TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE

PROMO       9/28/2008    "The Horror, the Horror"
*You're driving along a dark road when you're distracted by what appears
to be a flight of arrows. You crash into a ravine and suffer horrible
burns over most of your body. That's what happens to the main character
in the opening of Andrew Davidson's debut novel, "The Gargoyle." 
In this hour of To the Best of Our Knowledge, we'll talk to Andrew
Davidson about "The Gargoyle," which has been described as an "Inferno"
for our time. Also, the delightfully disturbing tales of Kelly Link.

PROGRAM RUNDOWN:  "The Horror, the Horror"

0:00 - 1:00 Billboard (1:00)

1:00 - 6:00 SILENCE (5:00)

6:00 - 21:55        SEGMENT 1: (15:56)
            A clip from a commercial for "Dawn of the Dead" sets us
            up for an examination of the horror genre.  Andrew
            Davidson is the author of "The Gargoyle."  It's his debut
            novel and has been described as "an Inferno for our
            time." Davidson reads from the book, which is both
            gruesome and graphic, and talks about it with Steve
            Paulson.  
                    
            Segment One Outcue:  "...PRI - Public Radio
            International."

21:56 - 22:25  LOCAL OPTION with music bed (:29)

22:26 - 43:54       SEGMENT 2: (21:30)
            Richard Hand is the author of "Terror on the Air!: Horror
            Radio in America, 1931 - 1952."  Hand describes several
            of the programs that made that period the Golden Age of
            radio and we hear excerpts from classics like "Lights
            Out."  Also, Glenn Kay is the author of "Zombie Movies:
            The Ultimate Guide."  Kay talks with Jim Fleming about
            his book and some of the over 300 zombie films he reviews
            and rates. And we hear clips, of course.  
                    
            Segment Two Outcue:  "...PRI - Public Radio
            International."

43:55 - 44:24       LOCAL OPTION with music bed (:29)

44:25 - 59:00       SEGMENT 3: (14:35)
            Kelly Link has published her third collection of short
            fiction.  It's called "Pretty Monsters" and is aimed at
            Young Adult readers.  Link talks with Anne Strainchamps
            about the challenges of writing for teenagers, and reads
            excerpts from a few of her stories.
                    
            Segment Three Outcue: PRI Audio Logo


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