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Demon Theory Audiobook
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Publisher Description
Acclaimed author Stephen Graham Jones delivers an extraordinary tale of postmodern terror. The novelization of a fictional film trilogy, Demon Theory details the horrifying events set in motion by a tragic childhood incident. When med student Hale is called home by his ailing mother on Halloween night, he and a group of friends are trapped in an inescapable cycle of violence. "[T]here is genius at work here."-Texas Monthly
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"The book that belongs on every literature / slasher-film lovers shelf. The style, here, is engrossing, if not a little forgivably (eh, that a word?) confusing at times. I won't ever shield anyone from the recommendation to READ THIS FUCKING BOOK."
— Thomas (5 out of 5 stars)
Demon Theory Listener Reviews
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" A topsy turvy mish-mash of pop culture, monster movie philosophy and hard, fast literature. This was one of those books that the first time I read it, I wasn't sure if I hated it or loved it, but I would certainly recommend it. "
— Erik, 2/8/2014 -
" I got 70 Pages in. I enjoyed the format but other reading overwhelmed it and I had to return it to the library. It's one I'd like to go back to. The footnotes that overwhelm the actually story were great. "
— Zombieaps, 1/4/2014 -
" This book is different. Written like a movie treatment, it takes a little while to get used to the style but a total mind-boggle to say the least. Haunting and different. Meant to be read at a rapid pace. "
— Gregory, 6/20/2013 -
" Awful. For a guy with an advanced degree in English, I expected much better. "
— Muse, 9/30/2012 -
" Interesting idea (novel as pseudo-screenplay), lots of footnotes, but the book was in need of an editor and the entire plot made less and less sense as the book progressed. Disappointing. "
— Erin, 3/8/2011 -
" I had really high hopes for this book because I loved "House of Leaves" so much. Ah well. "
— Sara, 1/17/2011 -
" More interesting as an idea than as a novel. The footnotes were distracting and grew less interesting as the novel went on. I gave this three stars instead of two because of novelty. He had the guts to try something different. "
— David, 1/9/2011 -
" I think I need to find the book these movies were based on. Reading a movie complete with side commentary about where a certain POV is coming from or what other movie a scene was inspired by took away from what may have been a good story. "
— Teresa, 1/7/2010 -
" Interesting premise, screenplay-esque horror trilogy. Like all horror franchises, should have stopped after the first. It would have ranked 4.5 stars after "movie 1", we dropped to 3 after "movie 2" and 1-1.5 stars by the end. I rounded up to 2, but I am being generous. "
— Sarah, 3/6/2009
About Stephen Graham Jones
Stephen Graham Jones is the bestselling author of The Only Good Indians and My Heart Is a Chainsaw, among others. He has been an NEA fellowship recipient and been recipient of several awards including the Ray Bradbury Award from the Los Angeles Times, the Bram Stoker Award, the Shirley Jackson Award, the Jesse Jones Award for Best Work of Fiction from the Texas Institute of Letters, the Independent Publishers Award for Multicultural Fiction, and the Alex Award from American Library Association. He is the Ivena Baldwin Professor of English at the University of Colorado, Boulder.
About Richard Ferrone
Richard Ferrone recorded over 150 audiobooks including thrillers, romances, science fiction, and inspirational novels. He won the prestigious Audie Award and was a finalist for four Audie Awards, including for Best Solo Male Narrator. He was named an AudioFile "Voice of the Last Century" and a "Rising and Shining Star." He earned many AudioFile Earphones Awards, including being named the 2011 Best Voice in Mystery and Suspense as well as the 2009 Best Voice in Science Fiction and Fantasy. A science fiction fan, he narrated Kim Stanley Robinson’s Mars trilogy. He also narrated works by James Patterson, Walter Mosley, John Sandford, Eric Van Lustbader, and Stuart Woods.