
Burrowed Beacon
Quick Savant
This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.
Stephen King’s small-town settings, as seen in Salem’s Lot and The Tommyknockers, are claustrophobic microcosms where ordinary lives unravel under supernatural strain. His towns—often in Maine—are vivid, with decaying industries, gossip-fueled communities, and flawed characters whose personal demons amplify external threats. King blends mundane details (local diners, town meetings) with creeping dread, making the familiar feel alien. The illustrated Burrowed Beacon: A Crisis of Alien Mind Control draws on this style, rooting its cosmic horror in Cold Hollow’s post-industrial bleakness, where the quarry looms as an eerie centerpiece. Like King, it crafts rich backstories—Evelyn’s alcoholism, Jaz’s trauma from her Dad’s beatings, Sheriff Tate’s grief over his deceased wife—merging personal stakes with an ambiguous, monstrous threat. The signal’s mental manipulation echoes The Tommyknockers’ alien paranoia, while the cult’s fervor recalls Needful Things. This King-inspired tale delivers relentless pacing, trending fears of mind control, and a community fracturing under otherworldly influence, appealing to fans of Stranger Things and Annihilation.
In the illustrated Burrowed Beacon: A Crisis of Alien Mind Control, a Stephen King-inspired story, the decaying mining town of Cold Hollow serves as one such setting.. A mysterious radio signal pulses from an abandoned quarry, weaving vivid, shared dreams of a red-skied alien world into the minds of its residents. As these visions deepen, memories twist—events townsfolk swear happened never did. Paranoia festers, violence erupts, and the town teeters on collapse. Dr. Evelyn Marsh, a reclusive ex-NASA astronomer haunted by a failed Mars mission, and Jasper “Jaz” Cole, a 16-year-old runaway with a knack for electronics, uncover the signal’s source: a buried spacecraft, centuries old, harboring a psychic parasite.
Duration - 55m.
Author - Quick Savant.
Narrator - Digital Voice Madison G.
Published Date - Saturday, 18 January 2025.
Copyright - © 2025 Scott Campbell ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. Stephen King’s small-town settings, as seen in Salem’s Lot and The Tommyknockers, are claustrophobic microcosms where ordinary lives unravel under supernatural strain. His towns—often in Maine—are vivid, with decaying industries, gossip-fueled communities, and flawed characters whose personal demons amplify external threats. King blends mundane details (local diners, town meetings) with creeping dread, making the familiar feel alien. The illustrated Burrowed Beacon: A Crisis of Alien Mind Control draws on this style, rooting its cosmic horror in Cold Hollow’s post-industrial bleakness, where the quarry looms as an eerie centerpiece. Like King, it crafts rich backstories—Evelyn’s alcoholism, Jaz’s trauma from her Dad’s beatings, Sheriff Tate’s grief over his deceased wife—merging personal stakes with an ambiguous, monstrous threat. The signal’s mental manipulation echoes The Tommyknockers’ alien paranoia, while the cult’s fervor recalls Needful Things. This King-inspired tale delivers relentless pacing, trending fears of mind control, and a community fracturing under otherworldly influence, appealing to fans of Stranger Things and Annihilation. In the illustrated Burrowed Beacon: A Crisis of Alien Mind Control, a Stephen King-inspired story, the decaying mining town of Cold Hollow serves as one such setting.. A mysterious radio signal pulses from an abandoned quarry, weaving vivid, shared dreams of a red-skied alien world into the minds of its residents. As these visions deepen, memories twist—events townsfolk swear happened never did. Paranoia festers, violence erupts, and the town teeters on collapse. Dr. Evelyn Marsh, a reclusive ex-NASA astronomer haunted by a failed Mars mission, and Jasper “Jaz” Cole, a 16-year-old runaway with a knack for electronics, uncover the signal’s source: a buried spacecraft, centuries old, harboring a psychic parasite. Duration - 55m. Author - Quick Savant. Narrator - Digital Voice Madison G. Published Date - Saturday, 18 January 2025. Copyright - © 2025 Scott Campbell ©.
Language:
English
Burrowed Beacon
Duration:00:00:18
Chapter 1: The Quarry’s Whisper
Duration:00:03:04
Chapter 2: The Listener
Duration:00:02:48
Chapter 3: The Town Stirs
Duration:00:01:56
Chapter 4: The Collision
Duration:00:02:13
Chapter 5: The Cabin’s Secrets
Duration:00:02:22
Chapter 6: The Town’s Pulse
Duration:00:01:49
Chapter 7: The Quarry’s Edge
Duration:00:02:30
Chapter 8: The Fracture
Duration:00:02:03
Chapter 9: The Dig
Duration:00:02:55
Chapter 10: The Town’s Fever
Duration:00:02:16
Chapter 11: The Descent
Duration:00:02:08
Chapter 12: The Cult’s Shadow
Duration:00:02:24
Chapter 13: Into the Dark
Duration:00:03:12
Chapter 14: The Cult’s Claim
Duration:00:02:20
Chapter 15: The Past Rewritten
Duration:00:02:42
Chapter 16: The Line Drawn
Duration:00:01:41
Chapter 17: The Siege
Duration:00:02:57
Chapter 18: The Quarry’s Heart
Duration:00:01:53
Chapter 19: Betrayal’s Sting
Duration:00:02:00
Chapter 20: The Sphere’s Wrath
Duration:00:02:43
Chapter 21: The Sacrifice
Duration:00:02:12
Chapter 22: The Collapse
Duration:00:01:43
Chapter 23: The Echo
Duration:00:01:23
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Duration:00:00:10
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