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A Winter Haunting

Seasons of Horror, Book 2

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A Winter Haunting

By: Dan Simmons
Narrated by: Bronson Pinchot
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“A mix of Henry Jamesian and Stephen King style scariness . . . Surely the first psychological/horror masterpiece of the 21st century.”—The Denver Post

A once-respected college professor and novelist, Dale Stewart has sabotaged his career and his marriage—and now darkness is closing in on him. In the last hours of Halloween he has returned to the dying town of Elm Haven, his boyhood home, where he hopes to find peace in isolation. But moving into a long-deserted farmhouse on the far outskirts of town—the one-time residence of a strange and brilliant friend who lost his young life in a grisly “accident” back in the terrible summer of 1960—is only the latest in his long succession of recent mistakes. Because Dale is not alone here. He has been followed to this house of shadows by private demons who are now twisting his reality into horrifying new forms. And a thick, blanketing early snow is starting to fall . . .

©2002 by Dan Simmons. (P)2015 Blackstone Audio, Inc. and used by arrangement. Ghosts Horror Supernatural Suspense Thriller & Suspense Scary Winter
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Critic Reviews

“[A] highly effective supernatural shocker.”—Publishers Weekly

“Simmons works toward a seriously well-written nonhorror novel, until we grow suspicious that we are into a deceptive tale much like the flicks The Sixth Sense and The Others, with a Jamesian ghost story overlay, wherein the everyday has an otherworldly reverse side.”—Kirkus Reviews

“One of the scariest and most unnerving ghost stories to come along in quite some time.”—St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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Not Dan Simmons best. Get significantly better in the final chapters. Drags a lot in the middle.

Weird Sequel

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loved this audio book, Dan Simmons is one of my favourite authors of all time and doesn't fail to deliver a good ol' Dan style horror. The actor was good too, liked this all round.

Classic Horror novel, a great audio book

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If you’re after something that’s not too demanding and has the occasional chill, this is okay. It kept me engaged until the end. The narrator, Bronson Pichot, is very good and perhaps even made this a little better than it may be on paper.

An enjoyable diversion

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Wished there was more, very enjoyable to listen to, loved the narrator, love the author.

Great story, reads beautifully

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Author spent more time researching ancient languages than developing characters. Very of its time- the female characters have no depth whatsoever.

A few scary moments

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