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Jack Clancy
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The Black Death is approaching...but is there something more fearful in the forest outside the village?
Outside an isolated forest community, by the forbidden cursed "Red Scowl", tracks are discovered that resemble no known animal. Fearful of getting in trouble with the village leader, Mor and Beathan keep this discovery to themselves.
Soon, however, Mor grows more alarmed as news of a great pestilence arrives, and he wonders if these two things are somehow linked. He wants to speak up—just as he wanted to speak up when a woman he loved from afar was burned as a witch—but Mor is a simple man, and the more cunning Beathan keeps him quiet.
Storms, murder, a witch hunt, old secrets, and something monstrous in the mist follow before a stranger comes to the village. Is he is the devil? Does he carry the plague? Is he responsible for all the ills that have befallen them? Most important of all—did he come from within the Red Scowl?
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unexpected ending
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Aside from one dialogue loop, the narration was perfect. It was crisp, clean, and easy to follow. The narrator did a fine job of bringing the cast to life and personality to the characters.
NOTE: This copy was provided to me free of charge as a digital review copy. The opinions stated in this review are mine and mine alone, I was not paid or requested to give this book a certain rating, suggestion, or approval.
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The Red Scowl
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I have come to expect two things when I read any stories by Mr. Douglas. First, I am going to be entertained from beginning to end, and second, I’m going to be transported to places where there is an element of horror and a ton of suspense. The Red Scowl not only fulfilled both of my expectations it exceeded them in ways I hadn’t expected – and no, I also won’t share why because I’m not into providing spoilers. I’ll just say this story wasn’t what I had expected before I started it and as I read, I morphed into a story that set its hooks into me and refused to let go until that last sentence. Jack Clancy’s narration of this story not only brought it to life, but it seemed to fill in areas that I may not have focused on when I originally read the story.
Not all is what you have been led to believe.
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Full of suspense, intriguing and eerie, this is a great horror story, holding itself not by gore and blood, but by the atmosphere and good writing.
Sadly, I didn't really enjoy Jack Clancy's narration but, nevertheless, the story is well worthy of your time.
Excellent!
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Another Winner
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Tightly woven & well-written supernatural suspense
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A rewriting of an Aesop's tale, with a moral about getting your comeuppance for doing bad things. Rather an unsatisfactory ending
No forensics!
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Jack Clancy's performance was great and added to my enjoyment of the story.
Be kind to witches or beware!
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