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Narrated by:
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Bob Dunsworth
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By:
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Richard Laymon
About this listen
A group of deformed, cannibalistic, humanoid creatures live in the woods…as some unlucky travelers are about to find out.
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- Ta2kitty
- 08-16-16
Great idea for a story but went<br />nowhere
This story had so much potential but it fell flat. Inbred, cannibal hillbillies could have been so scary but instead it was ridiculous. The narration was awful. I almost stopped listening because of the narrators flat, halting way of reading. I expected much more from this author who has given me real nightmares before.
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- Chris
- 09-21-20
Reads Like a Sick Porno
Got this thinking it might be a creature feature horror. This is nothing more than a porno, laced with grotesque violence. Rape, murder, pointless sex, and a complete lack of logical character emotion in favor of gratuitous sex. Snuff piece, nothing more.
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- pip
- 05-23-18
horrible narrator
I think I would like this book, but couldn't get past the horrible, stilted performance of the narrator. Looks like I will have to buy a hard copy.
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- Anonymous User
- 01-07-22
The second Laymon novel
So my first experience with Laymon was the traveling vampire show. I new of his reputation before hand. And listening to this I’d say that it has all his strength and weaknesses. Dude knew how to write a page turner I’m almost always wondering what’s going to happen next. Briefly the story is about two girls and a family who visit a small town in California we’re the locals kidnapped them and offer them up as sacrifices to a clan of canibelistic goons none as the krulls. As luck would have it. One of the towns people has a thing for one of the girls and wants to get into her pants and comes to the rescue. As the father try to rescue his family. He becomes a goon it’s a great concept but it’s got Laymons normal Pervy writing he will throw in tits all the time witch gets old. No one in a Laymon novel acts normally. But his books is like reading a fun b movie
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- HAAS
- 07-27-16
Not what I expected.
What did you like best about The Woods Are Dark? What did you like least?
Hmmm, not sure, it was kind of creepy, but interesting.
If you’ve listened to books by Richard Laymon before, how does this one compare?
No I haven't
What do you think the narrator could have done better?
Hmm, he was good I thought.
Any additional comments?
It was a different kind of story for me.
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- Chris
- 05-02-24
Would have been perfect if not for narration
I did not think it was going to be so brutal going in, but it was and I loved it. the things that happen in this story are truly savage and it's a delight to read. Unfortunately; the narrator was not very good at all. I almost stopped listening in the beginning. I'm glad I stuck it out though. the book is worth it despite that.
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- Danielle A. Mann
- 03-27-25
AI narration?
The narration is so bad I could not finish it. I wish I had read the reviews first, as many say the same. It sounds like bland AI, although is not listed as AI. But, I googled the narrator and found online that his narration does use AI in many cases. The lack of varied abs appropriate narration took me right out of the book.
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- Bshawfoolery
- 04-12-18
Vegan is definitely a possibility now..
Weak stomach?
Strongly moral?
Awkward about sexual fetishes?
*steer clear of this book*
Open minded?
Basically an 'IDGAF' type?
Enjoy random black humor?
*buddy, sit back and prepare to have your mind demolished*
(I enjoyed this very much but im aware of serious issues I might have now)
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- Erica's books
- 01-27-19
I don't get the ending. very confused
itc ws a very confusing story. and I'm still not sure what happened. it kept me interested, but only because I ws trying to figure it out
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- David
- 07-24-24
Interesting. Though, not fulfilling.
It's definitely more a short story that had some extra meat put on it's bones - pun intended. Though, that's about where it ends. It's a decent story but doesn't really go anywhere and didn't really say anything. It's worth a read if you can get it on a good sale, but I wouldn't use a credit on it. This was the third or fourth book by Laymon I've listened to and this is definitely the weakest in terms of story. Good performance and worth a read at a discount.
--David
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