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Transmission
A Voice From Beyond The Grave?
College students Kenji and Dylan stumble upon a strange recording in the background of an obscure song. It's a woman's voice, uttering a string of seemingly random characters. Upon further inspection, the song appears to have been embedded with a hidden message. Attempting to crack the mysterious code and becoming obsessed with the recording, Kenji and Dylan set off in search of answers. With every turn in the road however, the puzzle only seems to grow more complicated. And sinister.
Retired Vietnam vet Reggie Cash is also drawn in by this message, and before long both he and the two college students are on the trail of the mysterious woman featured in the recording. But who is she, and where is she leading them?
As things fall into place and strange events unfold, the three of them begin to wish that they'd never heard the recording at all...
TRANSMISSION is a full-length novel of supernatural horror and suspense by Ambrose Ibsen.
College students Kenji and Dylan stumble upon a strange recording in the background of an obscure song. It's a woman's voice, uttering a string of seemingly random characters. Upon further inspection, the song appears to have been embedded with a hidden message. Attempting to crack the mysterious code and becoming obsessed with the recording, Kenji and Dylan set off in search of answers. With every turn in the road however, the puzzle only seems to grow more complicated. And sinister.
Retired Vietnam vet Reggie Cash is also drawn in by this message, and before long both he and the two college students are on the trail of the mysterious woman featured in the recording. But who is she, and where is she leading them?
As things fall into place and strange events unfold, the three of them begin to wish that they'd never heard the recording at all...
TRANSMISSION is a full-length novel of supernatural horror and suspense by Ambrose Ibsen.
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First published May 23, 2016
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61 books667 followersOnce upon a time, a young Ambrose Ibsen discovered a collection of ghost stories on his father's bookshelf. He was never the same again.
Apart from horror fiction, he enjoys good coffee, brewed strong.
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February 18, 2017
Transmissions by Ambrose Ibsen has had me listening for the last 6 hours to Jake Urry. With chilling distinction, a woman's voice chanting an obscure message pulls three men into an eerie situation in Minnesota. The visual and vocal hallucinations were impossibly provoking to these men.
I enjoyed this story so much. It was intriguing and it kept me listening to this chilling story.
I enjoyed Kenji, Reggie, and Dylan. These three men are caught up in a situation that would seriously tax any normal people and they attempted to rise to the occasion that was presenting itself.
I am posting this review during Mystery Thriller Week. The annual event to celebrate mystery and thriller authors, bloggers, and fans.
I enjoyed this story so much. It was intriguing and it kept me listening to this chilling story.
I enjoyed Kenji, Reggie, and Dylan. These three men are caught up in a situation that would seriously tax any normal people and they attempted to rise to the occasion that was presenting itself.
I am posting this review during Mystery Thriller Week. The annual event to celebrate mystery and thriller authors, bloggers, and fans.
November 15, 2016
I had to go on a lengthy road trip today and thought listening to this in the car would keep me entertained. It did, but next time I drive along dark, isolated country roads on my own for hours on end I might have to pick something less creepy. I had no idea how much this supernatural thriller was going to freak me out. This was my third book by Ambrose Ibsen and definitely my favorite so far. I've listened to quite a few stories narrated by Jake Urry and I have always commented on how well he does with suspenseful, scary stories. He took it to yet another level with this one!
Transmission is the story of three men, a Vietnam vet and two College guys, who become intrigued by a woman's voice on a recording repeating a seemingly random combination of characters, like a code. They decide to do some research to establish the identity of the woman and as they do, they become increasingly obsessed with the mystery surrounding her and the code.
This is a great book if you enjoy spine-chilling mysteries with supernatural elements. There is nothing gory or explicit, but the author is extremely successful at creating a menacing, dark atmosphere. Listen to the audio because the narration is first-class, utterly brilliant, but don't listen when you're alone in the dark.
Transmission is the story of three men, a Vietnam vet and two College guys, who become intrigued by a woman's voice on a recording repeating a seemingly random combination of characters, like a code. They decide to do some research to establish the identity of the woman and as they do, they become increasingly obsessed with the mystery surrounding her and the code.
This is a great book if you enjoy spine-chilling mysteries with supernatural elements. There is nothing gory or explicit, but the author is extremely successful at creating a menacing, dark atmosphere. Listen to the audio because the narration is first-class, utterly brilliant, but don't listen when you're alone in the dark.
July 28, 2025
,i>A Voice from Beyond the Grave? College students Kenji and Dylan stumble upon a strange recording in the background of an obscure song. It's a woman's voice, uttering a string of seemingly random characters. Upon further inspection, the song appears to have been embedded with a hidden message. Attempting to crack the mysterious code and becoming obsessed with the recording, Kenji and Dylan set off in search of answers. With every turn in the road however, the puzzle only seems to grow more complicated. Retired Vietnam vet Reggie Cash is also drawn in by this message, and before long both he and the two college students are on the trail of the mysterious woman featured in the recording. But who is she, and where is she leading them? As things fall into place and strange events unfold, the three of them begin to wish that they'd never heard the recording at all.
Kenji and Dylan are two college students who didn't go home for break like the rest of the campus. They choose instead to stay and just "hang out". They played video games and listened to music...until a pirated album that Kenji wanted, comes through their headphones. A particular song, "Cannibalism", seems to have something hidden beneath its steady drone...something that resembled a message delivered in a strange woman's voice.
Not far away, from the university is a man watching a WWII documentary who discovers a figure, that of a woman that didn't belong. She was absolutely not part of the film or the film crew. the figure shared a message which was barely audible...but very definitely there! The three men don't know one another, but together, they embarked on an endeavor with supernatural ramifications. They couldn't stop because the message claimed that the figure the needed help.
Ambrose Ibsen took me on a journey; one I didn't see coming. It presented itself in all of its "nightmarish glory". The story, written in a cryptic fashion, kept me tugging on the one line that I knew was going to reel me in. Revealing the one line would be a major spoiler so if you want to know you'll just have to read the book. It was creepy and I loved the way the book ended. I just couldn't stop reading!
Kenji and Dylan are two college students who didn't go home for break like the rest of the campus. They choose instead to stay and just "hang out". They played video games and listened to music...until a pirated album that Kenji wanted, comes through their headphones. A particular song, "Cannibalism", seems to have something hidden beneath its steady drone...something that resembled a message delivered in a strange woman's voice.
Not far away, from the university is a man watching a WWII documentary who discovers a figure, that of a woman that didn't belong. She was absolutely not part of the film or the film crew. the figure shared a message which was barely audible...but very definitely there! The three men don't know one another, but together, they embarked on an endeavor with supernatural ramifications. They couldn't stop because the message claimed that the figure the needed help.
Ambrose Ibsen took me on a journey; one I didn't see coming. It presented itself in all of its "nightmarish glory". The story, written in a cryptic fashion, kept me tugging on the one line that I knew was going to reel me in. Revealing the one line would be a major spoiler so if you want to know you'll just have to read the book. It was creepy and I loved the way the book ended. I just couldn't stop reading!
December 6, 2021
On winter break with nothing to do, college student Kenji and his best friend / roommate come across a strange message hidden in a song.
Many miles away a man named Reggie stumbles upon the same strange message while watching a war documentary.
If only the 3 men knew what was really calling them, they never would have followed the leads.
Ambrose Ibsen has managed to write yet another eerie horror story set in the wilderness. He has a great talent for writing creepy stories and his writing style always makes his books very hard to put down. Also this one did have some small connections to other books which was cool to see!
If you're looking for a creepy ghost story set in the woods, this one is worth checking out!
Many miles away a man named Reggie stumbles upon the same strange message while watching a war documentary.
If only the 3 men knew what was really calling them, they never would have followed the leads.
Ambrose Ibsen has managed to write yet another eerie horror story set in the wilderness. He has a great talent for writing creepy stories and his writing style always makes his books very hard to put down. Also this one did have some small connections to other books which was cool to see!
If you're looking for a creepy ghost story set in the woods, this one is worth checking out!
December 6, 2016
This was such an awesome, creepy, different type of ghost story.
This is the story of College students, Kenji and Dylan, and a retired Vietnam vet, Reggie Cash. It starts with the boys finding a female voice uttering something in a song. It plays on their mind until they eventually get it cleaned up and realise that she is uttering coordinates. They decide to see where the coordinates lead them and take a road trip!
Meanwhile, Reggie is watching a war documentary when he seems to see the same woman in multiple places and she seems to be saying something but it's lost in the background. He goes to a friend who is able to isolate her voice and he finds the same thing as the boys did, a set of coordinates. Why did 2 very different type of people get the same message? And where will the coordinates lead them?
I loved the plot. It was creepy, suspenseful and takes a twist that I didn't see. I also loved how the author brought, not just the college boys, but a retired vet into the story. It added a little extra something to the overall feel. This would make a really great movie ;)
All the characters were well written and developed. The way the boys got their message was truly creepy because when I was young my brother used to listen to the heavy metal music, the type where the singer screams into the mic!! My nan used to tell him it was devils music and if played backwards, it would contain instructions on devil worship, or some such nonsense anyway. I was only 7 at the time and it always stayed with me, I never can listen to heavy metal music even to this day!!
Anyway, in all this was a truly creepy book and one that I devoured!! I will definitely be looking at more of this authors titles.
Jake Urry did a great job with the narration. He was incredibly creepy with the Ghost parts!!! He really knew how to read this story properly, and by that I mean that he brought the creepiness and suspenseful to life. Another narrator to add to my list!
*I received a free copy of this but voluntarily reviewed it. This in no way affected or influenced my thoughts.*
This is the story of College students, Kenji and Dylan, and a retired Vietnam vet, Reggie Cash. It starts with the boys finding a female voice uttering something in a song. It plays on their mind until they eventually get it cleaned up and realise that she is uttering coordinates. They decide to see where the coordinates lead them and take a road trip!
Meanwhile, Reggie is watching a war documentary when he seems to see the same woman in multiple places and she seems to be saying something but it's lost in the background. He goes to a friend who is able to isolate her voice and he finds the same thing as the boys did, a set of coordinates. Why did 2 very different type of people get the same message? And where will the coordinates lead them?
I loved the plot. It was creepy, suspenseful and takes a twist that I didn't see. I also loved how the author brought, not just the college boys, but a retired vet into the story. It added a little extra something to the overall feel. This would make a really great movie ;)
All the characters were well written and developed. The way the boys got their message was truly creepy because when I was young my brother used to listen to the heavy metal music, the type where the singer screams into the mic!! My nan used to tell him it was devils music and if played backwards, it would contain instructions on devil worship, or some such nonsense anyway. I was only 7 at the time and it always stayed with me, I never can listen to heavy metal music even to this day!!
Anyway, in all this was a truly creepy book and one that I devoured!! I will definitely be looking at more of this authors titles.
Jake Urry did a great job with the narration. He was incredibly creepy with the Ghost parts!!! He really knew how to read this story properly, and by that I mean that he brought the creepiness and suspenseful to life. Another narrator to add to my list!
*I received a free copy of this but voluntarily reviewed it. This in no way affected or influenced my thoughts.*
March 9, 2023
This is a good example of why indie authors need to work with good editors before publishing. The story itself is ok (why I've given it 3 stars rather than 2) but the ending is quite disappointing. There is a lot of redundant text, a lot of confusion between active and passive voice, and a lot of telling rather than showing. It could've been much better, and at least 2/3 as long, with a decent edit. Worth a read if you like indie work and aren't worried about the technical aspects.
April 9, 2019
4.5 Stars, it's not an "Amazing" 5-Star; but a book that drew me into the story and had me more and more interested, riveted really, by it.
I listened to the Audible recording and believe narrator Jake Urry added to the "delightfulness" of this book. [His pronunciation of a couple words (urinal and Buick) are humorous.] The combination of Ibsen's writing and Urry's portrayal of his story is close to perfection for a scary creepy book.
Not a book for everyone, but was definitely one for my taste.
I listened to the Audible recording and believe narrator Jake Urry added to the "delightfulness" of this book. [His pronunciation of a couple words (urinal and Buick) are humorous.] The combination of Ibsen's writing and Urry's portrayal of his story is close to perfection for a scary creepy book.
Not a book for everyone, but was definitely one for my taste.
May 19, 2017
Kenji and Dylan are two college students who didn't go home for break, like the rest of the campus. Choosing to stay and just hung out, they played video games and listened to music. Until a pirated album Kenji wanted, is played through headphones. A particular song, Cannibalism seems to have something hidden beneath it's ambient drone- something that resembled a message. Not far away, a man watching a WWII documentary discovered a figure that didn't belong. Not part of the film crew, the figure shared a message, barely audible- but definitely there!. The three men don't know one another, but together, they embarked on an endeavor with supernatural ramifications. And they couldn't stop because the message claimed: they needed help...
Ambrose Ibsen, took me on a journey; one I didn't see coming till it was right before me, presenting itself in all of its nightmarish glory. The story, written in cryptic fashion, kept me tugging on a line I knew was going to reel me in to certain demise. I just couldn't stop reading!
*For the full review: http://www.areneehunt.com/the-reviews...
Transmission
Ambrose Ibsen
Narrated by Jake Urry
Published by author, via Amazon Digital Services
May 31, 2016
Ambrose Ibsen, took me on a journey; one I didn't see coming till it was right before me, presenting itself in all of its nightmarish glory. The story, written in cryptic fashion, kept me tugging on a line I knew was going to reel me in to certain demise. I just couldn't stop reading!
*For the full review: http://www.areneehunt.com/the-reviews...
Transmission
Ambrose Ibsen
Narrated by Jake Urry
Published by author, via Amazon Digital Services
May 31, 2016
March 17, 2018
** I received this audiobook in exchange for a honest review**
Bravo!! This one was good! The narrator and recording was perfect, I had no problems with either.
In this book, Mr. Ibsen has created a wonderful modern day ghost story. I can see him pulling influences from all kinds of things to weave this story. There’s gypsy magic, the black or dark man of the woods (sign his book? 😝) EVP’s, those crazy & scary number stations and more! He blends all these together for a crazy and entertaining tale. Definitely creepy and I love the way the book ended. I will definitely read more by this author.
Bravo!! This one was good! The narrator and recording was perfect, I had no problems with either.
In this book, Mr. Ibsen has created a wonderful modern day ghost story. I can see him pulling influences from all kinds of things to weave this story. There’s gypsy magic, the black or dark man of the woods (sign his book? 😝) EVP’s, those crazy & scary number stations and more! He blends all these together for a crazy and entertaining tale. Definitely creepy and I love the way the book ended. I will definitely read more by this author.
June 14, 2016
Review: TRANSMISSION by Ambrose Ibsen
I have admired the writings of Ambrose Ibsen for quite some time now, but I truly think that with his newest story, TRANSMISSION, he has outdone even the high standards he reached in earlier books. The tale of two feckless University of Wisconsin students during Winter Break, TRANSMISSION is a story of obsession, manifestation, purpose, and a very, very dark realm which some on the earthly [living] plane can reach. It is also at core a narrative of sheer intransigence, of Will so powerful that it overcomes all obstacles, and will let nothing and no one interfere. This book went so fast the pages almost burnt themselves out--but the terror is relentless, and the ending--do not read after dark if alone!
I have admired the writings of Ambrose Ibsen for quite some time now, but I truly think that with his newest story, TRANSMISSION, he has outdone even the high standards he reached in earlier books. The tale of two feckless University of Wisconsin students during Winter Break, TRANSMISSION is a story of obsession, manifestation, purpose, and a very, very dark realm which some on the earthly [living] plane can reach. It is also at core a narrative of sheer intransigence, of Will so powerful that it overcomes all obstacles, and will let nothing and no one interfere. This book went so fast the pages almost burnt themselves out--but the terror is relentless, and the ending--do not read after dark if alone!
December 12, 2017
3.5 stars, rounded up.
Ibsen is like a self-taught pianist that hits most of the right keys and consistently delivers awesome horror "melodies". One of my favorite new author discoveries this past year.
Ibsen is like a self-taught pianist that hits most of the right keys and consistently delivers awesome horror "melodies". One of my favorite new author discoveries this past year.
June 27, 2016
Lot of buildup next to no payoff.
April 7, 2021
Meh
Sums it up just about perfectly. Meh flat characters. Meh, flat dialogue. Meh slow story. Meh crappy ending.
Sums it up just about perfectly. Meh flat characters. Meh, flat dialogue. Meh slow story. Meh crappy ending.
March 1, 2019
A whole lot of build-up for a little fizzle ending.
Nice enough writing just lacking plot-wise.
Nice enough writing just lacking plot-wise.
November 3, 2024
This was a trip from start to finish that had me intrigued throughout, trying to guess what was happening and wondering how the characters would cope. I screamed internally at them several times, but did they listen? Obviously not..
Have you ever wondered if there’s any hidden messages in the songs you’re listening to, or in tv shows you’re watching? I have never thought about it, but needless to say, that’s what I’m going to look for from now on after this book!
This was a slow burn of a supernatural mystery that has several twists, but that also keeps the reader guessing and glued to the story. This is also due to the characters, asking themselves if they're doing the right thing. But did they? Well, we’ll never really know for sure as the ending is left to interpretation, although I’ve got my opinion and it’s nothing good!
Thanks to the author for an audiobook code and this is my honest opinion.
Have you ever wondered if there’s any hidden messages in the songs you’re listening to, or in tv shows you’re watching? I have never thought about it, but needless to say, that’s what I’m going to look for from now on after this book!
This was a slow burn of a supernatural mystery that has several twists, but that also keeps the reader guessing and glued to the story. This is also due to the characters, asking themselves if they're doing the right thing. But did they? Well, we’ll never really know for sure as the ending is left to interpretation, although I’ve got my opinion and it’s nothing good!
Thanks to the author for an audiobook code and this is my honest opinion.
July 22, 2019
Ok this book is down right creepy! I just loved it. The book follows the three main characters, college students Kenji and Dylan and retired Vietnam vet Reggie who all three decoded secret coordinates whispered in a song and in a video made ten years ago. All three of them decide to investigate and travel to the area in which lies a remote cabin. The story leads them all on a journey of twists and turns to try not only to figure out who this woman is but why she lead them to that place. I don't want to go into the story more as to not spoil it but I highly recommend it.
March 18, 2017
Interesting story of a paranormal mystery.
Also, there were some surprise references to romanians and an occult rite, but really, no truth there.
Anyway this is the second work that I read this year in wich romanians have involvement in some dark rituals. In a way we`re associated with the gypsys so, there you go, mystery solved.
The book has a gripping feeling an let you guess almost half of the way of your road ahead with the mystery involved.
Not bad, considering that I`ve recently tried to read an old Horror Anthology from the 90`s and I was verry dissapointed by it.
In short, this one delivers and doesn`t wait half a book to build it`s way into your heart.
Also, there were some surprise references to romanians and an occult rite, but really, no truth there.
Anyway this is the second work that I read this year in wich romanians have involvement in some dark rituals. In a way we`re associated with the gypsys so, there you go, mystery solved.
The book has a gripping feeling an let you guess almost half of the way of your road ahead with the mystery involved.
Not bad, considering that I`ve recently tried to read an old Horror Anthology from the 90`s and I was verry dissapointed by it.
In short, this one delivers and doesn`t wait half a book to build it`s way into your heart.
March 9, 2025
3.5
Love how this book has the book of long shadows in it. Not the 1st book by this author that mentions that book. Two separate men get a transmission about a destination. What does it mean? What is waiting for them there? Decent read.
Love how this book has the book of long shadows in it. Not the 1st book by this author that mentions that book. Two separate men get a transmission about a destination. What does it mean? What is waiting for them there? Decent read.
February 21, 2018
nice , creepy read. I listened to the audio book at work. it has,been raining all day, so this was perfect.
April 1, 2019
Pretty good but the story drags on parts.
November 8, 2021
This was creepy and ominous but not super scary. Except maybe the ending which cuts off right when things get good! Darn novellas often leave you wanting more. I listened to the audiobook for this one and it was good but I do feel the narrator didn't sound as young as the character. He sounded like an older man as opposed to a college student.
July 30, 2018
This one was pleasingly creepy for me, and the end definitely left me with a chill. Highly recommended for horror lovers!
*5 Stars
*5 Stars
April 11, 2019
Transmission is a short, direct, no-filler, no subplot horror story with perfunctory prose that feels more like an initial treatment for something more substantial than a complete work.
It's perfectly okay as is, but that's my main issue--it's just okay. Nearly every aspect of it falls short of its potential. The student protagonists of Kenji and Dylan are sketches and I never really felt much of anything for them. The Vietnam vet Reggie (you are reminded he is a Vietnam vet--for no real reason--so often it almost becomes part of his name) is a generic semi-retired guy who similarly has no life outside the narrow confines of the book's plot. The characters feel like pieces put into play to be subject to the spooky goings-on.
The plot itself is one I'm a sucker for. As the title suggests, it's about the transmission of a message from a mysterious woman who somehow gets herself into a World War II documentary and a song by an obscure band. The students and Reggie are compelled to decipher the cryptic message she speaks and from there both spooky and bad things happen.
All this is good and I kept reading to see what would happen, just as any author would hope for, but by the end I was left unsatisfied because the whole experience is a little too straightforward. By eschewing any subplots or supporting characters, by cutting away the rest of these characters' lives, save for the bare minimum, I felt detached from them, instead of invested. And the transmission and the fallout of the successful deciphering (spoiler!) likewise left me wanting more. It's all just a little too...little.
This is where really sharp prose could have lifted the entire story, but the prose only does its job, nothing more.
Transmission is not bad by any means, it just seems content to amble along instead of trying to fly.
It's perfectly okay as is, but that's my main issue--it's just okay. Nearly every aspect of it falls short of its potential. The student protagonists of Kenji and Dylan are sketches and I never really felt much of anything for them. The Vietnam vet Reggie (you are reminded he is a Vietnam vet--for no real reason--so often it almost becomes part of his name) is a generic semi-retired guy who similarly has no life outside the narrow confines of the book's plot. The characters feel like pieces put into play to be subject to the spooky goings-on.
The plot itself is one I'm a sucker for. As the title suggests, it's about the transmission of a message from a mysterious woman who somehow gets herself into a World War II documentary and a song by an obscure band. The students and Reggie are compelled to decipher the cryptic message she speaks and from there both spooky and bad things happen.
All this is good and I kept reading to see what would happen, just as any author would hope for, but by the end I was left unsatisfied because the whole experience is a little too straightforward. By eschewing any subplots or supporting characters, by cutting away the rest of these characters' lives, save for the bare minimum, I felt detached from them, instead of invested. And the transmission and the fallout of the successful deciphering (spoiler!) likewise left me wanting more. It's all just a little too...little.
This is where really sharp prose could have lifted the entire story, but the prose only does its job, nothing more.
Transmission is not bad by any means, it just seems content to amble along instead of trying to fly.
July 8, 2016
Unique & unexpected ending - loved it!
Fun & interesting story idea! "Transmission" caught my eye on Amazon's recommendations list for me. As soon as I read the description & saw the cover, I knew I needed to read this book. The lives of three men - two college roommates (both bored & spooked over being the only two left on campus over a long break) and a retired Vet - are brought together after a series of seemingly "coincidental factors/odd occurrences." The three physically meet after all being separately led to a random, remote location, where they cannot help but delve even deeper into weirdness. The common denominator between the three men is found to be a coded message from (what later turns out to be) a missing woman, who disappeared on a specific date over ten years ago. This is also determined to be the same exact date that already came up several times since these 3 have joined forces. All 3 begin to obsess over this missing girl, to the point where it starts to take over their lives. They decide to begin to strategize in hopes of solving this mystery - research, investigation, supernatural/EVP info, anything the men believe to be even minutely plausible or that stands a chance of legitimacy. These experiments are all attempted in hopes of filling in more pieces and finding the missing woman, or who is responsible. They begin to question whether it could be her broken & shattered spirit looking for justice or closure. Unexpected events make for an exciting ending, and the overall book was great! Recommend - definitely found another author to add to my list!
Fun & interesting story idea! "Transmission" caught my eye on Amazon's recommendations list for me. As soon as I read the description & saw the cover, I knew I needed to read this book. The lives of three men - two college roommates (both bored & spooked over being the only two left on campus over a long break) and a retired Vet - are brought together after a series of seemingly "coincidental factors/odd occurrences." The three physically meet after all being separately led to a random, remote location, where they cannot help but delve even deeper into weirdness. The common denominator between the three men is found to be a coded message from (what later turns out to be) a missing woman, who disappeared on a specific date over ten years ago. This is also determined to be the same exact date that already came up several times since these 3 have joined forces. All 3 begin to obsess over this missing girl, to the point where it starts to take over their lives. They decide to begin to strategize in hopes of solving this mystery - research, investigation, supernatural/EVP info, anything the men believe to be even minutely plausible or that stands a chance of legitimacy. These experiments are all attempted in hopes of filling in more pieces and finding the missing woman, or who is responsible. They begin to question whether it could be her broken & shattered spirit looking for justice or closure. Unexpected events make for an exciting ending, and the overall book was great! Recommend - definitely found another author to add to my list!
November 22, 2016
Audiobook review: This is another great, supernatural thriller from Ambrose Ibsen and it had me on the edge on my seat. It's extremely suspenseful and heart-pounding and the characters are great.
The story could have been a bit shorter - it dragged out in some places, but despite that, I couldn't stop listening. The plot is so well-developed that I had to listen to the end.
The suspense starts at the very beginning with a hidden message in a song, that gets college students Kenji and Dylan to investegate the message. In another place there's the same hidden message in a documentary and makes Vietnam vet Reggie curious about the hype. You're in for a major setup from the beyond.
Jake Urry narrated wonderfully as usual and is perfect for the thriller/horror genre. I always enjoy his narration and he's never disappointed me yet. I've listened to almost all books by him and am exited every time a new book is released with Jake's narration.
*This book was gifted to me in exchange for an honest review.
The story could have been a bit shorter - it dragged out in some places, but despite that, I couldn't stop listening. The plot is so well-developed that I had to listen to the end.
The suspense starts at the very beginning with a hidden message in a song, that gets college students Kenji and Dylan to investegate the message. In another place there's the same hidden message in a documentary and makes Vietnam vet Reggie curious about the hype. You're in for a major setup from the beyond.
Jake Urry narrated wonderfully as usual and is perfect for the thriller/horror genre. I always enjoy his narration and he's never disappointed me yet. I've listened to almost all books by him and am exited every time a new book is released with Jake's narration.
*This book was gifted to me in exchange for an honest review.
June 17, 2019
Randomly, a college kid and a Vietnam vet stumble upon EVPs in 2 different things from the same entity, become obsessed with the mystery of it, and against their will and better judgement, pursue the clues into their own personal horror story. Quite short at 182 pages.
The story is good -- nothing wrong with the author's imagination -- but it could've benefited from some editing. For example, in the "against their will and better judgement" department. That particular point was belabored endlessly. And there are some continuity questions. And some areas that really begged to be fleshed out. It almost seemed as if it began as a short story, but received some lengthening to become a novella, and all the added material was where the characters questioned their own actions. I enjoyed it on the whole, and feel like if the author writes a few more books and gets more experience, he'll be earning those 3 or even 3.5 stars, instead of rounded up from 2.5.
The story is good -- nothing wrong with the author's imagination -- but it could've benefited from some editing. For example, in the "against their will and better judgement" department. That particular point was belabored endlessly. And there are some continuity questions. And some areas that really begged to be fleshed out. It almost seemed as if it began as a short story, but received some lengthening to become a novella, and all the added material was where the characters questioned their own actions. I enjoyed it on the whole, and feel like if the author writes a few more books and gets more experience, he'll be earning those 3 or even 3.5 stars, instead of rounded up from 2.5.
February 7, 2017
I bought this book on impulse without reading reviews and I wasn't sure what to expect. This book was unexpected, good, and creepy. It was so good I listened to the audiobook version in one sitting. At first the narrator didn't seem to match the story or characters, but after I listened for a bit the narrator added a spooky element.
overall, this was an enjoyable book.
overall, this was an enjoyable book.
March 16, 2019
Disappointing
Having enjoyed 'The sick House' I looked forward to reading this book. Unfortunately it was not as good. This story was okay but it dragged a bit and I was bored with it so often that it took me far longer to read than it should have. None of the characters were really likable or relatable so I couldn't care less what they did or what happened to them.
Having enjoyed 'The sick House' I looked forward to reading this book. Unfortunately it was not as good. This story was okay but it dragged a bit and I was bored with it so often that it took me far longer to read than it should have. None of the characters were really likable or relatable so I couldn't care less what they did or what happened to them.
September 26, 2017
Tension
Author ratcheted up the tension little by little and I liked that but did ever read a book wherein the characters seemed so stupid that by the end you were hoping something horrid happens to them. This is that book.
Author ratcheted up the tension little by little and I liked that but did ever read a book wherein the characters seemed so stupid that by the end you were hoping something horrid happens to them. This is that book.
July 11, 2016
This book would be an excellent movie :) The ending was kind of abrupt. I need to know more! What happens next?
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