The Unloved

De: John Saul

Narrado por: Emily Sutton-Smith

The House: Lush and deceptively tranquil, with its pristine beaches and blossoming vegetation, the island basks in splendid isolation off the South Carolina coast. Here, where sudden storms unleash the murderous rage of wind and sea, stands the Devereaux mansion, a once-great plantation house now crumbling amid ancient oaks dripping with Spanish moss. Here, Marguerite Devereaux, 50 and childless, has cast off her dreams to care for her aged, demanding mother.

The Family: Now, for the first time in 20 years, Kevin Devereaux has returned home to this secluded place with his wife and two children. They have come to visit Kevin's mother - hated, frightening Mother, with her slash of red lipstick, mask of bone-white powder, and a tongue that has always cut to Kevin's heart...and into his darkest nightmares. She said she was ill - but is that the real reason the old woman summoned the son she has not seen in so many years?

The Horror: Suddenly, horribly, Mother dies inside the locked nursery. And now there will be no escape. For now, all the secrets of this once-proud southern family emerge like tortured spirits from the sinister past to wrap their evil around the unsuspecting children. Until, in the shadowed corridors and dust-covered rooms of this decaying old house, they learn the true terror of The Unloved.

©1988 John Saul; 2017 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved.

My Favorite Horror Writer!

I used to enjoy reading horror much more when I was younger. However as I aged, I became more of mystery fan. John Saul's works though bring me back to what I loved about Horror. If you need a spooky treat, give this author a try. It won't be a wasted credit.

1980s horror movie as literature

So this was a better novel I read (listened to) then 1980s Comes the Blind Fury!. Far better female characters this time. This novel reads and feels like a 1980s slasher. The readers focus or central character dies a third of the way into the novel. The reader now has to figure out who is the lead in the novel, but it turns out no one is. The novel main character becomes our crazed killer. You don't think so, but its true. So I credit the novel for stretching out a third of the whole novel into a single stormy night. That was impressive. And the story was entertaining, but not in an annoying way. Still weak in a few parts, but okay over all.

Good Book

I have read several of John Saul's books and this one was my favorite😀 Good from beginning to the end.

Dismayed

great story but the killings were ridiculous. The brother and young man killing made no sense, they saw the knife and was frozen to defend their selves. I thought this was stupid.

good book

great book. loved the narrator. will look for more books with her. xxxx xxxxx xxxxxx

John saul, the untouchable horror god

buy it! john Saul is the best horror writer to ever grace this earth, and this is one of his best stories yet, gracefully narrated by wonderful voice actor

Great book

John Saul never ceases to amaze me. I absolutely loved this book. A must read/listen.

Great book!

If you love John Saul books you'll definitely love this. My 1st Audible. Great Narration

A not-so-happy ending

For the most part I enjoyed this story. It's a very eerie tale, and definitely has some creepy and suspenful moments. I gave the story 4 stars because it is also very full of gut wrenching murder and violence. I'm not easily offended by a little descriptive gore, but some of the description given during the deaths in this book were enough to make my stomach wrench. There were several deaths I never saw coming, and wasn't happy hearing about... But overall it was refreshing to be surprised by a story with a cliché ending. This author is definitely one of the best I've listened to on Audible, and I enjoyed the narrator.

author is amazing

I love all of his books. Always a twist at the end and I look forward to more!