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Ghost Radio: A Novel | 
enlarge | Author: Leopoldo Gout Publisher: William Morrow Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating: 68 reviews Sales Rank: 96944
Media: Hardcover Number Of Items: 1 Pages: 368 Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3 Dimensions (in): 9 x 6 x 1.4
ISBN: 0061242683 Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6 EAN: 9780061242687 ASIN: 0061242683
Publication Date: October 1, 2008 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
Ghost Radio is a terrifying novel about a ghost-story call-in radio show that inadvertently opens a doorway into the paranormal, giving voice to the dead and instigating an epic battle for the souls of the living From the cramped bowels of a dimly lit radio station, Ghost Radio is beamed onto the airwaves. More than a call-in show to tell scary stories about vampires and poltergeists, Ghost Radio is a sanctuary for those sleepless denizens of the night, lost halfway between this world and the next. Joaquin, the hip, melancholy host, sits deep in a fog of cigarette smoke, fielding calls from believers and detractors alike. He is joined in the booth by his darkly beautiful girlfriend, Alondra, and his engineer, Watts. Soon what began as an underground cult sensation is primed to break out to mainstream audiences. When a huge radio conglomerate offers to syndicate the show and Ghost Radio becomes a national hit with an expanding legion of hardcore fans, neither Joaquin, Alondra, nor Watts is remotely prepared for what is about to happen. Though a charismatic host, Joaquin remains a skeptic even as he begins to notice a curious and troubling phenomenon—he feels himself drawn further and further into the terrifying stories he solicits on the radio. Slowly he loses control over his reality and finds himself unable to distinguish between the real world and the world populated by the nightmares on Ghost Radio. He is forced to confront his past and his own mortality in order to save that which is most precious to him and repair the crumbling wall between the living and the dead.
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Ghost Radio left me cold. November 24, 2008 I was excited at the prospect of a original ghost story. After all, a ghost in the radio is pretty original - right? I give this a A for orginality but that's all. The book was slow moving and while I was looking for real horror and suspence, I didn't get much of anything. I found this book to be sort of blah. There is a lot of introspection and not enough action. To be honest, I had trouble finishing it.
Ghostly Confusion November 20, 2008 This is a very convoluted and confusing story line. I had an awful time trying to get through it.
Slickly Scary November 19, 2008 0 out of 1 found this review helpful
The characters in Ghost Radio are hip - really hip. Joaquin, the main character, grew up in the early 90s punk scene. He meets his best friend over a shared love of the Dead Kennedys. They even start their own band, Los Deathmuertoz. (cool name, huh?) I discovered the Ghost Radio website[..] has all of these cool music and animation features, like playlists and videos. I recommend this book for anyone who likes horror novels and ghost stories, but you should also check out the website first to see if the music and other content jive with your aesthetic.
Perfect Ghost Story November 19, 2008 0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book was thrilling and chilling, spooky fun. I read it quickly and I thoroughly enjoyed the unpredictable plot and scares, both minor and major. An excellent way to spend a rainy day.
SCARY AND SWEET! November 18, 2008 0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I read a lot of ghost stories and this one is by far the best I've read this year. While not the scariest, it has an interesting and intense story and characters who are cool, dark and dangerous. I liked that the story didn't just spell everything out right away but kept me guessing until the surprise ending. It sounds like the author really knows what he's talking about - in his bio it says that he used to live in a haunted apartment in Mexico City.
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