Sick House by Jeff Strand Narrator: Joe Hempel
Published by Self-published on 06-11-18
Genres: Horror
Length: 6 hrs and 43 mins
Format: Audiobook
Source: Narrator
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It's a home invasion from beyond the grave in this novel of unrelenting terror from the Bram Stoker Award-nominated author of PRESSURE, DWELLER, and WOLF HUNT.
It doesn't seem like the perfect house, but screw it, it's good enough to rent for a year. Unfortunately for Boyd, Adeline, and their two young daughters, it's immediately clear that they chose the wrong place.
The nightmare begins with violent coughs and headaches. Food starts to rot almost as soon as they take it inside. A pet tarantula goes missing. Some family members begin to exhibit creepy behavior.
Then the ghosts arrive, and all Hell breaks loose...
Boyd gets a promotion at work, but that means that he and his family will have to move to a new area. After searching they find what they thought it was the perfect house. But then strange things start to happen.
I really enjoyed this quick listen. I’m more a gore than horror kind of person and this is maybe why this book worked so well with me. I didn’t really feel scared but there were some gruesome scenes that I quite enjoyed. There was also enough intrigue to keep me going.
Even though the characters were not very developed, they felt realistic, and their interactions were natural. I enjoyed the relationship the parents had with their daughters, and how they faced the events they were encountering in their new house.
Joe Hempel’s narrations was sublime. He knows how to create the right atmosphere for this kind of stories, and is also really talented interpreting characters and bringing them to life, while also delivering different voices for each of them but being subtle at the same time. A very difficult balance that Hempel masters.
I would recommend this book to anyone into horror, especially to those ones into gore.
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My name is Elena. Since I was a little child I loved science fiction and fantasy, and I can’t resist a good novel. In 2015, while wait I started to listen to audiobooks and I discovered the pleasure in being able to read while doing my daily tasks, so there’s always an audiobook playing on my phone. If you see me with my Bluetooth headphones on, please be gentle, I get easily startled.
I live with my boyfriend, which I met during my six-year stay in Belgium, four cockatiels, eight lovebirds, and a hamster in Madrid, Spain; and I like to spend my free time knitting and sewing while listening to audiobooks.
