Book description
Stephen King's Mile 81 arrives as a masterclass in atmospheric dread, perfectly suited for the audiobook format where silence and sound become characters themselves. Forget the printed page-this is a story you feel in your bones, delivered through a voice that channels King's signature blend of mundane horror and profound unease. The narrator's pacing is deliberate, drawing you into the suffocating stillness of that isolated Maine rest stop, where the absence of rain and the sudden appearance of a mud-splattered station wagon crackle with tension. You hear the crunch of gravel under tires, the muffled thud of a Bible hitting a car seat, the unsettling quiet of a place where no one should be. The audio medium transforms King's sparse, unsettling prose into something visceral; you lean closer to your headphones as the narrator whispers about the empty wagon, the cracked cell phone, the sheer wrongness of it all. What's brilliant is how the audiobook amplifies the story's core tension: the slow, inevitable approach of something ancient and hungry, felt through the silence between words. You don't just read about Pete Simmons waking up to a scene of eerie abandonment-you hear the fog of his vodka-induced confusion, the distant hum of the highway, the way the world feels suddenly, terrifyingly smaller. The pacing never rushes, letting dread pool in the spaces between sentences, making every small sound-the creak of a car door, the clip of a horse's hooves-feel like a violation. It's the kind of listening experience that leaves you pausing, listening for the next unsettling whisper in the dark. For fans of King's quieter, more psychological horrors, Mile 81 isn't just a book you read-it's a world you inhabit, one where the most terrifying thing isn't the monster, but the chilling, beautiful silence waiting for you at mile 81. This audiobook doesn't just tell the story; it makes you feel the weight of that empty rest stop pressing in.
Hen Skittle
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Indigo Red
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Coffee
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Cabbie
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Sokol
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Copilot
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Heartbreaker
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TrinitySoul
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Houston
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Wiccan Trouble
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Night Magnet
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Lady In Red
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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