The Home

De: Judith Sonnet

Narrado por: Lila Kerry

THE HOME

In the early '60s, in a seemingly more "innocent" time, a group of teenagers were lured into a supposedly haunted house. The place on Sycamore Lane has a morbid history, but that's just hearsay and rumor, isn't it?

THE HOME

His name was Robbie Miller, and he was a killer. Driven mad by the THING that lived in The Home, he now exists to serve. He'll do whatever the creature that calls itself Mr. Friendlyman asks . . . He'll even become a ghost . . .

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Now, decades later and much older, they are returning to The Home. A retired fantasy writer, A doting grandfather, and a mysterious old woman who seems to know things she should not . . .

THE HOME

A dark storm is brewing over this wicked house. A storm that will break down the very fabric of reality. A storm that demands blood and sacrifice, and feeds on the ghosts of anyone who dies within it's premises.

©2024 Judith Sonnet (P)2025 Judith Sonnet

The twist at the end is amazing and spine tingling!

I love the narrator! She did amazing telling the story. There should definitely be another book like this about Mr friendly man….. awesome book

All Hype

I bought this book because of all of the hype about it being scary. I'm sorry to say that I wasn't scared. It started out strong, but it got to the point where the gore was gratuitous and didn't actually help further the story. Maybe there's something wrong with me but there were times the gore made me giggle because it was just silly and gross for the point of being gross. The transitions were clunky and at times hard to follow, ie did this happen in the past, is this current time for the characters... Then it kind of ended, it was drawn out and I had hoped there would be an actual build up to something but... I was looking for the "twists" and strong ending, instead it was predictable. It was like the author was trying to channel King, HP Lovecraft, and Poe. As I was listening I kept thinking, "This is quite similar to IT" and not as well done. I'm sorry as I'm sure I'm an outlier in this, I just expected more. I listened to the whole story, I wish I hadn't and instead returned it for a credit refund.

Praise judith and her ghosts!

Truly some of Judith's best work that earned her the 1# spot of my favorite horror author. Phenomenal narration, Amazing story. Mr.FriendlyMan easily rivals Pennywise in just how unsettling of a monster he is.

darn

I wanted to hate this book. but... it was freaking awesome. highly recommended. Great narration too.

Not for me

The narration is fine. I read the author writes splatter-punk, but it was indicated this story was not that. I am not a fan of that genre. It may not be splatter, but it has enough of a lean in that direction to put me off. Way too much needless gore and just gross imagery. I was intrigued in the beginning with Mr. Friendlyman. Great, creepy character but by the end it was just not scary. The ending seemed rushed and drawn out at the same time.

Plot Twist!

The story kept me entertained. Narrator was great. This is the second Judith Sonnet book I’ve read, and I really like her style.

so good

super good tye end was nuts and think came out pretty perfectly. Will be reading again definitely

I know a sure fire way to summon ghosts

I loved this book so much. It kept me on my toes, and honestly I wasn’t expecting the direction it took. The plot and characters kept me enthralled.
Horror books for a long time have been very predictable, but not this one.
Plus I really like that narrator, every book she does sounds great.
25/10 would definitely recommend

WTF?!

Not sure how to rate this book since it would be in poor taste to give spoilers.
I guess what I can say, is that the writing is top notch and the performance was beyond brilliant. The overall story, flow and descriptions, while extremely gory at times, was very engaging and incredibly well written.
So what's my problem? Uh, the ending! I mean, I like a good twist and I love when stories defy my expectations. But right now, I have the same sinking, disgusted feeling that I had when the last episode of Lost had disappointed millions of people, myself included. If the abruptness of the final act wasn't bad enough, the lack of explanation and the dismal reality of the ending made my blood boil with the realization that I just wasted hours of my time on a story that was unfulfilled and lazy at accomplishing a satisfying explanation. I don't have to have a happy ending mind you, but there ought to a least be an epilog that can provide some sort of closure. This had none. Just a "Sucks-To-Be-You", "Sorry-We-Ran-Outta-Time", "Everyon-Drive-Safe", "Closing-Time" salute. I have a VERY unhappy face right now.

This did not go how I expected!!!

The first 25% of the book seems so weird and random and the. It starts coming together. When I tell you the ending had me gasping for air!!!!