The Dismembered, Jonathan Janz
The Dismembered, Jonathan Janz
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The Dismembered

Author: Jonathan Janz

Narrator: Matt Godfrey

Unabridged: 4 hr 32 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/29/2022

Categories: Fiction, Horror


Synopsis

In the spring of 1912, American writer Arthur Pearce is reeling from the wounds inflicted by a disastrous marriage. But his plans to travel abroad, write a new novel, and forget about his ex-wife are interrupted by a lovely young woman he encounters on a London-bound train. Her name is Sarah Coyle, and the tale she tells him chills his blood.Sarah’s younger sister has been entranced by Count Richard Dunning, who is rumored to dabble in bizarre religious rites and experimental medicine. Arthur agrees to help, but he has no idea of what awaits him at Altarbook, Sarah’s ancestral mansion, or the remote English countryside, where Count Dunning and his followers are about to unleash an unholy supernatural power.

About Jonathan Janz

Jonathan Janz is the author of more than a dozen novels and numerous short stories. His novels Children of the Dark and The Dark Game were chosen by Booklist and Library Journal, respectively, as Top Ten Horror Books of the Year. Jonathan’s main interests are his wonderful wife and his three amazing children. You can sign up for his newsletter, and you can follow him on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Amazon, and Goodreads.

About Matt Godfrey

Matt Godfrey was raised on O'Connor, Welty, and Lee, and spent most of his teenage years in Yoknapatawpha County. But he traveled wherever the books took him, from Alabama to Tokyo, Twain to Murakami. Now he has the privilege of bringing those books to life as an audiobook narrator. He works in all genres and in a lot of accents, but specializes in his beloved Southern Gothic. He is a two-time nominee for the Society of Voice Arts & Sciences Awards and the Audiobook Reviewer Listener's Choice Awards. He has a fully equipped home studio and works with major publishers, small presses, and indie authors alike.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Justin on January 17, 2023

The Dismembered is Gothic on crack. It starts out somewhat leisurely, with imposing castles to get lost in and hints at Shelley-inspired reincarnating of the dead. Even the prose is Gothic. The first few chapters read just like an unearthed novel by Poe. But things ramp up real fast. A supervillain e......more

Goodreads review by destiny ♡ on September 25, 2023

"When someone is trying to kill you," Dunning said, "it's inadvisable to invite them in for tea." If you've ever wished someone would capture the gorgeous, haunting vibes of an Edgar Allan Poe story and merge it with splatterpunk levels of violence and intensity, you've gotta pick this beauty up.......more


Quotes

“If you’re searching the horror horizon for your next dark star, your next must-read, the silhouette you see coming your way is Johnathan Janz.” Josh Malerman, New York Times bestselling author

“Janz uses a well-mined genre trope to craft something unique and gloriously twisted.” Library Journal on The Dark Game

“One of the best writers in modern horror to come along in the last decade. Janz is one of my new favorites.” Brian Keene, Horror Grandmaster