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Episode Thirteen
Episode Thirteen | Craig DiLouie
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"Fade to Black is the newest hit ghost hunting reality TV show. It's led by husband and wife team Matt and Claire Kirklin and features a dedicated crew of ghost-hunting experts. Episode Thirteen takes them to Matt's holy grail: the Paranormal Research Foundation. This crumbling, derelict mansion holds secrets and clues about the bizarre experiments that took place there in the 1970s. It's also, undoubtedly, haunted, and Matt hopes to use their scientific techniques and high tech gear to prove it. But, as the house begins to slowly reveal itself to them, proof of an afterlife might not be everything Matt dreamed of. A story told in broken pieces, in tapes, journals, correspondence, and research files, this is the story of Episode Thirteen--and how everything went horribly wrong"--
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Twainy
Episode Thirteen | Craig DiLouie
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LLOVE haunted house stories!

In the 70‘s The Paranormal Research Foundation experimented on subjects driving them mad. Everyone disappeared never to be seen again.

The house is abandoned today when a group of paranormal investigators shows up to find the truth.

If you love ghosts, haunted houses, found footage, you‘ll love this story. Characters are relatable & the ending was great. Love the writing! The audiobook is quick & fun!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/3

Twainy I have joined the #31by31 Readathon hosted by @Catsandbooks 13/31 5mo
Catsandbooks 🙌🏼💜🎃 5mo
kwmg40 I had read another book by Craig DiLouie earlier and liked it very much. 5mo
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Robotswithpersonality
Episode Thirteen | Craig DiLouie
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'Enjoyed' never feels like the right word when talking about reading (psychological?) horror genre, but I was fully consumed in the story. Thanks to formatting: transcript, journal entries, texts, emails, it's 450ish pages that go by fast. As much sci-fi and supernatural mystery as A+ chills. More emotional connection with the characters and their interrelationships than I can usually expect from horror. Got answers and one of my fave tropes. 😉

Robotswithpersonality ⚠️unethical human psychological experimentation, child abuse, self harm, reliving past trauma/abuse 7mo
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Robotswithpersonality
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Robotswithpersonality
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Realistic family dynamics. 👍🏻

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TamTracy
Episode Thirteen | Craig DiLouie
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Highly recommend the audiobook because it has a whole cast of characters and audio effects that enhanced the creepiness and overall feel of the book. I loved the found footage meets House of Leaves storyline. It didn‘t scare me like promised but I have yet to find a book that actually does. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

vivastory I thought this was an interesting one, even if it fell apart a bit in the end for me. 8mo
TamTracy @vivastory I felt the same way about the ending. These types of stories are hard to end though. I‘m not sure I would have been happy with any ending lol. 8mo
AmandaBlaze I agree about the ending. I do love found footage books, though. 8mo
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BookishTrish
Episode Thirteen | Craig DiLouie
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Fast fun read. Not scary but interesting.

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Rachiiebookdragon
Episode Thirteen | Craig DiLouie
Mehso-so

I listened to this via audiobook.
Definitely a weird book but I mostly enjoyed it,
I recommend the audiobook for full creepiness,
Also the songs 😳

Read for reading challenges.

3.75/5

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bunny
Episode Thirteen | Craig DiLouie
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Spoils from yesterday's bookstore trip. I don't get to go there as often as I like, so it's an extra fun treat when I do!

Just noticed both these books are written by an author named Craig.

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DGRachel
Episode Thirteen | Craig DiLouie
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Meh.

This started off with such promise, but was let down by the formatting. It tried to be clever and creepy by building a story using journal entries and scripts of “raw video footage”. Instead, it‘s a jumbled, disconnected mess of a narrative that was never scary. There was little real tension and by the end, I just wanted everyone to hurry up and die. The very end is just eye-roll inducing.

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magyklyXdelish
Episode Thirteen | Craig DiLouie
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Was hard to put this one down. I was invested almost from the start. A mind bending, supernatural thriller for sure.

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AReedCollett
Episode Thirteen | Craig DiLouie
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Next row of my #readinglogsnake is Episode Thirteen by Craig DiLouie. My wheelhouse surrounds mysteries involving the disappearance of a group of people. You add a paranormal element to it and I'm sold! The story was told through mixed media (found footage, dairy entries), I had a hard time putting it down. It also brought the right amount of creepiness. 5/5 ⭐️ #ARRCReads #BooksAndCrafts

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julesG
Episode Thirteen | Craig DiLouie
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Mehso-so

The audiobook was good. Yet to me(!) the content was as interesting as any other reality TV show.

Points for the narration and audio production, but the story was meh. To me!

#MoreMehThanYeah

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Books.With.Becki
Episode Thirteen | Craig DiLouie
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I am a huge fan of found footage and ghost hunting shows (the cringier the better) so this was a hit for me. I listened to the audiobook and read the book . The audio was really well done.
This was a great read for me. I couldn‘t put it down. I actually am going to buy a physical copy instead of having just the audiobook and ebook.

RaeLovesToRead Welcome to Litsy!!! 😊 13mo
julesG Welcome to Litsy! 13mo
bthegood Welcome to Litsy 🙂 13mo
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RainyDayReading
Episode Thirteen | Craig DiLouie
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A little late posting my stack but I guess better late than never? My goal for the #MarvellousMarch readathon is to get through as many of these as I can. Some of these are library books, some are for #TBRTarot, some for #Bookspin but I‘ve started all and gotten into them at varying degrees. Life has been rough and my ability to focus even more so. So here‘s hoping that I can focus well enough to get through at least a couple of these @Andrew65

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wildwoodreads
Episode Thirteen | Craig DiLouie
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Mehso-so

I‘ve been on the hunt for a good ghost story, so I decided to give Episode Thirteen a try after seeing it all over Bookstagram. I ended up having mixed feelings about it though. The paranormal aspect was awesome! It was totally creepy. There just wasn‘t much of it. Most of the book was about drama between the characters. And I didn‘t like any of the characters, so I could care less.

https://wildwoodreads.com/2023/02/21/episode-thirteen-review/

JohnLAndBenji Darcy Coates writes awesome ghost stories! I read three of her books so far and I loved all of them. 13mo
wildwoodreads @JohnLAndBenji What have you read so far? I‘ve read one of hers but totally interested in more. 12mo
JohnLAndBenji My first was Craven Manor (it tells you craven translates to fear from another language later in the book), my second was Haunting of the Ashburn house, and the most recent was Carrow haunt, and I enjoyed them all. I plan on reading Gallows Hill next. 12mo
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candc320
Episode Thirteen | Craig DiLouie
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Mehso-so

I LOVE found footage style movies and this story is basically a novel version. Told through journal entries, texts, emails, descriptions of video footage, and more, the author does a great job of enveloping the reader in the story and making them feel like a witness to something both fascinating and terrifying. I especially enjoyed the “raw video footage” sections as this was where we got a glimpse of the hauntings that the paranormal ⬇️

candc320 Cont‘d: team investigates. That being said the journal entries really pulled me out of the story as they were more geared towards our characters‘ personal struggles and inner turmoil. I found myself skipping through the journal entries to try to get back to the horror a number of times. All in all this was a unique way to approach a “ghost story” and I did enjoy it for the most part. It would make an exceptional movie! 🌟🌟🌟 13mo
candc320 I forgot to add that it would probably be better as an audiobook as well! 13mo
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ElleMNOpe
Episode Thirteen | Craig DiLouie
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Entertaining, intriguing, & perfectly spooky. Told via a multimedia, the tale follows the crew of a reality ghosthunter show. I did not want to put this down. The plot moved rather quickly & included a couple of good jump scares & some fantastic atmosphere. The ending had some fantastic qualities & I absolutely enjoyed where the plot headed, but did feel it ended too suddenly. HIGHLY recommend the audio for full atmospheric effect.

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AmandaBlaze
Episode Thirteen | Craig DiLouie
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Paranormal TV show investigates a mysterious location. It was a fun, and surprisingly deep book. It's told through journal entries, interviews, text, and found footage. Each character has their own entries, so you learn about them as the book goes on. The book also provides a different theory of what ghosts might be.
#ValentinesDayReadathon
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Andrew65 Excellent 👏👏👏 13mo
DieAReader 🥳🥳🥳 13mo
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BookMaven9
Episode Thirteen | Craig DiLouie
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Mehso-so

🌟🌟if I didn‘t listen to this on audio, I would have given it less stars. Audio was entertaining but the story didn‘t work for me.

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Addison_Reads
Episode Thirteen | Craig DiLouie
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#NetGalley #ARC
Release Date: Jan. 24, 2023

What a wild, spooky read! A group of paranormal investigators, with hopes of making it big in the reality TV scene, uncover something truly sinister at The Foundation House. The story unfolds in personal diary entries and transcripts of the filming, which lets the reader see everything from various POV's, some true believers of the phenomena and others skeptics.

Great ghost/haunted house story. 👻

jlhammar Oooh, sounds fun! 1y
Reggie This sounds great. 1y
bthegood stacked - thanks for review ☃️ (edited) 1y
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