The Splendor of Fear, Ambrose Ibsen
The Splendor of Fear, Ambrose Ibsen
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The Splendor of Fear

Author: Ambrose Ibsen

Narrator: Melissa Moran

Unabridged: 5 hr 3 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 03/12/2019


Synopsis

Something stirs in the town of Newsom's Landing . . .

Penny hates the outdoors, but when her boyfriend, Jared, plans a romantic weekend getaway in the woods, she decides to tag along.

The pair drive to a remote Kentucky campground with a strange and sordid history. Within the confines of the Swan Creek State Park are the ruins of a town abandoned under terrifying circumstances in the 19th century. The town of Newsom's Landing had been the site of the last-known witch trial in U.S. history, and the ghost of its defendant, the infamous Ellie Pomeroy, is said to still linger.

Arriving on the anniversary of Pomeory's murder, the pair find they have the entire park to themselves.

Or, nearly.

Something else is stalking the woods—watching in the night, wandering through the ruins. It brings a plague of hallucinatory terror wherever it goes, and before long, Penny and Jared can't parse reality from nightmare.

Lost in the woods, the pair are faced with a choice: Find a way to end the century-long curse, or be consumed by it—body and soul.

About Ambrose Ibsen

Once upon a time, a young Ambrose Ibsen discovered a collection of ghost stories on his father's bookshelf. He was never the same again. He is the author of The Splendor of Fear, The Sick House, The House of Long Shadows, and Black Acres, among other books.

Apart from horror fiction, he enjoys good coffee, brewed strong.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Peter on October 01, 2024

Another new ‘joint’ by another new author. I’m on a roll lately! And, while I don’t wanna jump ahead, I just want to say that I loved this ending. It gave such nice depth and polarizing sentiments towards our antagonist, and then concluded on a great note wih Penny and Jared. So awesome finale that......more

Goodreads review by Andrew “The Weirdling” on April 25, 2019

I should start this review by saying I’m a huge fan of Ambrose Ibsen. His stories are not exactly groundbreaking, radical, or genre shattering. However, they are always an excellent exercise in first-rate, classical scary stories. His haunted house tales in particular always creep me out and satisfy......more

Goodreads review by Janet (iamltr) on October 24, 2022

Audiobook Review When one reads a horror book, one expects to root for the survivors and hope they make it to the end. Spoilers abound, be warned For this book, I honestly didn't care about either person making it. I know that the "too stupid to live trope" exists, but if you go that route and don't ha......more

Goodreads review by Amitaf0208 on February 26, 2019

3.5 stars. enjoyable read.......more

Goodreads review by Heather on August 09, 2019

I enjoyed the story but could have done without the vocabulary lesson Ok the short of it is, yes the book is good, worth the read. Scary and addictive, with good momentum that gets you hooked and doesn't let go. Now with that being said, the reason for the 4 stars instead of 5 lies within the fact t......more