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Wylding Hall

By: Elizabeth Hand
Narrated by: Jennifer Woodward, John Telfer, Dan Morgan, Emma Fenney, Simon Victor, Kris Dyer, various narrators
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Summary

In the aftermath of the mysterious death of their lead singer, the young members of a now-legendary British acid folk band hole up at Wylding Hall, an ancient English country house with its own dark secrets. There they record Wylding Hall, the album that makes their reputation - but at a terrifying cost when Julian Blake, their new lead singer, disappears within the mansion and is never seen again.

Now, years later, the surviving musicians and their friends and lovers - including a psychic, a photographer, and the band's manager - meet with a young documentary filmmaker to tell their own versions of what happened during that summer. But whose story is the true one? And what really happened to Julian Blake?

©2015 Elizabeth Hand (P)2015 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

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A slow burn

The story is told through a series of interviews with the stories characters. It took a while to get going but I enjoyed it nevertheless.

one irritation for me was the inclusion of several inaccuracies. BBC radio 3 & BBC 4 are digital channels that didn't launch until several years after the millennium, to name two of them. Only a Brit of above a certain she would realise this and perhaps be irritated by it.

I'll probably check out other works by the author.

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Wylding Hall

Interesting style of, one sided interview, as in, you only hear the person answering, not any questions. Thankfully, voiced by different people, not one lone narrator.
If you’re looking for a short story, and something a little different, try this.

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Engrossing and atmospheric

Fleetwood Mac has made a spooky book. Evocative of ancient English countryside mixed with 70s rock and roll high times. Rushed ending.

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Creepy and interesting

Really good story, well told. The audio version was nicely done. Creepy atmosphere throughout the book.

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Something a bit different, very enjoyable.

At first I wasn't sure I liked the format but I stuck with it and the different characters formed around a very clever way of telling the whole story. I found it very enjoyable, a bit predictable but none the worse for it, great description within the narrative built mind pictures of a gentle summer, carefree people and hidden depths to the tale.

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Good supernatural mystery

This mystery holds the reader. Set in the 70's, it evokes the mood of the time & music scene well. The visual representation of the girl & the photos is spooky & well-written.

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Really enjoyable

This is a proper old-school ghost story. No guts or gore, just something genuinely creepy and disturbing. Perfect for what it is.

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fantastic listen!

loved it. kept me on the edge of my seat. love that it's full cast. it wasn't long enough!! would make a fantastic TV drama!

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Lesley from Alton in the 70’s.

Great fun inclusion.
As previously commented,Led Zepp story.
Also Phil Rickmans tale .
I enjoyed the story.
Thanks.

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Creepy

Not quite as creepy as I was hoping, but there are some eerie scenes, and the characters are believable and performed brilliantly.

Music isn’t often a source of horror in media so this was a great exploration of that. There were some interesting ideas in there like a song as a form of spell, and the weaving in of folklore worked well.

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