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The Imago Sequence

And Other Stories

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The Imago Sequence

By: Laird Barron
Narrated by: Ray Porter
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The title story of this collection - a devilishly ironic riff on H. P. Lovecraft's "Pickman's Model" - was nominated for a World Fantasy Award, while "Probiscus" was nominated for an International Horror Guild award and reprinted in The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror 19. In addition to his previously published work, this collection contains an original story.

©2007 Laird Barron (P)2017 Audible, Inc. Anthologies Anthologies & Short Stories Fantasy Horror Short Stories Witty Scary
Cosmic Horror Elements • Engaging Storytelling • Perfect Narration • Eloquent Prose • Imaginative Plots
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Excellent prose and wonderful storytelling. A true genre as well as literary classic collection for all.

Classic and unforgettable

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I absolutely loved this book and the narration as well. This is one of the most well written horror anthologies I've ever read.

One of the best horror audiobooks of all time.

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I’m a sucker when it comes to eldritch horror, and the Imago Sequence certainly didn’t disappoint.

Fantastically creepy

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Ray Porter is a fantastic narrator. Laird Barron absolutely delivers with his brand of creepy tales and Porter does a wonderful job bringing the stories to life.

Ray Porter

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I confess that the first time I read a story by Laird Baron story I wasn't a fan. but I tried this collection anyway, and every story in it worked for me!

Great short stories!

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The entirety was so unsettling… each story kept me wanting more including the last one. So fun… will definitely re-listen!!!

AWESOME

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Some of the stories have lodged in my imagination. The narrator is good and suits the author's hard-boiled characters, although I would say his imitation of female voices made me uncomfortable and comes across as a bit sexist.

Enjoyed it so much that I got it on Kindle aswell

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Really weirded and creeped me out in a good, but disgusting way. It's horror, but not the cozy and familiar kind. This collection is like if someone took Lovecraft and made a snuff version out of it. I'm talking Naked Lunch kinda weird. Ray Porter does an awesome job. Can't wait to listen to more of his work.

Disturbing

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Some of the stories were laid out well, but the over all story line of the conglomeration of stories was hard to follow, this book will require a couple run through at the very least.
Ray Porter does an excellent job with his narration, no complaints there.

Storyline was a bit hard to follow.

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There are a few stories in here that certainly seized my interest. However, some of them I didn’t finish, realizing too late that I will never get those invested minutes back. There seems no point forthcoming, and the ennui settled in too deeply to be overcome.

Ray Porter is the reason I purchased this title, and his performance is indisputably the gem of this collection.

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