Think Omen crossed with The Shining..
Author Mike Wells bring us this interesting mix of baby horror in his book Baby Talk.
The book starts out with a horrific event of a man attempting to jump off a roof with a baby. A split second before going over, he tosses the baby at a nearby cop screaming about the baby being a demon. After the scene, the story then jumps back in time to tell us about what lead to the man to the roof. We soon find out that the man is indeed the babys father, Neil. Neil is a bit of an ass but whom could blame him. He was a star athlete in school and headed towards his degree in chemistry until he gets his one night stand knocked up. Neil was raised right and wants to do the right thing, so he marries the girl. Unfortunately in doing so, his own father decided to stop paying for his schooling and now Neil finds himself the sole bread winner to his young wife and child. Hes also having a hard time making ends meet. The only job he can find is that of a flower delivery driver for an unscrupulous couple. If all this wasn't enough, theres something very odd about his child. His wife, barely an adult, doesnt see it but when his 5 month old daughter starts talking to him, enough is enough! Poor Neil tries to talk to his wife about it but she thinks hes crazy, he himself thinks the same. Slowly but surely events unfold to drive Neil even more insane but is he really? Could his child be the source of it? Is she a demon in disguise or is Neil truly around the bend??
The author provided me with the audio version in exchange for my review, so Ill focus on the audio edition. The actor whom does the narration does a great job of separating out the characters voices from the narration and does a totally creepy job of creating baby Natashas voice as well. The story itself flows nicely and she adds nicely to the authors story. For fans of the horror genre, I think youll enjoy this creepy little babys story.
Think Omen crossed with The Shining.. Author Mike Wells bring us this interesting mix of baby horror in his book Baby Talk. The book starts out with a horrific event of a man attempting to jump off a roof with a baby. A split second before going over, he tosses the baby at a nearby cop screaming about the baby being a demon. After the scene, the story then jumps back in time to tell us about what lead to the man to the roof. We soon find out that the man is indeed the babys father, Neil. Neil is a bit of an ass but whom could blame him. He was a star athlete in school and headed towards his degree in chemistry until he gets his one night stand knocked up. Neil was raised right and wants to do the right thing, so he marries the girl. Unfortunately in doing so, his own father decided to stop paying for his schooling and now Neil finds himself the sole bread winner to his young wife and child. Hes also having a hard time making ends meet. The only job he can find is that of a flower delivery driver for an unscrupulous couple. If all this wasn't enough, theres something very odd about his child. His wife, barely an adult, doesnt see it but when his 5 month old daughter starts talking to him, enough is enough! Poor Neil tries to talk to his wife about it but she thinks hes crazy, he himself thinks the same. Slowly but surely events unfold to drive Neil even more insane but is he really? Could his child be the source of it? Is she a demon in disguise or is Neil truly around the bend?? The author provided me with the audio version in exchange for my review, so Ill focus on the audio edition. The actor whom does the narration does a great job of separating out the characters voices from the narration and does a totally creepy job of creating baby Natashas voice as well. The story itself flows nicely and she adds nicely to the authors story. For fans of the horror genre, I think youll enjoy this creepy little babys story.