Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Penpal by Dathan Auerbach

52 reviews

madfromonline's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Car accident, Gore, Stalking, Death, Grief, Violence, Dementia, Kidnapping, and Pedophilia

dusksolace's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Dementia, Child death, Car accident, Stalking, Murder, Animal death, and Kidnapping

scumlow's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident and Gore

Moderate: Confinement, Kidnapping, and Murder

Minor: Animal cruelty and Animal death

sare1125's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Animal death, and Child death

Moderate: Murder

amandalove2bme's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Confinement, Murder, Torture, Violence, Death, Animal cruelty, Child death, Dementia, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Injury/Injury detail

lexikersey's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Murder, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Stalking, Child death, and Grief

Moderate: Dementia

cassidyzang's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Stalking, and Murder

marslotus's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

Dathan Auerbach has such a masterful handle on suspense and mystery, I was on the edge of my seat for the entirety of this read. I remember first listening to this years ago, back when it was a creepypasta YouTubers made into online audioreads and I'm so happy to return to it as an adult knowing it's just as creepy and engaging as I found it was when I was a kid. Even in moments where you can guess ahead of the narration what the horrifying reveal of each chapter will be, it still feels so earned and equally as terrifying. My only complaint is that it's not longer!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Car accident, Grief, Stalking, and Death

Moderate: Kidnapping, Blood, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

Minor: Drug use, Pedophilia, Bullying, Mental illness, and Blood

lotstannard's review against another edition

challenging dark funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Murder, Dementia, Child death, Kidnapping, Animal death, and Death

hailey_horror's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Kidnapping, Animal death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, Violence, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Murder, Bullying, Death, and Stalking