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The Auctioneer

Valancourt 20th Century Classics

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The Auctioneer

By: Joan Samson
Narrated by: Matt Godfrey
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One of the finest and best-selling horror novels of the 1970s returns at last to chill a new generation.

In the isolated farming community of Harlowe, New Hampshire, where life has changed little over the past several decades, John Moore and his wife, Mim, work the land that has been in his family for generations. But from the moment the charismatic Perly Dinsmore arrives in town and starts soliciting donations for his auctions, things begin slowly and insidiously to change in Harlowe. As the auctioneer carries out his terrible, inscrutable plan, the Moores and their neighbors will find themselves gradually but inexorably stripped of their freedom, their possessions, and perhaps even their lives....

A chilling masterpiece of terror whose sense of creeping menace and dread increases throughout, Joan Samson's The Auctioneer (1975) is a rediscovered classic of 20th-century fiction. With echoes of Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery" and Stephen King's Needful Things, Samson's novel returns at last in this long-awaited new edition.

©1975, 2018 Joan Samson (P)2018 Valancourt Books, LLC Classics Horror Scary

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I thought this was an incredible book! What starts out as gentle unease builds and builds until suddenly you're terrified and want to stop listening but can't. Great twist at the end too. Absolutely in my top ten.

The creepiness builds gradually...

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I love stories about a stranger coming to town and this tale of a sinister auctioneer forcing gentrification on a small farming community delivers a chilling example.

A slow burn classic

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I guess descriptive animal torture has allure. What a cheap move, in a non story novel.

Animal cruelty

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