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The Orville
- Sympathy for the Devil
- De: Seth MacFarlane
- Narrado por: Bruce Boxleitner
- Duración: 3 h y 5 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 582
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 522
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 523
An original novella set in season three of The Orville—straight from the pen of Seth MacFarlane, creator of the beloved sci-fi TV show! When Captain Ed Mercer and the crew of the U.S.S. Orville come face-to-face with one of humanity's most vile ideologies, they must solve the moral conundrum of who to hold accountable for evil deeds real… and imagined. Occurring just after episode 308, this is the Orville like you've never seen it before.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Nazi story not worthy of spending 3.5 hours on
- De A.I.I.H.Reiss en 07-27-22
- The Orville
- Sympathy for the Devil
- De: Seth MacFarlane
- Narrado por: Bruce Boxleitner
Thought-Provoking Morality Tale
Revisado: 09-12-22
Nearly the first half of this takes place in 20th century Europe, in nazi times, among nazis, about nazis. And I have a feeling that there may have been a lesser number of disappointed readers/listeners (growing ever impatient as to why there was no sign of the Orville or any of its crew, as the story progressed) if that fact had been made clear, in advance. Still, the absence of that foreknowledge is hardly a valid reason for a person to give it a bad review. Same goes for personal impatience. The first half needs to be what it is for the story to work. And work it does!
This would’ve been one of the more powerful episodes of the show, had they been able to film it. As it is, it remains powerful and thought-provoking. There are layers upon layers of moral complexity to unpack here, befitting the growing maturity of “The Orville” as a show, and of course “Star Trek” before it.
Well worth a listen.
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Doug Bradley's Spinechillers, Volume Five
- Classic Horror Short Stories
- De: Edgar Allan Poe, Arthur Conan Doyle, Ambrose Bierce
- Narrado por: Doug Bradley
- Duración: 3 h y 13 m
- Grabación Original
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 58
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 55
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 54
Welcome to Volume Five of one of the world's largest collections of high quality, classic horror short-story audiobooks. If you're at home, then get some logs ready and put on your most comfortable slippers, as we kick things off with Doug Bradley's well-researched introduction to the authors and stories featured in this volume....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Love this series
- De Adeliese Baumann en 08-04-14
- Doug Bradley's Spinechillers, Volume Five
- Classic Horror Short Stories
- De: Edgar Allan Poe, Arthur Conan Doyle, Ambrose Bierce
- Narrado por: Doug Bradley
Perfectly Chilling
Revisado: 09-09-22
Doug Bradley has the perfect voice to skillfully bring this collection of short stories by various authors, chillingly to life. Occasional, minimal sound design adds atmosphere, and sets the stage for each of the sinister tales. His delivery sounds not so much like he’s reading to you than that he’s telling you a personal story that he knows intimately.
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Doug Bradley's Spinechillers, Volume Four
- Classic Horror Short Stories
- De: Edgar Allan Poe, H. P. Lovecraft, Montague Rhodes James, y otros
- Narrado por: Doug Bradley
- Duración: 2 h y 32 m
- Grabación Original
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 69
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 63
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 63
Welcome to Doug Bradley's Spinechillers, Volume Four, part of what is on the way of becoming the world's largest collection of high quality, classic horror short-story audiobooks. We start with Doug Bradley's well-researched introduction to the authors and stories featured in this volume. Launching us into "Lost Hearts", M. R. James' creepy tale of ghostly children seeking revenge and peace from the man who caused their untimely demise.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Amazing Collection, Amazing Narration!
- De DJ Hellion en 06-23-12
- Doug Bradley's Spinechillers, Volume Four
- Classic Horror Short Stories
- De: Edgar Allan Poe, H. P. Lovecraft, Montague Rhodes James, Charles Dickens, Ambrose Bierce
- Narrado por: Doug Bradley
Perfectly Chilling
Revisado: 09-09-22
Doug Bradley has the perfect voice to skillfully bring this collection of short stories by various authors, chillingly to life. Occasional, minimal sound design adds atmosphere, and sets the stage for each of the sinister tales. His delivery sounds not so much like he’s reading to you than that he’s telling you a personal story that he knows intimately.
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Doug Bradley's Spinechillers, Volume 3: Classic Horror Stories
- De: Montague Rhodes James, W. W. Jacobs, Edgar Allan Poe, y otros
- Narrado por: Doug Bradley
- Duración: 2 h y 48 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 48
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 45
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 45
This volume starts with the famous M. R. James story of occult revenge, "Casting the Runes", about a slighted occultist out for murderous revenge using his diabolical black arts to achieve it. It was adapted into the equally chilling movie Night of the Demon in 1957. Next up is another famous classic, W. W. Jacobs' "The Monkeys Paw", a brilliantly written tale of greed and getting what you wish for. The third story is "Hop-Frog" by Edgar Allan Poe - a classic yarn about the grisly revenge conjured up by a mistreated court jester.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Perfectly Chilling
- De Mark M. en 09-09-22
Perfectly Chilling
Revisado: 09-09-22
Doug Bradley has the perfect voice to skillfully bring this collection of short stories by various authors, chillingly to life. Occasional, minimal sound design adds atmosphere, and sets the stage for each of the sinister tales. His delivery sounds not so much like he’s reading to you than that he’s telling you a personal story that he knows intimately.
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Doug Bradley's Spinechillers, Volume 2
- De: Wilkie Collins, H. P. Lovecraft, Edgar Allan Poe, y otros
- Narrado por: Doug Bradley
- Duración: 2 h y 30 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 50
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 48
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 47
Doug Bradley's Spine Chillers, Volume 2, presents four classic stories from the masters of horror literature. It kicks off with Charles Dickens' friend and collaborator Wilkie Collins' eerie tale of a man's dream of his own murder that comes too true, 'The Dream Woman'. Second on the bill is the master of American literature Edgar Allan Poe's classic story of doomed love 'The Oval Portrait'.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Great Collection of Classic Spooky Short Stories
- De Jason P en 10-09-15
Perfectly Chilling
Revisado: 09-09-22
Doug Bradley has the perfect voice to skillfully bring this collection of short stories by various authors, chillingly to life. Occasional, minimal sound design adds atmosphere, and sets the stage for each of the sinister tales. His delivery sounds not so much like he’s reading to you than that he’s telling you a personal story that he knows intimately.
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Star Trek: Borg (Adapted)
- De: Hilary Bader
- Narrado por: Howard McGillin, John de Lancie
- Duración: 2 h y 15 m
- Grabación Original
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 198
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 151
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 151
John de Lancie, in his role as "Q," headlines a Star Trek cast and crew (directed by Jonathan Frakes!) in this fully dramatized adventure of the future and the adventures of the heroic Starfleet officer who must save the Federation!
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3 out of 5 stars
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Video Game Dialog With Narration
- De Mark M. en 09-09-22
- Star Trek: Borg (Adapted)
- De: Hilary Bader
- Narrado por: Howard McGillin, John de Lancie
Video Game Dialog With Narration
Revisado: 09-09-22
So…yeah…this is the audio track of the CD-ROM video game - the dialog, music, and sound effects - repackaged with some ho-hum, sometimes clumsy narration added to it, changing YOU the player into the narrator’s character.
All the times Q allows the narrator to try again, are just times the player died and the game went back to the last save point. Really.
All that said, it’s not terrible. It’s entertaining, but it doesn’t quite work.
Also…NOT directed by Jonathan Frakes. At all.
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Slimer
- De: Harry Adam Knight, John Brosnan, Leroy Kettle
- Narrado por: Hannibal Hills
- Duración: 5 h y 46 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 114
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 106
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 105
When a yacht being used to smuggle drugs sinks, the six smugglers must seek refuge the only place they can - an abandoned oil rig in the middle of the sea. But there's something strange about this oil rig. For one thing, it looks more like a scientific research facility. And for another, there are no people - only piles of clothes with no bodies in them. It soon becomes clear that something is loose on the rig. Something deadly. It's stalking them, one by one, but it's not just a horrible death they have to fear - it's what comes after.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Classic 80's Horror
- De Spooky Mike en 05-03-19
- Slimer
- De: Harry Adam Knight, John Brosnan, Leroy Kettle
- Narrado por: Hannibal Hills
Solid 1980’s Pulp Horror
Revisado: 07-07-21
While some reviewers may focus on identifying what this book borrows from, few seem to appreciate what “Slimer” does with those borrowed ideas - creating a solid, suspenseful, claustrophobic, enjoyably pulpy horror story, It is very much a product of its era - the 1980’s - and does all the things you’d want it to do, with some surprises along the way.
Narrator Hannibal Hills is a perfect fit for this creepy tale, and is becoming one of my favorite audiobook narrators.
I received a free copy of this from Audiobook Boom in exchange for an honest review.
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Ghost Train
- De: Stephen Laws
- Narrado por: Hannibal Hills
- Duración: 12 h y 47 m
- Versión completa
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General3.5 out of 5 stars 39
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 36
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Historia3.5 out of 5 stars 37
Something deadly is stalking the corridors of the King's Cross train, preying on the passengers. It once attacked commuter Mark Davies and threw him from the train. Ex-policeman Les Chadderton is obsessed with the murders and suicides on the Easst Coast mainline. His own wife has been among the victims. Together, Davies and Chadderton must board the Ghost Train and face their own fears made real, travelling on a one-way ticket on the Nightmare Express....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Stephen King meets Dr. Who
- De murphyfields en 12-10-19
- Ghost Train
- De: Stephen Laws
- Narrado por: Hannibal Hills
“Crazy, but that’s how it goes…”
Revisado: 07-07-21
Ghost Train is one of those horror tales that it’s best not to slow down and think too heavily on, and instead just enjoy the ride. Its premise is slightly bonkers, in a way that only 1970’s-1980’s horror can be. The pacing is good, the story is entertaining, and the narration by Hannibal Hills is especially good.
Is it fine literature? No. But it never claims to be. It’s a creepy thrill ride, with its own style, that is never predictable. It has me curious about what else Stephen Laws has written (sadly, this is his only book on Audible, as of this writing).
I received a free copy of this from Audiobook Boom, in exchange for an honest review.
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Tokyo Traffic
- Detective Hiroshi Series, Book 3
- De: Michael Pronko
- Narrado por: Peter Berkrot
- Duración: 10 h y 24 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 19
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 16
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 16
Running from a life she didn’t choose, in a city she doesn’t know, Sukanya, a young Thai girl, loses herself in the vastness of Tokyo. With her Bangkok street smarts and some stolen money, she stays ahead of her former captors who will do anything to recover the computer she took. After befriending Chiho, a Japanese girl living in an internet café, Sukanya makes plans to rid herself of her pursuers, and her past, forever.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Tokyo Noire
- De Victor @ theAudiobookBlog dot com en 03-02-21
- Tokyo Traffic
- Detective Hiroshi Series, Book 3
- De: Michael Pronko
- Narrado por: Peter Berkrot
Gritty, suspenseful, crime story set in Tokyo
Revisado: 07-06-21
Despite this being third in a series, I was not previously familiar with the series or the author. But I quickly became a fan.
In addition to a solid story, Tokyo Traffic’s greatest strength may well be how at home it is in its setting. Author Pronko is American born, but you’d never guess from this book. Typically an American author writing a book set in another country (with many cultural differences) will bog the book down, over-explaining cultural things, filling it with endless cliches. But Pronko - from his bio - has lived in Japan for decades, and is clearly immersed in the culture, and very much at home there.
Tokyo Traffic hits the ground running, dropping the reader/listener into a seedy underworld, a murder scene, and the police trying to make sense of it all.
Narrator Peter Berkrot is a perfect fit - bringing an authoritative voice and a subtly sinister tone, as events unfold.
The gritty, noir vibe of the novel somewhat reminds me of the mood of the 1950’s/1960’s police procedurals of Japanese authors Seicho Matsumoto and Akimitsu Takagi, as well as of the more recent “All She Was Worth” by Miyuki Miyabe.
I look forward to more from this author and narrator.
I received a free copy of this from Audiobook Boom, in exchange for an honest review.
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Loops
- De: José Márquez, Ana Machado, Adelina Anthony, y otros
- Narrado por: Vivica Fox, Teresa Ruiz, Yul Vazquez
- Duración: 4 h y 29 m
- Grabación Original
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General3 out of 5 stars 273
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Narración:3.5 out of 5 stars 244
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Historia2.5 out of 5 stars 242
Vivica Fox and Teresa Ruiz lead an all-star cast in a story that blends thriller, mystery, and psychological horror for a truly unforgettable listening experience. Fox stars as Tory Newton, a single, no-nonsense woman traveling on business to a bustling border town. When women protesters disrupt the Governor’s big pitch, Tory is thrown together with Alicia, a beguiling activist who promises to reveal a huge scandal. Tory is hooked, in more ways than one - not realizing exactly what she’s being reeled into.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Suspenseful, Unusual Audio Drama
- De Mark M. en 06-05-21
- Loops
- De: José Márquez, Ana Machado, Adelina Anthony, Sheree L. Ross
- Narrado por: Vivica Fox, Teresa Ruiz, Yul Vazquez
Suspenseful, Unusual Audio Drama
Revisado: 06-05-21
First off, this is an audio drama, not a novel. Somehow a couple other reviewers managed to click “buy” without reading the description (or listening to the sample clip), and completely missed that point. They then chose to give it bad reviews simply because it wasn’t what they had presumed it to be.
I will admit that the story can be a challenge to follow at times, but that’s intentional. It’s presented as “found” digital recordings - an early one of which mentions a glitch happening, that results in some of the saved recordings being out of sequence and/or unintentionally repeating parts.
There is also (for lack of a better term) a supernatural element that comes into play, part way through (that is never 100% explained, but I would argue doesn’t necessarily need to be for the story to work).
The unusual structure, and unexplained aspects are meant to build suspense and intrigue. And how well that works is going to come down to where your personal threshold is, for how long you’ll let a story go before it gives up some answers - as well as how many details you’re willing to accept as unexplained.
Me personally, when I reached the end, my first thought was to give it a second listen, hoping to spot things I didn’t pick up on the first time. But others may just throw up their hands and go, “that’s it?”. And that’s fair, depending upon what does and doesn’t work for you.
Again, to be clear this is a full-cast audio drama, with full sound-design. It is not a novel read to you by a narrator. Audio drama by the way is not AT ALL a new thing; it’s been around since the 1920’s (a full century ago). If it’s not your thing, that’s fine and all, but it’s not a valid reason for leaving a negative review. Same goes for if you presumed it to be something that it clearly isn’t. (If you thought you were buying a donut, but it was actually a bagel and you just weren’t paying enough attention, would you publish a review of what a bad donut it was?)
To sum up: The acting is excellent, as is the sound-design. The story is good, and intriguing, and a total rabbit hole of WTF, but may require a second listen and/or a willingness to let some things remain unexplained and unresolved.
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