Magnum Opus: An Eerie Cursed Museum Horror Novel

By: Samuel Small

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

Length: 6 hrs and 4 mins

Publisher's summary

You don't want to be around when the real owners of the museum come to life.

★★★★★ "You may never look at another art museum the same again." - Goodreads reviewer.

In the heart of an unfamiliar city, Vincent seeks refuge from his troubled past. Employed as a night guard at a peculiar museum, he believes he has found stability. But when the clock strikes three in the morning; it's the Devil's hour for a reason. The museum awakens in a macabre spectacle.

Statues begin to move and paintings come to life, crawling out of the canvas. He knows better than to leave his job. Anything is better than returning to where he came from.

Armed with nothing but a flashlight, Vincent confronts the horrors lurking within the museum's darkened halls.
Can he escape the clutches of the malevolent forces, or will he become another exhibit in the museum's sinister collection?

Join Vincent on a gripping and nightmarish journey as he battles the line between reality and the supernatural in this chilling tale of survival and terror.

Author of best-selling novels —Shadows in the Night and The Well, Samuel Small brings bone-chilling horror to life in his terrifying new novel. Enter the Morales Museum of the Arts, where romantic impulse turns to helplessness, and terror lurks in the shadows. Brace yourself for skin-crawling imagery and spine-tingling tales as the lights dim and the cameras blur. Get ready to be haunted by this gripping masterpiece.

…If you dare, that is…

Praise for Samuel Small:

"Do not read this in a dark room." ★★★★★

"Would highly recommend it to any horror lover." ★★★★★

“Highly recommend if you're into Twilight Zone horror, and anything of this vein!” ★★★★★

"My nerves got a serious workout reading this." ★★★★★

"Will scare the pants off you." ★★★★★

“It will definitely keep you up at night” ★★★★★

"Like a modern day Poe retelling." ★★★★★

"I read the book in two days I couldn’t put it down!" ★★★★★

"Checked off everything on my wishlist for a scary story." ★★★★★

"Will keep you turning the pages right to the very end." ★★★★★

“Definitely scary! Recommend it highly.” ★★★★★

"Blood chilling story." ★★★★★

"It's hard to put down." ★★★★★

“Good creepy read.” ★★★★★

“Very descriptive storytelling!” ★★★★★

“In a few pages, Small manages to describe a situation which would take others whole chapters to convey. Absolutely wonderful!” ★★★★★

"Gave me chills" ★★★★★

"This is a super scary story." ★★★★★

"It is now on my list of favorite demonic/possession books." ★★★★★

"The book has everything I want from a horror novel! Highly recommended!" ★★★★★

"You want scary and creepy, read this!" ★★★★★

"I absolutely loved this book." ★★★★★

"Well worth the read!" ★★★★★

"Once I started it I did not want to stop..highly recommended!" ★★★★★

"You may never look at another art museum the same again." ★★★★★

"I realized towards the end of the book that I had been slowly curling into myself." ★★★★★

Engaging & Unique

The story was interesting and kept my attention. I appreciated the author’s creativity and writing, and the twists he imparted into his work. Parts of the story were extremely creepy, but I would not describe it as scary. There were some elements of The Picture of Dorian Gray along with some aspects reminiscent of The Ring, but the book was unique in its own right.

While the virtual voice narration is not ideal and lacked inflection and nuance, it was not as grating as some other books I have listened to. I would rate the narration a 2, but as there are only two reviews, I did not want to bring down the average rating and potentially discourage others from an enjoyable story. If an actual person narrated this book, I believe its popularity would quickly gain traction.