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Incidents Around the House
- A Novel
- By: Josh Malerman
- Narrated by: Delanie Nicole Gill
- Length: 8 hrs and 23 mins
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To eight-year-old Bela, her family is her world. There’s Mommy, Daddo, and Grandma Ruth. But there is also Other Mommy, a malevolent entity who asks her every day: “Can I go inside your heart?” When horrifying incidents around the house signal that Other Mommy is growing tired of asking Bela the question over and over, Bela understands that unless she says yes, her family will soon pay. Other Mommy is getting restless, stronger, bolder. Only the bonds of family can keep Bela safe, but other incidents show cracks in her parents’ marriage. The safety Bela relies on is about to unravel.
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Child’s voice narrates the ENTIRE novel.
- By NorthernNV on 08-06-24
- Incidents Around the House
- A Novel
- By: Josh Malerman
- Narrated by: Delanie Nicole Gill
wow...BRUTAL!
Reviewed: 08-01-24
I read a lot of horror and I have not been scared by any thing in a very long time... incidents around the house changed that.
dark as f**k. it goes places that very few novels about children would go too.
I read Goblin a few months ago and this has me wanting to read The Birdbox now too.
malerman does beat you over the head with the metaphor too much...maybe a little near the end. for the most part he let's the story speak for itself.
BTW I did not anticipate the end at all.
this is a brutally dark story that might leave you devastated.
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The Willows
- By: Algernon Blackwood
- Narrated by: Nick Sampson
- Length: 2 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Perhaps Blackwood's most celebrated story, The Willows was influenced heavily by his own trips down the Danube River. It tells the story of two campers who pick the wrong place to sleep for the night, a place where another dimension impinges on our own. H.P. Lovecraft considered this the finest supernatural tale in English literature.
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Slowly building dread.
- By Barks Books on 12-19-16
- The Willows
- By: Algernon Blackwood
- Narrated by: Nick Sampson
short and creepy
Reviewed: 07-17-24
I enjoyed the atmosphere.
nothing earth shattering but genuinely creepy experience.
I wanted a bit more. it ended abruptly.
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Insomnia
- By: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Eli Wallach
- Length: 25 hrs and 39 mins
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Since his wife died, Ralph Roberts has been having trouble sleeping. Each night he wakes up a bit earlier until he's barely sleeping at all. During his late-night walks, he observes some strange things going on in Derry, Maine. He sees colored ribbons streaming from people's heads, two strange little men wandering around town after dark, and more. He begins to suspect that these visions are something more than hallucinations brought on by lack of sleep.
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Great story, horrible production!
- By LoriA on 01-24-16
- Insomnia
- By: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Eli Wallach
essentially one log lecture abortion
Reviewed: 06-05-24
as with all Stephen King novels, the characters are fantastic.
spoiler alert...
I wanted to read it because of the character Patrick Danville from the Dark Tower but he's barely in this. he's just sort of a mcguffin.
there are long and preachy diatribes about abortion and feminism. he portrays anyone who is pro-life as some kind of terrorist. this is mishandled. it's all very hamfisted. there is a way to put characters in these kinds of backdrops with out insulting your audience. get us to think without telling us what to think Stephen.
Eli Wallach does a great job reading but there are these weird and distracting bursts of music and sound design that completely take you out of the experience. often they are so loud that you have to strain hear what's being said.
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It Rides a Pale Horse
- By: Andy Marino
- Narrated by: Brian Telestai
- Length: 13 hrs and 1 min
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When Lark goes to deliver one of his latest pieces to a fabulously rich buyer, it seems like a regular transaction. Even being met at the gate of the sprawling, secluded estate by an intimidating security guard seems normal. Until the guard plays him a live feed: Betsy being abducted in real time. Lark is informed that she's safe for now, but her well-being is entirely in his hands. He's given a book. Do what the book says, and Betsy will go free.
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Dark, Surreal ,Entirely Original
- By Michael on 04-17-23
- It Rides a Pale Horse
- By: Andy Marino
- Narrated by: Brian Telestai
Clive Barker-esque
Reviewed: 05-02-24
this is a pretty original idea and that really sets this apart
I was entertained but it felt like it needed more development.
there are many unanswered questions.
It needed a proper denouement
also one of the most brutal horror novels that I have ever read and I have read a lot.
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Goblin
- A Novel in Six Novellas
- By: Josh Malerman
- Narrated by: Dominic Hoffman
- Length: 12 hrs and 27 mins
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Goblin seems like any other ordinary small town. But with the master storyteller Josh Malerman as your tour guide, you’ll discover the secrets that hide behind its closed doors. These six novellas tell the story of a place where the rain is always falling, nighttime is always near, and your darkest fears and desires await. Welcome to Goblin....
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Ugh…
- By Dave on 05-31-21
- Goblin
- A Novel in Six Novellas
- By: Josh Malerman
- Narrated by: Dominic Hoffman
literary horror
Reviewed: 04-13-24
what I liked:
-very atmospheric
-little to no cliché horror monsters /ghosts/demons etc... yet very much a horror novel.
-excellent world building reminiscent of Michael McDowell's "Blackwater" saga
-slow burn yet engaging
what I wish was different:
-its a little light on suspense; not the "page turner" that some one like Stephen King would write
- I wanted more; would love this to be expanded into a series. I feel like it wetted my appetite for the world of Goblin but didn't quite satisfy.
-I was looking for the "novellas" to intertwine a bit more than they did.
Conclusion;
-we need a follow and/or expand version.
- I really enjoyed this book.
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Mister Lullaby
- By: J. H. Markert
- Narrated by: David Bendena, Lauren Ezzo
- Length: 12 hrs and 7 mins
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The small town of Harrod’s Reach has seen its fair share of the macabre, especially inside the decrepit old train tunnel around which the town was built. After a young boy, Sully Dupree, is injured in the abandoned tunnel and left in a coma, the townspeople are determined to wall it up. Deputy sheriff Beth Gardner is reluctant to buy into the superstitions until she finds two corpses at the tunnel’s entrance, each left with strange calling cards inscribed with old lullabies. Soon after, Sully Dupree briefly awakens from his coma.
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I loved Nightmare Man, but Mister Lullaby is even better.
- By James A. Koogler on 04-11-24
- Mister Lullaby
- By: J. H. Markert
- Narrated by: David Bendena, Lauren Ezzo
heavily borrowed from Stephen King
Reviewed: 03-26-24
has a generally interesting story.
relatively entertaining
elements of salem's lot, the talisman, the stand, needful things, and even the dark tower.
needed to be a little longer to flesh out some of the characters.
major plot hole in the third act
the ending is abrupt. it could really use a denouement. .
switching between narrators was distracting and added nothing to the experience
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Encounters
- Experiences with Nonhuman Intelligences: Explorations with UFOs, Dreams, Angels, AI and Other Dimensions
- By: D. W. Pasulka
- Narrated by: D. W. Pasulka
- Length: 7 hrs and 9 mins
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A revolution is underway. For the first time in human history, we are at the cusp of experiencing contact with nonhuman life-forms of all kinds due to technological innovations and research into the experiences of people at the forefront of this development. In Encounters, author D.W. Pasulka takes listeners to the forefront of this revolution, sharing the work of experts across a spectrum of fields who are working to connect humanity with unknown life-forms.
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Discombobulated and unfocused.
- By Dillon on 11-08-23
- Encounters
- Experiences with Nonhuman Intelligences: Explorations with UFOs, Dreams, Angels, AI and Other Dimensions
- By: D. W. Pasulka
- Narrated by: D. W. Pasulka
there are more things in heaven and earth Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy
Reviewed: 02-17-24
fascinating.
thought provoking.
connection making.
a quick peek behind the veil.
the narration is excellent.
I especially enjoyed the fresh perspective on A.I. which totally surprised me and made me reconsider my current point of view.
I respect the author's restraint from making any definite conclusions about the various phenomenon the she investigates.
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Stinger
- By: Robert R. McCammon
- Narrated by: Nick Sullivan
- Length: 18 hrs and 41 mins
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The West Texas desert towns of Inferno and Bordertown have been slowly dying. The Snake River isn’t the only thing that divides them. Racism and gang wars have turned the sun-scorched flatlands into a powder keg. If anything can unite them now, it’s the UFO that comes crashing through the clouds. It brings with it a young alien named Daufin, a fugitive who has taken human form. She knows the terror that awaits this planet—because it’s looking for her.
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Alien Invasion F-U-N!
- By Char on 03-16-18
- Stinger
- By: Robert R. McCammon
- Narrated by: Nick Sullivan
wow wow wow!
Reviewed: 07-29-23
wildly entertaining.
in today's world where so many novels, movies etc... are cynical this is a breath of fresh air.
it turns out that people do find redemption and can set aside their prejudices.
this novel has it all... excitement, suspense, relatable characters, warmth, lot's of humor and body horror too. it even dabbles in a bit of "high concept" science fiction.
the narrator handles the characters pretty well too. personally, I'm not a big fan of narration with voices but he does a good job without it becoming distracting.
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Hannibal
- A Novel
- By: Thomas Harris
- Narrated by: Daniel Gerroll
- Length: 12 hrs and 37 mins
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Invite Hannibal Lecter into the palace of your mind and be invited into his mind palace in turn. Note the similarities in yours and his, the high vaulted chambers of your dreams, the shadowed halls, the locked storerooms where you dare not go, the scrap of half-forgotten music, the muffled cries from behind a wall. In one of the most eagerly anticipated literary events of the decade, Thomas Harris takes us once again into the mind of a killer, crafting a chilling portrait of insidiously evolving evil - a tour de force of psychological suspense.
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Great story, but missings a few pieces
- By David R. Tolson on 06-19-12
- Hannibal
- A Novel
- By: Thomas Harris
- Narrated by: Daniel Gerroll
good...just don't think about it too much
Reviewed: 07-08-23
Thomas Harris is a sick em effer.
if you're familiar with the movie you will be pleasantly surprised that there several key differences between the book and the film...especially the end.
overall its much more twisted than the movie
the narrator is pretty good but some of his choices are a bit odd. I was completely baffled by the voice he used for barney.... very similar to the purple dinosaur lol.
and yes... his interpretation of Mason verger can be a little difficult to understand but not impossible.
I'm not sure painting lecture as a sort of antihero works. it feels a little contradictory. while it's not perfect it is good !
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The Silence of the Lambs
- By: Thomas Harris
- Narrated by: Frank Muller
- Length: 10 hrs and 43 mins
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A serial murderer known only by a grotesquely apt nickname—Buffalo Bill—is stalking women. He has a purpose, but no one can fathom it, for the bodies are discovered in different states. Clarice Starling, a young trainee at the FBI Academy, is surprised to be summoned by Jack Crawford, chief of the Bureau's Behavioral Science section. Her assignment: to interview Dr. Hannibal Lecter—Hannibal the Cannibal—who is kept under close watch in the Baltimore State Hospital for the Criminally Insane.
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Much more than the movie
- By 9S on 07-03-11
- The Silence of the Lambs
- By: Thomas Harris
- Narrated by: Frank Muller
absolutely lives up to the hype!
Reviewed: 06-30-23
I held off reading this for years as I am a huge fan of the film and thought that I might find that the book would not have much to offer. I was completely wrong.
while the film is very faithful to the book, the book offers a more insight into all of the main characters and actually clarifies some character motivations.
frank Mueller does an amazing job. he does subtle voice changes for the characters and never sounds like he's over doing it. it's just enough to understand who is "talking".
if you're on the fence...just download it. you won't be disappointed
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