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Voice of the Visitor
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You are a pregnant woman, home alone on an autumn afternoon. And you are about to receive a vistor. A visitor who cannot be seen. Or touched, a visitor whose voice can only be heard deep within your own mind. As the Voice promises spiritual insight, it also demands your full cooperation. You are the vessel. And you are terrified. You are not hallucinating. You are not insane. You are not dreaming, you are living a nightmare ...
You are a pregnant woman, home alone on an autumn afternoon. And you are about to receive a vistor. A visitor who cannot be seen. Or touched, a visitor whose voice can only be heard deep within your own mind. As the Voice promises spiritual insight, it also demands your full cooperation. You are the vessel. And you are terrified. You are not hallucinating. You are not insane. You are not dreaming, you are living a nightmare ...
- GenresHorror
227 pages, Paperback
First published October 1, 1986
About the author
Larry Slonaker
2 books1 followerLarry F. Slonaker was born and raised in Great Falls, Montana, and worked as a writer and editor at the once-renowned San Jose Mercury News, and the still-renowned Stanford University. There were a few stops at never-renowned places as well.
Back in the '80s he had a novel published by Avon. It was re-titled The Voice of the Visitor, bound with a grotesque cover and marketed as a horror novel, which it really wasn't. But that's another story.
He was not using the (seemingly superfluous) middle initial in his name at that time. For more on that, see the blog entry, "Why the F?" at www.larryslonaker.com.
He and his wife live on a (very) small ranch in Northern California with a few horses, a few dogs and the Last Cat Standing.
Back in the '80s he had a novel published by Avon. It was re-titled The Voice of the Visitor, bound with a grotesque cover and marketed as a horror novel, which it really wasn't. But that's another story.
He was not using the (seemingly superfluous) middle initial in his name at that time. For more on that, see the blog entry, "Why the F?" at www.larryslonaker.com.
He and his wife live on a (very) small ranch in Northern California with a few horses, a few dogs and the Last Cat Standing.
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November 15, 2020
Published in 1986, VOTV came out in the middle of the 80s horror rage, but it is pretty tame for all that. Our lead, Aubrey, is a married housewife who will be having a baby in 7 months or so. One day, while her lawyer husband Bert is at work, she starts hearing a voice. At first seemingly tentative, the voice starts giving her philosophical advice-- something kinda new agey about letting her spirit soar and such. After a little while, Nor (the name the voice gives himself) starts to 'appear' on a daily basis, and Aubrey takes notes like dictation. She tells her husband, who basically blows her off.
The other lead is a former priest named Richey. Aubrey used to work with Richey at a call-in help center until she found it too stressful. Richey works as a social worker now, and also a part time teacher at the local community college. Bert, after hearing about Nor, contacts Richey, tells him and Aubrey and Nor, and asks him to look in on her. She gives Richey her notes transcribed from Nor and Richey, after reading them, discusses the 'case' with a drinking buddy who works as a prison counselor. Nor also tells Aubrey that she, in a former life (as spirits never die) lived in Georgia and was named Rulah. While Bert is on a business trip to Atlanta, he does some research and finds out the Rulah did live near Savannah and was something of a local crazy witch...
This was a slow burn so to speak, but fun. Who is Nor? What does he want? What will happen to Aubrey? You will have to read it to find out. 3.5 stars, rounding down due to the ending.
The other lead is a former priest named Richey. Aubrey used to work with Richey at a call-in help center until she found it too stressful. Richey works as a social worker now, and also a part time teacher at the local community college. Bert, after hearing about Nor, contacts Richey, tells him and Aubrey and Nor, and asks him to look in on her. She gives Richey her notes transcribed from Nor and Richey, after reading them, discusses the 'case' with a drinking buddy who works as a prison counselor. Nor also tells Aubrey that she, in a former life (as spirits never die) lived in Georgia and was named Rulah. While Bert is on a business trip to Atlanta, he does some research and finds out the Rulah did live near Savannah and was something of a local crazy witch...
This was a slow burn so to speak, but fun. Who is Nor? What does he want? What will happen to Aubrey? You will have to read it to find out. 3.5 stars, rounding down due to the ending.
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