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Something Wicked This Way Comes
- Narrated by: Christian Rummel
- Length: 9 hrs and 5 mins
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Summary
Few American novels written this century have endured in the heart and mind as has this one - Ray Bradbury's incomparable masterwork of the dark fantastic.
A carnival rolls in sometime after the midnight hour on a chill Midwestern October eve, ushering in Halloween a week before its time. A calliope's shrill siren song beckons to all with a seductive promise of dreams and youth regained. In this season of dying, Cooger & Dark's Pandemonium Shadow Show has come to Green Town, Illinois, to destroy every life touched by its strange and sinister mystery. And two inquisitive boys standing precariously on the brink of adulthood will soon discover the secret of the satanic raree-show's smoke, mazes, and mirrors, as they learn all too well the heavy cost of wishes - and the stuff of nightmare.
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- Grayson
- 01-01-22
Great narration
Fantastic narration but I found the story itself a little overlong. It's a shame as the writing is beautiful.
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- Ms. Caroline A. Wilde
- 25-08-15
So much better than the film
Very enjoyable and dark at times. Amazing writing - paints a vivid picture.
Film dismal in comparison.
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- spencear
- 02-11-22
Hope springs
It is interesting to follow the adventures of Nightshade and Halloway some fifty years after discovering their tangle with the autumn people led by Mr Dark. As a fifteen-year-old, my attention and sympathy lay on the shoulders of Jim and Will, but new through the lens of past years, it is Will's father that I look at with renewed respect, Charles Halloway is the hero of this show.
An excellent, evocative adventure. Porformed beautifully.
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- Whoopsboy
- 07-02-23
Had to listen as it's on a list.
Very heavy on creative writing and moves a little slow, but enjoyed it. At times wished the pace would pick up and he didn't overdo the descriptions.
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- Kindle Customer
- 25-10-21
Old-fashioned
This classic tale of Bradbury's is an original idea for a scary story and it certainly has an atmosphere and some memorable moments. However, Bradbury is far too obsessed with his own prose to create a truly gripping novel. It moves at a snail's pace. The narrator has the perfect voice for this kind of book. He makes the prose and the dialogue sound the way I imagine it did in the author's own head.
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- C Matty
- 31-08-17
Narration at it's best.
Great story and wonderfully emersive narration, I could listen to Christian Rummel's voice all day.
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- T.Crabbe
- 22-11-23
A Veritable Classic
Ray Bradbury's competancy for descriptive prose within the dark fantasy genre is utterly unmatched. This story is incredibly evocative and atmospheric, leaving the reader hanging off each of the narrator's word like a beast hungry for more. Bradbury is a complete wordsmith and it is now understandable how he is cited as inspiring such grand imaginers as Clive Barker, Neil Gaiman, and Kim Newman. This was the perfect autumnal read and will be for years to come. I am priviledged to have listened to such a well-written novel.
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- Enquiring Mind
- 18-02-24
Suffers from excess verbiage
This is a fantastic story written by a true wordsmith. Unfortunately, it just teeters over into excess verbiage by going into long internal dialogues by one of the main characters. There's a point about 2/3rds way through where I almost gave up. I'm glad I didn't but if I listen to this again, I will fast-forward through the navel gazing.
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- Ms LK Sheehan BA Hons
- 26-04-21
The best Audible narration ever!!!
Excuse the hyperbole, but this is the first Audiobook upon which I've been moved to give a review. It is a must listen in my opinion!! This is a great book, I read it last about 30 years ago after seeing the film. It's a timeless story and the narration by Christian Rummel is absolutely superb, it really brings the book and characters and Bradbury's wonderful descriptive writing to life. Hugely enjoyable and highly recommended!!
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- Tomás Timon
- 26-11-22
Awesome atmosphere
When I'm in the mood for reading/listening to immersive mystery novels what I'm really looking for is the exploration of existential problems, the human condition ome might say paired with a creepy atmosphere hinted with a sense of impending doom. If you share my taste in this regard then look no further, this novel is exactly what you're lookin for. Christian Rummel's performance leaves nothing to be desired, his voice acting is superb in every sense. He not only just managed to bring each character to life but did it in a way that blended seamlessly into the narration and the overall feel of the production. Thank you both for this great experience.
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