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The Woman in Black
- By: Susan Hill
- Narrated by: Paapa Essiedu
- Length: 5 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,183
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,072
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,066
Eel Marsh house stands alone, surveying the windswept salt marshes beyond Nine Lives Causeway. Mrs Alice Drablow lived here as a recluse. Now Arthur Kipps, a junior solicitor with a London firm, is summoned to attend her funeral, unaware of the tragic and terrible secrets which lie behind the house's shuttered windows.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Woman in Black
- By Q Garcia on 10-18-22
- The Woman in Black
- By: Susan Hill
- Narrated by: Paapa Essiedu
Good
Reviewed: 11-07-24
It's a good story, the narrator is great. I have issues with the way they put this recording together. When there's dialogue, it sounds like it's in a tunnel for some reason. And sound effects are not necessary in books. Please stop. It's distracting. I listen to books in the car and sound effects are not a good thing. Plus, the story should stand on its own.
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Small Town Horror
- By: Ronald Malfi
- Narrated by: Joe Hempel
- Length: 10 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 306
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 288
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Story4 out of 5 stars 288
Andrew Larimer has left his past behind. Rising up the ranks in a New York law firm, and with a heavily pregnant wife, he is settling into a new life far from Kingsport, the town in which he grew up. But when he receives a late-night phone call from an old friend, he has no choice but to return home.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Am I reading IT or what
- By D Cook on 10-18-24
- Small Town Horror
- By: Ronald Malfi
- Narrated by: Joe Hempel
Okay
Reviewed: 10-30-24
Story's fine; absolutely nothing new here. The narrator is fine but mispronounces a few words, which is irritating.
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Influencer
- By: Adam Cesare
- Narrated by: Isabela Merced, Christopher Briney, Brittany Pressley
- Length: 8 hrs and 58 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,671
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,614
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,613
Aaron Fortin is new in town. He drives a brand-new Acura—a gift from his parents for uprooting him in the middle of senior year. Showing up on his first day at the local public school in that nice of a car? He knows he’ll never blend in, and he doesn’t care to try. The car, the new-kid mystique, he can use all that.... Crystal Giordano carpools to the same school in her friend Trevor’s beat-up van. In the van along with Crystal and Trevor are Paul, Harmony, and Gayle. Crystal’s technically part of their misfit group, but most of the time, she feels like she’s the only one who doesn’t fit.
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5 out of 5 stars
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It is BINGE WORTHY!
- By Bbecca_marie on 11-03-23
- Influencer
- By: Adam Cesare
- Narrated by: Isabela Merced, Christopher Briney, Brittany Pressley
Lose the sound effects
Reviewed: 02-11-24
This is a great story, the narrators are wonderful. But get rid of the sound effects. I listen to audible in the car and when you add in car honks, beeps, horns, gunshots, and crash sound effects... Books don't need all of that anyway.
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The Collection, Volume 2
- By: Bentley Little
- Narrated by: Mitch Urban
- Length: 5 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 48
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 42
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Story4 out of 5 stars 42
The Collection, Volume 2 contains the following 17 terrifying stories from Bentley Little's The Collection: "Monteith", "Paperwork", "Pillow Talk", "Roommates", "Skin", "The Baby", "The Idol", "The Mailman", "The Man in the Passenger Seat", "The Murmurous Haunt of Files", "The Phonebook Man", "The Pond", "The Potato", "The Sanctuary", "The Show", "The Washingtonians", "The Woods Be Dark".
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3 out of 5 stars
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Bentley Little, Volume 2
- By Kenny on 11-17-17
- The Collection, Volume 2
- By: Bentley Little
- Narrated by: Mitch Urban
Whoever put this audio together....
Reviewed: 10-25-23
The short stories are delightfully off the wall and I love it. The narrator is good too. But whoever put this audio together did a terrible job. Whenever the narrator states the title of the next story it's done so a breath after the sentence of the last story and if you're not ready for it, you're confused as to what happened to the last story. A pause in between the last sentence and the next story title would've gone a long way. It sounds like someone tried cutting corners and jammed the audio together. That's disappointing because Little's tales are bizarre and you need a second to absorb them.
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The Age of Witches
- A Novel
- By: Louisa Morgan
- Narrated by: Polly Lee
- Length: 14 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,933
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,737
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,723
In 1692, Bridget Bishop was hanged as a witch. Two hundred years later, her legacy lives on in the scions of two very different lines: one dedicated to using their powers to heal and help women in need; the other, determined to grasp power for themselves by whatever means necessary. This clash will play out in the fate of Annis, a young woman in Gilded Age New York who finds herself a pawn in the family struggle for supremacy. She'll need to claim her own power to save herself - and resist succumbing to the darkness that threatens to overcome them all.
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2 out of 5 stars
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The voice in the sample is misleading.
- By Amy Wobarg on 05-13-20
- The Age of Witches
- A Novel
- By: Louisa Morgan
- Narrated by: Polly Lee
Good story, meh narration
Reviewed: 10-06-21
I don't know why but the narrator performs half the characters with a flat, nasal, harsh tone, which is jarring. The story is good though, of course.
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Behind Closed Doors
- By: B. A. Paris
- Narrated by: Georgia Maguire
- Length: 8 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 56,941
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 51,180
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 51,121
Everyone knows a couple like Jack and Grace. He has looks and wealth; she has charm and elegance. He's a dedicated attorney who has never lost a case; she is a flawless homemaker, a masterful gardener and cook, and dotes on her disabled younger sister. Though they are still newlyweds, they seem to have it all. You might not want to like them, but you do. You're hopelessly charmed by the ease and comfort of their home, by the graciousness of the dinner parties they throw. You’d like to get to know Grace better.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wow
- By Designs by Prim on 08-15-16
- Behind Closed Doors
- By: B. A. Paris
- Narrated by: Georgia Maguire
Okay
Reviewed: 02-19-21
Well there wasn't any suspense, really. The story starts right off with what's happening behind closed doors. Not really an issue but it got so outlandish I didn't care by the end. Jack's reasoning as to why this is all happening made no real sense, to me. Millie was the only likeable character. I enjoyed her a lot and I hope George Clooney did too! The narrator was wonderful. She kept me going with this book.
It's an okay story, quick read, my first by this author and likely my last.
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The End of the Road
- By: Craig DiLouie
- Narrated by: Christian Rummel
- Length: 1 hr and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 802
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 730
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 730
When five college friends cross America in a minivan to find themselves, they chance upon a road that isn’t on any map. They can’t resist exploring it. The van breaks down. They find a town, a massive trailer park steeped in squalor. The town isn’t on any map either. They find people in town. They’ll wish they hadn’t. The only sanctuary is the Big House - a giant mansion at the center of town that appears to be abandoned, only all the lights come on at night. Inside the Big House is the secret of the town. Inside, they’ll finally find themselves. They won’t like what they find.
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4 out of 5 stars
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If you like dumb Horror movies, then you’ll like this
- By Homeschooler on 10-31-20
- The End of the Road
- By: Craig DiLouie
- Narrated by: Christian Rummel
Freaky tale
Reviewed: 12-08-20
This short story has shades of Bentley Little which I love. I'm not sure why the narrator was so forceful with the dialogue, though.
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The Child Thief
- By: Brom
- Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne
- Length: 19 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,664
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,501
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,502
The award-winning artist Brom takes us on a haunting look at the true world of Peter Pan, in his first full-length novel. From modern day New York to the dying land of Faerie, The Child Thief reveals the world of Peter Pan through the eyes of an insecure runaway who is seduced by Peter’s charm. But any dreams of a fairy wonderland are quickly replaced by the reality of life and death survival as Peter’s recruits are forced into a lethal battle in which the line between good and evil is blurred.
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3 out of 5 stars
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FIRST BLOOD
- By Jim "The Impatient" on 11-16-15
- The Child Thief
- By: Brom
- Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne
It's okay
Reviewed: 12-08-20
I love dark retellings of fairy tales. This one is dark but after 12 hours, I'm over the whole thing. Peter wasn't captivating as a character. He talks children into going to his realm, but then just leaves them to either make it to the Devils (I guess they're the Lost Boys) or not, which makes the endeavor pointless. I have 6 hours left of this story and I don't care what happens to any of them anymore. I've heard such high praise for Brom, but I'm bored at this point. It's an okay story. I don't know that I'll listen to it again once I'm finished.
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The Girl Next Door
- By: Jack Ketchum
- Narrated by: Jack Ketchum
- Length: 7 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 2,155
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,919
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1,924
Suburbia. Shady, tree-lined streets; well-tended lawns; and cozy homes. A nice, quiet place to grow up. Unless you are teenage Meg or her crippled sister, Susan. On a dead-end street, in the dark, damp basement of the Chandler house, Meg and Susan are left captive to the savage whims and rages of a distant aunt who is rapidly descending into madness. It is a madness that infects all three of her sons and finally the entire neighborhood. Only one troubled boy stands hesitantly between Meg and Susan and their cruel, torturous deaths.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Horror To The Core
- By Jim "The Impatient" on 06-19-16
- The Girl Next Door
- By: Jack Ketchum
- Narrated by: Jack Ketchum
Based on a true story
Reviewed: 05-14-20
Horribly disturbing story. Before you rail against Ketchum for the subject matter, know that this book is based on actual people, which is even more disturbing. He retold a true crime story, which a lot of writers do. If it turned your stomach and scared the hell out of you (& it should) then he did his job. Ketchum is really good in general at giving his readers the chills anyway.
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Hannah-Beast
- Dark Corners collection
- By: Jennifer McMahon
- Narrated by: Amy Landon
- Length: 1 hr and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,034
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 909
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Story4 out of 5 stars 906
Thirty-four years ago, on October 31, poor Hannah Talbott took part in a scavenger hunt gone violently wrong. The mean girls made sure of it. To this day, for a haunted local mother, the most unsettling Halloween costume of all is an urban legend they call Hannah-Beast. It’s a reminder of the past she can’t forget. Especially tonight when it’s come back, so close to home.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Excellent story !
- By Anissa B. on 09-28-18
- Hannah-Beast
- Dark Corners collection
- By: Jennifer McMahon
- Narrated by: Amy Landon
Too much whining
Reviewed: 12-24-19
The story is good. The narrator whines every line from the characters, which ruins the story, unfortunately.
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