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Set in 1960's Illinois, USA: this is the story of two boys, and the evil that grips their small Midwestern town with the arrival of a "dark carnival" one Autumn midnight. James Nightshade and William Halloway are two innocents, both aged 13. Will was born one minute before Halloween, and Jim one minute after. Both save the souls of the town - as well as their own. Starring Theo Gregory and Joseph Lindsay. Ray Bradbury's gem of modern Gothic literature, first published in 1962 Dramatised by Diana Griffiths Will ........ Theo Gregory Jim ........ Joseph Lindsay Charlie ........ Henry Goodman Mr Dark ........ Kenneth Cranham Mr Coogar ........ Gerard McDermott Lightening Rod Salesman ........ Gerard McDermott Miss Foley ........ Barbara Barnes Dust Witch ........ Buffy Davis Robert ........ Taran Stanzler Young Miss Foley ........ Amelia Clarkson JED ........ Ethan Brooke Music composed by David Paul Jones Sound by Paul Cargill Director: Pauline Harris First broadcast on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 in October 2011.