Book description
The silence in that cabin isn't empty. It's thick, like the humid lake air pressing against the windows. You hear it in the audiobook-the slow, ragged rasp of Jessie's breath as she lies handcuffed to the bedstead, the distant plink of a drop of water falling from the ceiling, the frantic thud of her own heart against the cold wood. Stephen King doesn't just tell you she's trapped; he makes you feel the rough grain of the bedpost under her wrists, smell the stale sweat and the faint, sour tang of her husband's spilled whiskey on the floor. The lake outside isn't just scenery; its slow, rhythmic lap against the shore becomes the only heartbeat in the vast, indifferent woods.
What truly grips you is the sound of her mind unraveling. The audiobook narrator-masterful, never melodramatic-turns the internal voices into something terrifyingly real. They don't whisper; they hiss, a chorus of old grievances and desperate fears rising from the shadows of the cabin. You hear the sharp, brittle crack of her own voice arguing with herself, the sudden, chillingly calm tone of the voice that says, He's dead. You killed him. The silence between these voices isn't just absence; it's a physical weight, the kind that presses down when you realize no one is coming. You lean closer to the speaker, straining to hear the next sound in the dark, just as Jessie does.
King's genius here isn't in the jump scares-it's in the slow, suffocating dread. The audiobook amplifies this perfectly. The creak of the cabin floorboards (is it the wind? Or something else?) becomes a nightmare. The distant cry of a loon on the lake isn't peaceful; it's a reminder of how utterly alone she is. You feel the cold sweat on her skin, the dryness in her throat as she tries to scream into the void. The horror isn't in the dead body on the floor; it's in the terrifying intimacy of the silence, the way her own thoughts become the most dangerous thing in the room. You don't just listen to Jessie's fear-you feel it coil in your own chest, a silent, rising tide. This isn't just a story you hear; it's a place you're locked inside, and the only escape is the next breath. The audiobook makes you realize: the scariest game isn't played on a bed. It's played in the echoing space between your own thoughts, when the world outside stops listening.
Plegasus
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Kill Switch
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Spoiler
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Snowflake Pixie
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Die Slice
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All Natural
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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