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The Staircase in the Woods
- By: Chuck Wendig
- Narrated by: Jay Myers, Amber Benson, Xe Sands
- Length: 13 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 298
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 289
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Story4 out of 5 stars 289
Five high school friends are bonded by an oath to protect one another no matter what. Then, on a camping trip in the middle of the forest, they find something extraordinary: a mysterious staircase to nowhere. One friend walks up—and never comes back down. Then the staircase disappears. Twenty years later, the staircase has reappeared. Now the group returns to find the lost boy—and what lies beyond the staircase in the woods.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Hard to get through
- By Anonymous User on 05-31-25
- The Staircase in the Woods
- By: Chuck Wendig
- Narrated by: Jay Myers, Amber Benson, Xe Sands
Not a hint of subtlety
Reviewed: 06-06-25
No escapism with this one if you wanted a horror story to distract you from the real world horrors going on around us. To each their own, I know that, but for me bringing in real world stuff (covid, Trump) dates a book. I want to escape, if i want to hear this id turn on the news or get on facebook. Writers used to have subtlety and nuance because they trusted their reader, this feels the opposite. The characters are just caricatures with no real meat on their literary bones. It's a shame cause i pre-ordered this.
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Horror Movie
- A Novel
- By: Paul Tremblay
- Narrated by: Ari Fliakos, Dani Martineck, Micky Shiloah, and others
- Length: 7 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,204
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 1,135
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 1,135
In June 1993, a group of young guerilla filmmakers spent four weeks making Horror Movie, a notorious, disturbing, art-house horror flick. The weird part? Only three of the film’s scenes were ever released to the public, but Horror Movie has nevertheless grown a rabid fanbase. Three decades later, Hollywood is pushing for a big budget reboot.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Good story, bad production.
- By bob on 07-11-24
- Horror Movie
- A Novel
- By: Paul Tremblay
- Narrated by: Ari Fliakos, Dani Martineck, Micky Shiloah, Michael Crouch, Frankie Corzo, Stacy Gonzalez, Tyla Collier, Ariel Blake, Johnathan McClain, Dan Bittner, Eva Kaminsky, Gisela Chipe
Pretentious with no pretense
Reviewed: 06-26-24
Paul is an incredible writer and I believe he knows that. The big problem with this book is he expects a lot from the listener, to trust him that he's going somewhere with every long drawn out scene. It doesnt. This book feels like it wants to challenge you but, again, it doesn't. It just kind of meanders and over explains while under explaining at the same time and then it just....ends.
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Book 1
- By: J.K. Rowling
- Narrated by: Jim Dale
- Length: 8 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 200,735
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 176,272
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Story5 out of 5 stars 175,757
Harry Potter has never even heard of Hogwarts when the letters start dropping on the doormat at number four, Privet Drive. Addressed in green ink on yellowish parchment with a purple seal, they are swiftly confiscated by his grisly aunt and uncle. Then, on Harry's eleventh birthday, a great beetle-eyed giant of a man called Rubeus Hagrid bursts in with some astonishing news: Harry Potter is a wizard, and he has a place at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. An incredible adventure is about to begin!
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5 out of 5 stars
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A great reading of the wrong book
- By P on 11-24-15
- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Book 1
- By: J.K. Rowling
- Narrated by: Jim Dale
Still holds up
Reviewed: 01-20-23
I have never read the books or seen the movies, but with Hogwarts Legacy coming, I decided to give them ago. Even as a 32 year old man, these books STILL are a fun read, wonderfully written. I can't wait to keep reading.
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Daphne
- A Novel
- By: Josh Malerman
- Narrated by: Patricia Santomasso
- Length: 8 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 105
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 93
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Story4 out of 5 stars 93
It’s the last summer for Kit Lamb: The last summer before college. The last summer with her high school basketball team, and with Dana, her best friend. The last summer before her life begins. But the night before the big game, one of the players tells a ghost story about Daphne, a girl who went to their school many years ago and died under mysterious circumstances. Some say she was murdered, others that she died by her own hand. And some say that Daphne is a murderer herself.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Should have been a short story.
- By Drummerlp2000 on 09-23-22
- Daphne
- A Novel
- By: Josh Malerman
- Narrated by: Patricia Santomasso
Should have been a short story.
Reviewed: 09-23-22
Josh Malerman is a writer who i buy his books sight unseen. Knowing nothing about this book i bought it immediately. It took me three days to finish this relatively short story due to it being overly long and mostly boring. I say mostly boring because there were definitely high spots. Its not scary if you're looking for a horror book and its not even that unique. There is one movie in particular this book reminds me of but i wont say because it will be a spoiler. The killer is cool and so is the idea behind it but the reasons given and the entire ending is just....nothing. Anticlimactic. the journal entries (to me personally) are a boring and over done addition. The kills are brutal but stomachable. There are some tense parts but are few and far between. In closing give it a shot if you're a die hard Malerman fan otherwise id skip it. *spoilers*......just watch It Follows instead.
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Cujo
- By: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Lorna Raver
- Length: 14 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 4,009
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,646
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,637
Cujo is a 200-pound Saint Bernard, the best friend Brett Camber has ever had. One day Cujo chases a rabbit into a cave inhabited by sick bats. What happens to Cujo, how he becomes a horrifying vortex inescapably drawing in all the people around him, makes for one of the most heart-stopping novels Stephen King has ever written.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Gut Wrenching, SOAP OPERA
- By Jim "The Impatient" on 12-26-16
- Cujo
- By: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Lorna Raver
Could have been a novella
Reviewed: 05-24-22
The story was overly long and drawn out with very little resolution. I wish I liked it more than I did.
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The Last House on Needless Street
- By: Catriona Ward
- Narrated by: Christopher Ragland
- Length: 12 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 4,625
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4,168
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Story4 out of 5 stars 4,154
In a boarded-up house on a dead-end street at the edge of the wild Washington woods lives a family of three. A teenage girl who isn’t allowed outside, not after last time. A man who drinks alone in front of his TV, trying to ignore the gaps in his memory. And a house cat who loves napping and reading the Bible. An unspeakable secret binds them together, but when a new neighbor moves in next door, what is buried out among the birch trees may come back to haunt them all.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I can only listen in 1-2 hour segments!
- By Brenda on 10-04-21
- The Last House on Needless Street
- By: Catriona Ward
- Narrated by: Christopher Ragland
Like a rolling snowball
Reviewed: 04-19-22
It tumbles into a fun avalanche of a ride. The story isnt perfect but its full of great twists and turns.
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Nothing but Blackened Teeth
- By: Cassandra Khaw
- Narrated by: Suehyla El-Attar
- Length: 2 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 733
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 639
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Story3 out of 5 stars 640
A Heian-era mansion stands abandoned, its foundations resting on the bones of a bride and its walls packed with the remains of the girls sacrificed to keep her company. It’s the perfect venue for a group of thrill-seeking friends, brought back together to celebrate a wedding. A night of food, drinks, and games quickly spirals into a nightmare as secrets get dragged out and relationships are tested. But the house has secrets too. Lurking in the shadows is the ghost bride with a black smile and a hungry heart.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Disappointed
- By arosenb4 on 12-11-21
- Nothing but Blackened Teeth
- By: Cassandra Khaw
- Narrated by: Suehyla El-Attar
2 hours and 32 mins too long
Reviewed: 02-15-22
How does such a short story feel like it's never going to end? The main character is constantly mewling and insufferably dour. There is just no likable character here to anchor you to the story and the writing is verbose. Give this story a pass.
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The Breach
- By: Nick Cutter
- Narrated by: Marc Vietor
- Length: 6 hrs and 45 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 687
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 609
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Story4 out of 5 stars 609
John Hawkins is counting down his last days as chief of police on the Lone Crow Reservation in the lonely, frigid woods of the Yukon. But when a faceless body with mysterious wounds washes up on the shores of the Porcupine River, he’s pulled deeper in than ever before. Hawkins and coroner Jacob Littlecorn suspect the disfigured body is that of theoretical physicist Graham Raphelson, also known as the “molecular madman of Trinity College”, who recently disappeared.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Don’t waste your time
- By Rhonda on 11-03-20
- The Breach
- By: Nick Cutter
- Narrated by: Marc Vietor
completely forgettable
Reviewed: 10-06-21
Read his book The Troop instead. This a worse version of that book. none of these characters are fleshed out enough to even care about.
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There's Someone Inside Your House
- By: Stephanie Perkins
- Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
- Length: 9 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 356
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 317
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Story4 out of 5 stars 318
It’s been almost a year since Makani Young came to live with her grandmother and she’s still adjusting to her new life in rural Nebraska. Then, one by one, students at her high school begin to die in a series of gruesome murders, each with increasing and grotesque flair. As the body count rises and the terror grows closer, can Makani survive the killer’s twisted plan?
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3 out of 5 stars
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Just okay
- By Breezybealle on 10-10-17
- There's Someone Inside Your House
- By: Stephanie Perkins
- Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
Well worn territory done right
Reviewed: 09-24-21
This book offers nothing new. its a new age spin on an age old tale, there was a surprising death or two though. Overall it was an easy listen and very enjoyable. I also thought the narrator was fantastic.
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Nightbooks
- By: J. A. White
- Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne
- Length: 7 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 386
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 336
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 337
Alex’s original hair-raising tales are the only thing keeping the witch Natacha happy, but soon he’ll run out of pages to read from and be trapped forever. He’s loved scary stories his whole life, and he knows most don’t have a happily ever after. Now that Alex is trapped in a true terrifying tale, he’s desperate for a different ending - and a way out of this twisted place. This modern spin on the Scheherazade story is perfect for fans of Coraline and A Tale Dark and Grimm.
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5 out of 5 stars
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More like, NightHOOKS
- By Drummerlp2000 on 09-16-21
- Nightbooks
- By: J. A. White
- Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne
More like, NightHOOKS
Reviewed: 09-16-21
This book grabs you from the very beginning. As a 31 year old guy who absolutely loves horror i was worried that it would be too childish, but it wasn't. It actually had a spooky moment or two and was just over all very enjoyable. I cant wait to share this book with my nephew....when he's a little bit older haha. Hopefully the movie is anywhere near as good as this book.
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