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    The 13th
    The 13th
    The 13th
    Audiobook9 hours

    The 13th

    Written by John Everson

    Narrated by Eric Medler

    3.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    Castle House Lodge. A century ago it was an exclusive resort hotel. But for years it’s stood empty, a haunting shadow of its former glories. Now, after twenty-five years of rumors and ghost stories, the overgrown grounds are showing signs of being tended. The building itself has been repaired. Castle House has new occupants. What was once a haven for the elite is now a madhouse, a private asylum for pregnant women. But are all the patients really insane? And is it just a coincidence that people have begun to disappear from the nearby town? David Shale’s girlfriend is one of the missing, and he’s determined to find the truth behind the mysterious Dr. Rockford and his house of secrets. He will learn the meaning of the red X painted on the basement door…and he will know the ultimate fear, the horror of…THE 13TH.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateJun 28, 2016
    ISBN9781531824167
    The 13th
    Author

    John Everson

    John Everson is a staunch advocate for the culinary joys of the jalapeno and an unabashed fan of 1970s European horror cinema. He is also the Bram Stoker Award-winning author of seven novels, including the erotic horror tour de force of NightWhere and the occult/urban legend mystery of The Pumpkin Man. Other novels include Covenant, the prequel to Sacrifice, as well as Siren, The 13th and the upcoming spider-driven Violet Eyes. His tales have been translated into Polish, French and German and optioned for potential film development. His short stories have been gathered in a handful of collections, including the Cage of Bones & Other Deadly Obsessions and Needles & Sins. A 10th anniversary edition of his second collection, Vigilantes of Love, was reissued in 2013.

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    • 3/5
      A house with a wicked history in what appears to be an idyllic town. David is spending college summer break with his Aunt. Girls are being kidnapped in surrounding area and David manages to get entangled in a web that includes devil worship and a ancient rite. Nice amount of gore, but not a scary novel.
    • 3/5
      Whether it was intentional or not, John Everson's "The 13th" is very "Laymon-like". Most horror fans, I think, would consider that a good thing because of Richard Laymon's reputation for creating memorable characters and plot lines. And, as with most Laymon books, Everson has provided the reader with plenty of gore, gratuitous nudity and sex, copious amounts of violence (especially against the fairer sex in this book - too much IMHO), scenes of dark horror, and a churning plot line.The book is a quick read that revolves around the resurrection of sorts of an old hotel that's turned into an asylum for pregnant women. When women in the area begin to disappear on a regular basis, a local deputy and teenage boy decide to find out if these disappearance are connected in any way to the asylum. What they find is that the asylum is not what it portrays to be, but can they convince the sheriff and town fathers that all is not well? Everson puts the two protagonists in some unbelievable situations that doesn't provide any consistency to the plot. For this reader, that is the one big negative that I had with the book.Recommended for those who like their horror dark and Laymonesque.
    • 5/5
      The 13th by John Everson is a heart pounding, gut wrenching, roller coaster ride of in your face horror filled action from cover to cover.This book is destined to become the next great horror film of our time.