Little Evil Things, Volume II: Audio Horror Stories with Music Accompaniment

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Summary: Trash It With The Rest Of The Bad Haloween Junk.
Review: I, for one, am highly skeptical of prior favorable reviews. Does the term "plant" (not in The Little Shop of Horrors sense of the word) come to mind? I found the work highly age inappropriate (although perhaps the authors' concept was to introduce our children to the concept of adultry at an early age to break down any preconceived objections to other family values such as incest that they may plan to introduce in Volume III, should they be fortunate to dupe another publisher into releasing it). As for the much touted "sound design" in the audio version, it is truly much ado about nothing. Perhaps the authors, not to mention reviewers, should sample more audio book offerings and other works on tape to ascertain the vast extent of truly worthwhile material that is available. But enough praise for Little Evil Things, Volume II; I thought the work was trash and would have returned it had I not previously treated it with the respect to which it was so richly entitled and thrown it in the trash.

Rating:
Summary: Trash It With The Rest Of The Bad Haloween Junk.
Review: I, for one, am highly skeptical of prior favorable reviews. Does the term "plant" (not in The Little Shop of Horrors sense of the word) come to mind? I found the work highly age inappropriate (although perhaps the authors' concept was to introduce our children to the concept of adultry at an early age to break down any preconceived objections to other family values such as incest that they may plan to introduce in Volume III, should they be fortunate to dupe another publisher into releasing it). As for the much touted "sound design" in the audio version, it is truly much ado about nothing. Perhaps the authors, not to mention reviewers, should sample more audio book offerings and other works on tape to ascertain the vast extent of truly worthwhile material that is available. But enough praise for Little Evil Things, Volume II; I thought the work was trash and would have returned it had I not previously treated it with the respect to which it was so richly entitled and thrown it in the trash.

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Summary: GREAT STORIES, GREAT MUSIC & GREAT FUN!!!
Review: LITTLE EVIL THINGS is, by far, one of the most creative endeavors in music and storytelling that I've come across in years. The story-writing is smart and clever; the acting is excellent (especially the distinctive and captivating voice of Little Evil Thing's narrator, Jim McDonnell); and, the original musical accompaniment is inspired and professional as it combines the richness of a well tuned orchestra with tasteful and effective synthesizers. If anyone can find a CD that even comes close to providing the beginning-to-end fun that LITTLE EVIL THINGS has for me, than please let me know. Until then, it seems that LITTLE EVIL THINGS stands in a class all its own! Bravo!!!

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Summary: It's like "Goosebumps" for adults!
Review: This hilarious tape made me squirm and giggle. It conjured some delightfully sick images that could out-gross Stephen King. The deadpan narrator sounds like a cross between the actor Tom Poston from Newhart and Rod Serling. Like twisted little Twilight Zone episodes, these ironic tales bring unseen forces into play in the characters' lives. These forces give the bad guys their comeuppance when they open a mysterious Mason jar, or send a set of Siamese twin sisters into a homicidal rage, or simply wait for you at the bottom of a swimming pool. I especially enjoyed the last story about the leftover fat from a Beverly Hills liposuction clinic. The background music also set the mood nicely. Very entertaining (especially for those of us with a sick sense of humor).