Devour [Dramatized Adaptation]

By: Kurt Anderson

Narrated by: full cast, Nanette Savard, Thomas Keegan, Danny Gavigan, Elizabeth Jernigan, Christopher Walker, Bob Payne, Joe Mallon, Andy Brownstein, Alejandro Ruiz, Chris Genebach, Andy Clemence

Length: 5 hrs and 36 mins

Publisher's Summary

It lurks.

Deep beneath the ice of the Arctic Circle, something has awakened. A primordial creature frozen in time, it is the oldest, largest, most efficient predator that nature has ever produced. And it is ravenously hungry....

It hunts.

Thirty-five miles off the Massachusetts coast, a small research ship is attacked. All but one of its crew is killed by the massive serpentine horror that rises from the sea. The creature likes this human prey. The chewy outer hide. The tender saltiness within. And it wants more....

It feeds.

Responding to a distress signal, fishing-boat captain Brian Hawkins arrives in time to save the ship’s last survivor. But the nightmare is just beginning. A casino cruise ship carrying high-stakes passengers — and a top-secret cargo — becomes the creature’s bloodsoaked hunting ground. Desperate but determined, Hawkins goes after the biggest catch of the century.

Performed by Nanette Savard, Thomas Keegan, Danny Gavigan, Elizabeth Jernigan, Christopher Walker, Bob Payne, Joe Mallon, Andy Brownstein, Alejandro Ruiz, Chris Genebach, Andy Clemence, Sasha Olinick, Peter Holdway, Todd Scofield, Lawrence Redmond, Dylan Lynch, Bradley Smith, Michael Glenn, Cameron McNary, Karen Carbone, David Jourdan, Lise Bruneau, Scott McCormick, Colleen Delany, Michael John Casey.

©2016 Kurt Anderson (P)2017 Graphic Audio, LLC

One credit wasted

If you want listen to a creature feature audio, skip this. Mediocre everything - plot, narration, performance.

Some Fun....Just Some Fun

I've had a fondness for audio dramas since my Dad introduced me to old radio shows, and this has all the hallmarks of a fun ride. You've got a fun little creature feature monster. You've got some people to trap. There is a tense social situation that limits the characters' ability to rally to the monsters defeat. Then chaos breaks loose.

The characters are the strongest part of the story. The fishing boat captain gets established early on when he has to toss out some pricey tuna in order to maybe make it in time to save some people, showing rather than telling why he's a good person. I loved the Sweedish thug our anti-hero running the organized crime poker game confronted early on, and said anti-hero remains one of the most developed characters. No, there did not need to be a crying child in this story to stoke our sympathy, and she added very little to the story, but the people struggling to survive and get theirs at the same time gave a human side to the story that kept me engaged when the monster wasn't around.

Yeah, the idea that a beast like this could sink a cruise ship is a little far fetched, but hey, that's just the business we're in. It wasn't the most engaging monster or the most boring. It fit the bill? Need a sea monster? This one will do since it is no longer bothering Charlie the Unicorn. Did there need to be a second one as a cheap shock? No.

It's a solid good time. Nothing that's going to blow your socks off except for the set up. The set up is better than the monster attacking the boat. I appreciated the building tension more than the release of tension. If there's one thing this writer got right, it was establishing the scenario before the entry of the monster and the people there. The actual survival scenario itself...eh, it was a ride.

Fun, Entertaining Audio Drama

Pretty good audio drama from GraphicAudio. The sound design was mixed well with the voice acting and never really interfered with each other. The story felt somewhat similar to "Deep Rising", but had enough twists and turns to make it its own, enjoyable piece. Also nice to hear (somewhat) accurate Boston accents. Highly recommend this for anyone that wants a solid audio drama.

Narrator is AWFUL!

WARNING: 1 SPOILER. The narrator was awful. She sounded so wooden and put emphasis on words when it didn't make sense to do so. She sounded like she was trying to be a tough South Philadelphian but wasn't able to pull it off. The other voice characters were amazing. Not sure why the author wrote in the pedophile part as it was unnecessary to the plot. We already knew the character was bad so there wasn't a need to add the part about duct taping and zip tying a 9-year old girl and leaving her on a mattress to wait for him to come back. Luckily, he didn't get a chance to go back to the room. Still, it was completely unnecessary and I almost stopped listening. Also, how the girl escaped the room was never fully explained. One of the other characters just showed up with her and said he found her coming out of a room with her mouth duct taped and her hands zip tied behind her back. Another book with the overly used "bad/evil Russian". The plot was ridiculous at points but then it's about a living prehistoric dino so I guess it should be expected.

It's really neat

The book was free which is about the right cost. It's dramatic and there's never something not happening but oh boy does it make no sense.

Dino-mare

Loved it! Dino makes awful sushi! Great sea colors though!I enjoyed the whole story!

Fantastic!

Loved this one. I only had 1 issue and that was 2 of the performers sounded like the same guy. Anyways, get this one.

Wow!

I really enjoyed this. Great story. Lots of fun. The voice acting was excellent. Definitely recommend this to everyone!