Duncan Gets Spooked (Audio Adaptation - 2010)

Artwork by ShaneDooiney
Original Story by David Mitton & Britt Allcroft
Audio Adaptation by Ryan & Simierski
There's something mysterious trying to cross the Old Iron Bridge...
Following my disappointment with Funnel Trouble, I went back to the drawing board and drew this together. Even though Funnel Trouble received some very nice comments, I cannot help but feel let down by it, and I wanted to improve dramatically with it's successor.
Duncan Gets Spooked takes from a story which Simon has learned a lot about, and has had first had experience of - having seen the ghostly engine himself in Dartmoor. The story was well known in local legend, and the striking similarities suggest that David Mitton must have known about it himself to write the story he did. We, however, have added an extra layer of depth to this and totally blitzed the original TV story's structure - do not expect it to be exactly the same, it's a complete hammer blow to the original and very very loosely based on it.
The voice acting performances throughout were flawless, and you should all be very proud of yourselves for your efforts. Coupled with the sound effects I've gathered up, manipulation of echoes and sound, and the spine-tingling and excellent themes composed by Kevin McLeod and The Old Bean, I'm very, very proud of this one, and hope you will all enjoy it.
STORYTELLER / THIN CONTROLLER: Ryan
MAN 1: Alaric
MAN 2: CPK
DUNCAN: Professor Vengeance
RUSTY: Davey
PETER SAM: Fox
PS DRIVER: Christopher
D DRIVER: Knuckles
SPECIAL GUEST VOICE: Billy Connolly
FEATURING MUSIC BY
Kevin McLeod & The Old Bean
THEME MUSIC BY
Hayabusa03kouzan

[@Planefan1000]

In the cold of a silvery night Guided only by a flickering light A wee train pushed some trucks with all of its might The air was still as they chuffed up the hill Approached the bridge (???????) Too late to realise their blunder The trucks drove the muster And they were thrown into the marsh that dragged them under There was no one for miles to hear them yell Alone and terrified, they quickly fell Grasped by the tentacles of a watery hell Some nights in the darkness, you can hear their call Crying out for someone to stop their fall But no one can help them, no one at all

[@DarthWill3]

That is one of the coolest expansions of Duncan Gets Spooked I have ever heard! You even gave Peter Sam a speaking role!

[@evelynjiles29]

This is a much more Realistic Version of what could have happen

[@tenderengine2676]

16:37 Duncan : AHHH ITS ZE GHOST TAKE ME BACK!!! X2 Love the line!

[@sdmedia1323]

N e v e r m i n d m e f a v o r i t e s p o t i n t h e s h e d , R U S T Y C A N H A V E I T I ‘ M N O T C R O S S I N T H I S B R I D G E T I L D A Y L I G H T T A K E M E B A C K

[@ctran0393]

This audio production is probably the DARKEST of the entire variety pack and with what it might get away with it would be a wonder and a miracle that it would someday become an actual feature redub or a remake by all means.

[@CyberspaceDiscoveryGuy]

The screams from the crew give me the chills.

[@twofacedtwitproductions6154]

Rewatching some of these adaptions and this is one of my favourites in all honesty- I always found the original scarier when I was younger, although I think the extra detail added makes it less scary for me. (It is fairly strange I know) And the SFX... so amazing, wish I could do SFX as realistically as that! ;P

[@Scotsman60103]

Duncan gets Spooked is supposedly based on an incident that happened many Years ago in Dartmoor where an engine was flung off a bridge into the Marshland below when the train of Slate wagons it was propelling derailed.

[@the.sketch.projekt8851]

like how old? like 1960 or way older?

[@sangheiliwarrior86]

@@the.sketch.projekt8851 I've pondered this one for years and cant find much information on it. The only incident I can think of that's similar is the infamous Tay bridge disaster. However, there is a bridge in dartmoor called the "meldon viaduct" which seems similar in to the old iron bridge.

[@the.sketch.projekt8851]

@@sangheiliwarrior86 Thanks for the info.

[@georgemiser]

why is it that i can envision the driver and fireman of that engine's skellingtons, still in uniform under the marsh?

[@SPNGLovato18]

16:37 me when I see an SCP monster

[@DarthWill3]

Okay, I'll take your word for it. Of course, it would be good to have more audio productions of the Railway Series.

[@alenrashid2622]

That sounds scary so so scary Duncan is scared but I don’t know what to do

[@OliverDuck267]

this is how hit should right

[@SiForumsAndFansite]

We wanted to make this one as chilling as possible and I think we achieved our ambition both in terms of writing and production. Still very proud of this one. :)

[@vincentberkan605]

Was this based on a true story?

[@Jackwald001]

​@@vincentberkan605 I may be a few months late but yes, this is based on a real accident that occured in Dartmoor in the 1960's where a small locomotive pushing freight cars derailed on a bridge and fell into the waters below, and was never recovered. Pretty spoopy

[@kawanalloyd6325]

Where is Dartmoor located

[@kawanalloyd6325]

How many tucks was the engine pushing

[@michaelbenitez539]

Was it the engine or the crew that was screaming for help?

[@0903Thomas]

When you think about it, that ghost wouldn't be that scary. It's just the ghost of an engine that wants to get home, not inflict any harm.

[@Thomas1Edward2Henry3]

was billy connolly really in this?

[@Kanefan701]

I thought it was his voice

[@DonaldDouglas2000]

Was Billy Connolly in Thomas and the Magic Railroad? btw I really liked your RWS style adaptation of Rusty and the Boulder :)

[@TheSudrianStoryteller]

MAN, I love this audio when it was relised on the Sodor Island Forums. ='D

[@trainboy7]

Would it be alright if I do a Trainz Remake of Duncan Gets Spooked using this audio?

[@DarthWill3]

I'm glad you did! Wish we could hear more of Audio Productions soon. I hear Gordon the Big Engine will be up next! Is that true?

[@storiesfromdifferenteras]

0:54 Sounded like Diesel 10 .

[@josephmarrison4606]

I felt kinda sorry for The Scrap Merchants, they may have caused the accident but they didn’t mean to really.

[@caboose.20]

you said that Simon saw the ghost engine at Dartmoor and that it is a well-known legend there? Well I can't seem to find any online articles about it? Care to point me in the right direction?

[@MondoTheAlien]

that's good the know!

[@eslm-studios2996]

Wow. Spooky.

[@emmittbunn8412]

I LOVE IT

[@emmittbunn8412]

LOVE THE AUDIO

[@sheilamcnutt2109]

+Thomas1Edward2Henry3 what if Smudger saw a ghost on the old iorn bridge?

[@gemmajeraldmydanceldancel8135]

Ahh is the ghost 😱👻

[@jaxixteen]

This is nice

[@NewController11Productions]

It was known as The Leap Of Faith.

[@heathwhitley4935]

10:51-11:11 LOL!! Man was singing song called Amazing Grace like that. 😀😀😀😀😁😁😁😁😂😂😂😂

[@kawanalloyd6325]

How many tucks Peter sam pulling when they broke away

[@Trainboy11]

What is the sound of the engine screaming for help

[@MaxwelltheE4]

This is a lot A LOT. More creepy than the actual episode. The way the Engine Screamed.

[@wwb16]

how is this somehow based on a true story? forgive my ignorance

[@Jackwald001]

I may be a few months late but yes, this is based on a real accident that occured in Dartmoor in the 1960's where a small locomotive pushing freight cars derailed on a bridge and fell into the waters below, and was never recovered. Pretty spoopy

[@DocterGeko]

really nice but the only thing i would ask you to do is to redo it with a more sad version of the skarloey railway tune at the beginning to fit the mood

[@SiForumsAndFansite]

The Great Western Way In retrospect it would have been better.

[@shawanderson5747]

Hey is it okay if I adapt this for animation?

[@SiForumsAndFansite]

@@shawanderson5747 disregard the last message, Shaw, so long as credit is given for the audio and a link back to here, go ahead and have fun with it 👍

[@shawanderson5747]

@@SiForumsAndFansite thanks

[@shawanderson5747]

@@SiForumsAndFansite Did I say something wrong? 😟

[@SiForumsAndFansite]

@@shawanderson5747 no, you didn't. You asked permission and we've given our blessing

[@shawanderson5747]

@@SiForumsAndFansite thanks

[@kawanalloyd6325]

How many tucks was the engine pushing when he fell off the bridge

[@jaxixteen]

I think 4

[@wwb16]

what tracks by kevin mclaed or whatever his name. did you use?

[@connern5791]

Here are the ones I know and where they played Decay: The engine falls off the bridge House of Leaves: The scrap merchants see the ghost Dark Walk: Duncan ecnounters the ghost

[@SiForumsAndFansite]

Definitely won't be Gordon the Big Engine - I have another selection of RWS, annual, ERS, TV Series and one original story lined up. Gordon Goes Foreign WILL be the first one out though.

[@SiForumsAndFansite]

@@dukethenarrowgaugeengine1685 We never thought about it, Duke wasn't vital to the narrative

[@kadenrobinson7067]

What's the soundtrack 14:21

[@shawanderson5747]

If it is ok with you can I make a remake of this audio (I did draw half a story board)

[@witcherstudios9351]

Is there a transcript of the video?

[@derekbackofen6]

WTF is this a Thomas story or someone high as hell

[@andrewboyd8073]

Is Billy Connoly really in this?

[@vincentberkan605]

Was this story based on a true incident?

[@amaresmommyify]

Vincent Berkan yep

[@amaresmommyify]

An engine at dartmoor was pushing cars but the first one derailed taking the rest of the cars and the engine of the bridge and into a marshland. 1960

[@antelmognoatto7672]

@@amaresmommyify any links to It?

[@alicehodges9964]

@@amaresmommyify yeah?

[@transformersfan500okane3]

2:24 this guy sounds evil, is it PT Boomer?

[@Kylefan2012]

Me when i see Tommy Lee going to killed all of us 16:37

[@vehicleandanimalcrossovers]

0:56 sounds like Diesel 10

[@tomoliver4756]

Who did Billy Connolly play in this audio production?

[@SiForumsAndFansite]

Guy at the beginning screaming for help

[@tomoliver4756]

@@SiForumsAndFansite Ah okay, Thanks. Still, great job.

[@tomoliver4756]

How did you guys get him to be in the project anyway?

[@SiForumsAndFansite]

@@tomoliver4756 We lifted the audio from a show he did

[@tomoliver4756]

@@SiForumsAndFansite Which show did he do?

[@shawanderson5747]

Thank you ever so much for letting me adapt this here's a link to the video kzbin.info/www/bejne/a4jPn2Onls5jnaM&ab_channel=ShawAnderson

[@SiForumsAndFansite]

No worries Shaw, thanks for asking permission! :)

[@ryanlister1244]

@@SiForumsAndFansite Can I ask a question.

[@this_is_braxbi]

16:33

[@this_is_braxbi]

20:30

[@jamesaustin1988]

Wow. Spooky.