Audrey Rose

By: Frank De Felitta

Narrated by: Matt Godfrey

The Templeton family's peaceful lives are plunged into chaos when their young daughter, Ivy, begins to be stalked by a strange man who believes their daughter is the reincarnation of his daughter, Audrey Rose, who died in a fiery car crash. Frank De Felitta's Audrey Rose (1975) was one of the best-selling horror novels of the decade, selling over 3.5 million copies, and it remains a chilling classic of modern horror.

©1975, 2017 Frank De Felitta (P)2017 Valancourt Books, LLC

Audrey Rose

A man shows up in the life of a family claiming that his daughter has been reincarnated into their daughter.Written in 1975 it holds up well.I enjoyed it.Matt Godfrey did a fine job narrating this book.“I was voluntarily provided this free review copy audiobook by the author, narrator, or publisher.

Far better than I expected.

I knew this book was published in the 70s because I had read several of his books decades ago. So yes, it's dated a bit and you only really know that when the year is said throughout the book.
I will say there was a point I was going to turn it off as I got tired of hearing the reader say, "Daddy, daddy, daddy, hot, hot, hot." Spoken by the girl in the story. It became very annoying. I am glad I stuck it out. Much of this book becomes a courtroom drama, but the story is kept interesting with the possible reincarnation of Audrey Rose and the methods used to prove this theory.

Old-School Horror

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Well this was a seriously pleasant change of pace from my normal horror listens! I could tell that 'Audrey Rose' was written in the past based on some of advancements in society, not based on how relevant it is to today. I think this story very much holds it's own in 2017.

It starts out as a good old fashioned stalker story but quickly turns into a merry-go-round of what's possible in the human mind. A large portion of this book takes place in a court room and asks that the listener, along with the jury, ponder the feasibility of reincarnation. While the trial takes place, there is no shortage of spooky/paranormal happenings for the reader. I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys horror/thriller/paranormal genre content and who also enjoys a good classic!

I was voluntarily provided this free review copy audiobook by the author, narrator, or publisher.

Wow! Even better now!

Good stories do stand the test of time don't they? For me it was a successful marriage of reader and thought provoking tale.

Excellent narration for a so-so story

*I was given a free audio book in exchange for an unbiased review by Valancourt Books*

I completely concur with others who have complained that the story gets bogged down in the second half by the courtroom drama. I found it extremely dull. The first part was very riveting and well written. I was especially impressed with the atmosphere created by the author (remember when it wasn't so easy to reach people by phone??? And when you have an emergency what do you do??) Matt Godfrey's narration is, as always, fantastic.

On a side note, I think someone needs to write a sequel: the dystopian future where the courts have ruled reincarnation is real and families are broken up because of it......