Johnny Junk

By: Brian Knight

Narrated by: Arnie Mazer

Length: 1 hr and 18 mins

Publisher's summary

Everyone had given up on the lost children. The parents have destroyed and - as well as possible, rebuilt their lives. Then the phone rings, and a father hears his daughter's voice. Everything changes. What happens when four fathers venture onto the reclusive Johnny 'Junk' Curtis's property in search of their missing children is far worse than their imaginations could have conceived. In a castle of booby traps and junk, they uncover secrets better left alone - and meet the truth behind the legend of 'Johnny Junk.'

©2012 Brian Knight (P)2013 David N. Wilson

An Original Horror Tale

"Johnny Junk" starts like many supernatural horror stories. A phone call from someone who was believed to be gone from this world. But that's close to where familiarity will end for the reader.

In a small town where children have been disappearing, most of the parents have given up. Jim had too. Until he received a phone call from his daughter. A phone call that had a caller ID. A phone call from the residence of a local hermit nicknamed Johnny Junk. Soon a vigilante group of grieving and angry parents are on Johnny Junk's property. That's the start of an ever-building pile of secrets, traps, and strange that is this story.

The story pulls you in and gets you interested. Some of the characters are laid out in a no-nonsense list partway through, but this is a short novelette. Brian Knight wants to tell his story and keep his audience moving as fast as he can write.

The narrator does a great job of keeping this story moving at the ultra-speed it is meant to be read.

I recommend reading this or listening to it -- whichever with you feel more comfortable -- in one sitting.

The ending was mixed for me but still original. I love the duality of the title that will become apparent to the reader after they are done enjoying this tale.

Why you should not sleep with your sister.

I felt this was a very creepy story. It was an child abduction story with a few twists. This could have easily been extended into a full length novel. I kind of wish it was. It is not so much scary as creepy. Without giving anything away I like the use of appliances in this.

The narrator did read fairly rapidly and I am not sure it was suppose to be or not. I gave him five stars, but would like to hear it again with the suspense more drawn out.

Watch for snakes

Tense short story of four fathers search for their lost children
Nobody’s safe in a booby trapped junk maze
Well narrated with inventive villains highly recommended
I received a free review audiobook and voluntarily left this review

Twisted, demented, and damn good story

So what happens when a city has a history of kids disappearing for decades? A collection of fathers who for years have gotten drunk together as they lamented their loss. One received a call from his daughter from a number he knows well. A call out to the group
Of fathers leads them to a junkyard to search for their children. Inside they will find far more than they bargained for. Get ready for one hell of a twisted demented ride through a maze at the center of which lies more and less than they could have hoped for. Question is will any of them live to get there and out again? I was voluntarily provided this free review copy audiobook by the author, narrator or publisher

good

Not what I thought was going to happen. I liked it. narration wasnt the greatest but not too bad. cool little story, worth the count.

Junk Is Good

This was an awesome story, that I thoroughly enjoyed....It had a good storyline with great characters.. I loved the theme of the junkyard, what a great premise. Do yourself a big favor and read/listen to this book, you'll enjoy it so much that you'll move on to the next book by this author. Check out his Butch Quick stories. Also I might add that Arnie Mazer did a good job narrating.

A bit of a hurried tale

An ok short but felt hurried and somewhat predictable. The narration was fair but I don't think the pacing was even throughout however that may have been a function of the story itself versus any fault of the narrator.