Gacy's Ghost

I’ll admit, I rolled my eyes when I first saw *Gacy’s Ghost*—another serial killer ghost story? But Estep’s approach hooked me within minutes. This isn’t some sensationalized haunted-house tale; it’s a forensic deep-dive into the *aftermath* of monstrous acts, told by someone who’s spent decades around death. The audiobook’s strength lies in its structure: Estep weaves his own investigations with raw interviews from prison guards, detectives, and even a priest who performed Gacy’s last rites. The priest’s account—delivered in Fox’s gravelly, exhausted tone—is the audiobook’s standout moment, a masterclass in how silence can be more terrifying than screams. That said, the pacing stumbles in the middle. Estep’s tangential dive into Gacy’s art (yes, *that* clown paintings) feels like filler, and Fox’s narration occasionally slips into monotony during the denser procedural sections. But when the book locks onto its core—like the chilling segment where a former neighbor describes *something* moving in Gacy’s demolished house—the production shines. The audio quality is crisp, with no distracting edits, though I wished for more atmospheric sound design (a distant prison door clanging, maybe?) to heighten the tension. Still, by the final chapter, when Estep ties Gacy’s lingering presence to broader questions about evil’s persistence, you’ll be left with more than goosebumps—you’ll be questioning what *really* happens to the souls of the damned.