Kristopher Brandt

deliciously nasty

Revisado: 11-30-23

I had attempted to listen to this multiple times before finally completing it. The narration is good, but very slow. I had to listen to this at 1.5 speed because 1.0 or even 1.2 felt way too slow. The story itself is pretty good with some nasty twists or the knife along the way.

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Lora Senf sends us back to Blight Harbor

Revisado: 10-23-23

In THE NIGHTHOUSE KEEPER, Lora Senf sends us back to Blight Harbor, the seventh most haunted town, in Book 2 of the Blight Harbor trilogy, where ghosts live among the living residents. We follow Evelyn Von Rathe after the events of THE CLACKITY, as she investigates why some of the town's ghostly residents begin to disappear without a trace.
With Evie's trusty sidekick, Bird, she meets a new character named Lark and her own trusty sidekick. Clyde the spider to help her along the way. Lark is a really wonderful side character as charming and lovable as Evie herself, and is definitely a standout character and a welcome addition to the story.

The Nighthouse Keeper tugs at the heartstrings due to Senf's creative world building and messages of love and family, while at the same time remaining spooky and scary, but still appropriate for young readers. Blight Harbor is a great place for young readers to get into both the horror and fantasy genres. For fans of Coraline and The Clackity (book 1), The Nighthouse Keeper is another delight.

Lastly, I've never heard a more suited narrator for Evie Von Rathe and the Blight Harbor stories than Kimberly Woods. Her reading is absolutely wonderful and helps give Evie a wonderful and memorable voice. Truly stunning!
I love this series and can't wait for Book 3.

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A difficult read, but not in a great way.

Revisado: 06-16-23

The book mentions the address "112 Ocean Avenue" no less than 75 times throughout its length, and it was absolutely exhausting. It took me over a month to finish this, not because I was too busy to listen, but that I was just not in a hurry to jump back in.

Just because a book has scary words does not make it so.

The big climax is pretty nice, but I feel that it was too little, too late, as I was slowly losing interest well before the final few chapters.

Honestly, the Afterword by the author was the most interesting part of this whole experience.

I will say the narrator is actually fantastic and did a phenomenal job. This disappointment is in the story itself. Performance-wise, I have no complaints.

Some people will love this, and that's totally cool. If I could give this 2.5 stars, I would, but I'm willing to push this to 3 rather than drop it to 2, partially because of the ambiguity whether to hoe much is fiction and what could be true. As I stated a moment ago, the Afterword is the most interesting aspect of The Amityville Horror.

Thank you for reading.

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American McGee's Alice x The Most Dangerous Game

Revisado: 04-08-23

Layered, thematic, cinematic, but it seemed like there were a few errors in sound quality. The author himself reads the twisted fairy tale very well, though if you want different voices or accents for the different characters, you won't see that here.

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Simply incredible.

Revisado: 01-19-23

Fantastic performance, wonderfully written, and an absolute nail biter, THE LIFE WE BURY is an instant classic.

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Out of this world

Revisado: 01-04-21

really great reading by R.C. Bray. It was hard to turn it off. really enjoyable

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WE DO NOT DESERVE LAURA DERN

Revisado: 01-12-20

wonderful dramatisation narrated by the legendarily talented Laura Dern and a full cast, I feel nothing but love and contentment for these wonderful characters and fantastic voiceover work.
Laura Dern is perfect, and my favorite parts were easily Jo March.

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Not nearly as shocking as lead to believe.

Revisado: 11-25-19

The narration by Steve White was fine, however the story itself written by Brian Burrough kind of left me a little uninterested. THE DEMON NEXT DOOR sounds a little like a news report or memoir or reinactment of some kind in stead of a novel, and details are left kind of vague and causes a story about an evil serial killer and rapist is not nearly as shocking or gruesome as I had expected and hoped it would be. Just had an overall feeling of Generic Killer vibe to it with nothing special about it to let it sound out or be memorable.
THE DEMON NEXT DOOR is not bad, but I wouldn't be in a hurry to listen to it again.

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pleasantly surprising

Revisado: 11-22-19

Zachary Quinto narrates the hell out of THE DISPATCHER, and I would love to see a film adaptation of this, maybe even starring Quinto in it as well.
This story is short and sweet, full of suspense and mystery, a bit of humor, and a strange and really fascinating concept that I really enjoyed.
Definitely worth your time. I wish it was a bit longer, but THE DISPATCHER still manages to hook you in. I wouldn't mind a series of stories that take place in this world.

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Fairy tales and monsters are real

Revisado: 11-13-19

Beautifully written and adapted, Guillermo del Toro never fails to transport is into his fantastic worlds. He is one of the most magical story tellers and creative minds, and his monsters are truly beautiful, and often views his villains as mankind, not the monsters. I believe in Monsters. I believe in Guillermo del Toro.
Narration is perfect, writing is perfect. Pan's Labyrinth: The Labyrinth of the Faun is perfect.

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