The Demonic
An Audionovel by Lee Mountford
Narrated by Hannibal Hills
First off, is the name of the narrator real? Hannibal Hills? Really? Okay, outside of that, The Demonic is my first novel by
Lee Mountford
. It's a true haunt but not of a house. More like a person or a mill, so to speak.
When a woman inherits a home she'd abandoned years ago, thanks to an awful father, she had to go back to see him put into the ground- not to rest. The terrible thing is, he's been waiting for her to come back and he's not happy. Not one bit, but neither is something else...
When I began this audiobook, I didn't imagine feeling a bit empty at the end. Most haunted house stories have similar endings: either there isn't one or the monster never truly dies. I knew how this one would end. I saw what was taking place and I saw how things changed, like most classic hauntings of demonic nature. It's very hard to change; you have to be truly original and work in subtleties that haven't been seen before. That didn't happen in The Demonic.
The locations (ESPECIALLY THE LOCATIONS) were perfect for me. Anything that is across the pond is a mega-win for me, but the story just didn't do it for me. The narrator was decent, but the ghostly, voice-changing bit made the tale a bit hokey. I didn't like that. It was more of a distraction than lending a bit of creep. Also, I didn't like how the transition took place between Donnie and John. When the division began, I knew exactly what was happening but it was drawn out. I grew bored after that, sad to say.
The story carries the spook-factor but was it one of the best, nah. I kept it in my audio library though, so that says something. I'll listen to it again one day. maybe my mind will shift. I also plan to listen to another book by Mountford to see if things get better.
Check The Demonic out for yourself; I'm moving on to the next read. Cheers!
The Demonic
Lee Mountford
Narrated by Hannibal Hills
Published by Createspace
274-pages
Released August 2017
Narrated by Hannibal Hills
First off, is the name of the narrator real? Hannibal Hills? Really? Okay, outside of that, The Demonic is my first novel by
Lee Mountford
. It's a true haunt but not of a house. More like a person or a mill, so to speak.When a woman inherits a home she'd abandoned years ago, thanks to an awful father, she had to go back to see him put into the ground- not to rest. The terrible thing is, he's been waiting for her to come back and he's not happy. Not one bit, but neither is something else...
When I began this audiobook, I didn't imagine feeling a bit empty at the end. Most haunted house stories have similar endings: either there isn't one or the monster never truly dies. I knew how this one would end. I saw what was taking place and I saw how things changed, like most classic hauntings of demonic nature. It's very hard to change; you have to be truly original and work in subtleties that haven't been seen before. That didn't happen in The Demonic.
The locations (ESPECIALLY THE LOCATIONS) were perfect for me. Anything that is across the pond is a mega-win for me, but the story just didn't do it for me. The narrator was decent, but the ghostly, voice-changing bit made the tale a bit hokey. I didn't like that. It was more of a distraction than lending a bit of creep. Also, I didn't like how the transition took place between Donnie and John. When the division began, I knew exactly what was happening but it was drawn out. I grew bored after that, sad to say.
The story carries the spook-factor but was it one of the best, nah. I kept it in my audio library though, so that says something. I'll listen to it again one day. maybe my mind will shift. I also plan to listen to another book by Mountford to see if things get better.
Check The Demonic out for yourself; I'm moving on to the next read. Cheers!
The Demonic
Lee Mountford
Narrated by Hannibal Hills
Published by Createspace
274-pages
Released August 2017
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