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The Splendor of Fear

By: Ambrose Ibsen
Narrated by: Melissa Moran
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Something stirs in the town of Newsom's Landing....

Penny hates the outdoors, but when her boyfriend, Jared, plans a romantic weekend getaway in the woods, she decides to tag along. The pair drive to a remote Kentucky campground with a strange and sordid history. Within the confines of the Swan Creek State Park are the ruins of a town abandoned under terrifying circumstances in the 19th century.

The town of Newsom's Landing had been the site of the last-known witch trial in US history, and the ghost of its defendant, the infamous Ellie Pomeroy, is said to still linger. Arriving on the anniversary of Pomeory's murder, the pair find they have the entire park to themselves. Or, nearly.

Something else is stalking the woods - watching in the night, wandering through the ruins. It brings a plague of hallucinatory terror wherever it goes, and before long, Penny and Jared can't parse reality from nightmare. Lost in the woods, the pair are faced with a choice: Find a way to end the century-long curse, or be consumed by it - body and soul.

©2018 Ambrose Ibsen (P)2019 Tantor
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Hmmm

Not as scary as his other books. This one was just alil dull for me wanting horror and to be scared to cut off the lights.

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Spooky

Very Good Indeed, would highly recommend this book, this is my first read enjoyed it

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Not Bad..

It wasn’t my favorite but I made it thru in a single sitting so i can say it definitely held my interest. Jarret annoyed me 🤣 to say the least.. Good story though!

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A nice little ghost story

Nothing new or different, but this is a fun ghost story. I enjoyed the narrator and the solid characters make it a nice listen.

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it goes nowhere

Disappointing book from an author who can do better. The story is choppy and inane.

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not my favorite book by Ambrose Ibsen

I am more into his ghost/ haunted house stories...im not saying it was bad.
some people would give it 5 stars
the storyline didn't entertain me as much as his other books have..

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Story started good but just boring by the end

The resolution was not very exciting. I liked the spooks in the beginning but by the end it’s just kind of like, get it over with already, and even when they solve the problem it’s more just like waiting for the time to run out.

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Intriguing

It was a good spooky story. I would have like more history of the lost town and the witch. I wish they would have found more of the abandoned town. But it kept me listening and I do recommend.

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great listing

I really enjoyed the book I liked the voices they wasn't that long played out voice like some can be . I was alittle upset that it came to an end

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Not the best, not the worse.

It's ok. A decent listen if you've got time to kill. May have been written for a demographic other than mine.

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