Mister Lullaby

By: J. H. Markert

Narrated by: David Bendena, Lauren Ezzo

Length: 12 hrs and 7 mins

Publisher's summary

The small town of Harrod’s Reach has seen its fair share of the macabre, especially inside the decrepit old train tunnel around which the town was built. After a young boy, Sully Dupree, is injured in the abandoned tunnel and left in a coma, the townspeople are determined to wall it up. Deputy sheriff Beth Gardner is reluctant to buy into the superstitions until she finds two corpses at the tunnel’s entrance, each left with strange calling cards inscribed with old lullabies. Soon after, Sully Dupree briefly awakens from his coma.

Before falling back into his slumber, Sully manages to give his older brother a message. Sully's mind, since the accident, has been imprisoned on the other side of the tunnel in Lalaland, a grotesque and unfamiliar world inhabited by evil mythical creatures of sleep. Sully is trapped there with hundreds of other coma patients, all desperately fighting to keep the evils of the dream world from escaping into the waking world.

Elsewhere, a man troubled by his painful youth has for years been hearing a voice in his head he calls Mr. Lullaby, and he has finally started to act on what that voice is telling him—to kill any coma patient he can find, quickly. Something is waking up in the tunnel—something is trying to get through. And Mr. Lullaby is coming.

©2023 J. H. Markert (P)2023 Dreamscape Media

Fast moving plot

I like how the author doesn't become mired in the details, his style of writing horror books is refreshing. This is a great story!

Good story/horrible ending

I bought this book after reading another one of his books and loving it. I was disappointed with the ending and left wanting more

great world building.

the story ended a bit abruptly. it feels like part one of another larger story.

Old School Horror Anyone?

So original! The mix of horror with the history of the tunnel was perfect, loved the characters… Teddy Lomax, oh my! And the glimpses of Lalaland leave me begging for more!

Great story, read both books!

The story and its tie in to the previous book are amazing. Almost horror, almost sci-fi, almost drama. It really walks the line between them all.

I loved Nightmare Man, but Mister Lullaby is even better.

Complex characters, shocking twists, tension that builds til’ the very end, and a plot that’s incomparable to anything else I’ve read.
J.H. Markert is the best author in horror right now.

Likeable Characters

I enjoyed this book and surprised it doesn't have better reviews. It feels like Dr. Sleep by Stephen King a little and I'm okay with that.

Holy hell

A must read for any horror fan! Having two narrators was a great way to tell this story!

Really Enjoying this Author

I picked this book up immediately after I finished The Nightmare Man. I was captivated by this author I'd never heard of in a genre (horror) that I'm passionate about. This book did not disappoint, and I simply cannot wait for what comes next. For anyone wondering, this book takes place in the same "universe" as the Nightmare Man, but doesn't need to be read afterwards. Although I think there's some Easter eggs if you do. Regardless, if you like horror and a fascinating story, do yourself a favor and get this book.

Hanging on the edge

Okay this was fun in a mentally disturbed way. Loved its twist. Can’t wait for the next one!