Horror Story: Volume III

Footprints in the Snow

De: G.M. Hague

Narrado por: G.M. Hague

Emerging from the winter storm, it appeared to be a sanctuary, shelter from the freezing blizzard and the ravages of a desperate, final battle. But instead, the beckoning gates of the mysterious abbey are the entrance to a different kind of hell. The frightening shadows and maze of confusing hallways and rooms conceal things much more terrifying than the enemy beyond the walls. Sergeant Muller and his German Army platoon have witnessed countless horrors since the start of the war, but they still don't believe in ghosts or the dead returning from the grave. That's all about to change.

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A chilling period piece

I enjoyed listening to this entry in Hague's Horror Story series. The author did an excellent job of setting up the period and tone which only enhanced the "creep" factor of later events. Some of the characters are a bit irritating, but I think that was the point.

As usual GM Hague does an excellent job narrating (even if he is an Aussie speaking for Nazi Germans heh)

A Genuine Ghost Story

I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.
"Footprints in the Snow" the third book in the Horror Story series by G.M. Hague is a true ghost story that takes place in France during the Battle of the Bulge. The true protagonist is the convent that lures wary soldiers into the folds of what they hope will be a sanctuary and turns out to be their worst nightmare. The story revolves around a decimated platoon of German soldiers who is looking for a safe place to wait for reinforcements, surrounded as they are by enemies' forces. The convent, appearing as an unexpected mirage to starved, tired, and freezing soldiers in a winter landscape, becomes their hope for survival. Little they know that the horrors inside the convent's walls are more terrorizing than the horrors of war. A suspenseful and well written book, superbly performed by its author, is a must read. I particularly appreciated the fact that the author opted not to use forced German accent in his narration, an annoying aspect of many narrators that feel the need to give foreign accents to protagonists from other nationalities, when in reality there would be no need for it, something that has always bothered me. Great job!

Horror Story: Footprints in the Snow

Any additional comments?

It took awhile for me to get into the story. I wish the story focused more on the last third of the book. I understand the build up. I just think it took too long. The author did a good job with the narration. I received this audiobook for free through Audiobook Boom for my unbiased review.

Supernatural tale in an old Abbey

If you could sum up Horror Story: Volume III in three words, what would they be?

Claustrophobic. Horror. Doom.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Meuller. The badass seargent of the Wehrmacht unit. He was portray well; not just the usual ultra evil streotype (though he was that too!) but his character was well developed and the reader could understand the "logic" behind his decisions against the backdrop of the Ardennes offensive.

Which scene was your favorite?

The end... Don't want to spoilt it, but the end of the book was great.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

In this Abbey... Pray for death.

Any additional comments?

This was a rather large short story, definitely a novella. It was a little slow in parts, but that helped develop the characters well. It was a genuinely unsettling story. I really enjoyed listening to it.

Pretty good ghostly story.

A platoon of WWII German soldiers seeks solace from the winter cold in a French Abbey. Little did they realize that the terror inside the Abbey was worse than the terror of war outside. Will any of them make it back to their lines? A pretty good ghostly story. This audiobook was given by the author, narrator, or publisher at no cost in exchange for an unbiased review via Audiobook Boom.