley Quin mystery, so it's Mr. Sattherwaite to the rescue of an extremely beautiful young woman who attracts what we would call stalkers these days. She's found a nice man she wants to marry, but Sattherwaite can't help but think that not all is right. There was another man who was interested in her, and even though he says he wishes her well, Sattherwaite can't shake the feeling that he was missing something. What is it Mr. Quin wants him to do?!
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The Bird with the Broken Wing Suicide or murder? After hearing his friend's name spelled out on a OUJA board, Mr. Satterthwaite decides to accept the invitation to a house party that he had previously thought to decline.
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The Regatta Mystery This story originally started its life with Poirot in the lead role. Poirot and the Regatta Mystery is essentially the same story but for whatever reason Christie decided to put Pyne into the driver's seat when she published the short story collection The Regatta Mystery and Other Stories in 1939. However, the essential story of a diamond theft stayed the same. Much like my reviews of each individual story.
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Problem at Pollensa Bay Parker Pyne helps a momma out. And like most of the help he gives his clients, it's not the help they asked for but the help that they actually need.
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The Unbreakable Alibi A mystery without a crime. A well-off (but not very bright) young man comes in to get a bit of help winning a betand hopefully the girl of his dreams.
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Accident An overzealous cop pokes his nose in the wrong spot.
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It's a nice selection of Christie's stuff. Recommended for fans....more
A nice hodgepodge of Christie's shorts. If you are interested in a particular story, I've left individual links that will take you to slightly longer rA nice hodgepodge of Christie's shorts. If you are interested in a particular story, I've left individual links that will take you to slightly longer reviews.
The Blood-Stained Pavement This time when the Tuesday Night Club meets, Joyce (Raymond West's future wife) tells the story of her time painting in the small coastal village of Rathole. She witnesses a husband and wife go off on a bathing trip with a woman they ran into when they got to the hotel. Without realizing what she was doing, Joyce painted blood stains onto her painting. When the wife drowns a few weeks later, Joyce wonders if she had some sort of a premonition.
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The Double Clue Double Clue!? <--That's 2 clues too many, bitches. And everyone's favorite Belgium detective is onto that shit.
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A Death on the Nile DEATH ON THE NILE! The lesser known story... This is not to be confused with Christie's more famous full-length novel of the same name.
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Harlequin's Lane This is the spookiest of all the Harley Quin stories, IMHO.
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The Adventure of the Italian Nobleman Count Foscatini has been coshed over the head! But who is Count Foscatini? And why should we care if he got his head coshed in? Poirot and Hastings get pulled into this murder mystery because they were having dinner with their friend and neighbor, Dr. Hawker when he got a desperate call from the Count telling him he had been attacked. Help! <--says Foscatini
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Jane in Search of a Job Princess swap! Sort of. A young woman (Jane) who needs some money answers an advertisement looking for someone who fits her description and can speak French. As a reader, we know this is ALWAYS a bad idea, but our heroine has yet to figure that out.
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The Disappearance of Mr. Davenheim Never bet against a Belgian! Japp tells Poirot about a case he's working on that deals with a wealthy banker who walked out of his house to go into the town and mail a few letters, then disappeared off the face of the earth. He was supposed to meet up with a man he had some bad blood with, but he never showed back up at this house. Did this man have something to do with his disappearance?
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The Idol House of Astarte Miss Marple and her Tuesday Night Club friends listen to the clergyman of their group tell a story about the time he witnessed a man killed by seemingly supernatural forces. The beautiful young socialite, Diana Ashley, convinces the other guests to play dress up and go out to the supposedly sacred grove of Astarte (on the property) that had a small temple/house there. It's all fun and games till the owner of the house, Sir Richard, falls over dead with a stab wound and there's no knife to be found. How did this toga party go so wrong?!
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The Rajah's Emerald 1st appearance of James Bond! But not that James Bond. No, years before Ian Flemming gave the world an iconic super spy, Agatha Christie gave us a disgruntled young man who lucked into an adventure by picking up the wrong shorts.
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The Oracle at Delphi This is one of if not the best Parker Pyne short out there! Picking up after the short story Death on the Nile, where Pyne made the decision to travel under an alias for the rest of his vacation, so he could avoid getting drawn into cases.
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The Adventure of the Sinister Stranger I listened to this little short Tommy & Tuppence and enjoyed it quite a bit. There wasn't anything really amazing about it, but I like the spunk of this particular crime-fighting couple. What can I say? They're cute!
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The Incredible Theft The theft of secret bomber plans at a house party means everything needs to be kept hush-hush. One of Lord Mayfield's guests is widely suspected to be a spy. Unfortunately, it looks like they have quite a tidy alibi for the time the papers went missing.
An Archie Horror Christmas special. Full of that one-of-a-kind Riverdale holiday cheer.
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But with a bit of gore and guts.
'Twas the Night Before THAn Archie Horror Christmas special. Full of that one-of-a-kind Riverdale holiday cheer.
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But with a bit of gore and guts.
'Twas the Night Before THE HUNGER Betty & Archie try to recruit Jughead to help them on their quest to hunt holiday monsters. Well, mostly Betty. Poor Archie.
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Jughead (The Hunger version) tells them about the time he met Krampus. Poor Krampus.
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Cat Got Your Tongue The story of Jólakötturinn, the Yule Cat.
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Sheila Wu lives in Iceland but somehow still manages to run afoul of Veronic's sharp tongue. Unfortunately for Ronnie and her asshole friends, it's probably not a good idea to make fun of Sheila's clothes.
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Wrath of the Sugar Plum FairyA Christmas fairy takes pity on Reggie after he gets rejected by Midge...again.
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Too bad he squanders her gift by being an asshole. Moral of the story: keep an eye on those elves on your shelf, and maybe don't piss them off?
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Like most of these Archie comics, they're mostly fan service and aren't something I would recommend to casual readers. I read this as part of the anthology Chilling Adventures....more
Madam Satan ain't all bad. Is she? Well, now that Lucifer has escaped and is bringing Hell on Earth into reality, you'd think she'd be thrilled. Turns oMadam Satan ain't all bad. Is she? Well, now that Lucifer has escaped and is bringing Hell on Earth into reality, you'd think she'd be thrilled. Turns out, not so much. Does she actually like being a high school principal that much?
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Well, no. But she does love making Sabrina's life Hell.
Black Moon Lilith Madam Satan gets reprimanded by Lucifer's lackey and sent to detention. Or more accurately, a torture chamber. While there, she runs into Veronica (now a bird) and she kicks off the storytelling.
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Dressed to Kill!
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Veronica takes paying for her clothes a bit too far. One of the better shorts. Ronnie goes to a boutique and is told by the hop owner that the item she wants demands something of more value than money. And so it begins. (view spoiler)[ Veronica goes full slasher and starts harvesting her friend's organs.
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Three Twilight Zoneish stories set in the Archie universe. They're ok, but the only one that was actually decent was the story with Betty Cooper.
[ima Three Twilight Zoneish stories set in the Archie universe. They're ok, but the only one that was actually decent was the story with Betty Cooper.
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Betty Cooper: Alien Hunter Pretty good short starring Betty (from Jughead The Hunger) finding a spaceship that crashed in Riverdale. She spends the issue pursuing a shapeshifter from outer space to Pop's diner, but everyone in the restaurant is sick of her shenanigans and blows her off. So who's the shapeshifter?
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Bingo Wilkin Day Years ago, Bingo made a deal with the devil to stay young and now he wants two of his old high school classmates to help him break the pact and finally age up. Or does he?
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A Wrinkle in Time Alexandra Cabot finds a wrinkle and is determined to do whatever it takes to get rid of it. Girl, I feel you. But the story itself was a bit silly, as she ended up using some kind of injection that made her invisible.
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You get what you get when you fuck with cats. Salem gets snatched up by a sorcerer who is using animals in his bid to gain magical power.
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He's tYou get what you get when you fuck with cats. Salem gets snatched up by a sorcerer who is using animals in his bid to gain magical power.
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He's taking strays off the street and summoning demons to possess them with the idea that he will have an entire army of demonic animals to take over the world. Or something nefarious like that...
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At any rate, he certainly doesn't realize that Salem is anything but your average scruffy feline. And that will come back to bite him in the ass, as Salem isn't one to take this sort of insult to himself or any of the other animals lightly.
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Don't worry, animal lovers. This guy gets what's coming to him.
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I read this as part of the Archie Horror Presents: Chilling Adventures anthology, which is what I would tell you to buy if you're looking to get your money's worth out of these one-shots.
Girls just wanna have fun. So what's a firey sorceress to do after she's seduced Satan, killed him off, and conquered Hell?
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Turns out, bureaucracGirls just wanna have fun. So what's a firey sorceress to do after she's seduced Satan, killed him off, and conquered Hell?
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Turns out, bureaucracy might just be what makes Hell...well, Hell. Once the thrill of being in charge wears off, the reality that being in upper management there is just as terrible as anywhere else sets in.
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Looking back, Madam Satan realizes that the only time she was ever truly happy was when she was torturing Sabrina back on Earth. Time for a road trip!
Madam Satan leaves Hell. And along the way she runs into Archie & Jughead. Because... Because.
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Living On, Part Time Archie tells Madam Satan how he Madam Satan leaves Hell. And along the way she runs into Archie & Jughead. Because... Because.
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Living On, Part Time Archie tells Madam Satan how he ended up as the ferryman for Styx, which involves some kind of night security job at a haunted arcade. If you're hoping for an explanation as to how those two things fit together, prepare yourself for disappointment.
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If you also think it sounds a bit like a FNAF rip-off, you'd be correct. But then he also gets sucked into a video game. <--and it's happened before? This made very little sense and wasn't at all fleshed out, even for a short.
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Jughead Midnight Snack A bit better in the sense that at least this story sort of makes sense.
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The gist is that Jughead's gluttony comes back to bite him in the ass. Or maybe just bite him in general.
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Eventually, Madam Satan makes it out of the gates. But there's a twist! <--because it's not like she's going to get a HEA.
What good is an education? More specifically, what good is an education for women? <--said Violet Marsh's Uncle Andrew. When she was orphaned at 14, VioWhat good is an education? More specifically, what good is an education for women? <--said Violet Marsh's Uncle Andrew. When she was orphaned at 14, Violet went to live with her uncle on his farm, and they mostly got along very well.
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It wasn't until she decided to further her education that a rift developed between them. As his only living relative, her uncle had planned to leave his fortune to his niece. However, he told her if she went ahead with this hair-brained idea of more schooling, he'd cut her out of the will. Violet went to school.
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They were still on speaking terms when he died, and he apparently decided to give her a sporting chance to get his money. She had one year to live in his house and prove how clever she was by pitting her smarts against his. If she failed, all of his money went to charity, and she would get diddly-squat. She assumed this meant he's hidden a new will in her favor somewhere on his property.
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So what does education do for you? Well, in Violet's case, it told her to always call in an expert. Poirot solved the mystery, while Hastings wondered what her uncle would think about the way Violet beat him at his own game.
What good is an education? More specifically, what good is an education for women? <--said Violet Marsh's Uncle Andrew. When she was orphaned at 14, VioWhat good is an education? More specifically, what good is an education for women? <--said Violet Marsh's Uncle Andrew. When she was orphaned at 14, Violet went to live with her uncle on his farm, and they mostly got along very well.
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It wasn't until she decided to further her education that a rift developed between them. As his only living relative, her uncle had planned to leave his fortune to his niece. However, he told her if she went ahead with this hair-brained idea of more schooling, he'd cut her out of the will. Violet went to school.
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They were still on speaking terms when he died, and he apparently decided to give her a sporting chance to get his money. She had one year to live in his house and prove how clever she was by pitting her smarts against his. If she failed, all of his money went to charity, and she would get diddly-squat. She assumed this meant he's hidden a new will in her favor somewhere on his property.
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So what does education do for you? Well, in Violet's case, it told her to always call in an expert. Poirot solved the mystery, while Hastings wondered what her uncle would think about the way Violet beat him at his own game.
Both titles make sense because the pudding plays a part in the recovery of the ruby.
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The gist of this one is that Poirot is called in to help an eastern prince because he's messed up in a big way. He's engaged to be married but unwisely decided to have one last hurrah with a ho. Unfortunately for him, this chick made off with his family jewels. And he needs these jewels to present to his wife-to-be and her family. If the police get involved, the word might get out and the scandal would ruin everything. And I think it's pretty safe to say his fiance wouldn't be too happy to learn that he let some hussy take her wedding gift to the bathroom with her.
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Somehow the Powers That Be suspect someone who is staying at a house called Kings Lacey has the jewel. Poirot then gets foisted on this family supposedly so that he can experience a traditional English Christmas. And here's where the Christmas pudding from the title comes in because I'm guessing that's an English thing. I mean, we don't have week-old pudding as part of our holiday celebration in the States. So, you know...
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And I absolutely loved Mrs. Lacey. She's the heart and soul of the whole thing and it's worth reading for her character alone. Cheeky little kids & unsuitable boyfriends mingle in with the mistletoe & presents. So, while Poirot is there to find a thief, he actually does get a REAL family Christmas experience while he's doing it.
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But don't worry. Even with all the Christmas crazy, Hercule Poirot will still solve the case.
Now, I've read and listened to this story before. Several times. But this time around I listened to the dramatized version and it was pretty fun, especially if you're trying to find something holidayesque to listen to. I have to say that I actually prefer the regular audiobook narration, though.
The original idea came from the 1923 short story Christmas Adventure. If you can find that one, check it out!...more