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Press release from Focus on the Family
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Colorado Springs, CO \u2013 The Devil is back in time for Halloween in C.S. Lewis\u2019 The Screwtape Letters<\/em>, an audio production from Peabody-award-winning Focus on the Family Radio Theatre\u00ae. The full-cast dramatization of the diabolical classic debuted worldwide today.<\/p>\n

Hosted by C.S. Lewis\u2019 stepson, Douglas Gresham, and starring Andy Serkis (Gollum, Lord of the Rings<\/em>) as the voice of Screwtape, The Screwtape Letters<\/em> was recorded in London by world-class actors with an original score and motion picture quality sound design, and includes a \u201cmaking of\u201d DVD that features footage from C.S. Lewis\u2019 home, church and other frequented locations. Also included are a bonus CD of ten original songs and a collector\u2019s booklet.<\/p>\n

The Screwtape story centers around correspondence shared between Screwtape, a senior demon, and Wormwood, his apprentice, as Screwtape mentors Wormwood in the skills necessary to entrap, dominate and torture humans. Most of the 31 letters lead into dramatic scenes set either in Hell or World War II-era London. In writing this masterpiece, Lewis re-imagined Hell as a gruesome bureaucracy with demons laboring in a vast enterprise. Avoiding their own painful torment, as well as a desire for control, is what drives demons to persecute their \u201cpatients.\u201d<\/p>\n

Anticipation for the release of Screwtape has been building among audio enthusiasts as well as Lord of the Rings and C.S. Lewis fans. An entire\u00a0website<\/a> was built to support the production\u2019s debut, providing downloadable ringtones, avatars and wallpaper. Guests can follow conversations between Screwtape and Wormwood on Twitter, and utilize available social media to join in the discussion.<\/p>\n

\u201cBringing The Screwtape Letters<\/em> to the world of audio drama has been a career dream,\u201d said Screwtape director Paul McCusker. \u201cTo work with this caliber of cast and crew on such a beloved classic is an unparalleled experience. And the themes are timeless. The struggles, fears and failures addressed in this work still plague humanity today. In our culture, we\u2019re hesitant to talk about evil. Here, in the character of Screwtape, evil speaks for itself.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Screwtape Letters<\/em> was produced by Focus on the Family Radio Theatre\u00ae and is distributed by Tyndale, with full authorization from the C.S. Lewis estate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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