The Best of Tom Slemen

Volume 1

De: Tom Slemen

Narrado por: Nicholas Patrella

Ghosts, ghouls, witches, spectres, demons, the Grim Reaper, vampires, leprechauns, the Devil, as well as a host of other supernatural beings - along with the odd unsolved murder thrown in for good measure – all to be found within the pages of this unique first volume of Tom Slemen's work. Thirty-six stories that will haunt your mind and delight your dark side, all from the pen of one of England's greatest writers on the supernatural – Tom Slemen. Read about the baffling mystery of Old Swan's Mass Grave – was it a cover-up by the authorities? Be thrilled by the creepy history of Springheeled Jack, and dwell morbidly on the nature of the real-life vampires such as Golgon, Araminta and Manilu. Learn about the elusive but deadly enchanting Elvi of Sefton Park, and of the murderess who danced with her hangman at a Victorian ball. Savour the exciting witchcraft wars that centred on the Swan Inn, and unravel the identity of the mastercriminal who killed Julia Wallace in 1931 and left generations of professional and armchair detectives perplexed by his method of slaying without a trace. Just some of the eerie stories to be found in The Best of Tom Slemen – Volume 1.

©2011 Tom Slemen (P)2014 Tom Slemen

Good very Short Horror Stories

I did enjoy listening to this book. It has a wide variety of horror (ghosts, werewolves, vampires, etc). I really liked some of the stories and wanted them to continue (loved the ghost ones), a few were just ok. Recommend to anyone who loves horror short stories. I was voluntarily provided this free review copy audiobook by the author, narrator, or publisher. THANK YOU

Unique ghost stories.

You will enjoy these stories. Presenter is lively and eager to deliver them. Give this one a try.

This audiobook was provided by the author, narrator, or publisher at no cost in exchange for an unbiased review courtesy of Audiobook Blast.

amazing creepy tales

I received this book from the narrator of my own frew will foe an honest review.

I really liked the tales, since they were told as it happened to me or to a friend or someone I knew, they made me pretty curious they were well narrated too.

Patrella really immersed me on this one, I liked his voices they were pretty fun and interesting and so accurate with the characters.

a good book of horror tales to pick up.

Good Scary Tales for Kids

What did you love best about The Best of Tom Slemen?

It combines good story telling, broad vocabulary and eerie tales. This book provides an enjoyable way to encourage literacy.

What other book might you compare The Best of Tom Slemen to and why?

It is best compared to a cross between Grimm's Fairly Tales and the Goosebumps series by R.L. Stine. The stories have a slightly fantastic fairly tale feel, but are also modern and genuinely eerie.

Have you listened to any of Nicholas Patrella’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

No, but I certainly will in the future. He gave an excellent performance. His Irish accent and children's voices were amazing. He gave each character in this series of short stories a different and unique voice. Terrific!

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

Just When You Thought It Was Safe To Go To Bed!

Any additional comments?

I received this book free in exchange for an honest review.

Would be better edited down to the actual "best"

From the moment I heard the narrator spend minutes rattling off the loooong table of contents of this book, I was worried. I think I was right to be.

This collection features more stories than I can remember, but the ones that bear rememberance were few and far between. Most of the "stories" are anecdotes read as if from a newspaper clipping. They tend not to be very interesting, beleivable and usually have no real resolution or make much sense at all.

There are, however, a few tales mixed in that are genuinely interesting, thought-provoking and/or creepy. Those carried the book for me.

As for the narrator, he did a fine job, but it would seem the editing was poor. There were many times where there were odd gaps in the audio (including during the insufferable table of contents) that distracted you from the tale (or woke you up :P ). The narrator also tried harder than the author did to make the tales extra spooky, so he ended up sounding as if he were telling a tale to kids by campfire or under a blanket with a flashlight.

Honestly, if this book were pared down to the stronger tales that were actual stories, this could have easily been 4, maybe 4.5 stars. As it stands, the hours of mundane anecdotes makes this an easy pass.

I was provided this book free of charge in exchange for my honest review.