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Mad Madame LaLaurie

By: Victoria Cosner Love,Lorelei Shannon
Narrated by: Tiffany Morgan
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The truth behind the legend of New Orleans's infamous slave owner, madwoman, and murderess, portrayed in the anthology series American Horror Story

On April 10, 1834, firefighters smashed through a padlocked attic door in the burning Royal Street mansion of Creole society couple Delphine and Louis Lalaurie. In the billowing smoke and flames they made an appalling discovery: the remains of Madame Lalaurie's chained, starved, and mutilated slaves. This house of horrors in the French Quarter spawned a legend that has endured for more than 150 years. 

But what actually happened in the Lalaurie home? Rumors about her atrocities spread as fast as the fire. But verifiable facts were scarce. Lalaurie wouldn't answer questions. She disappeared, leaving behind one of the French Quarter's ghastliest crime scenes, and what is considered to be one of America's most haunted houses.

©2011 Victoria Cosner Love and Lorelei Shannon (P)2020 Tantor

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Could not tolerate narrator long enough to finish

The narrator did not sound as though she read through the work before recording. Delivery was similar to some children’s folktales I’ve endured with my kids. Ill-timed or missing emphasis, mispronunciations, terribly attempted accent, and chopped phrasing made for an uncomfortable flow.

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Interesting but gets very repetitive

Overall it’s a good ghost story. The same facts/myths get repeated ad nauseam, however. Great performance!

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Historical but questionable

Very interesting. I thought I was going to get a story with some historical facts. Instead it’s more historical facts and little bit of story. Some questions that I do have is that in the book Voodoo Dreams by Jewel Parker Rhodes also speaks of Luis LaLaurie and of Dalphine LaLaurie doesn’t seem to mention any word of Louis being a doctor just a writer.