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The Reaping
- Paperbacks from Hell, Book 3
- Narrated by: Hannibal Hills
- Length: 6 hrs and 52 mins
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Summary
When Tom Rigby is commissioned to paint a young woman’s portrait at Woolvercombe House, the offer is too lucrative to refuse. But from the moment of his arrival at the secluded country mansion, strange and inexplicable events begin to transpire.
Soon, he is drawn into an impenetrable maze of horror, and by the time he discovers the role he is intended to play in a diabolical design, it will already be too late. For, the seeds of evil have been sown, and the time to reap their wicked harvest is nigh!
A classic novel by ’70s and ’80s horror master Bernard Taylor, The Reaping (1980) is now available as an audiobook.
Praise for The Reaping:
"Move over, Stephen King!" (New York Daily News)
"Draws the reader into a web that grows gradually tighter with each turn of the page!" (Booklist)
"Taylor works wizardry again!" (Publishers Weekly)
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- SandraL
- 04-11-19
Well written occult story
This is a surprisingly well written gothic occult story. The story builds slowly, but there was enough going on to keep me interested and wonder what was happening. There is a definite feeling of foreboding running throughout. Although it was written and is set in 1980 it had an older feel to it. If it hadn't been for the odd 70s/80s reference I might have thought it was set many years earlier. The first half of the book is a sort of gothic romance, but then in the second half it becomes more of a mystery and the proper horror/occult comes in the last 25%.
I liked Thomas, the main character, and was rooting for him as he tried to work out what the hell was going on in that creepy house.
The narration by Hannibal Hills was absolutely perfect for the book. He's one of my favourite narrators of this genre of audiobooks.
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- Andromeda's Twin
- 28-10-19
Rather slow but not too bad
It is worth remembering that this was originally published in 1980 but it's slow even by the standard of that decade, it's a long winded and mostly boring story about a gullible man who ignores every single strange occurence and often repeats himself and other characters sentences (which is infuriating). He does, however, manage to bumble his way out of the unsurprising ending.
Narrator does a reasonable job.
I received a review copy free of charge, in exchange for my honest, unbiased review.
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- Angela
- 15-11-19
Vintage 80s Horror
I love old-school horror and sci-fi and this book was right up my alley.
There is a general menace present throughout the book and never a dull moment. Great character build ups and although quite a slow burner of a book pacing wise, this is such a fun read. There are hints throughout about what is going on and the ending is genuinely creepy and utterly weird. Although not horrific or gory like most modern horror books, this is more of a slow build up which I find more effective rather than using the usual scare tactics.
Hannibal Hills is a great narrator for these types of novels.
I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request via Audioboom and have voluntarily left this review.
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