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Gone to See the River Man

By: Kristopher Triana
Narrated by: Dani George
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Super fans. Groupies. Stalkers.

These people will give anything for the idols they worship, be they rock stars, actors or authors. Or even serial killers.

Lori is just such a fanatic. Her obsession is with Edmund Cox, a man of sadistic cruelty who butchered more than 20 women. She’s gone so far as to forge a relationship with him, visiting him in prison and sending him letters on a regular basis. She will do anything to get close to him, so when he gives her a task, she eagerly accepts it.

She has no idea of the horror that awaits her.

Edmund tells her she must go to his cabin in the woods of Killen and retrieve a key to deliver to a mysterious figure known only as The River Man.

In her quest, she brings along her handicapped sister, and they journey through the deep, dark valley, beginning their trip upriver. The trip quickly becomes a surreal nightmare, one that digs up Lori’s personal demons, the ones she feels bonds her to Edmund. The river runs with flesh, the cabin is a vault of horrors, and ghostly blues music echoes through the mountains. Soon they will learn that The River Man is not quite fact or folklore, and definitely not human - at least, not anymore. And the key is just the beginning of what is required of Lori to prove she’s worthy of a madman’s love.

©2020 Kristopher Triana (P)2020 Kristopher Triana Horror Scary
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make sure you are ready for what lies ahead when reading this. it's disturbing and will make your skin crawl.

deeply disturbing but I couldn't put it down

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That first twist was phenomenal, but the rest were predictable pages if not chapters in advance of execution. I feel the foreshadowing is far too dense and obvious, kinda giving it a glorified and super edgy Goosebumps episode/book.
The end was the biggest disappointment to me. I knew what was coming, but I hoped it would've been pulled off so much better than it was. Ultimately what you're left with is a load of traveling description, some gore, an impressive plot twist, lots more traveling description a tiny bit more gore and then a hollow ending.

It's... Ok...

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I really enjoyed this. I was very skeptical as I struggled with the narrator's voice, however it was such a good listen. I did not predict what was coming.

The twists and the story line itself.

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By about half-way through I was absolutely hooked. Although the ending doesn't resolve the story as satisfyingly as I would have wanted, it's still well worth the listen.

Overall I liked the performance, especially Abby's voice. A couple of mispronounciations in places but few enough to not bother me much.

Effective, haunting and engrossing

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Narration was done well, and i enjoyed how the story was revealed piece by piece. When I read the description of this book, I thought “How can this be justified?” and with that, it did a good job of exploring relationships with serial killers.

Enjoyable Narration

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