Dead Stream Curse

A Northern Michigan Asylum Novel

By: J.R. Erickson

Narrated by: Nicole Jatho Swanson, Craig A Hart

A secret they intended to take to the grave, but the dead will tell...

In 1945, Liv commits an unspeakable act. She flees from her life, but all actions have consequences. Twenty years later, she's drawn back to Northern Michigan where it all began.

Dead Stream Curse weaves together the past and present in a chilling ghost story filled with mystery.

©2019 J.R. Erickson (P)2019 J.R. Erickson

Is this the end?

Another fantastic story, although this one was a bit different as it has two narrators, which surprised me but made easier to follow the jumps in time.

There are two stories here: Liv and Stephen's story and Mack and Jesse's story, which happens a couple of decades later.

As we advance into the narration we begin to see how both stories connect, and when the end arrives is truly thrilling and deeply satisfying.

And, if you have read the previous stories you'll be delighted to find that Sophia makes a brief cameo here. And we also learn A LOT about Dr Kaiser, and it gives us a lot of insight into the reasons behind his character.

Oh! And we also have Nordic mythology! I really liked that :D

I liked both narrators, Nicole Jatho Swanson & Craig A Hart, although it would have been better if, after the recording, both narrations would have been put at the same volume.

Scary, brilliant, so totally worth it!!

On Halloween night, Liv did something terrible. 20 years later and still haunted by her past, she returns to Northern Michigan, to the place where it happened.

Jacki, you just keep getting better and better! I love how the story develops through interweaving timelines, characters and the paranormal. I have never been able to find good scary stories but Jacki is my favourite! I cant believe what a gem this series is, you have to read it! Although it is a series, each book is stand alone so you wont miss any plot details from hearing only one, but you would miss out on awesomeness if you miss any of them!! It is exciting, chilling, eerie, entertaining, and absolutely brilliant. Highly highly highly recommended!!

The narrators were excellent, making the story even more enjoyable. Thank you for an awesome performance.

Note: This book was given to me for free at my request and I provided this objective review voluntarily.

Interesting

This has a very interesting story. Although, I found it a bit hard to follow. This one might be better read than listened to. Still overall a decent story with several unexpected twists

Worth sticking around for

It took me a couple of chapters to decide this story would be worth my time, but I’m glad I stuck around. The story jumps between four characters’ perspectives, though in the end, I feel like one of them was quite weak to the story. I usually don’t mind this type of storytelling, and overall, I think the author did a pretty good job. However, I felt like I lost my bearings to the story at the beginning of each chapter. I know that’s somewhat normal with stories that shift perspective, but on top of that, the story shifts back and fourth between 1945 and 1965. Because of that, the narrators should have added an extra second or two of silence after announcing the character and date.
Speaking of the narrators, they both did great! However, one thing threw me: there is a particular character that has a Scandinavian accent. The female narrator did it splendidly. However, the male narrator did not even attempt it when narrating that person’s voice, which made things confusing until I realized he, indeed, was the same character. It’s not good for a character to have, then lose, then regain his accent between chapters
Overall good story.
Warning: Some unnecessary foul language in the book. I wish books came with ratings or advisories of such.

Terrible narration!

I have really enjoyed listening to The Northern Michigan Asylum Series until this one. The story was very good but the the narrators ruined it. Especially the female narrator.