Blackwater

Two Stories

De: Christian Galacar

Narrado por: J. M. Needham

Blackwater is a collection of two tales of horror and dark fantasy. In "Mercury Rain", a soldier fighting a new enemy learns the importance of holding on to his memories. "Blackwater", the title story of the collection, is an homage to Stephen King's short story, "Graveyard Shift", and it tells the tale of Paul Hawkins, a mine worker who disturbs something terrifying in the Blackwater Hills of Durham, Pennsylvania, in the summer of 1976.

©2015 Christian Galacar (P)2017 Christian Galacar

okay well

usually I don't like short mystery stories they are too lacking of details but those two stories are quite incredible a very good book I enjoyed it quite much and I would maybe listen to those stories again quite nice indeed

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Two short stories

I really enjoyed the second story. It was interesting and I personally would be quite happy if the story would continue to tell what happens to the town and then to the rest of the country. Definite possibility for a full length novel. I received this for free for an honest review.

Sci if shorts that deliver

I love sci fi, and these shorts don’t disappoint. They deliver quick plot, quick characters, and it all comes
Together for a short but entertaining romp through universes imagined and delivered to you. Sit back relax and enjoy this quick listen. I was voluntarily provided this free review copy audiobook by the author, narrator, or publisher.

Two Really Good Stories

I enjoyed these two stories. Both "Mercury Rain" and "Blackwater" were written by Christian Galacer who also wrote "Whiskey Devil". While I wasn't crazy about the latter, these two stories were very good. I think Blackwater was indeed the best story. It definitely had the creepy factor especially for me as I live in an old mining town where not only my family, but other locals go way back to the early days of the town's mines and history.

I feel that Christian Galacer is an author to watch. He has a good grasp on this type of storytelling.

J.M. Needham's performance was perfect. His narration skills are excellent and the combination of this author/reader is a great match.

Excellent Horror

Really beautifully written horror prose with gruesome details and quality creepy moments. The performance is also very good and the intensity really adds to the entire tone and feel of these stories.

Interesting quick shorts.

Two short stories. The first is very short. It was a rather bleak view of the future, although probably not too far off. To be honest, if I lived in a world like this one, I may want to forget as well.
The second story was the majority of the running time and very creepy. It kind is f played with perceptions of what was really going on. Was he in a cave system or just lost and freaked out in the dark. Either way, the creatures were fascinating and gross at the same time. The creature popping out of the guys neck wound was the literary equivalent of the scene from Peter Jackson’s Dead Alive where the mothers arm wound erupted into the guys custard and he ate it. I got physically nauseous. Mr. Galacar knows what can give the creeps.

The narration was top notch as well. The eeriness of the mine was conveyed in both the printed and spoken word.

Definitely looking forward to more from both participants.

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Great couple of stories

There are 2 stories squeezed into 90 minutes here, and though both are good, the first is easily my favorite.

Mercury Rain is a short story taking place in a distant(?) future where man and machine are now at war. They're as smart as us, but with none of our fleshy weaknesses. What makes this story great though is the perspective from which it is told and the wonderfully-crafted ending that will leave you pondering well after the story ends.

The second tale, Black Water, is more traditional supernatural monster horror. It follows a miner that stumbles onto something buried deep under Pennsylvania soil. It's also written pretty well and is atmospheric enough to give the chills, but lacks a bit of the poetic and emotional flair of the first.

Both great listens though, especially given the run time.

I was provided these audiobooks free of charge in exchange for my honest review.

Two Shorts, One Winner

'Blackwater' consists of two short horror type stories. The first one I can barely remember, it didn't strike a chord with me, but the second one is imprinted on my mind. Going down into underground mines is already a scary thing, but to do it alone, and to discover something inhuman, is next-level-terrifying. As it's so short, I can't say more without spoilers. Needham gives a good performance, but I can only recommend the second story in this book!

I was voluntarily provided this free review copy audiobook by the author, narrator, or publisher.

Two cool shorts

I received this book from the author in exchange of an unbaised review.

Wao this was something else, specially blackwater, it was very gripping and interesting, the way the tension build and then let go was amazing.

the first story seemed like a prediction of a future we can reach if we don't have care, so maybe we should be more aware of our past if we don't want to lose our future.

two terrifying tales that will leave you sleepless

Blackwater is a collection of two short stories written by Christian Galacar. The narration is provided by J.M. Needham. The audiobook is self-published by Christian Galacar with a short running time of 1 hour and 26 minutes. Within the shorter runtime, you will get to enter two distinct worlds from the author. The first is Mercury Rain. This is the shorter of the two stories. The second offering is Blackwater.

Short stories are a challenge for any writer. They have to establish a hook and get the reader or listener invested quickly into the story. Mr. Galacar does that with Mercury Rain. This is a dark tale of the future of the human race. Many things have gone wrong. Soldiers are on the front lines daily fighting two separate but nearly equal enemies. The machines that have gain consciousness while the environment is raining mercury in a toxic form on them. This story reminds me of scenes from the Terminator Movies.

The second story; Blackwater the longer of the two stories is in a mine. This story held my attention as well; it told the story of Paul Hawkins. He is a Miner in 1976 in Pennsylvania. He is working an extra shift to string new wiring for the mine lights. The Lights that all blew out at the same time for no real apparent reason. While in the mine Paul finds something horrifying. The author wrote the short story Blackwater is as an homage to Stephen King’s short story, “Graveyard Shift”. The author did an excellent job doing that, as that was my first thought as the story developed as it held my attention.

J. M. Needham provided the narration on the short audio performance. I found Mr. Needham’s performance in both stories to be enjoyable. The narrator set the right tone as needed for the required setting of the story. In the first story, it was needed to be bleak, dark, and convey the sense of loss in the world. Mr. Needham did that well. In the second story where Mr. Needham had more characters to work with, I found his performance truly enjoyable as there were more characters to give voices too. Later in the story, the internal monologue was really enjoying how the narrator voiced the characters growing fear. The publisher for this audiobook is Christian Galacar. The production value is of the highest quality. I heard no problems during the entire performance. There were not any detectable flaws that I was able to hear during the entire performance. I did not hear any loops, breaks, or buzzing. The production was crisp and clear.

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