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The Devil Rides Out

By: Dennis Wheatley
Narrated by: Nick Mercer
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Summary

A classic of the horror genre, Dennis Wheatley’s The Devil Rides Out pits the powers of good against the forces of evil as the Duc de Richelieu wrestles for the soul of his friend with the charming but deadly Satanist, Mocata. Mocata has the power to summon the forces of darkness and - as the Duc and his friends will find - is willing to call upon ever-increasing horror until thundering hooves herald the arrival of the Devil Himself. The book was also made into a classic cult horror film in 1968, starring Christopher Lee and Charles Gray.

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Initially I found the building up of the story a little ordinary, not bad but somewhat formulaic. At the same time I didn't initially feel sufficiently invested in the character who was in jeopardy to really feel the tension. However, once I got about a third of the way in there are some brilliant set pieces and the characters had grown on me enough that I cared about their plight. I had to listen to the last 2 hours or so in a solid block, so it had really picked up by the end. The conclusion was perhaps a little unsatisfactory, but I honestly can't think of a better way to do it, so I don't really think I can heavily criticise it for that.

The narration was a bit patchy at times, Nick Mercer sometimes seemed to be confused about which character was speaking and on at least one occasion read one of the characters names wrongly! Pretty solid overall though.

Stay with it as the pace picks up

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Its good stuff, slightly ridiculous upper class British people caught up in tussle with a fiendish Satanist.

Its very much of its time and needs to be listened to as such, but its a classic of British Horror and I enjoyed it.

A Classic

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I read this book several years ago but when I saw it here on Audible, I was compelled to buy it.
Even though it is an old book, the tale is interesting and credible. I enjoyed it immensely. This one will have you peering at the shadows.

Excellent read

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I mean the orgies and the lavish buffets sound alright, but save me from the endless mansplaining.

Put me right off Satanism

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This is a great horror story. The only issue is the use of ableist tropes and some out dated racial language. These are relatively few and far between but still this prevents it being a five out of five. Performance is excellent.

Great horror but dated language/tropes

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