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The Woman in Black

By: Susan Hill
Narrated by: Paapa Essiedu
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A chilling new version of Susan Hill’s classic ghost story, narrated by Paapa Essiedu (I May Destroy You, The Lazarus Project).

Eel Marsh house stands alone, surveying the windswept salt marshes beyond Nine Lives Causeway. Mrs Alice Drablow lived here as a recluse. Now Arthur Kipps, a junior solicitor with a London firm, is summoned to attend her funeral, unaware of the tragic and terrible secrets which lie behind the house's shuttered windows.

It is not until he glimpses a young woman at the funeral with a wasted face, dressed all in black, that a sense of profound unease begins to creep over him, a feeling deepened by the reluctance of the locals to talk about the woman in black or what happens whenever she is seen.

Kipps has to stay on in the lonely house, sorting out Mrs. Drablow's papers. The mist begins to enshroud it and the surrounding graveyard and the high tide cuts it off from the outside world....

Now available in Dolby Atmos on Audible.

©1983 Susan Hill (P)2022 Audible, Ltd Ghosts Gothic Horror Supernatural Thriller & Suspense Haunted Scary Paranormal Fantasy Suspense Horror Fiction

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So magnificently narrated, such fab sound effects .A delight to listen to.
It really brings the chilling story to life in a wonderful way.
I especially liked the Radiohead cover at the beginning and end, too.

Completely brilliant. So well done.

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Amazing storyline and characters I was so immersed in the sounds at times I had to look around when walking thinking I was been followed or what the sound was then realised it was the sound effects. Narrator Paapa Essiedu you brought the characters to life and the plot, Susan Hill and the team well done will be looking for more listens.

Brilliant

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Beautifully read and chilling audio. I felt like I was in the room at times

captivating

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Narration is good, story is interesting but It didn’t need the random background soundtrack. A bit of atmospheric music is welcome and can add to mood but I know what rustling paper sounds like, thanks. Don’t need an audio reminder of the mundane.

A good old fashioned ghost story - doesn’t need the background noise!

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Beautifully narrated, the effects place the listener well within the story. Gave me goosebumps even though I knew the story.

A ghost story to end all ghost stories. Superb.

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