Wake Up and Open Your Eyes

De: Clay McLeod Chapman

Narrado por: Kelli Tager, Joe Hempel, Cary Hite, Neil Hellegers, Marni Penning, P. J. Ochlan, Noah Levine, Soneela Nankani, Charlotte Moore-Lambert, Megan Tusing

From Vulture’s “master of horror” Clay McLeod Chapman, a relentless and emotionally charged social horror novel about a family on the run from a demonic possession epidemic that spreads through media, for fans of The Last of Us and Where Evil Lurks

Noah Fairchild has been losing his formerly polite Southern parents to far-right cable news for years, so when his mother leaves him a voicemail warning him that the “Great Reckoning” is here, he assumes it’s related to one of the many conspiracy theories she believes in. But when his own phone calls go unanswered, Noah makes the long drive from Brooklyn to Richmond, Virginia. There, he discovers his childhood home in shambles, a fridge full of spoiled food, and his parents locked in a terrifying trance-like state in front of the TV. Panicked, Noah attempts to snap them out of it and get medical help.

Then Noah’s mother brutally attacks him.

But Noah isn’t the only person to be attacked by a loved one. Families across the country are tearing each other apart—literally—as people succumb to a form of possession that gets worse the more time they spend watching particular channels, using certain apps, or visiting certain websites. In Noah’s Richmond-based family, only he and his young nephew Marcus are unaffected. Together, they must race back to the safe haven of Brooklyn—but can they make it before they fall prey to the violent hordes?

This ambitious, searing novel from “one of horror’s modern masters” holds a mirror to our divided nation, and will shake listeners to the core.

©2025 Clay McLeod Chapman (P)2025 Blackstone Publishing

This was not good

This book goes absolutely no where. I was honestly so close to giving up on it and then it was over. I thought I was only in the middle of the book because literally nothing had happened apart from backstory. Do not waste your money on this book.

insane

something I never need is time after finishing a book. this one i do. I need to soak in what I just listened to. it was great.

Extremely Messed Up

Great book. There is so much going on, from commentary on social media use to politics to religion. It’s an absolutely wild time. I loved it.

Are you ready to WAKE UP??

I feel so called out right now. I am totally just like Noah and would probably end up in the exact same situation, but sooner, because, let's face it, I'm on my phone WAY too much. This book had me going from being creeped out to exploding with laughter from one paragraph to the next. It's nice to know that I'm not the only one worrying (and making bad jokes) about the potential consequences of the world's growing addiction to screens. I definitely feel like all of the screen time and clickbait and algorithms are turning people into some weird form of radicalized zombies with no understanding of reality or objective truth, continuously regurgitating the same BS propaganda from our specially curated echo chambers. I'm certain that there is a terrifying future awaiting us due to the erosion of our critical thinking skills.

Not far fetched from the world today

Limit your screen time people! The algorithm demon is out there! Muhahahaha. Really good book!

Wow

<b><u>”WAKE UP AND OPEN YOUR EYES”</b></u>

Well, this was an<b><i>experience</b></i>

I don’t think I have ever read anything like this — the plot, the journey, the execution — it was such a unique experience.

I’m glad I went with the Audible format because the audio was SO GOOD.

This book hits HARD in regard to its social and political commentary.

Fox News viewers may not like this book…

…in fact they’ll probably f***ing <b>hate</b> it.

However, it is a very TIMELY appropriate read, especially after the November election (😭). And, just saying, the timely-ness of this book makes it soooo much more terrifying than if it was just your regular ol ‘possession’ novel. It freaked me out how much it made me think about my maga grandma (😭)

<b>Wake Up and Open Your Eyes</b> is disturbing and it is, at times, absolutely disgusting.. so much so that there are moments that were difficult for even me to read.

It’s worth noting that if you are a person that has any triggers, please look up the warnings before diving into this one because Chapman does NOT hold back.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

A most Read.

I wish I could convince my family members to read this. it almost doesn't feel like fiction at all.

Shocking but the Ending Was Deep

I almost stopped listening to this book halfway through. So much of the book is posed in such a shocking and disturbing way, but when you get to the message at the end, you realize the purpose to all the shock and disgust. Even as a democrat, this book left me questioning my political motivations and showed me how dangerous political obsession can be. Truly recommend.

political horror party

I don't think anyone aside from Mr Chapman could take the sheer Insanity of the world we live in and turn it into something so horrifying. A not all of the left the right the middle, upper, lower, the rich, the poor, those that live their lives online and knows that live theirs in lazy boy. Terrifically terrible, a very much needed mirror into the wild world we live in. what makes it so particularly terrifying is that I think we could all see this happening. In reality, I think we are all just waiting for something like this to unfold, as scary as it is.

Repetitive, Pointless

The idea of this book was great, but the execution of it was not. The main character’s actions weren’t believable and if there was a point to all the nonsense, I never heard it. The narration became so repetitive, it was annoying. Disappointing read.