The Scarry Inn

By: Shirley McCann

Narrated by: Joey Eugene

Convinced they are the victims of a sick, practical joke, Heidi and her three friends are resigned to spending the night at The Scarry Inn, even though the atmosphere is anything but welcoming. Surely the owners, Dick and Thelma Scarry, are simply trying to drum up business for their new motel by terrifying the guests.

But when Kara is found brutally murdered, they realize the danger is real, and they must find their way to safety before the secrets of the inn claim another victim. Making things even more difficult is the lack of cellphone service in the small town of Frighton, Arizona. With no clue who they can trust, the remaining threesome are now caught up in a fight for their lives.

©2016 Shirley McCann (P)2018 Shirley McCann

OK

The Scarry Inn. Is an OK read/listen, personally I found it to be more a YA book. The story line is good and the narration is also good. But the teenage characters are just annoying. Teenagers often are and maybe this wasn't the perfect choice for me. I prefer darker novels.
I was given a free copy of this audiobook at my own request, and voluntarily leave this review.

Fun, Scary Read

Way to build suspense! Glad it all came together in the end. who would have thought to put fear and Christmas together.

The Scarry Inn

The story is pretty good, though I came close to stopping the audible more than once. I have never listened to so many characters, which was all of them, whine so much.

I enjoyed the voice of the narrator, except for the character voices for which there was to much whining.

I was provided a copy of this audible free. The opinions in this review are mine and given freely.

Oddly light for a horror story...........

The Scarry Inn is a horror story, but I found it oddly and pleasantly light for the genre. This story takes place over Christmas Eve/Christmas morning during a dangerous snow storm in Frighton, Arizona. Heidi, Cara, Beau and Alex are four high school students driving from California to Flagstaff to spend Christmas with Heidi's estranged father. They experience car trouble in Frighton and end up spending the night at the Scarry Inn, a small motel run by Dick and Thelma Scarry. Through a wonderful use of foreshadowing and excerpts from various secondary characters to move along the story, the author gives these four teens an incredibly scary night, ending in multiple deaths. I had an inkling about mid-way through the book what was actually happening behind the scenes, and the ending proved my guess correct. However, it was a very interesting trip to get to that resolution. Although I am not always a fan of books with teens, I found these four kids very resourceful given their age and the frightening circumstances, and I was definitely rooting for them to survive their ordeal intact.

Joey Eugene's narration was excellent. He did well with both male and female voices as well as mature and teenage voices. Other than a few mis-pronounciations, I enjoyed his narration and would listen to him again. Overall, this was a very enjoyable audiobook experience.

I received a copy of this audiobook at my request in exchange for this honest review.

The Scarry Inn review

A winner. I really enjoyed listening to this. Interesting and well worth the time. Five stars.