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The Horror at Red Hook
- Narrated by: Jim Donaldson
- Length: 1 hr and 11 mins
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Action & Adventure
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Lovecraft’s gothic horror masterpiece. During an investigation in Red Hook, Detective Thomas F. Malone, and discovers horrors that he never imagined. A horror classic.
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- Daryl
- 03-09-13
Just a Bit of a Warning
I had no idea when I bought this that some genius had made the decision to add a background sound every few minutes to the narration. I could just picture some college kid they had paid in burritos in the sound booth, pressing various sound effect buttons and high fiving himself for his totally righteous editing skills.
But still! It's cheap and you could do worse.
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- A person
- 02-20-18
Felt like watching TV commercials
The story isn't that bad, since it was written almost 100 years ago and kick started the modern horror genre. What really killed it were the sound effects that drowned out the words and the reading of the credits between each chapter. Audible should really be able to equalize the audio for the listener, instead of having us turn the volume up for the story and down for the sound effects and "commercial breaks". In the end, it felt like watching TV with way too many/loud commercials
8 people found this helpful
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- Motley Shopper
- 04-01-16
Too noisy
The story is alright, but I couldn't finish as there was too much background noise/sound effects/music overpowering the narrator's voice.
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- Anonymous User
- 09-08-17
Decent Recording
The sound effects added to the story, but were sometimes louder than the narrator. Otherwise, a good story, well read.
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- Lee
- 11-12-13
Worth a listen, but not one of Lovecraft's best.
Would you consider the audio edition of The Horror at Red Hook to be better than the print version?
I feel for any narrator who has to read Lovecraft's wonderful but archaic prose. Jim Donaldson did a great job with it, though! I enjoyed his reading, and appreciated the addition of some musical touches and sound effects of moans and shrieks during dramatic moments. It really made listening to the story a better experience than reading it would have been. I will be looking for other horror works done by Mr. Donaldson.
How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?
From what I've read, this was one of Lovecraft's early works, and I think that shows. The story seemed to go on longer than needed. I thought that HPL's xenophobia was showcased more than usual in this tale, which was off-putting.
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
There are some good creepy scenes in the story, which I enjoyed.
Any additional comments?
After the end of the story, there is a short piece giving some background on Lovecraft and his influence on modern-day writers. I thought this was nicely done and appreciate the effort to show the significance of HPL's works.
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- LeesusFreak
- 10-27-17
Way overproduced, get ready for some noise
Far too much overuse of background noise, what could setup scenes if done in moderation is instead flooded with such loud stock sound effects as it floods out the narration, virtually ruining the tale.
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- Lori J S
- 07-04-17
Not great.
I actually listened twice. It just didn't stick. I tried to concentrate on the story. Just wouldn't grab me at any point in time. Therefore I can neither agree it's a horror story nor can I recommend it.
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- Amazon Customer
- 05-08-17
Immersive story and performance
A new favorite in the horror genre.
The narrator's voice perfectly matches the books story and creates an atmosphere of authenticity.
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- Kindle Customer
- 02-26-18
Old School Horror
A great police procedural that discovers a horror beyond their imagination. This is a dated story with a fear of xenophobia noted, since the late author noted this in his writing. Great production and the narration is superb. The essay about the author’s life at the end was great as well.
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- Alane Gale
- 02-24-18
An interesting way to spend an hour
In the past, I have seen & read biographical information on H.P. Lovecraft. His life was that of a loner and sheltered in many ways. He appeared to have some serious issues about those of different races & a definite distrust of those who were not Caucasian. I find this story to be interesting, but Mr. Lovecraft uses so many words ( was he perhaps paid by the word by the fanzines?). I can see how he was an inspiration to many of the writers in the genre that came after. This audio book had a good narrator, but I found the sound effects to be distracting. That was also a criticism of a friend who has medium hearing difficulties as well. All in all, the story if rewritten by Stephen King, Clive Barker or Neil Gaimon would definitely leave me wanting more. If one loves tales of the "Old Gods" with ancient rituals plus a close knowledge of Brooklyn past & present, this may be just the story for you.
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- Amy Oudot
- 08-04-14
Not bad for 50p...
If this book wasn’t for you, who do you think might enjoy it more?
A die-hard Lovecraft fan who appreciates the dramatics of sound effects accompanying a story.
What was most disappointing about H. P. Lovecraft’s story?
The prose was hard to follow in places - I found myself listening to several parts again just to keep up with the story.
How could the performance have been better?
Though the story was read well, the sound effects in the background were distracting and amateurish.
You didn’t love this book--but did it have any redeeming qualities?
The end section of the audio book gave some insight into Lovecraft's life and his first steps into becoming an author, which was interesting and worth listening to.
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- Emily Valentine
- 06-21-20
Dated... Very Dated
While I understand that HP Lovecraft is well-renowned as a master of cosmic horror, this short story has not aged well. While the title promises a horror, Lovecraft gives a cult followed by immigrants with a clear racist agenda. Being my first Lovecraft story, I felt very underwhelmed and found myself wincing not at the supernatural evil but how dated I felt it was. It wasn't scary. It was dated and near offensive. Three stars for the performance because the narrator offers an chilling narration which is ruined by bad audio quality and the overuse of music at the start of each chapter. It felt that the audiobook could have easily been, at most, an hour and five minutes long if they cut all the musical cues and recalling of the title (i.e. "The Horror At Red Hook... by HP Lovecraft... Chapter 3")
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- ursula w.
- 02-17-20
Not sure!
Enjoyed the story my first time of 'listening' to H.P Lovecraft ( I have read them ) but I wasn't keen on the breaks between the chapters and the 're-reciting of the title each time I knew what I was listening to and didn't need it repeating and repeating and repeating and ........................ That being said I did enjoy the actual narration and looking forward to hearing other stories narrated by Jim Donaldson
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- Rob Shepherd
- 10-12-18
It's Lovecraft. It needs more to be said.
As with Lovecraft this is brilliantly penned and crafted. A master of the craft of horror. A giant of his own and deservedly so. The production is very well done and the Narration is excellent. The atmosphere is perfect.
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- Lilli
- 01-16-18
A Must for horror and takes of the unknown fans.
Can't believe that I've never come across this author before as Poe, Stephen King and Clive Barker are authors whose works U love to read. Maybe I have come across Minecraft but not realised in all of the Pan Horrors U read in my youth. Have now purchased the collection.
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- Si Straw
- 09-22-17
A shallow tale that chills but no more
The Horror at Red Hook is a slightly off field tale by the legendary H.P. Lovecraft that chills without exploring the raw terror of his more well known works. A non-Cthulu book, the short story slowly builds towards the creepy scares that H.P. Lovecraft fans know well.
Jim Donaldson's telling of the work is good, supported by some decent old school scary sound effects.
The book is a good listen yet Lovecraft devotees may feel this is a weak addition to the genre, lacking the depth of his other books. This is very much a book of its era, where the author explores a perspective of race which most would consider unacceptable and xenophobic.
A tale of interest for readers of traditional horror but in no way a classic.
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- Eric
- 07-07-17
Terror at its best
This book kept me enthralled for a few days.Read mostly when I go to bed.being a bit of an imsomniac.I set my device to close after 30 mins of inactivity
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- Mr K Symon
- 06-20-17
Mysterious
Nice listen. I was looking for more in the characters - I wanted to know someone in the book, in detail - maybe that, is the mystery.
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- comrade_alex
- 06-02-17
Loved it!
The gravely voice of the narrator really added to reading and the occasional creepy background sounds really added to the atmosphere.
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- G. Chandler
- 02-04-17
Highly entertaining.
Highly entertaining and masterfully read by Jim Donaldson. H.P. Lovecraft. Is a master of spine chilling literature. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and if you like creepy stories, listen to this one. The bonus is the history of the authors life at the end. In all, a 5 star performance.