Rift

About This Audiobook

In *Rift*, Steven James crafts a horror-tinged YA novel that transforms bedtime ghost stories into something far more sinister. Sahara O’Saughnessy has always loved spinning tales for her friends—stories about shadowy figures, cursed objects, and creatures that lurk in the dark. But when she stumbles upon a literal rift into the realm of lore, her imaginings start bleeding into the real world. The line between fiction and nightmare blurs as her friends vanish one by one, pulled into the same nightmares she helped invent. This isn’t just another portal fantasy; it’s a psychological descent into a horror where the monsters aren’t just real—they’re fueled by her own creativity.

What makes *Rift* stand out is its claustrophobic tension and James’s knack for making the supernatural feel deeply personal. Sahara isn’t a chosen one or a hero by design; she’s a girl whose worst impulses—her pride, her recklessness��set this nightmare in motion. The horror isn’t just in the creatures that hunt her but in the way her own stories twist and betray her. Taylor Meskimen’s narration amplifies this dread with a voice that’s equal parts weary and razor-sharp, shifting seamlessly between Sahara’s sarcastic quips and the guttural growls of the entities stalking her.