He points out that, as far as he knows, no one has ever been mesmerized at the point of death, and he is curious to see what effects mesmerism would have on a dying person. He is interested in Mesmerism, a pseudoscience involving bringing a patient into a hypnagogic state by the influence of magnetism, a process which later developed into hypnotism. The narrator presents the facts of the extraordinary case of Valdemar which have incited public discussion. Poe toyed with this for a while before admitting it was a work of pure fiction in his marginalia. An example of a tale of suspense and horror, it is also, to a certain degree, a hoax as it was published without claiming to be fictional, and many at the time of publication (1845) took it to be a factual account.
Valdemar" is a short story by American author Edgar Allan Poe about a mesmerist who puts a man in a suspended hypnotic state at the moment of death. We recommend (a) downloading our files to a computer and then using iTunes to sync our shows back to your portable device or (b) using the app Zip Viewer, which will let you play the audio and see the liner notes.The Facts in the Case of M. Note: some phones and tablets (we're talking to you here, Apple) make it difficult to download audio from 3rd party sites like us. The two versions are quite similar, but are not the same. We took this version of the show and rewrote and rerecorded sections to make it a better fit for Bad Medicine. Question: Is this show the same thing as the Valdemar part of the Bad Medicine episode?Īnswer: Yes and no. And unlike our other shows - this one is absolutely FREE. Unlike our other Dark Adventure Radio Theatre® shows, this one is produced in the traditional broadcast length of genuine vintage radio shows - about 30 minutes. Can a bold doctor’s experiments in mesmerism stave off the very forces of death - or will the mortal reckoning come due in an especially ghastly manner? They're like movies you can enjoy with your eyes closed.Įdgar Allan Poe - America’s greatest author of tales of mystery and the imagination, presents a disturbing tale in which the boundaries of science and medicine journey to an unthinkable extreme. Click here for more information about our other Lovecraft stories in the Dark Adventure Radio Theatre® series. Dark Adventure Radio Theatre presents the tale with a cast of professional actors, exciting sound effects and thrilling original music by Reber Clark. Valdemar brings to life Edgar Allan Poe's tale of ghastly science in a 1930s-style radio drama. " Who would allow you to induce a mesmeric trance just as they’re dying?"ĭark Adventure Radio Theatre®: The Facts in the Case of M.
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