I agree-- this could be one of the best RMT's of all time. This was one of the first ones I ever heard (and taped--and still have my copy to this day!)

This is radio drama at the top of its game! Very, very creepy-- reminiscent of "The Omen" with a little of "It's a Good Life" (echos of, anyway) from the original "Twilight Zone" thrown in. What really makes it work so well-- is we never hear Rodney speak-- the stone cold silence is far more fearsome! I wonder if there are any other RMT's with a completely silent protagonist in it. I can't recall any, off-hand. Bryna Raeburn and Patricia Elliot do some great, spine-tingling screaming in this episode. And, Tony Roberts and Patricia Elliot portray a great married couple, yet again, as they did in "Hickory, Dickory, Doom". The whole "Butterfly Collection" sequence is fantastically frightening --as is the image Tony Roberts creates in our mind's eye --when he states; "He's liable to come at us with a butcher's knife" during the search for Rodney in ACTIII.

I also love the cryptic note at the end-- "Goodbye. It was..." and E.G.'s explaination of that remark in his closing statements. Very clever ending.

Great Choice and Great Show. If one ever needs to introduce someone to RMT-- this would be one of the best examples I can think of!!!!

Until Next Time............. 