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Those Across the River Audio CD – Unabridged, September 6, 2011

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Failed academic Frank Nichols and his "wife," Eudora, have arrived in the sleepy Georgia town of Whitbrow, where Frank hopes to write a history of his family's old estate, the Savoyard Plantation, and the horrors that occurred there. An aunt Frank never knew bequeathed him a modest homestead, so he and Eudora take the opportunity to break ties with the past. But in a letter delivered after her death, his aunt warned Frank not to live in the house--a warning Frank ignores.

At first the quaint, rural ways of their new neighbors seem to be everything they wanted. But there is an unspoken dread that the townsfolk have lived with for generations. A presence that demands sacrifice.

It comes from the shadowy woods across the river, where the ruins of Savoyard still stand, where a longstanding debt of blood has never been forgotten--a debt that has been waiting patiently for Frank Nichols' homecoming.

As tensions mount, listeners will find themselves on the edge of their seats anticipating the spine-tingling conclusion to this stunning novel.

Buehlman is the most original voice in horror since Stephen King.

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"An unsettling brew of growing menace spiked with flashes of genuine terror--do not miss this chilling debut. Christopher Buehlman is a writer to watch. I look forward to hearing from him again. And soon."

-- "F. Paul Wilson, New York Times bestselling author"

"Lures you into a different era, seduces you with eloquent prose and sensual period details, then clamps down on your jugular with lupine ferocity. An outstanding debut."

-- "Hank Schwaeble, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of Diabolical"

"What a great book. Incredible sense of time and place, tightening tension, the dread of the unfathomable...Those across the River is one of the best first novels I've ever read."

-- "Charlaine Harris, #1 New York Times bestselling author"

"What a treat. Terrible and beautiful. As much F. Scott Fitzgerald as Dean Koontz. A graceful, horrific read."

-- "Patricia Briggs, #1 New York Times bestselling author"

"Wonderfully eerie from start to finish--a novel sure to enthrall readers of all stripes."

-- "Grant Blackwood, New York Times bestselling author"

A beautifully written story with a cast of Southern characters so real you can almost see the sweat roll down the page...What makes this such a remarkable debut are the finely drawn, believable characters.

-- "Boston Herald"

Fans of novels like Salem's Lot...will find this story impossible to put down.

-- "Suspense magazine"

Readers looking to have the pants scared right off of them won't find a better choice than this staggering debut novel.

-- "RT Book Reviews (4 1/2 stars, Top Pick!)"

The prose is sublimely crafted and eminently quotable. Sentences dripped off the page like the sweat off the brows of the characters during the hot summer months, entwined around your mind like exotic dancers.

-- "New York Journal of Books"

Unnerving depiction of small town creepiness and heathen savagery...Lusty, snappy writing.

-- "Booklist"

About the Author

Christopher Buehlman is a writer and performer from St. Petersburg, Florida. The winner of the 2007 Bridport Prize for poetry, he is also the author of several plays, the historical fantasy novel Between Two Fires, and the acclaimed horror novel Those Across the River.

Mark Bramhall has won the prestigious Audie Award for best narration, more than thirty AudioFile Earphones Awards, and has repeatedly been named by AudioFile magazine and Publishers Weekly among their Best Voices of the Year. He is also an award-winning actor whose acting credits include off-Broadway, regional, and many Los Angeles venues as well as television, animation, and feature films. He has taught and directed at the American Academy of Dramatic Art.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Blackstone Audiobooks; Library ed. edition (September 6, 2011)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1455109843
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1455109845
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 9.6 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.5 x 1.2 x 6.2 inches

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Christopher Buehlman is a native Floridian and author of the literary horror novels 'Those Across the River' and 'Between Two Fires.' He is the winner of the 2007 Bridport Prize in poetry, and the author of several provocative plays, including Hot Nights for the War Wives of Ithaka. Many know him as comedian Christophe the Insultor, something of a cult figure on the renaissance festival circuit. He lives in St. Petersburg, Florida. His first novel, 'Those Across the River,' was nominated for a World Fantasy Award for best novel in 2012.

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VICKI HERBERT

The legend of the Look-a-Roo...

Reviewed in the United States on June 17, 2020

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No spoilers: 4 1/2 stars. When Frank and Dora move to the small town of Whitbrow in Georgia they are quite unprepared for the strange ways of the townfolk...

Every month, when the moon is full, an elected family in town sends two of their pigs festooned with ribbons and flowers across the river and turns them loose...

... the pigs are never seen again but their squeals can be heard all night long... When Frank inquires about this custom, he is told...

... The Legend of the Look-a-Roo...

The local legend goes something like this: When the moon is full, the Devil comes from the Megiddo woods across the river looking for a new soul to steal... and flesh to eat...

...but the Devil also likes to eat pigs because they have hooved feet like his... Don't ever go across the river at night and beware of the black dog called the Look-a-Roo... he is the Devil and if he sees you, you will die...

One-two... don't look at me Look-a-Roo
Three-four... who's'at scratchin' at my door?
Five-six... gotcha while you pick up sticks
Seven-eight... gotcha if you stay out late
Nine-ten... I'm never goin' home again

This is a creepy little story that I've read three times and will read again. It got off to a slow start so I removed 1/2 star but once you're past the first 25%, it really takes off and becomes a real page-turner.

I agree with one review that warned about spoilers so be careful what you read. I would compare this excellent novel to HARVEST HOME by Thomas Tryon. It's rare to find such an original horror story.

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Kevin Jones

An Uneven Encounter With An Ancient Evil

Reviewed in the United States on June 8, 2019

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I've had this book on my radar for a while now and finally decided to take the leap when I saw it as part of a June group read. Part love story, part commentary on the evils of slavery and war, and part horror story with the revelation of an ancient evil that underlies the book, "Those Across The River" was an uneven read that ultimately fell flat for me. The writing itself was excellent, and I really liked the first half of the book. However, once I figured out the twist about halfway through, the build-up to what could have been a dramatic conclusion felt rushed and unsatisfying. Not a bad book but there are definitely better examples of this particular storyline.

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M. TURNER

a mixed bag, average read

Reviewed in the United States on September 3, 2021

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It took first half of the book to set itself up. It wasn’t bad, but it didn’t read evenly, trying to be both ordinary-seeming and at the same time foreboding. It did each well but not well together. The middle quarter of the book flew once the plot-catch released, and it made up for lost time in both pace, plot, and reader engagement. It draws you in not just with plot but with the characters, and to be honest, that made me simultaneously kind of appreciate the overlong setup *and* be kind of be more irked by it. In part that’s because some of the telegraphing was too obvious and reduced the effectiveness of some good reveals. The last quarter of the book was a mixed bag, very mixed. There was some deftly done stuff, and there was some clumsy, unrefined cringe. And the very close, I feel strongly, did what came before it a disservice. All that said, the rating stands at 3/5. It’s not a bad read. It’s average.

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Selbinius

Beautiful, Timely, Terrifying and Tragic

Reviewed in the United States on June 30, 2020

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Somewhere in his publicity, Buehlman's work is described as Dean Koontz meets F. Scott Fitzgerald. That's pretty apt. This story will pull you deeply into the historical and sensory details of life in small town Georgia, circa 1935, and that aspect of the story, alone, is worth the read.

But there's also a horror story to be told here about what lurks in the woods, and what lurks in our past. Weirdly, the story even resonates with today's Black Lives Matter demonstrations, which makes it all the more fascinating -- and uncomfortable. And I can honestly say I the story went off in directions I was not able to predict, but which make perfect sense in retrospect. All in all, a tremendous read, both terrifying and tragic.

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aPriL does feral sometimes

‘Those Across the River’ has earned author Christopher Buehlman another excited fan!

Reviewed in the United States on November 4, 2017

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I loved this book! But if I describe too much of what the book was about, gentle reader, it might spoil it! Although I do see lots of reviews which explain how the plot falls out, I strongly urge you to not read too many reviews, including mine! The most pertinent issue for readers is the genre of the book - horror. The horror begins late in the book, but when it starts, sensitive readers will probably recoil. The pacing is perfect, and while Buehlman builds up the mystery and suspense, at the same time readers become familiar with the characters. The writing is wonderfully atmospheric, telling all with only a few sentences of description. I was reminded of Shirley Jackson’s style of writing, but Buehlman follows a more classical script of horror. Jackson is more sly and mischievous.

The novel appears to be a romance at first. The narrator, ex-war veteran Orville Frank Nichols, is in love with Eudora Lehman. They are escaping a scandal caused by their falling in love by moving to Whitbrow, a small town in Georgia. They had met during a faculty luncheon, after which they began an affair. When the affair was exposed, Nichols lost his faculty position at the University of M. Eudora filed for divorce from her tenured husband. Once they receive word her divorce has been approved, they intend to marry. Since this is shortly after World War I, they have been telling people they are already married while they live together. Meanwhile, they need new jobs.

Fortuitously, Frank received a letter notifying him he has inherited his aunt’s property in Whitbow. She recommends posthumously that he sell the house immediately in her instructions to him, but of course, he does not. He wants to write a book about one of the previous owners of the house, an ancestor of his who was a notorious slave owner with a reputation of severely abusing his slaves. Eudora, or ‘Dora’, is offered what was the aunt’s job of schoolteacher.

As they happily settle in, meeting the people of the small southern town of Whitbow, they become aware of the town’s superstitious aversion for a nearby area of the Megiddo forest ‘across the river’, as well as an annual event of sending two pigs into that area ceremonially. However, this year the townsfolk are debating whether the ceremony should be held - they are enduring an economic depression and money is scarce. Those two pigs could be sold and eaten by the townsfolk. They decide to do away with the ceremony.

Wrong choice. Very, very, wrong....

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Syriat

Southern Horror

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 29, 2013

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Set in the depression era American south Those Across The River tells the tale of how a couple arrive in the town of Whitbrow, despite warnings not to take residence in their bequeathed home, and the secrets the town holds - especially in its woods which no-one enters. Frank, the main character who write in first person narrative and uses foreshadowing quite a lot in his narrative, and Eudora his not quite wife hold their own secret but hope to leave theirs behind. What unfolds is a horror story that grows slowly. A small cast of characters in the town is built up around our main couple and the small town feel of Whitbrow is palpable throughout the novel.

To tell much more of the plot would give away the final third of the book. The first two thirds is a real slow burner of a novel with not much happening, especially in the first half. The narrative keeps you reading though and the foreshadowing used works well when there isn't much happening. Its well written for a horror novel. When the action begins its very readable and I ripped through the final quarter of this book very quickly as I wanted to read how it turned out. It doesn't pull its punches and really keeps a fast pace when the action does happen. However, it is a slight disappointment that 'those across the river' are actually a fairly standard horror fayre rather than a new creation. It is good that horror's stock villains are written this well and in this way but I somehow expected something new or a twist. The ending may not please all but I liked the final passage and its open ended finish.

Overall, I really enjoyed this book. I was expecting something original and felt slightly let down when it wasn't. That said its slow burning approach and being set in the 30's helped to give it a different feel. I would recommend to horror fans and those who enjoy period Americana. If you can keep reading through the slow first hundred pages then you have a very enjoyable novel.

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D. Jones

A slow burn that builds the menace with great craft. This is an author who can adapt ...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 14, 2015

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A slow burn that builds the menace with great craft. This is an author who can adapt hsi style to the setting and what better place to set this novel that the deep South of the 1930s. here we have a time and place in American history of which it is not that proud. Buehlman injects his horror and fantasy into this cauldron of misery with masterful strokes where race and scandal and the aftermath of the civil war cast long and dreadful shadows. The sense of abandonment and isolation is handled beautifully and there is absolutely no question as to the scholarship behind the history. At the centre of the book is twist on an old fable that make the terror all the more delicious. No wonder this book has won prizes and acclaim. Once again, Uk readers are missing a treat

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Marcus Woodhouse

An interesting folk horror story

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 15, 2022

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I enjoyed the setting of this story and the slow build up of tension from the very start.

Isamukim

Very promising but...

Reviewed in Spain on February 22, 2017

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I have mixed feelings about this book. First of all, I must confess I was about to put it aside two or three times, but that would have been a waste of money so I made a final effort and finished it.
The main problem with this book, to me, is that it is very promising; it starts with very good expectations and then, it comes to nearly nothing.
It has a very original premiss, but then it fails to accomplish it.
First of all, there is the use of language. Language is the prime matter of a novel, if that fails, there can be no proper building of a literary work. And in this novel there is a mix of clearly overdone passages with others where there is much profanity. Profanity, in the correct context, adds to the value of a written piece, but in this novel it looks like the author is trying to be modern just by using bad words. This is something which I also found in «The Time Traveler's Wife» by Audrey Niffenegger, like: «Hey I use a lot of c**t and f**k, how modern I am!». In the same line I should say that most sex scenes seemed quite gratuitous to me, and inserted there to make the work more modern and audacious (failing at both). Although the gory scenes were better embedded -if slightly overdone-.
Following up, the main characters fail to cause any kind of empathy, so at the end of the novel I really did not care what happened to them. Well-built characters have to cause some reaction, whether good or bad. In this novel, they are very plain and lack internal logic. Their characterisation is very thin. Therefore, you finish up reading about people you do not really care about.
On the other hand, the building up of the climax, the creepy elements, the decaying atmosphere is very well written. Sometimes it is reminiscent of «Southern prose» like «Fried Green Tomatoes» or «Ya-ya Sisterhood», but, as I said, it fails to bloom miserably. Also, the treatment of the supernatural element is original and very well chosen. Refreshing after so many vampire novels.
In conclusion, I enjoyed reading the book in spite of it flaws. But I will not read it again; I gave it to a friend. It is a book I would recommend to borrow at a library or get the e-book version if that is cheap enough in your country. For a more rounded off read I would advise you to try Sarah Waters or Susan Hill.

Erinome

Geh nicht in den Wald...

Reviewed in Germany on November 19, 2013

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Frank Nichols übersiedelt Anfang der 30er Jahre nach Georgia in die kleine Heimatstadt seiner Mutter. Er arbeitet an einem Roman über seinen Großvater, der in der Gegend als grausamer Plantagenbesitzer in Erinnerung geblieben ist. Frank beginnt mit seinen Recherchen, stößt aber schon bald auf erste Schwierigkeiten. Die verlassene Plantage seines Großvaters liegt inmitten eines verrufenen Waldes, der von den Einheimischen strikt gemieden wird. Frank schießt alle Warnungen in den Wind und macht sich zu einer ersten Expedition auf, in deren Verlauf er schnell feststellt, dass tatsächlich etwas Bedrohliches im Wald lauert.

Frank, der Ich-Erzähler von THOSE ACROSS THE RIVER, ist eine sehr sympathische Hauptfigur. Er ist von seinen Erlebnissen im Ersten Weltkrieg immer noch gezeichnet und hofft zusammen mit seiner Geliebten Eudora in Georgia ein neues Kapitel in seinem Leben aufzuschlagen.
Die Nebenfiguren in THOSE ACROSS THE RIVER gefallen mir ebenfalls, besonders Eudora, die eine erfrischende Beziehung zu Frank hat. Auch die Stadtbewohner haben mich überzeugt. Hier hat mir der geheimnisvolle Martin Cranmer am besten gefallen, der mehr über die Vorgänge im Wald zu wissen scheint, als er zugeben will.
Die Handlung von THOSE ACROSS THE RIVER hat mir im Großen und Ganzen gut gefallen. Christopher Buehlman schafft eine unheimliche und bedrückende Stimmung und die Bedrohung durch den Wald ist überzeugend dargestellt. Ich muss allerdings sagen, dass mich die Identität der Heimsuchungen aus dem Wald etwas enttäuscht hat, und auch das Ende des Romans hat sich für mich etwas überstürzt angefühlt, aber insgesamt bin ich durchaus zufrieden.
THOSE ACROSS THE RIVER ist stimmungsvoller Horror der alten Schule. Christopher Buehlman erfindet hier das Rad nicht neu, aber er kann unterhalten. Empfehlenswert!

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