Nightmare Series: Books 1 - 3

By: David Longhorn

Narrated by: Thom Bowers

Length: 20 hrs and 32 mins

Publisher's Summary

An evil force pulses deep within the heart of England, overflowing with maniacal glee....

Paranormal investigator Denny Purcell finds herself in over her head when she is brought to the scene of supernatural activity at Malpas Abbey. Unlocking the mysteries of this abandoned relic is one thing; surviving the horrors it hides is something else entirely....

This box set contains all three books of the best-selling Nightmare series by David Longhorn. Listen at your own risk. 

Nightmare Abbey: Overlooking a dark hill, Malpas Abbey has been avoided by locals for centuries. Its infamous history is marred with blood and terror. Only the foolish would dare enter such a place, where devilish hauntings have left a string of dead bodies in its wake. For Denny Purcell, this is right up her alley...until she realizes she is way over her head. 

Nightmare Valley: The peaceful town of Machen is hiding secrets darker than the eerie forest surrounding it. Wide-eyed children roam the woods pleading for help. Yet, behind their innocent façade lies a resurrected evil with an insatiable thirst for blood. 

Nightmare Revelation: The nightmare continues to cast a deep shadow as dreadful stories of murder and mayhem make their way into London. But death comes knocking when a thick fog crawls through the night. The smell of fear lingers in the air, and no one is safe.

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Long live Cthulhu

No its not Cthulhu but something way more terrifying. That's what I thought from the beginning of book 3. That was the book I started because when I first downloaded this series it was all out of wack. Chapter 1 was the intro, Chapter 2 was actually chapter 6, Chapter 3 was chapter 7, Chapter 4 was chapter 8, Chapter 5 was chapter 9, Chapter 6 was chapter 10, Chapter 7 is Book 3 Prologue . Chapter 8 was chapter 1, Chapter 9 was chapter 2, Chapter 10 was chapter 3 and Chapter 11 was chapter 4. I tried to re-download the book but it had the same result. I actually read from chapter 8 which was actually chapter 1 of book 3 then had to go back and find some other chapters that followed. It was a big mess and to be honest I would've just not even bothered but the story was so good I had to know what was going on. I re-downloaded the book 3 times after the third book in order for the rest to be correct. I do not know if it was something wrong with my phone or what but the third time was the charm and I was able to truly enjoy the rest of the book from beginning to end. I really enjoy other dimensions sci-fi and the story is really captivating, as I mentioned captivating enough for me to read it out of sequence and hunt for the right chapters. If you get this book and its out of order don't try to email anybody as I heard no response for weeks. Just try to re-download it multiple times until you get it right.
I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

3 of 3 people found this review helpful

Great series!

I loved this series! Each book was better than the previous one and all were well written and developed. The plot of each book was well paced, exciting and had plenty of little twists that held me riveted. It's the type of series that does need concentration to read, but it is worth it! I thoroughly enjoyed each book and look forward to more from this author.

I've listened to a good few books narrated by Thom Bowers and I feel like he is going from strength to strength as a narrator. His tones, voices and inflections are great and he brings the atmosphere to life. He also gives each character their own personality and it was easy to follow who was talking.

I was given this audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review. This in no way affected nor influenced my thoughts.

3 of 3 people found this review helpful

Nightmare series

I really liked this story about other dimensions. I gave this story five stars because it grabbed my attention and kept it through out the whole book or should I say books? This writer tells a smooth flowing story. I liked how he had another point of view on "what goes bump in the night" scenario. I will read more from this author.

2 of 2 people found this review helpful

Sir, may I have some more please?

The first thing I did was check for more books in the series. Each book works off the others before but would be a good stand alone book as well. It is a horror series that delve into different genres of horror. Book one was a classic horror story with bumps in the night; book two had that as well but also delved into the fears that parents have concerning their children; the third had both of those aspects but threw in the fears of big brother watching and plotting for their own ends. I enjoyed that the heroes were able to communicate with the "monsters" which added another level to the series. I don't like spoilers so I will end my review here.

Any fan of the horror genre should give this series a chance.

"This book was given to me for free at my request and I provided this voluntary review."

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Interesting premise. Left openings for additional twists for future novels

I thought the books had a unique story line. There were instances that did remind me of old Star Trek episodes where you knew that the new guy with the red shirt in the landing party was destined to meet their end in the episode, but other than that predictability, the story was actively moving forward. A great deal of foreshadowing in the third novel for future stories. After I read the first book, I did not pursue the other books for a while, but with the 3 as a set, they were more enjoyable. Overall a good story

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Creepy collection.

The Nightmare Series is made up of three books: Nightmare Abbey, Nightmare Valley, and Nightmare Revelation. Going in I was expecting a ghost hunter-ish experience, but it goes beyond that. It's not ghosts we have to fear but rather extra-dimensional 'demons' that are referred to as Interlopers that are hell bent on invading our world. These are fun creepy tales loaded with an interesting cast of characters, but I thought the pacing could use a little tweaking. Shorter, punchier chapters. If you like horror stories you might just want to give this collection a try.

This set of book is narrated by Thom Bowers. I'm familiar with his work as he narrated all 9 of the Berkley Street books (excellent series BTW) and once again I thought he did a very good, though I have to be honest and say I wasn't crazy about all his voices this time around (especially Denny) Sorry Thom but the voice you gave her just got on my nerves, lol.

I received a copy of this audio title in exchange for an unbiased review.

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Evil Interlopers

I listened to the 1st 2 books when they were released but really enjoyed listening to complete 3 books at once. Book 1 Investigators from the America’s Weirdest Places are hired to check out the paranormal activity at Malpas Abbey. I enjoyed the characters of Ted Gould, Bree, Denny and Forester, felt sorry for Bree near the end. Book 2 was the continuation of the Malpas Abbey in the town of Machen and the woods with the interlopers. I enjoyed the characters of Ted Gould, Denny, and Dr Wakefield. There are a few new characters as well in this book Lucy is actually an interloper as well as Isobel. Loved it when they went thru the gate and met with a soul eater. Book 3 the interlopers are being bolder and increased in numbers more like doppelgangers and Denny meets the Mother. Enjoyed the characters of Denny and Frankie. The epilogue suggests more books to be added to series (I hope) and with ghosts. I was given this free review copy audiobook by Scare Street and have voluntarily left this review. THANK YOU

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

great sci-fi horror but not scary

1st off getting all 3 books in one credit is worth it is not only do you get the full story but you also don't have to go Rummaging to find the others.

Though I say scifi horror but not scary what I mean by that is it's a good story for a sci-fi disaster movie kind of like an alien invasion but instead going off of the theory of multi universe. The story with the characters on how it starts seems like paranormal but soon after the 1st book especially around the end you realize it's not paranormal there's nothing paranormal about it. That's not a badd thing but that's what I was looking for originally when I saw this title. But as the old saying goes never judge a book by its cover a might have been not what I was looking for but it sure is hell became something I'm glad I found.

If sci-fi is it your a thing maybe they're in horror aspects could draw you into it but if it's still a turn off than this book probly is not for you especially if you're looking from ghosts and demons. But if you're willing to give it a shot try it out can't go wrong with one credit for 3 different books.

Just in time for the holidays

Halloween was just around the corner and these were just an amazing series. Not all stories were great. but the book was greater than the sum of it's parts.

Good series

Great narration and good story. Took a bit to get into it, but was well worth it.

“I was voluntarily provided this free review copy audiobook by the author, narrator, or publisher.”

Invaded

Book 1 Nightmare Abbey: Malpas Abbey has been long abandoned because of its infamous history of murder and terror which began in the 18th century. The place is deemed haunted and anyone entered rarely exits alive. Enter a TV crew and men from the UK Ramola Institute and not everyone gets out alive.
Book 2 Nightmare Valley: Set in the small town of Machen. An evil entities thirsty for blood appears as dead or missing loved ones. And children roam the woods and come back changed
Book 3 Nightmare Revelation: This book is now set in London where thick fog merges with the night bringing death in it’s wake. No one is safe. Denny and her friend Frankie must enter the other dimension to save our world from the Interlopers.
In all 3 books Ted Gould from the Ramola Foundation and Denny Purcell who he recruited from the 1st book, battle the forces of another universe. I enjoyed all 3 books, but the narrator spoiled the experience for me, .He is good on accents and different voices, but he seems to emphasize words in almost every sentence which is not needed and he reads so slow (except when he is speaking for a character) and I felt like winding him up. This slow voice gets very monotonous after a while.