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How to Survive a Summer
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- Narrated by: Michael Crouch
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Grad student Will Dillard has largely buried memories of the summer he spent at a camp intended to "cure" homosexuality. But when he finds out a horror movie based on the camp is hitting theaters, he's forced to face his past - and his role in another camper's death. As he recounts the events surrounding his "failed rehabilitation", Will strikes out on an impromptu road trip back home to Mississippi, eventually returning to the abandoned campgrounds to solve the mysteries of that pivotal summer.
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A story full of heart and healing
- By ZippyBippy on 05-06-18
By: Nick White
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The Wide, Carnivorous Sky and Other Monstrous Geographies
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John Langan has, in the last few years, established himself as one of the leading voices in contemporary horror literature. Gifted with a supple and mellifluous prose style, an imagination that can conjure up clutching terrors with seeming effortlessness, and a thorough knowledge of the rich heritage of weird fiction, Langan has already garnered his share of accolades. This new collection includes nine of his substantial stories.
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Forgot the Horror
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By: John Langan
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Haunted Ground
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When farmers cutting turf in an Irish peat bog make a grisly discovery, the perfectly intact body of a young woman with long red hair, archaeologist Cormac O'Callaghan and pathologist Nora Gavin are thrown together by their shared scientific interest in human remains. Because of the preservative effect of the bog, it is difficult to tell whether the body has lain there for two decades, two centuries, or two millennia.
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Mysteries old and mysteries new
- By Linda on 11-25-03
By: Erin Hart
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Here After
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Following the death of his 10-year-old son, physician Peter Croft embarks on a desperate, seemingly random search for a missing child, risking his sanity, even his life in a grief-induced quest. His journey propels him into the darkest reaches of human suffering and pits him squarely against an adversary whose own obsession defies all reason.
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This one will really stick with you
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The World Walker
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Just outside Los Angeles, a prisoner hidden away for 70 years sits up, gets off the bed and disappears through a solid wall. In Australia, a magician impresses audiences by producing real elephants. Nobody realizes it's not an illusion. Across the world, individuals and organizations with supernatural power suddenly detect the presence of something even they can't understand. At the center of it all, Seb Varden, a 32-year old musician with a secret in his past, slits his wrists, is shot dead and run over on the freeway.
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Good Stuff
- By DobieChuck on 01-15-17
By: Ian W. Sainsbury
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Others
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The ugly truth. Nicholas Dismas is a Private Investigator, but like no other that has gone before him. He carries a secret to which not even he has the answer. Dismas is hired to find a missing baby. One that was taken away at birth... Or was it? His investigation takes him to a mysteriously located place called Perfect Rest, a nursing home for the elderly. Here Dismas will discover the dark secret of the Others. And in an astonishing and spectacular finale he will resolve the enigma of his own existence.
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Good book
- By Joy on 06-26-18
By: James Herbert
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The Raven Boys
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- Narrated by: Will Patton
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It is freezing in the churchyard, even before the dead arrive. Every year, Blue Sargent stands next to her clairvoyant mother as the soon-to-be dead walk past. Blue herself never sees them - not until this year, when a boy emerges from the dark and speaks directly to her. His name is Gansey, and Blue soon discovers that he is a rich student at Aglionby, the local private school. Blue has a policy of staying away from Aglionby boys. Known as Raven Boys, they can only mean trouble. But Blue is drawn to Gansey, in a way she can't entirely explain.
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Predictable Prep Boy Meets Witchy Girl
- By FanB14 on 01-29-13
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Darling Jim
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When two sisters and their aunt are found dead in their suburban Dublin home, it seems that the secret behind their untimely demise will never be known. But then Niall, a young mailman, finds a mysterious diary in the post office's dead-letter bin. From beyond the grave, Fiona Walsh shares the most tragic love story he's ever heard---and her tale has only just begun.
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Great Story
- By Book Worm on 05-28-09
By: Christian Moerk
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Lost Boy, Lost Girl
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A woman commits suicide for no apparent reason. A week later, her son- fifteen-year-old Mark Underhill - vanishes. His uncle, novelist Timothy Underhill, searches his hometown of Millhaven for clues that might help unravel this horrible dual mystery. He soon learns that a pedophilic murderer is on the loose in the vicinity, and that shortly before his mother's suicide, Mark had become obsessed with an abandoned house where he imagined the killer might have taken refuge.
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ALAN ALDA WITHOUT THE SMIRK
- By Jim "The Impatient" on 04-11-15
By: Peter Straub
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- Mel
- 03-05-13
I Beg to Differ (and before you spend your credit)
[*I didn't finish and this is not a full review of the book.*]
"Fans of The Historian won't be able to put down this spellbinding horror story..."
I listened an hour 1/2 and put it down with no problemo. There will be an appreciative audience for this book, no doubt. I might have devoured it in high school. But, if you purchase this (as I did) based only on the hype that if you *liked Kostova's The Historian you will like this* - you will be sorely disappointed. The book does not have the atmosphere, sophistication, or the grace of sentence of The Historian. So often, I am lured by summaries and reviews that bear no resemblance to what I end up reading that I just felt compelled to give this heads up. You may love this; I hope you do, and that you review the whole book--maybe I'll go back and give it a try with a different attitude. I suggest listening to the sample, and only buying because you are interested in the content - NOT because you are led to believe it has any resemblance to The Historian.
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- David Shear
- 04-04-13
Good story if you ignore "The Historian" reference
Author Andrew Pyper needs a new marketing manager. He has two books on Audible.com and both have bad reviews because the description of the book doesn't match the actual book. The comparison to the great book "The Historian" is absurd as this book is nothing like it. However, this is a great story when put in proper context.
I chose this book because of the reference to "The Historian," so was surprised when it got really scary fairly quickly. I often listen to books as I fall asleep and I couldn't do that with this one. There are a lot of scary moments in this book.
The story is good. It's multi-dimensional so you care about the main character. The addition of both "good" and "evil" possible super-natural encounters made me ride along with, and cheer for, the main character as he continued to leap into new freaky situations.
If you stumble across this book and can manage to ignore the comparison to the gorgeous work-of-art that is "The Historian" and begin listening with the expectation of a fun, guilty-pleasure of a horror story, you'll enjoy it.
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- David
- 03-20-13
The Hardy Boys meet Indiana Jones...
...and not in a good way.
How can a story that features a depressive professor who is summoned to a mysterious house in Venice and then gets led on a supernatural road trip POSSIBLY be so lame?
The idea is better than the novel. It just sounds so good. In truth, despite occasional points of very high interest, I found myself sitting and thinking "Ummmm...what?" at some of the things that happened.
The ending of the book is completely unsatisfying and is the logical conclusion to a book that started out with great promise and then slowly flops to the floor with an "audible" thump.
I expect that, if you're like me, you're going to get this one anyway. Great title. Great synopsis.
Just keep in mind: I TRIED to warn you.
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- Flatbroke
- 04-09-13
No such thing as a free lunch (or trip to Italy)
While David may seem to have a fairly good life- he is a professor at Columbia and well-respected in his field, he has a close relationship with his pre-teen daughter, he is good friends with a female colleague- his already rocky marriage suddenly hits a new low. He then is susceptible to an intriguing offer from a mysterious source, an unknown woman who shows up at his office. In exchange for a few hours work, he and his family get a free trip to Venice and deluxe accommodations. Even though the woman provides only cryptic details and states that he was chosen for his expertise as a "demonologist"- a categorization David disputes (he is a scholar of John Milton's Paradise Lost), he hops on a plane with his daughter to Venice. Unfortunately, his few hours of time turns out to be much worse than a timeshare presentation (I've heard the "free deluxe accommodations in exchange for a few hours of your time" pitch before). No one that he cares about will remain unaffected. David initially comes across as an everyman- dealing with both success and failure, balancing home and work. Unbeknownst to him, his daughter has been enduring repeated disturbing dreams, dreams connected to this mysterious errand. Who really is the expert? He may possess facts and scholarly interpretation, but she seems to have a more intrinsic connection. Based on the phenomenon he witnessed, this connection to his daughter is terrifying. His own secrets are not spared. Tragedy in his family while he was growing up also is unearthed. Nothing and no one is safe as the story ends up being a race against time. Make no mistake, this is a thriller and horror novel so read at your own risk. It kept me engrossed until the end.
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- Mr LoRo
- 02-13-15
Finally found a GOOD and SCARY story!!
Narrator was fantastic.
I did not want the story to end.
Creepy moments at times that HAUNT you!
Believe I'll listen to this one more than once.
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- Matthew
- 03-12-13
I didn't quite get it
Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?
If you are into biblical/angels and demons/devil walks the earth type of things, this is for you.Otherwise, maybe best to stay clear.
I didn't quite get where the author was going with this story, and it never really went where I think he wanted to take it. Maybe it's just me.
Has The Demonologist turned you off from other books in this genre?
Not at all. Looking forward to Dan Browns' upcoming offering.
Have you listened to any of John Bedford Lloyd’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
Yes, and this one is outstanding. He is one of my favourite performers, and this offering is no less than excellent.
If this book were a movie would you go see it?
Yes, surprisingly. Maybe a screenwriter could tighten this up.
Any additional comments?
An odd book. Not sure whether I liked it or not. Scary at times, and the performance was excellent, but the story itself stumbled around. Buyer be wary, but there is something there.
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- Carolina
- 10-14-13
The Demonologist: A Novel, by Andrew Pyper
What's the book about?
David Ullman is a professor from Columbia University. Although he teaches about Milton’s Paradise Lost, he considers himself an atheist and could not care less for about the supernatural world. As everything seems to be falling apart in his personal life, his believes will be put to a test when he loses his daughter to what seem to be a Demon.
What about the main character?
David is a very depressive person. As he calls it, melancholy has been a constant in his life. An atheist, an unbeliever ever since young age when he lost his brother. Everything in his personal life seems to be falling apart as we begin the book; his wife is leaving him for another professor, his best friend is sick and depression seems to be getting stronger, even though he fights it for his daughter. One amazing characteristic about him is that he loves Tess (the daughter) so much that he will risk his life, his psyche and anything necessary to recover her.
Final thoughts:
When I saw that this book was compared to The Historian I was afraid since I was VERY disappointed at that book. However, I really enjoyed The Demonologist. It was a perfect read (eh, audio) for October. The audio has a very good narrator, John Bedford Lloyd, who adds to the story. He really committed to the voices, specially the demon. At certain point I was walking back home, at night…at actually got scared while listening to it.
I think the book is very entertaining and has a good pace, enough background (history, mythology) to teach you a bit, without feeling like a lecture, which is one of the problems I had with The Historian.
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- Doris Karpeh-Diaz
- 04-24-13
Interesting story
A bit predictable...but, not a bad story. I listen a lot while driving to and from work, so this book was a good listen; but I wasn't tempted to listen outside of my ride. Simply put, It was a good listen - but not good enough to keep me in the car!
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- Pita
- 07-31-14
Excellent narration; entertaining enough
Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?
This book was entertaining and well written. If it disappoints it is because it has the potential to be better than it is. Some characters are well developed while others remain incomplete and the plot could have been tighter. Somehow the end is not fulfilling. I would recommended to someone looking to be entertained and mildly scared.
What was the most interesting aspect of this story? The least interesting?
The overall concept of the book was interesting. The role of Venice and the description of the city by the writer were not as interesting as they could have been
What about John Bedford Lloyd’s performance did you like?
The narration was very adequate
Was The Demonologist worth the listening time?
I enjoyed listening and was certainly entertained
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- Jennifer
- 03-26-13
Good but not great!
The book lacked attention to detail. It was very casual and swept over the sub plot.
I would have liked a bit more history into the life of David. Good books make you feel and know the characters, I didn't feel connected to David on his search, or any other character for that matter.
Perhaps if the author did a bit more character building, I would have felt more emotional for his girlfriend at the end.
If you really got to know the characters, I think the book would have been that much better.
The book was suspenseful and I liked the scary elements.
This is a good book to read on the side, doesn't require much thought to follow and is simple with a good narration.
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