Creepers, David Morrell
Creepers, David Morrell
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Creepers

Author: David Morrell

Narrator: Patrick Lawlor

Unabridged: 8 hr 30 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/06/2005


Synopsis

On a cold October night, five people gather in a run-down motel on the Jersey shore and begin preparations to break into the Paragon Hotel. Built in the glory days of Asbury Park by a reclusive millionaire, the magnificent structure—which foreshadowed the beauties of art deco architecture—is now boarded up and marked for demolition.The five people are “creepers,” the slang term for urban explorers: city archaeologists with a passion for investigating abandoned buildings and their dying secrets. On this evening, they are joined by a reporter who wants to profile them—anonymously, as this is highly illegal activity—for a New York Times article.Frank Balenger, a sandy-haired, broad-shouldered reporter with a decided air of mystery about him, isn’t looking for just a story, however. And after the group enters the rat-infested tunnel leading to the hotel, it becomes clear that he will get much more than he bargained for. Danger, terror, and death await the creepers in a place ravaged by time and redolent of evil.

About David Morrell

David Morrell is the New York Times bestselling author of twenty-eight books, including his award-winning Creepers. Co-founder of the International Thrillers Writers Organization, he is considered by many to be the father of the modern action novel. To learn more, go to www.davidmorrell.net.


Reviews

AudiobooksNow review by Candace on 2008-05-11 09:13:15

This has been one of my favorite audiobooks. The story was intricate and grabbed me right from the start. I wasn't crazy about the narrators voice, however, and it drove me nuts that he made all the bad guys sound like Joe Pesci. Not everyone from NJ speaks like a gangster But the book itself was well written, and I found myself wishing the author had written prequels. For example, at one point the characters stated they had previous explored abandoned prisons and asylums. If those were written as well as this one, I'd devour that as quickly as I devoured this.

Goodreads review by mark on May 14, 2016

this is a 4 star book if you like it fast-paced and page-turning, if you want to stay up all night as you say to yourself Just One More Chapter, if you want an hour-by-hour narrative of an intrepid but often foolish group as they encounter heaps of perils and death in an abandoned, pyramid-shaped lu......more

Goodreads review by SoRoLi (Sonja) ♡ on March 06, 2025

Ein altes Luxushotel, das seit 30 Jahren leer steht. Fünf Menschen dringen in das Gebäude ein auf der Suche nach Abenteuer. Es gibt geheime Gänge, die erforscht werden wollen. Doch aus dem Spaß wird bald bitterer Ernst… Die erste Hälfte des Buches hat mir am besten gefallen. Ich mochte das Geheimnisv......more

Goodreads review by Vicki on May 01, 2024

Abandoned Buildings Are Like a Time Machine... CREEPERS by David Morrell No spoilers. 4 stars. They call themselves creepers. Frank Balenger met with the group of four creepers in a decrepit motel in a New Jersey ghost town... And from that day forward... Balenger couldn't stand to be in rooms with clo......more

Goodreads review by Misty Marie on January 11, 2022

Where was the horror? Where was the evil? I couldn't even get at least ONE ghost in an abandoned hotel with a creepy owner? Seriously Morrell..........more

Goodreads review by Paul on September 21, 2024

Considerably less than frightening! Morrell's novel begins with such promise! Five "creepers", urban archeologists who indulge their passion for history and the (definitely less than legal) investigation of abandoned derelict buildings, gather to break into the Paragon Hotel for a night's exploration......more