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  • Black Mouth

  • By: Ronald Malfi
  • Narrated by: Joe Hempel
  • Length: 12 hrs and 13 mins
  • 4.2 out of 5 stars (566 ratings)

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Black Mouth

By: Ronald Malfi
Narrated by: Joe Hempel
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Publisher's summary

Perfect for fans of Stephen King's IT, a group of friends return to their hometown to confront a nightmare they first stumbled on as teenagers in this mesmerizing odyssey of terror.

An atmospheric, haunting thriller, full of memorable characters and sublime terror, from the author of Come with Me

For nearly two decades, Jamie Warren has been running from darkness. He's haunted by a traumatic childhood and the guilt at having disappeared from his disabled brother's life. But then a series of unusual events reunites him with his estranged brother and their childhood friends, and none of them can deny the sense of fate that has seemingly drawn them back together.

Nor can they deny the memories of that summer, so long ago—the strange magic taught to them by an even stranger man, and the terrible act that has followed them all into adulthood. In the light of new danger, they must confront their past by facing their futures, and hunting down a man who may very well be a monster.

©2022 Ronald Malfi (P)2022 Tantor
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Likely my favorite Malfi of them all

Fantastic narration and a damn good storyline. Audible is making me lengthen my review so now I’m just rambling.

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How is felt that i was there shodowung as it was narrated.

A Must listen! I may have found a new author. Very well written. I can't wait for my next book.

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Grabbed me from the first chapter!

In the spirit of Stephen King and Dean Koontz,Ronald Malfi brings to life a gripping tale of terror, childhood friendship, and the supernatural.

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4.5 stars

This was a compelling story with amazing characters and lots of action. Well done! 4.5 stars

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Stephen King meets Neil Gaiman

My first listen of a Ronald Malfi book. An excellent performance by the reader along with a well paced story make for an excellent listen. My attention was held throughout and there were points where I was legitimately uncomfortable. The climax was a little difficult to follow and was definitely a very different feel from the rest of the book, but overall I plan on listening to more books by the author.

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Good book.

Other than an aggressively large amount of swear words, this was a really good book. I enjoyed it.

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Excellent!

This book was phenomenal! Malfi is quickly becoming one of my top favorite authors. Dennis was one of my favorite characters. I just loved this story so much.

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Power of Evil

Childhood memories can haunt us forever and abusers and the supernatural can have a negative impact on our future... this is such a story.

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Great Listen

This is one of those books I wish I had the time to actually sit and read. Great character substance and very vivid, I could vision what I was hearing.
Definitely has The outline of Stephen King's book IT where kids encounter supernatural forces and grow up to overcome it with additional twists.
I really appreciated how the author was able to bring in real life factors without politicizing it such as battling alcoholism, abusive families, discrimination and bigotry.
Joe hemple.... excellent job as usual, one of my favorite narrators.

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Good writer following ITs outline.

I started this story before reading any of the reviews as I had a 2 for 1 credit and it was recommended. I'll start by saying that it's well written and the narrator is pretty good. It feels like the writer took an outline of Stephen King's IT and rewrote it using fewer characters and a weaker antagonist. It's so similar that it takes you out of the story. The writer can write. He has the ability to paint a word picture and turn a phrase. Unfortunately, whether intentional or not, the book has way too many similarities to King's already written book. That being said, I will try another of the author's books (because, as I said he CAN write) with fingers crossed that it doesn't follow a storyline someone else created.

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