Strange Weather

Four Short Novels

De: Joe Hill

Narrado por: Joe Hill, Wil Wheaton, Kate Mulgrew, Stephen Lang, Dennis Boutsikaris

A collection of four chilling novels, ingeniously wrought gems of terror from the brilliantly imaginative, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Fireman, Joe Hill.

"One of America’s finest horror writers" (Time magazine), Joe Hill has been hailed among legendary talents such as Peter Straub, Neil Gaiman, and Jonathan Letham. In Strange Weather, this "compelling chronicler of human nature’s continual war between good and evil," (Providence Journal-Bulletin) who "pushes genre conventions to new extremes" (New York Times Book Review) deftly expose the darkness that lies just beneath the surface of everyday life.

"Snapshot," performed by Wil Wheaton, is the disturbing story of a Silicon Valley adolescent who finds himself threatened by "The Phoenician," a tattooed thug who possesses a Polaroid Instant Camera that erases memories, snap by snap.

A young man takes to the skies to experience his first parachute jump. . . and winds up a castaway on an impossibly solid cloud, a Prospero’s island of roiling vapor that seems animated by a mind of its own in "Aloft," performed by Dennis Boutsikaris.

On a seemingly ordinary day in Boulder, Colorado, the clouds open up in a downpour of nails—splinters of bright crystal that shred the skin of anyone not safely under cover. "Rain," performed by Kate Mulgrew, explores this escalating apocalyptic event, as the deluge of nails spreads out across the country and around the world.

In "Loaded," performed by Stephen Lang, a mall security guard in a coastal Florida town courageously stops a mass shooting and becomes a hero to the modern gun rights movement. But under the glare of the spotlights, his story begins to unravel, taking his sanity with it. When an out-of-control summer blaze approaches the town, he will reach for the gun again and embark on one last day of reckoning.

With an afterword from Joe Hill, read by the author.

Masterfully exploring classic literary themes through the prism of the supernatural, Strange Weather is a stellar collection from an artist who is "quite simply the best horror writer of our generation" (Michael Kortya).

Random

Not bad, but not great. I wouldn't listen to it again. I love horror and these were just odd and more disturbing than scary.

Great Writer Biased Liberal

great writer amazing stories. this book is amazing beginning to end. but remember he's a biased, prejudiced liberal who despises Christians and middle America but I'll be dammed if he can't write amazing stories. don't take his politics personal. read everyone not just those you agree with.

got this only because of wil Wheaton.

I only got the book cause I saw that Wil Wheaton was a narrator. the stories were meh.

Awesome performances, stories pretty good, not his

Loved the performances, but the stories as a whole needed something, don't know what really.

Very good stories

Joe hill is very reminiscent of his father. If you are a Steven king fan give this a try. It is a quick listen, even tho it's a longer book. The stories suck you in immediately. Strange Weather does not disappoint, the narrator's are wonderful. I love will Wheaton and Kate Mulgrew. Audible 20 review sweepstakes entry.