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It is called Crota...and it has awakened. Sheriff Skip Harding is called out to investigate a double homicide unlike any he has seen before. The bodies have been torn to pieces in the woods. Some think it's a bear. But others whisper something different. "It is the Crota," they say, - the great beast of Native American legend that one day will reawaken. Now that day has arrived.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Amazing story!
- By Evelyn on 12-20-11
By: Owl Goingback
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Whiteout
- Survival Instincts, Book 1
- By: Adriana Anders
- Narrated by: Coleen Marlo
- Length: 10 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 83
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 71
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Story4 out of 5 stars 71
Angel Smith is finally ready to leave Antarctica for a second chance at life. But on what was meant to be her final day, the remote-research station she's been calling home is attacked. Hunted and scared, she and irritatingly gorgeous glaciologist Ford Cooper barely make it out with their lives...only to realize that in a place this remote, there's nowhere left to run. Isolated with no power, no way to contact the outside world, and a madman on their heels, Angel and Ford must fight to survive in the most inhospitable - and beautiful - place on earth.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great story
- By hoppy1 on 02-14-20
By: Adriana Anders
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The Paths Between Worlds
- By: Paul Antony Jones
- Narrated by: Kate Reading
- Length: 11 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 3,037
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,757
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Story4 out of 5 stars 2,747
For Meredith Gale, ending her life seems like her only choice, and that choice is the reason she’s dangling by her fingertips from a bridge high above the freezing water of the San Francisco Bay. But someone or some thing has other plans for Meredith, and as her fingers slip from the cold steel of the bridge, a disembodied voice asks her a simple question: “Candidate 13: Do you wish to be saved?” Realizing her mistake too late, Meredith screams “Yes!” and instantly finds herself transported to a mysterious island, alongside hundreds of other Candidates like her.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A whole lot of fun!
- By Jane on 04-16-19
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Heresy of Dragons
- By: Erik Reid
- Narrated by: Chris Graves
- Length: 13 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 175
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 164
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Story4 out of 5 stars 163
Not every man can handle a magitech gauntlet that speaks in floating silver text, or a handful of women with unique...needs. I’m not every man. When a bad blind date got worse - like, interdimensional lightning storm worse - I woke up to a realm of dragon women, magical kobolds, and a playful monkey girl with a painful secret. I also accidentally (totally on purpose) stole an ancient artifact in the form of a black gauntlet that bonded with my body and unlocked various new abilities. So what’s the catch? The glove wasn’t meant for me. It was meant for the fabled Hero of Silura.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Those low reviews are kooks, seriously you guys
- By Gavin Markowitz on 01-16-20
By: Erik Reid
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Zero Repeat Forever
- The Nahx Invasions, Book 1
- By: G. S. Prendergast
- Narrated by: Siiri Scott, James Patrick Cronin
- Length: 12 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 313
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 278
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 278
He has no voice or name, only a rank, Eighth. He doesn't know the details of the mission, only the directives that hum in his mind. Dart the humans. Leave them where they fall. His job is to protect his Offside. Let her do the shooting. Until a human kills her...
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5 out of 5 stars
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What did I want more? Forgiveness or death?
- By Amazon Customer on 11-29-17
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Trail of Lightning
- By: Rebecca Roanhorse
- Narrated by: Tanis Parenteau
- Length: 8 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 4,434
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4,018
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Story4 out of 5 stars 4,010
The sudden rising waters of a climate apocalypse have destroyed most of the planet…yet out of these waters, Dinétah, a former Navajo reservation, has been miraculously reborn. Listen along as Tanis Parenteau's impeccable narration, capturing the rhythms of Navajo speech, fully envelopes you into the Sixth World. Trail of Lightning follows our heroine as she walks the land alongside gods, heroes of legend, and monsters alike.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The person you hire when the heroes fail
- By Cynthia on 08-09-18
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Hellboy: An Assortment of Horrors
- By: Various
- Narrated by: Seth Podowitz
- Length: 9 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 104
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 90
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 89
Fifteen of the biggest names in weird literature come together to pay tribute to Hellboy and the characters of Mike Mignola’s award-winning line of books! Assembled by Joe Golem and Baltimore co-writer Christopher Golden, this anthology boasts 15 original stories by the best in horror, fantasy, and science fiction, including Seanan McGuire (October Daye series), Chelsea Cain (Heartsick), Jonathan Maberry (Joe Ledger series), and more! The new writer of Hellboy and the BPRD, iZombie co-creator Chris Roberson, pitches in as well!
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5 out of 5 stars
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An assortment of good times.
- By Chris E. on 02-28-20
By: Various
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Time Shift
- A Historical Novel of Survival
- By: Victor Zugg
- Narrated by: Matt Godfrey
- Length: 7 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 115
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 98
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 98
Jackson Lee is a well-known adventure vlog influencer. He and a small support crew have been cashing in on the video craze with phenomenal, hair-raising exploits for years. Their latest undertaking is way beyond anything they've ever done. It's extremely dangerous and, worse, highly illegal. Never would Jackson have imagined those risks to be the least of his worries.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Worth your time!
- By Anonymous User on 08-27-22
By: Victor Zugg
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Outpost
- By: W. Michael Gear
- Narrated by: Alyssa Bresnahan
- Length: 18 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 148
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 129
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Story4 out of 5 stars 130
Donovan is a world of remarkable wealth that comes at a high price. When Supervisor Kalico Aguila's ship arrives, she discovers a failing colony, its government overthrown, the few remaining colonists gone wild. Donovan could make her career - or kill her. Planetside, Talina Perez is one of three rulers of the Port Authority colony - the only law in the one remaining town. With the Corporate ship demanding answers about the things she's done, Perez could lose everything, including her life. For Dan Wirth, Donovan is a last chance. A psychopath with a death sentence looming over his head, he will make a desperate play for power. No matter who he has to corrupt, murder, or destroy. Captain Max Taggart is the Corporation's enforcer. But is it too late to seize control of Donovan?
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2 out of 5 stars
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Must have been written for teenage girls
- By Bob on 03-30-20
By: W. Michael Gear
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Hellboy: Odder Jobs
- By: Frank Darabont, Christopher Golden
- Narrated by: Seth Podowitz
- Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 69
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 60
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 60
Mike Mignola's award-winning series Hellboy has earned fans all over the world, among them some of the most respected horror, fantasy, and mystery novelists in the field as well as some of Hollywood's most talented writers and directors. Now a who's who list of these writers are drawn together to tell their own tales of Hellboy, to play with the characters and worlds Mignola has created. As part of Dark Horse's celebration of Hellboy in 2004, Christopher Golden has brought together a stellar array of talents.
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5 out of 5 stars
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vocal performance
- By Christopher Hopper on 03-23-24
By: Frank Darabont, and others
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Unarmed
- Knitting Club, Book 1
- By: Austin Bates
- Narrated by: Tyler Darby
- Length: 6 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 22
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 18
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 18
Blaze’s time in the military unraveled him, but now, he’s knitting himself back together, one stitch at a time. He needs to focus on recovery, not the young omega he finds himself doting over. Logan is back home to lick his wounds, not the hot older alpha who just happens to be his landlady’s grandson. He can see the cracks in Blaze’s armor, and he wants to squeeze his way in, but the ex-soldier has more defenses than a military base. Until an ill-timed heat changes everything.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Men who knit and knot!!!
- By JDHB on 08-19-20
By: Austin Bates
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Hellboy: Odd Jobs
- By: Christopher Golden
- Narrated by: Seth Podowitz
- Length: 8 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 117
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 107
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 107
In 1994, Mike Mignola created one of the most unique and visually arresting comics series to ever see print: Hellboy. Tens of thousands have followed the exploits of the World's Greatest Paranormal Investigator in comics form and in prose. Now, fans of the comic can enjoy the world of Hellboy as seen through the eyes of some of the brightest creative lights in horror and mystery fiction.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Extra stories for true fans
- By Daniel Wiffen on 07-24-21
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The Best Horror of the Year, Volume 4
- By: Ellen Datlow - author/editor, Stephen King, Peter Straub
- Narrated by: Meredith Mitchell, Rebecca Mitchell, Michael Healy, and others
- Length: 16 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 209
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 189
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 188
With tales from Laird Barron, Stephen King, John Langan, Peter Straub, and many others, and featuring Datlow’s comprehensive overview of the year in horror, now, more than ever, The Best Horror of the Year provides the petrifying horror fiction readers have come to expect - and enjoy.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Only a few decent stories in this bunch.
- By Jerry on 12-06-14
By: Ellen Datlow - author/editor, and others
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The Great Glorious Goddamn of It All
- A Novel
- By: Josh Ritter
- Narrated by: Josh Ritter
- Length: 6 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 444
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 381
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 380
In the tiny timber town of Cordelia, Idaho, 99-year-old Weldon Applegate recounts his life in all its glory, filled with tall tales writ large with murder, mayhem, avalanches, and bootlegging. It’s the story of dark pine forests brewing with ancient magic, and Weldon’s struggle as a boy to keep his father’s inherited timber claim, the Lost Lot, from the ravenous clutches of Linden Laughlin.
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5 out of 5 stars
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That was a pretty good story….
- By Linda on 10-02-21
By: Josh Ritter
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The Missing Boatman
- By: Keith C. Blackmore
- Narrated by: P.J. Ochlan
- Length: 20 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 609
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 575
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Story4 out of 5 stars 572
Miracles are happening. Pray to God they stop. In the dead of winter, on a highway in Quebec, a man crashes his car and survives. In New York, a homeless person is run over by a bus and lives. In Tokyo, a teenager jumps off a high rise building and fails in taking her own life. All over the world, miracles like these transpire, and people breathe a sigh of relief. But for the next week, some people will begin to suspect a terrible truth. A handful will even search for it. One man will find it. And in seven days, all hell will break loose.
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3 out of 5 stars
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I guess RC Bray was busy...
- By N.S. on 10-30-18
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- Length: 8 hrs and 26 mins
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 26
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 19
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Story4 out of 5 stars 19
The blizzard begins pummeling the Midwest on Christmas Eve, leaving hundreds of passengers stranded at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport. Todd Curry doesn't need another reason to disappoint his son, so he joins three other people in renting the last four-wheel drive available and they set out into the blinding snow. Only two hours into the treacherous trip west, Todd swerves to avoid a man in the middle of the highway. The stranger claims his daughter is lost somewhere out in the snow.
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3 out of 5 stars
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creative but irritating
- By Susannah French on 06-29-23
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- By: Ronald Malfi
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 56
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1 out of 5 stars
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Boring!!!!
- By Stephanie on 03-27-24
By: Ronald Malfi
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The Narrows
- By: Ronald Malfi
- Narrated by: David Stifel
- Length: 11 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 229
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The town of Stillwater has been dying - the long and painful death of a town ravaged by floods and haunted by the ghosts of all who had lived there. Yet this most recent flood has brought something with it - a creature that nests among the good folks of Stillwater...and feeds off them. The children who haven't disappeared whisper the same word - "vampire". But they're wrong. What has come to Stillwater is something much more horrific.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Malfi delivers a tour de force
- By Kenneth A. McKinley on 06-13-22
By: Ronald Malfi
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Ghostwritten
- By: Ronald Malfi
- Narrated by: Joe Hempel
- Length: 12 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 96
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 75
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 75
Four brand-new horror novellas all about books, stories, manuscripts—the written word has never had sharper teeth. In The Skin of Her Teeth, a cursed novel drives people to their deaths. A delivery job turns deadly in The Dark Brothers' Last Ride. In This Book Belongs to Olo, a lonely child has dangerous control over an usual pop-up book. A choose-your-own adventure game spirals into an uncanny reality in The Story. Full of creepy suspense, these collected novellas are perfect for fans of Paul Tremblay, Stephen King, and Joe Hill.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Why do they always harm cats????
- By Matthew Davis on 04-13-23
By: Ronald Malfi
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Cradle Lake
- By: Ronald Malfi
- Narrated by: David Stifel
- Length: 9 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 43
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 40
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Story4 out of 5 stars 40
When Alan Hammerstun inherits a quaint ranch house in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains, he and his wife Heather seize the opportunity to leave New York and the haunting aftermath of two miscarriages. Eager to start over in the rural North Carolina town, they hope this new beginning will be the antidote to Heather's severe depression. For a time everything seems perfect. Too perfect, in fact.
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3 out of 5 stars
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A dash of Pet Sematery.....
- By Burgh on 03-17-21
By: Ronald Malfi
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Black Mouth
- By: Ronald Malfi
- Narrated by: Joe Hempel
- Length: 12 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 447
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 395
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 394
For nearly two decades, Jamie Warren has been running from darkness. He's haunted by a traumatic childhood and the guilt at having disappeared from his disabled brother's life. But then a series of unusual events reunites him with his estranged brother and their childhood friends, and none of them can deny the sense of fate that has seemingly drawn them back together. Nor can they deny the memories of that summer, so long ago—the strange magic taught to them by an even stranger man, and the terrible act that has followed them all into adulthood.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great Listen
- By SONYA on 09-19-22
By: Ronald Malfi
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Snow
- By: Ronald Malfi
- Narrated by: Joe Hempel
- Length: 8 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 26
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 19
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Story4 out of 5 stars 19
The blizzard begins pummeling the Midwest on Christmas Eve, leaving hundreds of passengers stranded at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport. Todd Curry doesn't need another reason to disappoint his son, so he joins three other people in renting the last four-wheel drive available and they set out into the blinding snow. Only two hours into the treacherous trip west, Todd swerves to avoid a man in the middle of the highway. The stranger claims his daughter is lost somewhere out in the snow.
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3 out of 5 stars
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creative but irritating
- By Susannah French on 06-29-23
By: Ronald Malfi
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Mr. Cables
- By: Ronald Malfi
- Narrated by: Nicholas Selker
- Length: 2 hrs and 7 mins
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 56
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 46
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 46
For best-selling horror novelist Wilson Paventeau, the scariest novel of his career is the one he didn't write. It bears his name on the dust jacket and contains his bio near the end, but this enigmatic tome is not part of his oeuvre. And the most frightening thing about it may not be the tale between the covers, but the reason for its mysterious appearance in Paventeau's life.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Boring!!!!
- By Stephanie on 03-27-24
By: Ronald Malfi
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The Narrows
- By: Ronald Malfi
- Narrated by: David Stifel
- Length: 11 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 229
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 202
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 200
The town of Stillwater has been dying - the long and painful death of a town ravaged by floods and haunted by the ghosts of all who had lived there. Yet this most recent flood has brought something with it - a creature that nests among the good folks of Stillwater...and feeds off them. The children who haven't disappeared whisper the same word - "vampire". But they're wrong. What has come to Stillwater is something much more horrific.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Malfi delivers a tour de force
- By Kenneth A. McKinley on 06-13-22
By: Ronald Malfi
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Ghostwritten
- By: Ronald Malfi
- Narrated by: Joe Hempel
- Length: 12 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 96
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 75
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 75
Four brand-new horror novellas all about books, stories, manuscripts—the written word has never had sharper teeth. In The Skin of Her Teeth, a cursed novel drives people to their deaths. A delivery job turns deadly in The Dark Brothers' Last Ride. In This Book Belongs to Olo, a lonely child has dangerous control over an usual pop-up book. A choose-your-own adventure game spirals into an uncanny reality in The Story. Full of creepy suspense, these collected novellas are perfect for fans of Paul Tremblay, Stephen King, and Joe Hill.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Why do they always harm cats????
- By Matthew Davis on 04-13-23
By: Ronald Malfi
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Cradle Lake
- By: Ronald Malfi
- Narrated by: David Stifel
- Length: 9 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 43
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 40
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Story4 out of 5 stars 40
When Alan Hammerstun inherits a quaint ranch house in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains, he and his wife Heather seize the opportunity to leave New York and the haunting aftermath of two miscarriages. Eager to start over in the rural North Carolina town, they hope this new beginning will be the antidote to Heather's severe depression. For a time everything seems perfect. Too perfect, in fact.
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3 out of 5 stars
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A dash of Pet Sematery.....
- By Burgh on 03-17-21
By: Ronald Malfi
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Black Mouth
- By: Ronald Malfi
- Narrated by: Joe Hempel
- Length: 12 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 447
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 395
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 394
For nearly two decades, Jamie Warren has been running from darkness. He's haunted by a traumatic childhood and the guilt at having disappeared from his disabled brother's life. But then a series of unusual events reunites him with his estranged brother and their childhood friends, and none of them can deny the sense of fate that has seemingly drawn them back together. Nor can they deny the memories of that summer, so long ago—the strange magic taught to them by an even stranger man, and the terrible act that has followed them all into adulthood.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great Listen
- By SONYA on 09-19-22
By: Ronald Malfi
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Little Girls
- By: Ronald Malfi
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
- Length: 12 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 340
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 311
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Story4 out of 5 stars 313
When Laurie was a little girl, she was forbidden to enter the room at the top of the stairs. It was one of many rules imposed by her cold, distant father. Now, in a final act of desperation, her father has exorcised his demons. But when Laurie returns to claim the estate with her husband and 10-year-old daughter, it's as if the past refuses to die. She feels it lurking in the broken moldings, sees it staring from an empty picture frame, hears it laughing in the moldy greenhouse deep in the woods.
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5 out of 5 stars
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good characters good story
- By michael king on 07-07-15
By: Ronald Malfi
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December Park
- By: Ronald Malfi
- Narrated by: Eric G. Dove
- Length: 16 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 473
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 432
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 433
In the fall of 1993, the quiet suburb of Harting Farms is shocked when children begin to vanish, and one is found dead near December Park - a great, sweeping expanse that is sunken below the streets and surrounded on three sides by vast woodlands, a place children believe is haunted. Newspapers call the abductor the Piper because he has come to lead children away, while kids whisper darker names for him in the school halls. Angelo Mazzone and his friends discover a link to the dead girl and take up the search for the killer.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Loved this one. Written and narrated very well.
- By Bill on 12-13-17
By: Ronald Malfi
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We Should Have Left Well Enough Alone
- By: Ronald Malfi
- Narrated by: Alan I Ross
- Length: 9 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 58
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 53
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 53
A new mother is pursued by mysterious men in black. A misguided youth learns the dark secrets of the world from an elderly neighbor on Halloween night. A housewarming party where the guests never leave. A caretaker tends to his rusted relic of a god deep in the desert.... In his debut short story collection, Bram Stoker Award finalist Ronald Malfi mines the depths and depravities of the human condition, exploring the dark underside of religion, marriage, love, fear, regret, and hunger in a world that spins just slightly askew on its axis. Rich in atmosphere and character, Malfi's debut collection is not to be missed.
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1 out of 5 stars
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THIS IS REALLY REALLY BAD
- By Randall on 04-28-18
By: Ronald Malfi
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Floating Staircase
- By: Ronald Malfi
- Narrated by: M. Sauerwein
- Length: 9 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 66
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Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 59
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Story4 out of 5 stars 56
Following the success of his latest novel, Travis Glasgow and his wife Jodie buy their first house in the seemingly idyllic western Maryland town of Westlake. At first, everything is picture-perfect - from the beautiful lake behind the house to the rebirth of the friendship between Travis and his brother, Adam, who lives nearby. Travis also begins to overcome the darkness of his childhood and the guilt he's harbored since his younger brother's death - a tragic drowning veiled in mystery that has plagued Travis since he was 13.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Good story terrible reader
- By Amazon Customer on 04-08-21
By: Ronald Malfi
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They Lurk
- By: Ronald Malfi
- Narrated by: Joe Hempel, Amy McFadden
- Length: 9 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 52
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 48
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Story4 out of 5 stars 48
Newly reissued from the "modern-day Algernon Blackwood" comes five terrifying collected horror novellas.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Some real gems in this collection!
- By D.Prox on 07-20-23
By: Ronald Malfi
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The Night Parade
- By: Ronald Malfi
- Narrated by: Tom Taylorson
- Length: 12 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,489
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,190
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,184
A father and daughter try to survive the steady decline of all they know in this haunting thriller from award-winning author Ronald Malfi. First the birds disappeared. Then the insects took over. Then the madness began. They call it Wanderer's Folly - a disease of delusions, of daydreams and nightmares. A plague threatening to wipe out the human race.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Unfulfilling
- By Mo Devlin on 09-08-16
By: Ronald Malfi
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The Fall of Never
- By: Ronald Malfi
- Narrated by: Alan I. Ross
- Length: 15 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 33
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 30
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Story4 out of 5 stars 30
Come home to the darkness. Kelly Rich, long estranged from her family, is forced to return home when her sister is involved in a mysterious accident. After years of suppressing the events that drove her away, she must struggle to unlock the mystery of her past in order to save her sister. But nothing is as it seems in her foreboding ancestral home, where cold hearts rule the hearth and deadly secrets lurk in the forest. Plunged back into the dream world of her youth, Kelly will have to face the dark reality of her own role in the horrors afflicting her family.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Normally, a fan of the author
- By Anonymous User on 03-30-18
By: Ronald Malfi
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Come with Me
- By: Ronald Malfi
- Narrated by: Joe Hempel
- Length: 11 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,550
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,390
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1,390
Aaron Decker's life changes one December morning when his wife, Allison, is killed. Haunted by her absence - and her ghost - Aaron goes through her belongings, where he finds a receipt for a motel room in another part of the country. Piloted by grief and an increasing sense of curiosity, Aaron embarks on a journey to discover what Allison had been doing in the weeks prior to her death.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Not Really a Thriller
- By derik on 02-09-22
By: Ronald Malfi
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Bone White
- By: Ronald Malfi
- Narrated by: Charles Constant
- Length: 10 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,051
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 947
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Story4 out of 5 stars 944
Paul Gallo saw the report on the news: a mass murderer leading police to his victims' graves in remote Dread's Hand, Alaska. It's not even a town; more like the bad memory of a town. The same bit of wilderness where his twin brother went missing a year ago. As the bodies are exhumed, Paul travels to Alaska to get closure and put his grief to rest. But the mystery is only beginning. What Paul finds are superstitious locals who talk of the devil stealing souls, and a line of wooden crosses to keep what's in the woods from coming out.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent! Atmospheric and creepy.
- By Bill on 08-10-17
By: Ronald Malfi
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Schrader's Chord
- A Novel
- By: Scott Leeds
- Narrated by: George Newbern
- Length: 12 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 62
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 59
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 59
After his estranged father’s mysterious death, Charlie Remick returns to Seattle to help with the funeral. There, he discovers his father left him two parting gifts: the keys to the family record store and a strange black case containing four ancient records that, according to legend, can open a gate to the land of the dead. When Charlie, his sister, and their two friends play the records, they unwittingly open a floodgate of unspeakable horror. As the darkness descends, they are stalked by a relentless, malevolent force and see the dead everywhere they turn.
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5 out of 5 stars
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different
- By Christie Cummins on 03-06-24
By: Scott Leeds
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Old Country
- By: Matt Query, Harrison Query
- Narrated by: Juliette Goglia, Kiff VandenHeuvel
- Length: 12 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 638
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 581
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 581
It’s the house of their dreams. Former marine Harry and his wife, Sasha, have packed up their life and their golden retriever, Dash, and fled the corporate rat race to live off the land in rural Idaho. Their breathtaking new home sits on more than forty acres of meadow, aspen trees, and pine forest in the Teton Valley. Even if their friends and family think it’s a strange choice for an up-and-coming pair of urban professionals, Harry and Sasha couldn’t be happier about the future they’re building, all by their lonesome.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I really liked it!
- By Kasey on 04-22-23
By: Matt Query, and others
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Boys in the Valley
- By: Philip Fracassi
- Narrated by: David Aaron Baker
- Length: 10 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 153
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 136
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 136
St. Vincent's Orphanage for Boys. Turn of the century, in a remote valley in Pennsylvania. Here, under the watchful eyes of several priests, thirty boys work, learn, and worship. Peter Barlow, orphaned as a child by a gruesome murder, has made a new life here. As he approaches adulthood, he has friends, a future...a family. Then, late one stormy night, a group of men arrive at their door, one of whom is badly wounded, occult symbols carved into his flesh. His death releases an ancient evil that spreads like sickness, infecting St. Vincent's and the children within.
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2 out of 5 stars
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A Predictable, Abysmal, Waste of Time & Money
- By N. R. Cronce on 01-20-24
By: Philip Fracassi
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- Irish Marine
- 12-06-23
The extreme rush of the story
I love this story. I wish I can get a physical paperback on this thats affordable I had to do the audible which was good.
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- Anonymous User
- 07-06-23
Different
I always have enjoyed Ronald Malfi’s books. This was a really good story with a couple of twists. I definitely wasn’t disappointed!!
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- KJH
- 07-11-23
Never ascended for me
Part of this negative review might be due to previously listening to a great story, beautifully written, with an amazing narrator (We're All the Same in the Dark). The Ascent has none of those things. Unfortunately there is not a single character you root for, the dialogue is sometimes laughable and the narrator was barely passable. I actually felt sorry for Joe Hempel being stuck with such pedestrian writing. Here are just a few of the things that bugged me:
1. How many times can the main character almost die? It became laughable after a while.
2. I don't really care or need to know about the characters urination breaks.
3. The author describes how cold it is by telling us the lead character's nipples are hard. Really? That's the best you can do?
4. The spiritual mumbo jumbo inserted to make the protagonist keep going was just ridiculous.
I also could not remotely believe that all of these guys would go on this extremely dangerous expedition into the Himalayas without knowing basic climbing and survival techniques. Just because a guy worked hard on a fishing boat doesn't mean he has any of the skills needed to survive in the mountains. One guy is there apparently because he is big and muscular. Anyway, if you just want some dumb action with horrible characters, I guess this book is for you.
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