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The Dead Children's Playground

American Horrors, Book 1

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The Dead Children's Playground

By: James Kaine
Narrated by: Melinda Melendez
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A cemetery filled with innocents. A ghostly chill in the air. Will a short walk through the woods awaken a dark power?

Kylie Macklin is eager to live a normal life. Freshly moved from Florida to Alabama and finally in remission from cancer, the optimistic nine-year-old is used to dodging her overprotective mom’s warnings. So when a new playmate invites her to hang out, the happy girl thinks nothing of the playground being located in a graveyard for young victims of the Spanish Flu… and a local serial killer.

Kayla Macklin hates starting over. Forced to relocate after her little sister’s recovery, the sullen nineteen-year-old despises her new home more when she sees a terrifying vision in the nearby crypt. And as kids around town start to fall gravely ill, she begins to suspect there is something sinister at play.

Tormented by a frightening specter’s ever-closer appearances, Kylie turns to her older sibling for help. But as Kayla digs into the history of the haunted ground, the twisted truths she discovers hint at a bloodthirst that can never be sated.

Can they face down the malevolent force without tripping into their own graves?

The Dead Children’s Playground is the bone-chilling first book in the American Horrors series. If you like dark twists, scary puzzles, and poignant moments, then you’ll love James Kaine’s supernatural spine-tingler.

Buy The Dead Children’s Playground to start a fatal game today!

©2024 James Kaine (P)2024 James Kaine
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the dead childrens play ground

great book i couldn't stop reading it.very interesting had all the emotions of real life events.

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The story was so good. So believable.

I had so many emotions. I loved it. I can't wait to read another book.

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the title caught my eye

I liked the whole the thing I predicted the end, I am glad you made it so she gets to play on the playground.

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Good listen till the end

Enjoyed the story from beginning to end. So happy with the selection to spend my time with.

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Great premise and well written

I really enjoyed this story and loved hearing how the author came up with the idea for it at the end. I’m excited to see where he goes with the series. I think the narrator did a very good job but I always feel I should read a book I want to creep me out rather than to listen to someone narrate the story for me. I feel it’s hard for narrators to really give the proper tone for me to be in the story enough to thoroughly get freaked out. So I recommend if you’re like me, maybe read the hard copy of this one. I believe it would really give that creepy kid more power. I’m sure there will be plenty of people who feel she did a sufficient enough job to give them the chills. Either way, enjoy

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ancient and modern

I don't typically like ghost stories. However the title and the cover art grabbed my attention. with just the title and prolong I was intrigued. he does an amazing job mixing modern folklore with anancient mythology. and the narrator did and amazing job making it feel like your sitting around a campfire listening to a truly edge of your seat ghost story. I'm truly excited to see what he brings us next I will be reading the rest of his books definitely. A GREAT haunting story.

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The afterword from the author was an added creepy bonus.

Excactly the kind of spooky/horror that I was craving. Not gory, which I was thankful for. I had heard of the "real" children's playground from ghost tv shows, which is why I picked this book. The storyline did not disappoint. The after word from the author at the end gave me delicious chills!

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the story is gripping from page 1 to the end. I found a new favorite writer to add to my list.

I liked everything but the epilog, but that's for my own reasons you will have to make your own choice.

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Entertaining ghost story

I really disliked the narrator and wonder how she ever got hired. She consistently glottal stopped her t's, which is just bad enunciation and irritating for the listener. I hope she doesn't narrate book 2.

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Fighting ghosts

Everything I hope there is a part 2 because I would love to hear that one

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