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Narrated by:
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Gail Shalan
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By:
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Ania Ahlborn
About this listen
A terrifying novella from the bestselling author of Within These Walls, Brother, and The Bird Eater!
New York, 1977. The sweltering height of the Summer of Sam. The entire city is gripped with fear, but all Nell Sullivan worries about is whether or not she’ll ever make a friend. The self-proclaimed “Plain Jane” does her best to fit in with the girls at work, but Nell’s brother, Barrett, assures her that she’ll never be like them. When Nell manages to finally garner some much-yearned-for attention, the unthinkable happens to her newfound friend. The office pool blames Son of Sam, but Nell knows the awful truth…because doing the devil’s work is easy when there’s already a serial killer on the loose.
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Welcome to Magnolia Lane. It’s not exactly a little slice of heaven, but in the backwater town of Creekside, Kansas, it’s the best a jobless supermarket clerk like Andrew Morrison can do. After sacrificing a normal childhood, a decent education, and true love to look after his alcoholic mother, he’s finally breaking free and living his own life — but in the squalid house he’s sharing with a former childhood friend, the living isn’t exactly easy. Plus, there’s something about the chipper, all-American couple next door that’s just downright creepy. However, that doesn’t keep Drew from accepting a job as their handyman — or surrendering to the wiles of perfect housewife Harlow Ward, a woman who always gets what she wants. Drew, like a string of hapless young men before him, doesn’t realize he’s dancing with a devil — one dressed to the nines in high heels and pearls.
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INTERESTED UNTIL THE LAST CHAPTER...IT FELL APART
- By jaye on 01-14-14
By: Ania Ahlborn
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The Bird Eater
- By: Ania Ahlborn
- Narrated by: Peter Berkrot
- Length: 9 hrs and 20 mins
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Twenty years ago, the mysterious death of his aunt left Aaron Holbrook orphaned and alone. He abandoned his rural Arkansas hometown vowing never to return, until his seven-year-old son died in an accident, plunging Aaron into a nightmare of addiction and grief. Desperate to reclaim a piece of himself, he returns to the hills of his childhood, to Holbrook House, where he hopes to find peace among the memories of his youth. But solace doesn't come easy. Someone - or something - has other plans.
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Terrible Narration
- By KK on 05-14-14
By: Ania Ahlborn
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Brother
- By: Ania Ahlborn
- Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
- Length: 9 hrs and 40 mins
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Deep in the heart of Appalachia stands a crooked farmhouse miles from any road. The Morrows keep to themselves, and it's served them well so far. When girls go missing off the side of the highway, the cops don't knock on their door. Which is a good thing, seeing what's buried in the Morrows' backyard. But 19-year-old Michael Morrow isn't like the rest of his family. He doesn't take pleasure in the screams that echo through the trees.
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Worth the credit.
- By James & Mary F on 11-02-15
By: Ania Ahlborn
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Seed
- By: Ania Ahlborn
- Narrated by: Eric G. Dove
- Length: 6 hrs and 10 mins
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With nothing but the clothes on his back - and something horrific snapping at his heels - Jack Winter fled his rural Georgia home when he was just a boy. Watching the world he knew vanish in a trucker’s rearview mirror, he thought he was leaving an unspeakable nightmare behind forever. Now, years later, the bright new future he’s built suddenly turns pitch black, as something fiendishly familiar looms dead ahead. Surviving a violent car crash seems like a miracle for Jack’s family, but Jack knows there’s nothing divine about it.
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THE DIRTY SOUTH
- By Jim "The Impatient" on 12-28-16
By: Ania Ahlborn
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At Dark, I Become Loathsome
- By: Eric LaRocca
- Narrated by: Andrew Eiden
- Length: 4 hrs and 51 mins
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“If you’re reading this, you’ve likely thought that the world would be a better place without you.” A single line of text, glowing in the darkness of the internet. Written by Ashley Lutin, who has often thought the same—and worse—in the years since his wife died and his young son disappeared. But the peace of the grave is not for him—it’s for those he can help. Ashley has constructed a peculiar ritual for those whose desire to die is at war with their yearning to live a better life.
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so repetitive it was nauseating
- By Ksquared on 04-15-25
By: Eric LaRocca
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Stolen Tongues
- By: Felix Blackwell
- Narrated by: J.S. Arquin
- Length: 9 hrs and 3 mins
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High up on the windswept cliffs of Pale Peak, Faye and Felix celebrate their new engagement. But soon, a chorus of ghastly noises erupts from the nearby woods: the screams of animals, the cries of children, and the mad babble of a hundred mournful voices. A dark figure looms near the windows in the dead of night, whispering to Faye. As the weather turns deadly, Felix discovers that his terrified fiancée isn't just mumbling in her sleep—she's whispering back.
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Story is great, audio is not...
- By Catra121 on 07-15-22
By: Felix Blackwell
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The Unseen
- By: Ania Ahlborn
- Length: 12 hrs
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Isla Hansen, a mother reeling from a devastating loss, is beside herself when a mysteriously orphaned child appears on the outskirts of the Hansens’ secluded Colorado property. Although strange and unexplainable, the child’s presence breathes new life into Isla. But as the child settles in, Isla’s husband, Luke, and their five children notice peculiarities that hint at something far beyond the ordinary—anomalies that challenge the very fabric of reality itself.
By: Ania Ahlborn
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A Life of Crime
- By: Aron Beauregard
- Narrated by: Chuck Brugee
- Length: 2 hrs and 39 mins
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By no choice of his own, Harvey Sutton embarked on a life of crime. After spending years scrounging around in the gutter, he is seduced by a life-changing drug experience. A bad trip that pulls back the curtain of reality, leaving him with more questions than answers. The subsequent vision haunting his memory speaks to him, taking him on an odyssey of depravity, transgression, and violence.
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Love Aron Beauregard
- By Meagan Staton on 03-07-25
By: Aron Beauregard
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Dark Across the Bay
- By: Ania Ahlborn
- Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
- Length: 9 hrs and 27 mins
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The house sits stoic and slightly askew off the coast of Raven's Head. Its off-kilter windows are both charming and disorienting, its walls of overstuffed bookshelves both comforting and claustrophobic. When Leo and Lark Parrish arrive at their vacation home with their parents, their mother's idea of a quintessential Maine getaway seems like both a blessing and a curse.
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terribly confusing ending
- By Alex Hall on 10-23-24
By: Ania Ahlborn
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Gone to See the River Man
- By: Kristopher Triana
- Narrated by: Dani George
- Length: 5 hrs and 43 mins
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These people will give anything for the idols they worship, be they rock stars, actors or authors. Or even serial killers. Lori is just such a fanatic. Her obsession is with Edmund Cox, a man of sadistic cruelty who butchered more than 20 women. She’s gone so far as to forge a relationship with him, visiting him in prison and sending him letters on a regular basis. She will do anything to get close to him, so when he gives her a task, she eagerly accepts it. She has no idea of the horror that awaits her.
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Not for me
- By Cassie Hanson on 04-05-22
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Lovesick
- By: Jon Athan
- Narrated by: Matthew E. Berry
- Length: 4 hrs and 53 mins
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Mark Murray loves his girlfriend, Rebecca Lucio, but she doesn’t love him. She believes their love has withered away, and she has already fallen for another man, but she struggles to formally end her relationship with Mark. But Mark knows everything already - the lies, the deceit, the cheating. He has a plan to punish Rebecca in the most violent, disgusting way possible. He is going to make her sick...unbelievably sick.
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Loved every second
- By timj26 on 09-04-19
By: Jon Athan
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The Queen
- By: Nick Cutter
- Narrated by: Ariel Blake, Zac Aleman, Corey Brill, and others
- Length: 12 hrs and 2 mins
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On a sunny morning in June, Margaret Carpenter wakes up to find a new iPhone on her doorstep. She switches it on to find a text from her best friend, Charity Atwater. The problem is, Charity’s been missing for over a month. Most people in town—even the police—think she’s dead. Margaret and Charity have been lifelong friends. They share everything, know the most intimate details about one another…except for the destructive secret hidden from them both. A secret that will trigger a chain of events ending in tragedy, bloodshed, and death. And now Charity wants Margaret to know her story.
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Yikes. Boring and forgettable.
- By Paintedsheep on 11-15-24
By: Nick Cutter
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- Laura Em
- 12-21-24
Good but predictable
I love Anita Ahlborn. Her books are scary and keep me entertained. Sadly this story was painfully predictable. I feel like I’ve heard this story before.
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