Let's Go Play at the Adams'

"They're just kids.... It's only a game." That's what Barbara, a lovely 20-year-old babysitter told herself when she awoke bound and gagged. But the knots were tight and painful and the children would not let her go.

"They're just kids.... It's only a game," she told herself again. But the terror was real...and deadly!

In the decades since its original publication, Mendal W. Johnson's best-seller Let's Go Play at the Adams' (1974) has gained a reputation as one of the most harrowing horror novels ever written, and copies have long been unobtainable except at exorbitant prices. Now this first-ever audiobook version of the novel, read by award-winning narrator Matt Godfrey, adds a new dimension of horror to this cult masterpiece.

©2020 Mendal W. Johnson (P)2020 Valancourt Books LLC

a nasty piece of work..

Horrifying story tastefully done. More of a character driven think piece, than a splatter gore offering.

Dark, interesting, but not scary.

The author does an amazing job of diving into the minds of each character. They all seem so real and that's what makes it such a f***** up story. However, the ending left me unsatisfied and I can't really complain about why without spoiling it. I don't regret listening to the audiobook but now that I've finished it I'm sitting in my car frustrated with the author.

Good Lord, that was messed up.

I hope that characters like this don’t exist in real life. It was creative, impressive and appalling. I’m glad I read it, yet I hope I never, ever, ever read anything this grueling and horrific ever again in my life. Jesus Christ.

Disturbing

This book is what the movie Funny Games COULD have been. A simple, albeit horrific, story, written in an artful manner. Disturbing in that I have met each of these kids throughout my life, and it's not difficult to imagine this sort of thing having actually happened had those kids been known contemporaries of each other...and I'd be willing to bet that those stars have lined up perfectly on more than a few occasions throughout history. ...disturbing. *shudder*

Extremely Disturbing

I realize this is an older story but all I could think of was, this akin to Lord of the Flies meets Gerald's Game. I suppose the most irritating aspect (for me) is there is no final justice or final resolution. This is NOT for the squeamish.

There is allegedly a sequel to this but I can't find it, to date on audible. I'd like to find it for these little brats need to get their comeuppance.