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Garth Marenghi’s TerrorTome
- Garth Marenghi’s TerrorTome, Book 1
- Narrated by: Garth Marenghi
- Length: 8 hrs and 14 mins
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Summary
From the mind of horror master Garth Marenghi: a masterful multi-volume horror masterpiece thirty years in the making...
Dare you crack open the TerrorTome? (Mind the spine)
When horror writer Nick Steen gets sucked into a cursed typewriter by the terrifying Type-Face, Dark Lord of the Prolix, the hellish visions inside his head are unleashed for real. Forced to fight his escaping imagination - now leaking out of his own brain - Nick must defend the town of Stalkford from his own fictional horrors, including avascular-necrosis-obsessed serial killer Nelson Strain and Nick's dreaded throppleganger, the Dark Third.
Can he and Roz, his frequently incorrect female editor, hunt down these incarnate denizens of Nick's rampaging imaginata before they destroy Stalkford, outer Stalkford and possibly slightly further?
From the twisted genius of horror master Garth Marenghi - Frighternerman, Darkscribe, Doomsage (plus Man-Shee) - come three dark tales from his long-lost multi-volume epic: TerrorTome.
Can a brain leak?
(Yes, it can)
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- warfarin
- 03-11-22
Author. Dreamweaver. Plus narrator.
This is the culmination of the work of a man who has written more books than he has read. More terrifying than “Slicer 2”, darker than “Darkplace”. Listen if you dare…..
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- bethany louise
- 11-11-22
A masterpiece from the maestro of the macabre
TerrorTome is a roller-coaster of horror that left me listening with the lights on every night, despite the rising costs of electricity.
Our protagonist Nick Steen is everything you want from a leading man - the sort of chap whose actions speak louder than his words, and his words are deafening. The sort of man that can be flayed and not let it get in the way of his day-to-day admin. He even manages to put up with love-interest Roz, who while not bad for a woman, is still an editor and therefore sub-human.
My only wish is for Audible to create a 'force-play' setting that ensures all listeners take in every blood-dripping word of this text, as some will skip the very necessary descriptions of gore and erotic intimacy (i.e. cowards, woke liberals and the unemployed).
Do yourself a favour and purchase a physical copy to read along with this audiobook, as it not only supports the author, but reading it at the same time creates a sort of "psychic stereo" effect, with double the impact of a solo read.
Bon appetit (french for "get stuck in").
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- Amazon Customer
- 03-11-22
First three mins are fab
Just wanted to shine the light on myself and be the first to review. The first three minutes leave me wanting more.
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- andy m
- 06-01-23
Wears thin
I loved the original tv show, and also the audiobook for the first 3-4hrs - but in the end I ditched it with a couple of hours to go. It’s just too much of a good thing, it needs more characters/voices to break it up. I can’t believe I’m saying it, but it became a bit boring halfway through. The quality of the stories themselves can’t sustain it, and the narration, while seeming brilliant at first, starts to wash over you until you aren’t really listening anymore, just waiting for the occasional funny line. I feel bad writing this.
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- NC
- 06-11-22
Scary
BE WARNED
This is a scary book.
The performance of the author was great, the story went on a bit but overall was entertaining, and the book as a whole kept me engaged for the full length.
The first story (of 3) was by far the best and most imaginative , the remaining 2 were not on the same level, but still enjoyable
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- Amazon Customer
- 04-12-22
its fun, but a lot.
I love Garth Merenghi. it's a fantastic comedy and I couldn't wait to get my hands on this book. But this is a lot of Garth Merenghi. Maybe dare I say it, too much Garth Marenghi. it's fantastic if all you want is 8 hours of solid bad novels told in a totally satire way, but may e break it down into a couple of weeks of 15 minute chunks.
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- Chaz
- 06-11-22
At last!!! Classic!!! Perfect for audible
"Japanese Wagyu leather pants, for extra give"
Are these available on amazon?
Hilarious and terrifying. Can't get enough.
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- Anonymous User
- 03-11-22
Truly a pillar of the horror community.
Groundbreaking, stunning, breathtaking, diabolical, visionary, terrifying, horrid, disgusting, amazing, fantastical and downright knee trembling.
This audio book rocked me to my core, made me rethink my entire life and may lead to myself moving to Bosnia.
Thank you Garth, you are a hero.
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- Anonymous User
- 27-12-22
A Long time to be hearing the same 4 jokes
I loved Garth Mahrengi's dark place and it's a staple in my family. I was excited to get more of it finally, but I'm sad to say the transition to a longer format made the same line of humour very repetitive. Particularly when there's no visual comedy to mix in
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- Cat
- 11-11-22
Pilgrim - prepare to be terrified
From the amazing mind of Garth Marenghi comes this edge of your seat terrifying tome. Read by the author himself. Settle in uncomfortably for the ride of your mind.
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- Nishanth R
- 18-11-22
Truly visionary
The most significant literary event since the Quantum Leap novel. No subtext, no frills, no bullshit. Just balls-to-the-wall horror.
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- Andrew Metzroth
- 13-11-22
Simply Amazing, also appropriately visionary
I was drawn in by the craftsmanship. I was undeniably attracted to the narrator. This book will haunt me forever.
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- D.
- 10-11-22
One part Bizzaro, two parts classic Garth Marenghi
About a half hour into this book my mind immediately went to a line in The Other Guys when an astonished Will Ferrell asks, "You learned to dance like that sarcastically?" Anyone familiar with Dark Place will understand the parody character that is Garth Marenghi, but what I didn't expect was the level of prose the author could achieve in this satirical take on the genre. It's pretty impressive. "Garth" really comes to life as an actual horror author with very much the same sensibilities that he has in the show. He understands the conventions of the genre and plays along for a while before straightforwardly pointing it out in his fashion.
The book consists of three stories. The first one sets up the arc, but I would say it's by far the strangest and most uncharacteristic (not the campy Dark Place horror) of the three. I would say it strays into more Bizzaro fiction territory, which is still good for some laughs, but also for a few raised eyebrows and pained faces. The second two are Garth in true style. Where the story languishes or gets too formulaic he's quick to point it out to the reader, with extra helpings of absurdity. It still hits all those chauvinist, egoistical notes from the 2004 parody. I'll be curious to see how it may land with people in 2022 who were not in on the original joke.
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- Jack McKeown
- 14-02-23
A sight for sore ears
As a huge fan of the show I was delighted by this truly stupid piece of genius. I hope our not so humble author makes more very soon.
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- Dave Rankin
- 10-11-22
Garth Marenghi's latest masterwork of horror.
Audio books were invented for Garth Marenghi. His performance of TerrorTome will be taught through the centuries as the epitome of audiobook narration. TerrorTome is as good or better than Darkplace, Marenghi's renowned masterpiece of TV horror. It, TerrorTome, to be precise, deserves its own televisual adaptation. Liam Neeson, clear your calendar!
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- John E Bailor
- 31-03-23
When do I laugh?
I’ve listened to this tome of terror half a dozen times searching vainly for the lol bits that surely must exist based on the hundreds of reviews mentioning listeners laughing out loud. Perhaps those reviews were written by Nick Steen’s dark fractions?
As a fan of Darkplace this was an instabuy as soon as I became aware of it. Glad Garth narrated this. It wouldn’t have been the same otherwise.
I wish I had heeded the warnings to skip over the truly disturbing sections, but I listened thinking perhaps those were the funny bits.
Listening to this book was like spending time with an old, narcissistic friend.
It was an enjoyable listen. Mostly.
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- Joe B
- 30-11-23
Marenghi does it again
Even the darkest wings of the desiccated wasteland I call an imagination I never imagined such a tome could be published. Seriously though this is a dynamite book and having it read by the Dark Duke himself is the only way to go. Loved it
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- Bret McNall Henry
- 10-11-23
Garth has written more books than he's read.
If you loved Dark Place, you'll love this. I need Incarcerat to be released in the US asap.
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- Dang Dang
- 05-11-23
Marenghi has raised the bar on horror
Hideously graphic. Aggressively erotic. Emotionally taxing. This is a true page turner...if this audio presentation had pages. Marenghi has once again raised the bar of the horror genre. No other book on the planet has ever made me physically ill to the degree Terrortome has. A true exploration of the farthest reaches of the darkest places in the most creatively horrific mind.
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- lizzy5588
- 14-10-23
Interestingly entertaining
I listened during a road trip with my husband and we both had a hilarious time listening to it! Really rather creepy at times but as fans of “Dark Place”, it had us right from the beginning. Definitely worth a read if you’re fan of Garth Marenghi and his “Dark Place” series!
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