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The Nightmare Man

By: J. H. Markert
Narrated by: David Bendena
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Blackwood mansion looms, surrounded by nightmare pines, atop the hill over the small town of New Haven. Ben Bookman, bestselling novelist and heir to the Blackwood estate, spent a weekend at the ancestral home to finish writing his latest horror novel, The Scarecrow. Now, on the eve of the book’s release, the terrible story within begins to unfold in real life.

Detective Mills arrives at the scene of a gruesome murder: a family butchered and bundled inside cocoons stitched from corn husks and hung from the rafters of a barn, eerily mirroring the opening of Bookman’s latest novel. When another family is killed in a similar manner, Mills and his daughter, rookie detective Samantha Blue, are determined to find the link to the book—and the killer—before the story reaches its chilling climax.

As the series of “Scarecrow crimes” continues to mirror the book, Ben quickly becomes the prime suspect. He can’t remember much from the night he finished writing the novel, but he knows he wrote it in The Atrium, his grandfather’s forbidden room full of numbered books, thousands of books without words. As Ben digs deep into Blackwood’s history, he learns he may have triggered a release of something trapped long ago—and it won’t stop with the horrors buried within the pages of his book.

©2023 J. H. Markert (P)2023 Dreamscape Media
Horror Psychological Supernatural Thriller & Suspense Scary Paranormal Exciting Suspense Detective
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Original Concept • Intriguing Storyline • Fantastic Narration • Unexpected Twists • Engaging Mystery
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I enjoyed this overall, it's a solid horror thriller with some mystery elements. My main gripes were that the concluding material ran on a bit long, and it didn't always stick the landing with all the plot revelations that were going on towards the end. But that's about my most common complaint for horror novels, so it didn't surprise or disappoint me too much. Still a solid recommend if you're in a horror mood.

Generally solid horror thriller

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Kept me interested from start to finish. Listened to the whole thing in a weekend.

⭐️⭐️⭐️

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I listen to horror genre books once in a while (I'm mostly a psychological crime junkie), but this one caught my interest. I love books with lots of twists and turns...even if I have to back up and listen to something again to make sure I'm keeping up. I listened to this so fast that I want to start it over right now! Excellent story line, wild and entertaining characters. 5 stars!

Great horror story!

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Such a new and unique take in horror. A new story and new ideas. If you’re tired of the same old same old in horror this is a book for you. Thoroughly enjoyed it from start to finish!

I listened in one day!

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I loved everything about this book. I don’t want to spoil it so I won’t go into detail.

What a ride!

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Not what I expected but after re listening to it , I think it was worth the credit I hope there is more coming

Great listen

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Atmospheric, supernatural, gory fun! If you love a supernatural thriller - this is the book for you. It also hints at further lore, which really has me hooked! I hope he writes more in this world!

Great for Spooky Season!

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Finally something that does not disappoint. Totally worth the listen. Loved the story and the characters. The performance great as well.

Finally!

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Had me hooked from page 1! Narrator was phenomenal. Story scared me and had me in tears.

Great story

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I had no clue what to expect from this book tbh, I thought it was a simple story about an evil scarecrow but I was wrong. It is so much deeper than that. The world building is great. The writing keeps you hooked and weaves in information at the perfect time. I loved The Nightmare Man and look forward to the sequel, assuming there will be one. Highly recommend.

Absolutely Loved It!!

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