Book description
Joe Hill's award-winning story collection, originally published as 20th Century Ghosts, featuring "The Black Phone," soon to be a major motion picture from Universal Pictures and Blumhouse ProductionsJack Finney is thirteen, alone, and in desperate trouble. For two years now, someone has been stalking the boys of Galesberg, stealing them away, never to be seen again. And now, Finney finds himself in danger of joining them: locked in a psychopath's basement, a place stained with the blood of half a dozen murdered children.With him in his subterranean cell is an antique phone, long since disconnected . . . but it rings at night anyway, with calls from the killer's previous victims. And they are dead set on making sure that what happened to them doesn't happen to Finney."The Black Phone" is one of fifteen stories in Joe Hill's first story collection, originally published as 20th Century Ghosts--the inventive and chilling compendium that established this award-winning, critically acclaimed, and bestselling author as "a major player in 21st-century fantastic fiction" (Washington Post).
Icy Avenger
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Darkside Orbit
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Shimmy Shammy
The app's performance is beyond impressive. It's like it's tailor-made for my device. This audiobook spoiled me for others! The narrator's professional delivery set a high bar - perfect diction, ideal pacing, and emotional authenticity. The recording quality was equally impressive with no distracting artifacts. I finished it far too quickly because I couldn't stop listening.
Snapdragon
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Alias Stick
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ChatterChampion
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Troubled Pie
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Bruh
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Count Eagle
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Raid Bucker
Effortless audiobook management – this app's usability is a triumph. Looping playback is my secret weapon for language learning. It's revolutionized my approach. Automatic metadata retrieval adds a professional touch to my audiobook collection. WiFi downloads save a lot of time. Great feature! Listening stats keep me motivated to read more. Great addition!
Chocolate Thunder
The customer support team is responsive and always ready to assist. This app has introduced me to genres I never thought I'd enjoy – it's eye-opening. The variety of supported formats means I can enjoy audiobooks from different sources hassle-free.
Petite Flurry
I'm amazed by how this app effortlessly turns my daily routines into enjoyable learning sessions. Noise reduction in ListenBook Pro ensures crystal-clear playback even in noisy environments.
Doughboy, Esq
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Moon Laser
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High Deck
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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