Shock Rock: A Horror Story Anthology [Audio Cassette]

Silhouette (Author), Jeff Gelb (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1998

Shock Rock is a horror anthology of otherworldy terror and rafter rousing noise. Put on your headphones and rock to this horrific compilation where martyred musical superlegends return from the dead and where other worldy spectres pirate human souls, not records. 4 cassettes.

Editorial Reviews

From AudioFile

Any literary anthology is going to exhibit a range of quality, both in material and-in terms of audiobooks-reader ability. In the case of SHOCK ROCK, a collection of rock'n' roll-inspired horror stories, that range varies far too greatly. Of the three cassettes, one is a compilation of music; the other two are stories. Whatever else it has to offer, SHOCK ROCK does prove one thing: Talent doesn't necessarily translate from one art form to another. While Joan Jett's raspy voice is alluring as she reads about a rock group returning from the dead, only Mumy manages to make this rise above an audiobook gimmick. D.W. © AudioFile 2000, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine

Product Details

• Audio Cassette
• Publisher: Publishing Mills (June 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1575110083
• ISBN-13: 978-1575110080
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 4.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,455,719 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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3.0 out of 5 stars Scary but unimaginative, July 16, 2001

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"feeler" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Shock Rock: A Horror Story Anthology (Audio Cassette)

Good horror books on audio are hard to come by so when I came across this title I bought it right away. The stories in this collection are scary, and some will down right give you the creeps but as you listen on, you start to notice that each story is more or less like the last just altered a bit and given a new title. Simply put there are too many "the dead come back" stories in this anthology for my liking. Horror stories can be so much more. How about a Psycho or haunted song or haunted music store even. there was none of that. There were a lot of dead rockers coming back to kill or avenge and again some of the stories were truly frightening. My rating is actually 3.5 stars but it would have easily gotten 5 if there was more variety to it. It is read by various readers including Joan Jett which in my personal opinion should stick to singing. Her flat delivery does nothing for me. I'm glad the stories weren't sugar coated and that there were swear words abound. Drugs and sex of course were mentioned often though all were heterocentric, more variety there would have been nice as well. Overall, a good audio production I would recommended and it does come with a bonus cassette filled with rock songs.

5.0 out of 5 stars DELICIOUSLY SCARY!, August 4, 2008

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Holly (United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Shock Rock: A Horror Story Anthology (Audio Cassette)

This whole cd is very scary, but I especially love Bill Mumy's story "The Black '59." He reads this story in a way that only Bill can! I also got the book "Comic Prose" and read it before I heard Bill's interpretation. Good read and good listen! I love Bill reading on audio because he puts such enthusiasm into each sentence making you really get drawn into the storyline. No one can read an audio reading like Bill can! This cd is a must! It is deliciously scary, indeed! I like to pull it out and listen to it during thunder storms when the power is out. HAHAHA! Now, that's a good time...a real good time!