Length3h 26m
About this audiobook
Ken Allenwood is a man being devoured, from the inside out, one memory at a time. A once famed horror writer who now spends his days in an elder care facility waiting for the breath that will be his last and hoping he'll retain at least some memories from his long and unusual life. Has the unraveling fabric of his mind tangled with the threads of his fictive endeavors? Elijah is a boy who adores all things spooky, a boy who spends the bulk of his time alone. Then a change comes to the little town on Cordry. The killings are vicious and devoid of pattern, almost. When Elijah tells Ken about them, the old man grows fearful and decides to use his unreliable windows of focus to help his friends figure out what is going on and who or what is behind the murders. A monster has come to roost in their midst. A creature that craves blood and possibly much more, inheritance of a sort, acknowledgment. A monster from the very dark recesses of Allenwood's mind, a horror very old and very bitter…
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★ 3.7 (55)
Includes Goodreads
GenreHorror, Mystery and Thriller
Length3 hrs 26 mins
Narrated byAlex Zonn
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateJun 16, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Openingcredits
24Ch 23
2Ch 01
25Ch 24
3Ch 02
26Ch 25
4Ch 03
27Ch 26
5Ch 04
28Ch 27
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6Ch 05
29Ch 28
7Ch 06
30Ch 29
8Ch 07
31Ch 30
9Ch 08
32Ch 31
10Ch 09
33Ch 32
11Ch 10
34Ch 33
12Ch 11
35Ch 34
13Ch 12
36Ch 35
14Ch 13
37Ch 36
15Ch 14
38Ch 37
16Ch 15
39Ch 38
17Ch 16
40Ch 39
18Ch 17
41Ch 40
19Ch 18
42Ch 41
20Ch 19
43Ch 42
21Ch 20
44Ch 43
22Ch 21
45Ch 44
23Ch 22
46Closingcredits
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