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WEIRD. DARK.
- By: Luke Smitherd
- Narrated by: Luke Smitherd
- Length: 7 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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From the author of Audible #1 bestsellers In The Darkness, That’s Where I’ll Know You, The Physics of the Dead, and The Stone Man - shortlisted for the Audible Audiobook of the Year award 2015 - comes this special omnibus edition collecting three of Luke Smitherd's books: Hold On Until Your Fingers Break, The Man On Table Ten, and My Name Is Mister Grief, plus exclusive bonus story "The Crash", unavailable anywhere else!
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Four Strange Stories = One Great Book
- By JoanneG on 11-04-15
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A Head Full of Knives: An Urban Fantasy Novel
- By: Luke Smitherd
- Narrated by: Luke Smitherd
- Length: 9 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 127
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From the author of Audible #1 bestsellers In The Darkness, That's Where I'll Know You, The Physics of the Dead, and The Stone Man (shortlisted for the Audible Audiobook of the Year award 2015). Ever wished the world would revolve around you? Be careful what you wish for... Martin Hogan feels like he's being watched by everyone and everything, and doesn't know why. Even his pets are acting strangely. Each night he sees animals gathering outside his house in the darkness, staring up at his windows with glittering eyes.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wonderful
- By jayce on 12-09-15
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In the Black Room
- The Black Room, Book 1
- By: Luke Smitherd
- Narrated by: Luke Smitherd
- Length: 2 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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There are hangovers, there are bad hangovers, and then there's waking up inside someone else's head. Bartender Charlie Wilkes is faced with this exact dilemma when he wakes to find himself trapped inside The Black Room: a space consisting of impenetrable darkness and a huge, ethereal screen floating in its center. It is through this screen that Charlie sees the world of Minnie - his unwitting and unwilling host - while he undergoes an out-of-body experience like no other.
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3 out of 5 stars
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It's dark in here
- By happyjo on 09-02-17
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Kill Someone
- By: Luke Smitherd
- Narrated by: Matt Addis
- Length: 8 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 281
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From the author of the international best seller The Stone Man, short-listed for Audible UK's Book of the Year Award 2015. Here are the rules. Method: you can't use a gun. You can't use explosives. You can't use poison. It has to be up close and personal. You don't have to worry about leaving evidence; that will be taken care of. Victim: no one suicidal. No one over the age of 65. No one with a terminal illness. Choose your method. Choose your victim.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Good of the Many is More Important...Or is it?
- By JoanneG on 12-06-16
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The Stone Man
- A Science Fiction Horror Novel
- By: Luke Smitherd
- Narrated by: Matt Addis
- Length: 14 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,455
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,336
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Story4 out of 5 stars 2,331
Nobody knew where it came from. Nobody knew why it came. When an eight-foot-tall man made of stone appears in the middle of a busy city center one July afternoon, two-bit (and antisocial) reporter Andy Pointer assumes it's just a publicity stunt. Indeed, so does everyone else...until the Stone Man begins to walk, heading silently through the wall of the nearest building, flattening it, and killing several people inside as a result.
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Totally Original Story of Horror and Courage
- By JoanneG on 11-04-15
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Dead Men Can't Complain and Other Stories
- By: Peter Clines
- Narrated by: Ralph Lister, Ray Porter
- Length: 4 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,415
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,341
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,332
Including three never-before-published stories, Dead Men Don't Complain is the first-ever collection of short fiction by Peter Clines, author of 14, The Fold, and other Audible smash hits. Combining equal parts geekery and humor with the occasional dash of horror, Dead Men Don't Complain is ideal for Clines fans eagerly awaiting his next novel - or for brand-new listeners discovering this Audible favorite for the first time.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Love Clines' Writing & Porter's Narration
- By Jami on 12-15-17
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WEIRD. DARK.
- By: Luke Smitherd
- Narrated by: Luke Smitherd
- Length: 7 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 121
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 120
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 120
From the author of Audible #1 bestsellers In The Darkness, That’s Where I’ll Know You, The Physics of the Dead, and The Stone Man - shortlisted for the Audible Audiobook of the Year award 2015 - comes this special omnibus edition collecting three of Luke Smitherd's books: Hold On Until Your Fingers Break, The Man On Table Ten, and My Name Is Mister Grief, plus exclusive bonus story "The Crash", unavailable anywhere else!
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5 out of 5 stars
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Four Strange Stories = One Great Book
- By JoanneG on 11-04-15
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A Head Full of Knives: An Urban Fantasy Novel
- By: Luke Smitherd
- Narrated by: Luke Smitherd
- Length: 9 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 127
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 123
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 123
From the author of Audible #1 bestsellers In The Darkness, That's Where I'll Know You, The Physics of the Dead, and The Stone Man (shortlisted for the Audible Audiobook of the Year award 2015). Ever wished the world would revolve around you? Be careful what you wish for... Martin Hogan feels like he's being watched by everyone and everything, and doesn't know why. Even his pets are acting strangely. Each night he sees animals gathering outside his house in the darkness, staring up at his windows with glittering eyes.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wonderful
- By jayce on 12-09-15
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In the Black Room
- The Black Room, Book 1
- By: Luke Smitherd
- Narrated by: Luke Smitherd
- Length: 2 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 22
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 18
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Story4 out of 5 stars 18
There are hangovers, there are bad hangovers, and then there's waking up inside someone else's head. Bartender Charlie Wilkes is faced with this exact dilemma when he wakes to find himself trapped inside The Black Room: a space consisting of impenetrable darkness and a huge, ethereal screen floating in its center. It is through this screen that Charlie sees the world of Minnie - his unwitting and unwilling host - while he undergoes an out-of-body experience like no other.
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3 out of 5 stars
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It's dark in here
- By happyjo on 09-02-17
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Kill Someone
- By: Luke Smitherd
- Narrated by: Matt Addis
- Length: 8 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 281
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 262
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Story4 out of 5 stars 262
From the author of the international best seller The Stone Man, short-listed for Audible UK's Book of the Year Award 2015. Here are the rules. Method: you can't use a gun. You can't use explosives. You can't use poison. It has to be up close and personal. You don't have to worry about leaving evidence; that will be taken care of. Victim: no one suicidal. No one over the age of 65. No one with a terminal illness. Choose your method. Choose your victim.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Good of the Many is More Important...Or is it?
- By JoanneG on 12-06-16
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The Stone Man
- A Science Fiction Horror Novel
- By: Luke Smitherd
- Narrated by: Matt Addis
- Length: 14 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,455
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,336
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Nobody knew where it came from. Nobody knew why it came. When an eight-foot-tall man made of stone appears in the middle of a busy city center one July afternoon, two-bit (and antisocial) reporter Andy Pointer assumes it's just a publicity stunt. Indeed, so does everyone else...until the Stone Man begins to walk, heading silently through the wall of the nearest building, flattening it, and killing several people inside as a result.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Totally Original Story of Horror and Courage
- By JoanneG on 11-04-15
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Dead Men Can't Complain and Other Stories
- By: Peter Clines
- Narrated by: Ralph Lister, Ray Porter
- Length: 4 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,415
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,341
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,332
Including three never-before-published stories, Dead Men Don't Complain is the first-ever collection of short fiction by Peter Clines, author of 14, The Fold, and other Audible smash hits. Combining equal parts geekery and humor with the occasional dash of horror, Dead Men Don't Complain is ideal for Clines fans eagerly awaiting his next novel - or for brand-new listeners discovering this Audible favorite for the first time.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Love Clines' Writing & Porter's Narration
- By Jami on 12-15-17
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Junk
- By: Les Bohem
- Narrated by: John Waters
- Length: 10 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 8,228
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Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 7,573
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 7,559
Set in present-day Los Angeles, Junk explores an epic conspiracy, one at work for thousands of years that involves total takeover of the planet Earth by aliens. In the wild, souped-up vision of Les Bohem - the acclaimed, Emmy-winning writer of the Steven Spielberg miniseries, Taken - the world is at the end stage of long-range plot that involves a gigantic genetic-engineering project. The aliens who have invaded us have no planet. No spaceship is coming. Instead, a small advance force comes, breeds, and dies - thus becoming an anomaly in our DNA that can’t be explained.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Junk
- By glass1748 on 04-01-19
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The Physics of the Dead
- A Supernatural Mystery Novel
- By: Luke Smitherd
- Narrated by: Luke Smitherd
- Length: 9 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 98
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 92
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 92
The afterlife doesn't come with a manual. In fact, Hart and Bowler (two ordinary but dead men) have had to work out the rules of their new existence for themselves. It's that fact (along with being unable to leave the boundaries of their city center, unable to communicate with the other lost souls, unable to rest in case The Beast catches up with them) that makes getting out of their situation a priority. But Hart and Bowler don't know why they're there in the first place; if they ever want to leave, they will have to find all the answers to be able to understand the physics of the dead.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Unique Vision of Life, Death, Regret, Loss, & Hope
- By JoanneG on 02-28-16
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Everything's Eventual
- 14 Dark Tales
- By: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Becky Ann Baker, John Cullum, Boyd Gaines, and others
- Length: 17 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,968
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,805
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,803
The first collection of stories Stephen King has published since Nightmares & Dreamscapes nine years ago, Everything's Eventual includes one O. Henry Prize winner, two other award winners, four stories published by The New Yorker, and "Riding the Bullet", King's original e-book, which attracted over half a million online readers and became the most famous short story of the decade. Intense, eerie, and instantly compelling, they announce the stunningly fertile imagination of perhaps the greatest storyteller of our time.
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5 out of 5 stars
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It Was So Eventual
- By Sara's Opinions on 05-24-14
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The Quantum Magician
- By: Derek Kunsken
- Narrated by: T. Ryder Smith
- Length: 13 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Belisarius is a quantum man, an engineered Homo quantus who fled the powerful insight of dangerously addictive quantum senses. He found a precarious balance as a con man, but when a client offers him untold wealth to move a squadron of warships across an enemy wormhole, he must embrace his birthright to even try. In fact, the job is so big that he'll need a crew built from all the new sub-branches of humanity. If he succeeds, he might trigger an interstellar war, but success might also point the way to the next step of Homo quantus evolution.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Just when I had given up.... jack pot!
- By Zach on 11-08-18
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The Best of Richard Matheson
- By: Richard Matheson, Victor LaValle - editor/introduction
- Narrated by: Donald Corren, Peter Berkrot, Paul Michael Garcia, and others
- Length: 15 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 121
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 108
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Among the greats of 20th-century horror and fantasy, few names stand above Richard Matheson. Though known by many for novels like I Am Legend and his 16 Twilight Zone episodes, Matheson truly shines in his chilling, masterful short stories. Since his first story appeared in 1950, virtually every major writer of science fiction and fantasy has fallen under his influence, including Stephen King, Neil Gaiman, Peter Straub, and Joe Hill, as well as filmmakers like Stephen Spielberg and J. J. Abrams.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Rich and thrilling storytelling
- By Arthur on 10-24-17
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Flight or Fright
- By: Stephen King, Bev Vincent
- Narrated by: Norbert Leo Butz, Christian Coulson, Santino Fontana, and others
- Length: 10 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 447
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 414
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Stephen King hates to fly. Now he and coeditor Bev Vincent would like to share this fear of flying with you. Welcome to Flight or Fright, an anthology about all the things that can go horribly wrong when you're suspended six miles in the air, hurtling through space at more than 500 mph and sealed up in a metal tube (like - gulp! - a coffin) with hundreds of strangers. All the ways your trip into the friendly skies can turn into a nightmare, including some we'll bet you've never thought of before....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Enjoyable read
- By Jodi on 09-26-18
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Postcards from the Void
- By: Guy N. Smith, Adam Millard, Nicholas Paschall, and others
- Narrated by: Wyatt S. Gray
- Length: 15 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 31
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 27
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Story4 out of 5 stars 28
The places in this book are shunned, abandoned, and forgotten. They do not exist, and yet here you will find the stories of people who have gone and survived to tell their tales. These are the postcards from the void, frightful evidence of places that should not be, and yet exist in our nightmares. Should you dare to venture into these blighted places, remember: Don't talk to strangers, don't stray far from home, and never, ever go in alone.
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2 out of 5 stars
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There are better horror anthologies available
- By Frank on 04-11-19
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The Best of the Best Horror of the Year
- 10 Years of Essential Short Horror Fiction
- By: Ellen Datlow - editor
- Narrated by: Tim Campbell, Emily Sutton-Smith
- Length: 19 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 73
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 68
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A group of mountain climbers, caught in the dark, fight to survive their descent; in the British countryside, hundreds of magpies ascend into the sky, higher and higher, until they seem to vanish into the heavens; a professor and his student track a zombie horde in order to research zombie behavior; an all-girl riding school has sinister secrets; a town rails in vain against a curse inflicted upon it by its founders; and much more.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Sad
- By Michael C. on 01-02-19
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The Others
- By: Jeremy Robinson
- Narrated by: R. C. Bray
- Length: 10 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,171
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,993
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Story4 out of 5 stars 2,983
Dan Delgado is a private investigator. He’s unenthusiastic, and unmatched. As a former San Francisco detective, he misses more meaningful work, but he hasn’t had the heart for it since his wife’s death five years prior. That is, until a phone call from a distraught mother, an illegal immigrant who can’t go to the police, puts him on the hunt for a missing little girl. By the time he reaches the mother’s small home, she’s missing, too. Then a team of heavily armed mercenaries arrive. Delgado and crew are plunged into a dangerous world of corporate competition, UFO lore, and government cover-ups.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Action packed humor
- By Bree Salyer on 07-31-18
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The Beautiful Thing That Awaits Us All
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- By: Laird Barron
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
- Length: 12 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 170
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Over the course of two award-winning collections and a critically acclaimed novel, The Croning, Laird Barron has arisen as one of the strongest and most original literary voices in modern horror and the dark fantastic. Melding supernatural horror with hardboiled noir, espionage, and a scientific backbone, Barron's stories have garnered critical acclaim and have been reprinted in numerous year's best anthologies and nominated for multiple awards, including the Crawford, International Horror Guild, Shirley Jackson, Theodore Sturgeon, and World Fantasy awards.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A match made in... well...
- By Yves Tourigny on 02-04-18
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The Imago Sequence
- And Other Stories
- By: Laird Barron
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
- Length: 14 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 110
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 105
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 105
The title story of this collection - a devilishly ironic riff on H. P. Lovecraft's "Pickman's Model" - was nominated for a World Fantasy Award, while "Probiscus" was nominated for an International Horror Guild award and reprinted in The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror 19. In addition to his previously published work, this collection contains an original story.
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5 out of 5 stars
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fantastic!
- By Kindle CustomerJohn Devin Allred on 09-29-18
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Lullaby
- By: Jonathan Maberry
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 18,477
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 16,950
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 16,960
A young couple buys a beautiful house by a picturesque lake in the Catskills, looking to escape the bustle of the city to raise their newborn baby. It is a perfect place for a fresh start. Except that nothing is ever as perfect as it seems. As autumn nights close in around their home, they learn that darkness takes many forms. And sometimes that darkness is hungry. New York Times best-selling author Jonathan Maberry delivers an unsettling Audible Original that will give listeners the Halloween creeps all year round.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Scott Brick Rivals Vincent Price
- By Forgettable Woman on 10-17-18
Publisher's Summary
From the author of the Audible #1 bestsellers The Stone Man, The Physics of the Dead, and In the Darkness, That's Where I'll Know You.
Five more stories from Luke Smitherd to keep you intrigued, shocked, and asking what you would do...
HE WAITS: Quite literally, no escape. Because he's always with you. And in the real world - the world of you, the listener - "He Waits" will stay in your mind in a way that you won't expect...
KEEP YOUR CHILDREN CLOSE: A campsite. A family holiday. A broken down car. And an approaching breakdown truck that is just the start of Shelley's nightmare. By the time the sun sets, someone in that field will be dead, and Shelley must somehow make sure it isn't one of her children.
THE JESUS LOOPHOLE: Published here for the first time, in any format. Obsession, revenge, and a very big question: can God's system of sin and redemption be played to your own advantage?
CLOSURE: A winter walk in the woods seemed like a great idea to Gary and his wife, Carla. But when another version of himself appears and kidnaps Gary's wife before his very eyes, Gary must decide whether or not to use the strange mechanical devices his duplicate has left him...and then live with the choice.
YOUR NAME IS IN THE BOOK: When 11-year-old John Diner comes home to find an immense, mysterious book lying on his bed - its cover torn off, every page an endless list of names, some of which even belong to people he knows - he assumes its some kind of phone directory. It has to be, right? Even when the only numbers inside are single digits; solitary and curious scores printed next to each person listed. A puzzle, for sure...and a warning. A desperate message from an unseen stranger, a man trying to explain a terrible truth. John will find himself uncovering a darker reality than he can ever imagine, and the beginning of his road towards an impossible choice.
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- JoanneG
- Chicago, IL
- 01-15-17
Great Collection-Eerie Stories That Make You Think
I read each of these novellas separately when they came out; now it's nice to have them all in one place for when I want to read/listen to them again. And I definitely want to read them again.
All the stories in this collection have one thing in common: they put you into the characters' shoes and leave you wondering what you would do in their place. The characters are real people, very well-defined, so you know what they are feeling as the stories progress. You are invested in what happens to them.
The characters go through fear, horror, and disbelief, but they also care about each other very much. Sometimes that love is the driving force behind the story and that's why the stories are so relatable. You don't want bad things to happen to the important people in your life, but that is a possibility in all these stories. That heightens the tension and the feeling that you can't turn the pages fast enough to find out what happens (or have the narrator talk faster).
Very briefly,
1. He Waits - Probably the scariest story written by Luke Smitherd. Don't start it before you go to bed.
2. Keep Your Children Close - A family on vacation faces an unknown evil.
3. The Jesus Loophole - Filled with symbolism, the story asks if you can get around God's rules.
4. Closure - A happy couple goes for a walk in the woods and nothing is ever the same. Or is it?
5. Your Name is in the Book - Can you win against a system that is set up for you to lose?
I originally rated all five of these stories as Five Stars, so I am obviously rating this collection the same way. These stories are original, well-written, and beautifully told as the characters struggle with the situations they find themselves in--and you struggle right along with them.
I highly recommend this book.
6 of 6 people found this review helpful
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- Wheels
- 04-20-17
Another great one by Smitherd
The author always manages to draw me in. I think the fact that he narrates his own work takes it to another level because he is keenly aware of the tone, inflections, and emotions of the characters since he is the one who creates them.
Getting ready to download more of his works.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
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- Pattersons
- 01-29-17
I adore Luke Smitherd
Both his books & short stories are thought provoking & unusual. This collection didn't disappoint & I look forward to hearing Weird. Dark. next.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
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- Megan
- 01-21-17
Loved each story, as always
Luke's writings always give you just enough answers to keep you happy with the outcome, and not enough answers to keep you from wondering and wanting more. Those questions lead to more questions... but the beauty of his style is that there are no real answers to those questions. What do YOU think? How do YOU feel after this particular story?
Plus, he reads his own work, so you get to listen to his voice. Not half bad.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
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- DobieChuck
- Colorado
- 01-28-17
OUTSTANDING!!
An awesome collection of shorts... The least of the stories is very good, and the best are simply excellent... Bit of worlds other than this theme... Stories that'll make you think, not to mention check to see if the lights are on;). Superbly wrought tension, and some fantastic, and disturbing, reveals and reversals... Right up there w/ my fave short fiction writers like King and Ellison... I particularly enjoy the subtle, and not so subtle, linkages and interconnectedness of these tales specifically, but also w/ the author's other works... The puzzle becomes even more intriguing... The narration is superior... If you like short fiction, enjoy the occasional heebie jeebies, or appreciate chewing over what you've just read you'll love these offerings... Worth the price/credit...
3 of 4 people found this review helpful
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- M. Joan Burke
- 03-18-19
Luke never fails
Five entirely different tales, each one guaranteed to keep you going till the end. There is no way to describe these without giving something away. I will say, for someone with religious beliefs, The Jesus Loophole has me questioning myself more than I would like.
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- ocatchavez
- 09-06-18
Brilliant
Love your imagination and my favorite story was definitely Keep Your Kids Close. Loved the twist! Keep narrating your stories as your voice and inflection are perfect for your stories!
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- Bree Salyer
- Ocala, FL
- 04-18-17
Snoozefest
Narration wasn't too bad for an author self-reading his own works, but I found the stories boring and couldn't finish listening to more than half the book.
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- JM
- 01-30-17
couldn't stop listening
couldn't stop listening. I usually listen to audiobooks to fall asleep to at night but that was not going to happen with this one. really kept my interest. refreshing new stories. looking forward to more. narrator - very pleasant voice and was very easy to listen to
7 of 7 people found this review helpful
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- Mark Ledsom
- 02-01-17
The ideas just keep flowing :)
Luke's stories and story telling continue to evolve - his latest collection is excellent and compliments his previous works well. Thank you and I'm looking forward to what's next from Luke as it's guaranteed to be very good ( no pressure!!)
6 of 6 people found this review helpful
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- Peter
- 01-30-17
Great collection of distinctive stories
Up to Luke Smitherd's usual high standards, this collection hovers around fantasy and sci-fi without ever losing sight of reality.
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- Kathryn W.
- 01-16-17
Blown Away By This Audiobook
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
I would highly recommend this to a friend. The stories and narration are both top-notch.
Which character – as performed by Luke Smitherd – was your favourite?
I enjoyed them all, Luke is a wonderful narrator.
Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
I was absolutley blown away by both "Your Name Is In The Book" and "Keep Your Children Close".
Any additional comments?
I would also recommend The Stone Man by Luke Smitherd. It's one of my favorites stories.
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- TerryF
- 01-16-17
Loved every minute!
Listened to this pretty much in one go (mostly sitting on a train, so I was kind of a captive audience!) Although I had read a couple of the stories before, it was nice to listen to them being narrated by Luke - there is always something a bit special when the author is also the narrator. I am most definitely a fan of Mr Smitherd and that dreaded day when I read something of his that is not as good as, if not better than his previous stuff is a long, long way off I think!
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- Fiona
- 06-18-17
Brilliant and disturbing
Brilliant - I loved these stories. Each individually crafted into a perfect little nugget of story.
The Jesus Loophole disturbed me so much that I couldn't carry on with it for several months which was frustrating - but down to the writing being so good that I was properly terrified of what was coming next! And I suspect I have a slightly nervous disposition...!
But utterly brilliant - I really can't get enough of Luke Smitherd's writing. And I cannot recommend highly enough.
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- alexandra wassenaar
- 06-04-17
Gripping listen
Great listen, thought provoking intriguing stories with great plot twists. My first Luke Smitherd book-will definitely listen to more
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- Claire Douglas
- 05-31-17
One of the most interesting books I have read
The stories in this book were incredibly interesting and the ideas were fascinating to explore.
"Keep your family close" was my absolute favourite.
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- Helen Castle-Kidd
- 05-20-17
Original and interesting
I loved this book. Some really original stories that held my attention and gave me lots to think about 😊
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- Tim
- 04-25-17
Really great ideas from a creative writer
What did you like most about Tales of the Unusual?
The stories are all from original ideas and even though they are "short stories" they hold the readers imagination and develop into a full story, the characters are believable and you are able to form a relationship with them, you get involved.
Any additional comments?
Read many of Luke's books, must admit, this one is another "good book" highly recommended.
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