Memorials

Name: Memorials
Brand: Simon & Schuster Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Richard Chizmar
ISBN: 9781797184012

Bestseller

Author: Richard Chizmar

Narrator: Michael Crouch, Jonathan Todd Ross

Unabridged: 15 hr 38 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio

Published: 10/22/2024

Categories: Fiction, Occult & Supernatural, Small Town & Rural

Synopsis

The New York Times and USA TODAY bestseller about a group of college students encountering supernatural terror while on a road trip through Appalachia—an unforgettable, chilling novel that is “scary and hard to put down. You might be advised not to read it at night” (Stephen King).

1983: Three students from a small college embark on a weeklong road trip to film a documentary on roadside memorials for their American Studies class. The project starts out as a fun adventure, with long stretches of empty road and nightly campfires where they begin to open up with one another.

But as they venture deeper into the Appalachian backwoods, the atmosphere begins to darken. They notice more and more of the memorials feature a strange, unsettling symbol hinting at a sinister secret. Paranoia sets in when it appears they are being followed. Their vehicle is tampered with overnight, and some of the locals appear to be anything but welcoming. Before long, the students can’t help but wonder if these roadside deaths were really random accidents…or is something terrifying at work here?

About Richard Chizmar

Richard Chizmar is the coauthor (with Stephen King) of the New York Times bestselling novella Gwendy’s Button Box and Gwendy’s Final Task, and the solo novella Gwendy’s Magic Feather. Recent books include the New York Times bestsellers Memorials, Becoming the Boogeyman, and Chasing the Boogeyman; The Girl on the Porch; The Long Way Home; his fourth short story collection, and Widow’s Point; a chilling tale about a haunted lighthouse cowritten with his son Billy Chizmar, which was recently made into a feature film. His short fiction has appeared in dozens of publications, including Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine and The Year’s 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories. He has won two World Fantasy awards, four International Horror Guild awards, and the HWA’s Board of Trustees award. Chizmar’s work has been translated into more than fifteen languages throughout the world, and he has appeared at numerous conferences as a writing instructor, speaker, panelist, and guest of honor. Follow him on X, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and Bluesky: @RichardChizmar, or visit his website at RichardChizmar.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by LIsa Noell "Rocking the Chutzpah! On vacation.

My thanks to Gallery Books, Richard Chizmar and Netgalley. Short review. Loved it. Up until the end. Sadly, Chizmar is still at a loss of how to end a book. Doesn't matter if he can't, we are the losers when he ends anything. Mr. Chizmar sometimes writes decent stories. What Chizmar doesn't do is good sto......more

Goodreads review by Summer

Richard Chizmar has been one of my favorite authors since the Gwendy Trilogy. So as a longtime reader and fan of his, I was stoked to begin reading his latest work, Memorials. Richard Chizmar has a remarkable talent for combining nostalgia and horror. Memorials made my heart ache for the 80s but as......more

Goodreads review by thevampireslibrary

GIVE IT TO ME *just for clarification I haven't read this yet (I thought I made that clear don't want to MISLEAD ANYONE) but I rated it 5 stars because, I know it's gonna be 5 stars, love this author, love this book already, how dya know im not a psychic, a regular old mystic meg, apparently that ups......more

Goodreads review by Mandy

What a dark and creepy book this was, perfect for spooky season. Be warned though, it is very long. It took me a little to get into this story and 5 days to read which is a long time for me. Once I got into the story I was hooked and wondering what direction it would take us. It did not disappoint. I......more

Quotes

"Michael Crouch and Jonathan Todd Ross narrate an atmospheric horror story that draws upon the power of grief. In 1983, three college students set out on a road trip to film a documentary on the varied roadside memorials dotting America’s roadsides. What starts out as an adventure morphs slowly and painfully into terror. Crouch and Ross alternate narrating, and both maintain an ear-catching level of suspense. As the students notice a recurring mysterious symbol, Crouch and Ross inject the narration with a balance of gravitas and earnestness. While the three characters are likable, they have challenging moments, and Crouch and Ross imbue them with appropriate drama. Their narration complements the characters’ terror as they encounter a supernatural force in the Appalachian wilderness."