Among the Living

About This Audiobook

Tim Lebbon doesn’t just write horror—he excavates it, chiseling away at the icy bedrock of myth until something ancient and ravenous stirs. *Among the Living* isn’t your average frozen-terror tale; it’s a claustrophobic nightmare where the permafrost isn’t just thawing—it’s *bleeding*. Lebbon’s prose is muscular and unflinching, but it’s narrator Kerri McLean who turns this audiobook into a full-body experience. Her delivery shifts seamlessly from the hushed dread of an Arctic outpost to the guttural, inhuman shrieks of what’s lurking beneath the ice. The result? A listening experience that’s as much about atmosphere as it is about terror, with McLean’s voice acting as the perfect conduit for Lebbon’s brilliantly unsettling vision. Whether it’s the creaking of frozen metal or the distant, wet *gurgle* of something waking up, the sound design keeps you on edge—even when you’re trying to convince yourself it’s just the wind.

This isn’t a slow-burn ghost story. Lebbon’s pacing is relentless, a pressure cooker of paranoia where every character’s survival hinges on their next move. The Arctic setting isn’t just background—it’s a character itself, a vast, indifferent wasteland that amplifies the terror of isolation. The horror here is visceral, the kind that lingers in your gut long after the narration fades. And with McLean’s performance, you don’t just hear the madness—you *feel* it, from the first creeping dread to the final, blood-chilling crescendo.