Book description
The moment Ty hears that crow call his name in Stephen King's Black House, you feel it too-the chill that isn't weather, the wrongness in the quiet of French Landing. This audiobook isn't just heard; it's absorbed. The narrator's voice, low and deliberate, makes every rustle in the pines sound like a threat, every shadow deepen into something watching. You don't just hear Ty's bike chain clicking on the sidewalk; you hear the dread coiling in his throat as he steps toward the crow's unnatural whisper. The Fisherman's shadow isn't just a killer-it's the sound of footsteps dragging through wet leaves, the creak of a porch swing swinging empty, the silence that follows a scream.
Jack Sawyer's return to the nightmare he thought he'd buried hits harder in audio. His nightmares aren't just described-they're felt, the way the narrator lets his voice crack on the words "Black House," making the words themselves feel like a cold hand on your neck. The audiobook masterfully uses silence. After a line like "The shadows were moving," you sit there, breath caught, waiting for the next sound... and the silence itself becomes the horror. You hear the weight of Jack's past in the pauses, the way the narrator lingers on phrases like "he thought he'd escaped," letting the fear seep in like water through a floorboard.
What elevates this beyond a standard horror listen is how the narration turns the town itself into a character. The creak of the old bridge, the distant echo of a train, the way the wind through the Black House's broken windows isn't just background noise-it's the house breathing, waiting. You don't just picture the crow; you hear its sharp, wrong call cutting through the town's quiet, a sound that feels like it's been waiting for Ty since the day he was born. The audiobook makes you lean closer to your headphones, as if the whispers might slip through the speakers and into your room.
King's signature blend of mundane terror and supernatural dread lands perfectly in this format. The terror isn't just in the jump scares-it's in the slow, inevitable pull toward the Black House, the way the narrator's voice never rushes, letting every unsettling detail sink in. You feel Jack's exhaustion, Ty's confusion, the town's quiet terror. It's the kind of listening experience that makes you check your own door locks twice after turning it off. This isn't just a story you hear; it's a shadow you carry with you long after the last word fades. The audiobook version doesn't just tell you about the Fisherman's hunt-it makes you feel the hunt closing in, one quiet step at a time.
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Playing a wide variety of audio formats
Works on all devices with iOS 13 and newer
Huge amount of features for a small price
Frequent updates to add new features and improve existing ones
Advanced playback controls
Live sound processing
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice and noise reduction
Translated into more than 20 languages
If you love listening to fiction audiobooks, ListenBook has features to make the process easier.
Edit book data: title, author, cover
Use equalizer to make the sound comfortable for you
Adjust the playback speed
Enjoy dark and light app themes
Supported formats: MP3, M4B, AWB, FLAC, OGG audio files and many more (must be DRM free)
Auto-Bookmarks make it easy to find your place
AirPlay support allows redirection of audio output.
VoiceOver support
Dark mode for night owls
Convenient bookmarking system helps you mark the most important places.
Unlimited bookmarks for each audiobook
Put your own cover on the wager
Share your audiobook with friends
Lock-screen control
Customise app with extensive options
Sleep timer with shake to reset, set custom notification sounds, and a few unique options
Auto rewind depending on paused time, customize rewind times to your liking
Removing background noise from recordings made in classrooms and meetings
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice for a better listening experience