Ghouls Gone Wild

A Ghost Hunter Mystery

By: Victoria Laurie

Narrated by: Eileen Stevens

Length: 10 hrs and 23 mins

Publisher's summary

Psychic M.J. Holliday finds herself in a witchy situation. When M.J. and her friends travel to a small town near Edinburgh, Scotland, to film the first installment of their new cable TV show Ghoul Getters, they find plenty of spooky action in a series of supposedly haunted caverns. But when they discover the body of a maintenance worker, the cause of death is reminiscent of an old legend involving a witch's wrath.

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Ghoulies and Ghosties run wild!

What made the experience of listening to Ghouls Gone Wild the most enjoyable?

This was a good fast paced story that kept me on the edge of my seat.

What other book might you compare Ghouls Gone Wild to and why?

The Remains of the Dead by Wendy Roberts another ghostie mystery story!

Which scene was your favorite?

The finale in the woods!

If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

Things that go bump in the night!

interesting

I really like the work this author does. I'm not sure what's up with this reading of this book but I noticed many more mistakes in this reading. I hope it is not continued into the next books. multiple times the narrator used the wrong character voice... like she forgot who she was reading as.
also, I'd rather not hear accents if they are not that good.

Another great story series keeps getting better!

This takes place in Scotland as the Ghostbusters take on a new assignment for TV series. There are ghosts in this Scotland town which includes some nasty witches and murders to be solved.

Sad tale

Is the witch/ghost mean? Yes. Does she have a good reason to be the way she is? Definitely. Good story offers insight into the minds of people of centuries ago. If bad things are happening, it must be because someone is a witch and it's her fault. Even as the witch is wreaking havoc, MJ shows understanding and compassion. Warning: There are some disturbing scenes that might not be palatable for every listener.

Once again I enjoyed Eileen Stevens's narration. Good accents and differing characters' voices.

Captivating and scary!

In this fourth entry in Victoria Laurie's ghost buster series, the entire staff of the Ghoul Getters’ TV show spends some harrowing time in Scotland filming the first episode of their TV show. MJ Holliday, Gilley Gillespie, and Heath Whitefeather are drawn there by a short video shot by a location scouting team showing a local man giving tours of caverns below the town near Edinburg. He demonstrates the strength of the paranormal energy by walking a puppy closer and closer to the opening of the caverns. The puppy becomes agitated and terrified as he nears the caverns. MJ is so upset after watching this that she vows to go to Scotland and find that dog and be certain he is taken care of after being so severely traumatized.

Years ago residents were dying from the bubonic plague. The surrounding villages built barriers to hold the sick in and later set the village on fire. Not only people cursed with the plague died but also any healthy people living there. Heath and MJ go into the caverns their first night to set up equipment only to find a real person lying dead in the tunnel, a maintenance worker there to change a light bulb.

At the beginning of filming, they can feel all the psychic energy in the caverns, so MJ asks any souls interested in moving on to knock on the walls. The thunderous sound that followed scared Gilley and the filming crew so much that they run away. This leaves Gopher, the producer of the show, to pick up the abandoned camera and continue taping. A shadowy figure of a woman on a large black broom flies by them so the remaining three call it a night.

MJ and team visit the murdered maintenance man’s neighbor on land that holds the ruins of a castle. They notice that she also has a big black broom on her stoop. She fills them in on her seven sisters, since her oldest sister nursed the residents of the town before an angry mob chased them into the caverns where the fire was set. The oldest sister was so angry that she vowed to return every 100 years to kill any members of two families that led that mob, and one of them is the Gillespie family.

Gilley discovers that he is a direct descendant of those Gillespies. He is hysterical with fear when he realizes the ghost is out to kill him specifically so covers himself with magnets that repel spirits. The ghost and three other shadowy figures on brooms are here 35 years before they are due, so someone must have summoned her early. Who, and why? MJ and Heath are overwhelmed several times by the sheer energy of the witch and other spirits.

I found myself tired and worn out after some of the busier scenes when they encountered so many ghosts or were so scared that people were running for their lives. MJ and Heath are truly challenged to solve the murder and catch the witches and help the grounded souls. Gilley stands by MJ with his heavy load of magnets. It is together with Heath that they finally calm all those souls.

I've now bought the entire series on Audible..

I really do like this series, and I so enjoy the narrator. Some folks might gripe on the accents, but you know what? I don't know much of the difference from one to the other, so it all sounds believable to me!

Gilly and the fire extinguisher was pretty funny, but he still gets on my nerves with all the whinging and caterwauling going on. The relationship change seemed a little weird, as did a few other details like how the kitchen was so mysteriously destroyed in a kitchen chase.. well, it seemed like there was too much mess for how it was supposed to have happened. These strange little things I do notice, but do really enjoy the stories. Although this one I couldn't listen to at night.

My disclaimer is that I'm a self identified wuss, as you'll know if you read my other reviews on this series. For some of you, this story will be something you can listen to while singing a bedtime lullaby for your wee ones. Not me. I wasn't QUITE under the bed, but I was feeling very alone in the car in the dark, on a deserted road... yeah. I've got an overactive imagination too!

Least Favorite

The solution stares you in the face long before the bodies stop falling. As for MJ... I actually considered her a twittering little fool in this book. Maybe it's because I expect a professional investigator to use her mind, her skills in observation and her advertized talents while doing her job. Overall, a very disappointing story in a series I've enjoyed in the past.

OK Ready for the Next One

This book was ok. I like the story line, the relationship twist, but don't know was not as good as the other ones. To much to fast not sure story line was ok but slow. Not I have to get in the car and listen. Ready for the next one. Maybe it was just me. But, I'm glad we have a twist in the relationship but sad at the same time. Would like to see where it is going to go.

Great Listening while driving

What did you love best about Ghouls Gone Wild?

A great story easy to follow even when listening intermittenly ...very entertaining....Love this series and the characters.....

Hmmmm...

This was my first time listening to MJ and for some reason, I didn't like it as much. It was not quite as light and fun as the others. I don't know if it was the subject matter or the tone of the narrator (who did a good job, but MJ is funnier in my head).