Episode Thirteen

De: Craig DiLouie

Narrado por: Gregory D. Barnett, Sam Slade, Kimberly Bonny, Louis B. Jack, James Lewis, Jay Aaseng

From the macabre mind of a Bram Stoker Award-nominated author, this heart-pounding novel of horror and psychological suspense takes a ghost hunting reality TV crew into a world they could never have imagined.

Fade to Black is the newest hit ghost hunting reality TV show. Led by husband and wife team Matt and Claire Kirklin, it delivers weekly hauntings investigated by a dedicated team of ghost hunting experts.

Episode Thirteen takes them to every ghost hunter's holy grail: the Paranormal Research Foundation. This brooding, derelict mansion holds secrets and clues about bizarre experiments that took place there in the 1970s. It's also famously haunted, and the team hopes their scientific techniques and high tech gear will prove it. But as the house begins to reveal itself to them, proof of an afterlife might not be everything Matt dreamed of. A story told in broken pieces, in tapes, journals, and correspondence, this is the story of Episode Thirteen—and how everything went terribly, horribly wrong.

"An epistolary descent into a living nightmare . . . well-written and genuinely unsettling. Fans of paranormal documentaries, ghost-hunting shows, and found-footage horror will lose their minds over this one." —Kealan Patrick Burke, Bram Stoker Award winning author of Kin

“A beautiful Russian doll of a story… Episode Thirteen hooks you, creeps you out, and then it overwhelms you. It’s House of Leaves meets Haunting of Hill House, in all the best possible ways.”—Peter Clines, NYT bestselling author of The Broken Room

For more from Craig DiLouie, check out:

The Children of Red Peak
Our War
One of Us

Reseñas de la Crítica

“A beautiful Russian doll of a story… Episode Thirteen hooks you, creeps you out, and then it overwhelms you. It’s House of Leaves meets Haunting of Hill House, in all the best possible ways.”—Peter Clines, NYT Bestselling Author of The Broken Room

“Episode Thirteen does not go where you think it will…instead it offers bizarre twists, devious reveals, and unexpected shocks. Deeply satisfying and a hell of a lot of weird fun!”—Jonathan Maberry - New York Times Bestselling Author of Patient Zero

"An epistolary descent into a living nightmare . . . well-written and genuinely unsettling. Fans of paranormal documentaries, ghost-hunting shows, and found-footage horror will lose their minds over this one."

—Kealan Patrick Burke, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of Kin

"Episode Thirteen is a suspenseful and engaging Rubik’s Cube of a novel. The reader has great perverse fun twisting the pieces back and forth, facet after facet, until Craig DiLouie’s grand design stands revealed in all its febrile splendor."—James Morrow, author of The Last Witchfinder

“It’s the literary equivalent of a found footage movie, and it works beautifully. Part ghost story, part metaphysical horror, total nightmare — Episode Thirteen is a must read.”—David Moody, author of Hater and the Autumn series

“In this transcendent ghost story for the 21st century, Craig DiLouie charts the mystery where science meets the supernatural then dives in headfirst to deliver a haunted house story so heartbreaking and profoundly unsettling it ranks alongside the classics of the genre.”—James Chambers, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of On the Hierophant Road

"With this chilling story of cult abuse, DiLouie proves his mastery of the slow slide from psychological drama into supernatural horror . . . . Horror readers will be hooked."—Publishers Weekly on The Children of Red Peak

"The Children of Red Peak is both a subtle character study and a chilling tale of horror. It goes deep into the heart of people caught up in terrifying events. Highly recommended."—Jonathan Maberry, New York Times bestselling author, on The Children of Red Peak

"A heart-wrenching, thought-provoking, terrifying tale about the meaning of life... A great choice for fans of Stephen Graham Jones' The Only Good Indians (2020), Paul Tremblay's Disappearance at Devil's Rock (2016), or Alma Katsu's The Hunger (2018)."—Booklist on The Children of Red Peak

"Gripping, thought-provoking, and suspenseful, Craig DiLouie's latest is a master study of darkness and light and the meaning of life."—Richard Chizmar, New York Times bestselling author, on The Children of Red Peak

Just okay

It was very slow building and the characters weren't particularly likeable (in my opinion). The sound effects got a little annoying after a while for me. Once the story took off, it felt like a big build up to very disappointing yuppie mumbo jumbo.

Not quite there

It started off good but really petered out. Once we got to the actual paranormal parts, it went down hill.

When a TV show becomes a book

Captivating story, interesting characters (albeit underdeveloped) and mysterious ending. Entertaining. I recommend it during a car ride.

Episode thirteen

This love was so great and scary and everything that happened in the book I didn’t expect to like it this much

Grave Encounters meets House of Leaves.

A great found footage foray into the world of the paranormal and cosmic horror. If the title of the review intrigued you, then you are more than likely going to enjoy this book.

Fun listen!

Enjoyable found footage style horror in novel form. I wasn't sure if it would work, but it comes together nicely.

Unique and Kept me Interested

This is such a crazy way to tell a story but I’m here for it. I was worried with so much character set up to start that I would get bored but once the story picked up, it never let up. I found myself so disappointed that it ended.

it started out good

The story started out good but then went into another direction. I completed 90% of it.

I loved the haunted house theme

Overall I loved the story and the characters well being unlikeable were we're good and acted well. The podcast style sound effects could good and could be annoying at times, but for the most part I liked them.

I went into it having an idea of what the theme would be, but it was different by the end than I expected and that was enjoyable.

Interesting to read

Had this book for a long time to read this. Bought it because it sounded so intriguing. It went a different direction I anticipated. Worth reading this for sure. But wouldn’t read a second time because of my own personal feelings. If you don’t mind the strangeness you d should enjoy this.