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“If you think vampire tales are a worn-out genre, Underwood and Flinch will shock and delight you.” — Walt Kolenda. Examiner.com For hundreds of years, the eldest-born male of the Flinch family has been servant and guardian to the vampire, Lord Underwood. David had hoped to be spared the horror of serving his family’s lbloodthirsty master, but when he is summoned to the family home in Spain by his dying older brother, he knows his luck has run out.After fifty years of slumber, Underwood is to be resurrected from the grave in a ritual of human sacrifice, and David, by right of ...

All David Flinch ever wanted was a normal life. But when you're a member of the Flinch family, normal has never been easy. For hundreds of years, the eldest-born male of each generation of the Flinch family has been servant and guardian to the vampire, Lord Underwood. While the Flinches have changed through the generations, Underwood has remained eternal. David had hoped to be spared the horror of serving his family's lord and master, but when he is summoned to the Flinch home in Spain by his dying older brother, he knows his luck has run out.

Enjoy this fantastic edition of The Three Little Pigs, narated by the brilliant comedian, writer and actor Rik Mayall. Adapted by the renowned producer Mike Bennett, this delightful retelling of a classic tale will have you captivated from start to finish. The late, great Richard 'Rik' Mayall was a pioneer of alternative comedy in the '80s, who formed a famous comedy partnership with Ade Edmondson and featured in numerous cult classic sitcoms.

Run, run, as fast as you can. You can't catch me, I'm the Gingerbread Man!

Voiced by the renowned comedian Rik Mayall, this utterly superb performance will have your children in fits of laughter from start to finish.

The late, great Richard 'Rik' Mayall was a pioneer of alternative comedy in the '80s who formed a famous comedy partnership with Ade Edmondson and featured in numerous cult classic sitcoms, including The Young Ones, Bottom, Blackadder and Guest House Paradiso, among others.

A wonderful collection of our favourite tales, perfect for bedtime giggles. Voiced by the renowned comedian Rik Mayall, this utterly superb performance will have your children in fits of laughter from start to finish. The late, great Richard 'Rik' Mayall was a pioneer of alternative comedy in the '80s who formed a famous comedy partnership with Ade Edmondson and featured in numerous cult classic sitcoms, including The Young Ones, Bottom, Blackadder and Guest House Paradiso.

The monster that is Haunted Reels has returned, and now no one is safe. Featuring twenty-four brand-new, never-before-published stories by a mix of Hollywood legends and rising film-industry stars, Haunted Reels 2 continues the menace its brooding predecessor started, only this time it has a grudge. Beware the murderous vandals, maniacal crackpots, and diabolically possessed contained within this book, for once you let them loose, there’s no telling what they’ll do next.

Welcome to Rik Mayall’s outrageous outtakes from his last ever audio work, which with the comic genius in the editing chair, was his interpretation of a series of Grimm's style fairytales, reimagined by Mike Bennett. But there is a twist in the tale! Sit down and witness the man himself off-grid, delivering the stories in his unique, inimitable, crooked style with all the humility he could muster. Rik rehearses, chats, adlibs, cusses, and blasphemes in a way that only he could get away with.

Enjoy this fantastic edition of The Tortoise and the Hare, voiced by the brilliant comedian, actor and impressionist Bobby Davro. This retelling of a classic tale, adapted by the renowned producer Mike Bennett, will see the children captivated from start to finish and perhaps learning a lesson or two about arrogance and foolish overconfidence.

Having returned to the Flinch family house in Spain, David Flinch uncovers old audio interviews between his father, Arthur, and the vampire, Lord Underwood. Through these recordings, David learns what happened to Underwood when he and Matthias Flinch sailed on from where we left them in 1719. A voyage that sees Underwood face new dangers, make new allies, and discover more about the creature of darkness he has become.

Enjoy this fantastic edition of Aladdin, read by the brilliant comedian, writer and actor Rik Mayall. Adapted by the renowned producer Mike Bennett, this delightful retelling of a classic tale will have you in fits of giggles and captivated from start to finish.

Enjoy this fantastic edition of Sinbad the Sailor, read by the brilliant comedian, writer and actor Rik Mayall. Adapted by the renowned producer Mike Bennett, this delightful retelling of a classic tale will have you in fits of giggles and captivated from start to finish. The late, great Richard "Rik" Mayall was a pioneer of alternative comedy in the '80s, who formed a famous comedy partnership with Ade Edmondson and featured in numerous cult classic sitcoms.

A tongue-in-cheek twist on the classic Dickens novel, Oliver Twist. Otway portrays Fagan as a vigilante saint-like character who sets out to save an evil Oliver from a life of overt criminality. Gifting Oliver a magic ring, Fagan’s subject gets the opportunity of helping society with its magic powers, or using and abusing it for his own purposes. Temptations are rife for the mischievous, menacing Oliver.

It's February 1863, and the newly opened Metropolitan Railway is the toast of London. Among the travelers tonight are the vampire, Lord Underwood, and his guardian, Ben Flinch. But they aren't traveling alone, for Underwood and Flinch have been discovered by a group intent on their destruction.

Enjoy this fantastic edition of Beauty and The Beast by the brilliant comedian, writer and actor Rik Mayall. Adapted by the renowned producer Mike Bennett, this delightful retelling of a classic tale will have captivated from start to finish.

Enjoy this fantastic edition of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, beautifully voiced by the English actress, singer and entertainer Anita Harris. Adapted by the renowned producer Mike Bennett, this retelling of a classic tale is bound to take you on a roller coaster of emotions. Anita Harris sang with the Cliff Adams Singers and had a number of chart hits in the '60s. She also featured in the Carry On films Follow That Camel and Carry On Doctor.

Enjoy a collection of our favourite bedtime tales voiced by the brilliant comedian, actor and impressionist Bobby Davro. Adapted by the renowned producer Mike Bennett, these classic tales will be absolutely adored by the children. The collection includes The Adventures of Alice in Wonderland, Rumpelstiltskin, Hansel and Gretel, Jack and the Beanstalk, The Hare and the Tortoise and Rapunzel.

Enjoy a delightful collection of some of Aesop's classic fables, reimagined by Mike Bennett. This collection includes: 'The Treasure in the Vineyard', 'The Chair and the Table', 'The Hamster and the Mole', and more!

Enjoy this fantastic edition of Jack and the Beanstalk, voiced by the brilliant comedian, actor and impressionist Bobby Davro. Adapted by the renowned producer Mike Bennett, this retelling of a classic tale is bound to take you on a roller coaster of emotions.

A hotel on the outskirts of London in the aftermath of a zombie apocalypse. A brutal couple, Lee and Mandy, arrive in a van with two captive women. Lee and Mandy think the hotel is abandoned, a place to find food and shelter. However, Terry, a former employee who has made the hotel his own, has other ideas. After the Plague is a novella by five-time Parsec Award-winning author, Mike Bennett. It contains scenes of explicit violence and very strong language.

Get Me Out of the Jungle Book is a fantastic story voiced by the brilliant singer and media personality David Van Day. Adapted by the renowned producer Mike Bennett, this retelling of a classic tale is bound to take you on a roller coaster of emotions. David Van Day was a member of the pop duo Dollar, the 1970s group Guys 'n' Dolls and a latter-day version of Bucks Fizz in the '90s.