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Free untapped horror entertainment resource
As a second part to the series of articles regarding resources to get horror entertainment for free, this article discusses the little-known resource which is audiobooks in podcast form. It’s amazing how many very talented writers are willing to write, record, and release their works for free using the podcast or other episodic technique.
There are a couple of things that one must know when choosing a podcast audiobook:
- Understand that these books in podcast form may be released on a chapter to chapter basis. There may be a wait between each chapter’s releases.
- A podcast book may have chapters released before the author is finished writing the book. This may mean nothing, but it may mean that the author may not finish the book on schedule and may leave you hanging.
- Typically, an author will let their listeners know whether or not a book is completed. Some popular podcast book websites will allow a search parameter to only display finished books.
- Free podcast books are typically read by non-professional readers. Sometimes it is difficult to notice a difference between this book and an audiobook read by a professional, but other times it is fairly obvious.
As far as horror fiction is concerned, Podiobooks.com has a good collection of freely available audiobooks ready to be downloaded in episodic form. The quality is higher than the typical book in podcast form because there is a set of guidelines that each author must conform to in order to have his work published on this website. There are also many podcast audiobooks that are waiting to be found by searching in iTunes or just in your favorite search engine.
This resource is very deep and there are many books to choose from. However, since many of these authors’ haven’t quite made their names into a household staple, choosing a book may be tricky. Here are some book suggestions to get you started:
- Sleepwalker – Keith Latch , author of the chilling book Cemetery Things and his latest Bestseller, has released his podcast audiobook entitled Sleepwalker on podiobooks.com. Sleepwalker is a mystery/horror novel that Sleepwalker tells the story of a newspaper editor with a dark secret. Keith does a great job of keeping his readers guessing as to what is really going on and always delivers on the scares.
- The Zombie Chronicles – Escape - The first book in a forthcoming series, James Melzer treats us to a very interesting and unique story about zombies and a government conspiracy. James Melzer does a great job reading the book. This book is full of scares, intrigue, and humor.
• All Kinds of Things Kill – a nine story anthology, Robert R. Best (http://www.robertrbest.com/) shows his readers how flexible and talented he is. Every one of the stories in this collection is engaging. The reader of these stories does a wonderful job translating the thoughts and emotions that Mr. Best intended to be shared to audio form.
• FETIDUS – The Damned Heir - James Durham not only has written one of the most unique books that I’ve listened to, but he adds his voice talent and his original music to the production. FETIDUS stands for The Foundation for the Ethical Treatment of the Innocently Damned, Undead and Supernatural. FETIDUS is an advocacy group fighting for the rights of all sorts of supernatural and undead beings.
These short descriptions that are here in this article really don’t do any of these stories justice. This column will dig deeper into some of these free podcast audiobooks with reviews and a deeper plot synopsis. Hopefully this column will also have interviews with some of these authors in the near future. These books all have a high level of quality and professionalism but this is not unlike many of the other books available. The books mentioned in this article are just a small sample of what horror stories are available for free both in podcast form and on podiobooks.com.
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