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  • Ghostwritten

  • By: Ronald Malfi
  • Narrated by: Joe Hempel
  • Length: 12 hrs and 58 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (176 ratings)

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Ghostwritten

By: Ronald Malfi
Narrated by: Joe Hempel
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Publisher's summary

Four brand-new horror novellas from "a modern-day Algernon Blackwood" all about books, stories, manuscripts—the written word has never had sharper teeth . . .

BOOKS CAN BE DEADLY

In The Skin of Her Teeth, a cursed novel drives people to their deaths.

A delivery job turns deadly in The Dark Brothers' Last Ride.

In This Book Belongs to Olo, a lonely child has dangerous control over an usual pop-up book.

A choose-your-own adventure game spirals into an uncanny reality in The Story.

Full of creepy suspense, these collected novellas are perfect for fans of Paul Tremblay, Stephen King, and Joe Hill.

©2022 Ronald Malfi (P)2022 Tantor
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My new favorite author of horror

This is a series of 4 separate horror stories. I love a good horror story that unwinds as the story goes along then the end comes and you’re left feeling like you just woke up from a nightmare. This author has a great imagination. I’m a new fan.

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Amazing and unique stories..

Couldn’t put this down. Mr Malfi is an incredible writer. Narration wasn’t the best, as it’s difficult to tell who’s talking with this narrator. But the 4 stories were amazing! Highly recommend!

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Interesting

The reader was very good, the writing was very good, the stories were very odd. I will try another book and see if it's just this selection.

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A Sophisticated Collection of Horror

This is my first Ronald Malfi book. Recommended by a friend, I decided to give him a whirl. I must say, this was different from the horror I typically read/listen to. I felt this storytelling had a "sophisticated" vibe. The stories were less about "shock and awe" and more about building a solid plot rich with psychological conflict and terror, sprinkled with a healthy dose of impending dread, and topped off with a layer of vile predators.

In the four stories, Mr. Malfi stretches his brilliant writing style into 4 different psychological thrillers that don't just lead you into a mental frenzy, but those thrillers tendril into sheer menacing horror as the stories twist elegantly into tales of heart pumping fear.

I enjoyed this book at a deeper level. Paired with a very good reading performance (I listened to this on Audible), this book is a great offering for more thought provoking horror. I recommend this to those ready to cross into thrillers and horror or anyone looking for a break from slasher, monster, and extreme horror books.

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Amazing.

I loved every single story. Creepy! I’m off to see if the author has anymore great books.

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4 Great Short Stories

All 4 of these short stories are great. I noticed that they all have to do with books or stories. They also have elements of each other within them (a brief mention of a character from a previous story, for example)

All 4 of them were extremely entertaining & I thoroughly enjoyed them. Malfi has quickly risen to one of my favorite authors.

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So good!

These short stories were so good! Huge fan of Malfi and this book did not disappoint.

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I’m a huge malfi fan

However, this book was really different from his others. Some of the stories were great but a couple others were not so interesting to me. I will still look forward to his next book! The narrator did a great job.

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Love it!

Each one of these stories is a diamond. They’re exciting, mysterious, the writing is beautiful yet easy to follow, and they’re well read. I’m a fan.

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Very Creative

Reminds me of Black Mirror or The Twilight Zone. Very entertaining. I don't often read/listen to books more than once, but I will be re-reading this one!

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