NOCTURNAL

By: Scott Sigler
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  • From #1 New York Times bestselling author Scott Sigler comes a tale of murder, madness, and an unspeakable evil lurking beneath the streets of San Francisco. San Francisco homicide inspector Bryan Clauser is losing his mind. How else to explain his dreams, dreams that mirror — with impossible accuracy — gruesome murders drenching the city in blood? How else to explain the feelings these dreams provoke in him? Not disgust, not horror, but excitement. As Bryan and his longtime partner Pookie' Chang investigate the killings, they learn that things are even stranger than they initially seem. The victims are all enemies of an ostracized teenage boy, a boy gripped by the same violent, prescient dreams that haunt Bryan. When Bryan and Pookie dig deeper, they uncover disturbing details of a mysterious cult known as “Marie’s Children,” and of San Francisco’s secret history of serial killers, a history that their superiors — from the mayor to the police chief and on down — seem desperate to keep hidden. Featuring a dazzlingly plotted mystery and a terrifying descent into a nightmarish underworld -— along with some of the most incredible action scenes ever told and an explosive, gut-wrenching conclusion you won't soon forget — NOCTURNAL is a spectacular outing from one of the horror genre's brightest stars. CREDITS: Presented by Empty Set Entertainment Written by Scott Sigler Narrated by Phil Gigante Directed & Engineered by Corey Young Podcast production assistance by Allie Press and Evo Terra of Simpler Media Productions (Simpler.media) For more audio fiction from Scott Sigler, please visit ScottSigler.com
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  • NOCTURNAL Trailer

    NOCTURNAL Trailer
    Feb 19 2022
    Homicide detective Bryan Clauser is losing his mind. How else to explain the dreams he keeps having—dreams that mirror, with impossible accuracy, the gruesome serial murders taking place all over San Francisco? How else to explain the feelings these dreams provoke in him— not disgust, not horror, but excitement? As Bryan and his longtime partner Pookie Chang investigate the murders, they learn that things are even stranger than they at first seem. The victims are all enemies of an outwardly ordinary young boy—a boy who is gripped by the same dreams that haunt Bryan. Meanwhile, a shadowy vigilante, seemingly armed with superhuman powers, is out there killing the killers. And Bryan and Pookie's superiors—from the Mayor on down—appear strangely eager to keep the detectives from discovering the truth. Doubting his own sanity and stripped of his badge, Bryan begins to suspect that he's stumbled into the crosshairs of a shadow war that has gripped his city for more than a century—a war waged by a race of killers living in San Francisco's unknown, underground ruins, emerging at night to feed on those who will not be missed. And as Bryan learns the truth about his own intimate connections to the killings, he discovers that those who matter most to him are in mortal danger… and that he may be the only man gifted—or cursed—with the power to do battle with the nocturnals. Featuring a dazzlingly plotted mystery and a terrifying descent into a nightmarish underworld—along with some of the most incredible action scenes ever put to paper and an explosive, gut-wrenching conclusion you won't soon forget—NOCTURNAL is the most spectacular outing to date from one of the genre's brightest stars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    2 mins
  • NOCTURNAL Episode 1

    NOCTURNAL Episode 1
    Feb 20 2022
    In the first episode of NOCTURNAL, Paul Maloney was once "Father" Paul Maloney, but his sordid deeds meant a defrocking, a fall from grace. Now Paul thinks people are after him, and he seeks sanctuary at a church that was once his. San Francisco homicide inspectors Bryan "The Terminator" Clauser and Pookie Chang usually work the night shift, but the brutal murder of a well-connected businessman has them on days. Maloney, Clauser, and Chang are about to meet, and not in a way that will make anyone happy. Written by Scott Sigler Performed by Phil Gigante Directed & Engineered by Corey Young Production Assistance by Allie Press Copyright 2022 by Empty Set Entertainment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    38 mins
  • NOCTURNAL Episode 2

    NOCTURNAL Episode 2
    Feb 21 2022
    Meet Rex Deprovdechuk: young, bullied, forlorn, and struggling to find his place in the world. Feeling sick, but no chance his surly mother will let him stay home from school. Even so, his day gets better when he hears the news about one Father Paul Maloney. Written by Scott Sigler Performed by Phil Gigante Directed & Engineered by Corey Young Production Assistance by Allie Press Copyright 2022 by Empty Set Entertainment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Another great one from the author who got me into Audiobooks

Interesting story and concept - I haven’t come across anything from Scott Siegler that I don’t like & this was no different!

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Dark and awesome!

Compelling characters and the plot moves along nicely. Bri-bri is great, but Pookie rocks it off the charts!

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Fun, creepy syfy thriller

This was a fun listen. Good, albeit a bit disturbing, imagination and great character interactions. The narrator, Phil Gigante nailed the voices and the timing for some of the laugh out loud Pookie one-liners.

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