REVIEW: 30 Days of Night (Audio)

30 Days of Night (Audible Original)
Author: Steve Niles, Ben Templesmith
Adaptation: R.S. Belcher
(Audible Original Audio Adaptation)

I enjoyed the 30 Days of Night graphic novels/comic books, so I really wanted to like this audio adaptation. But, trying to jam the entire story into an audio performance of just over an hour just didn't work for several reasons.

First off, the sound effects (screaming, crunching/biting/ripping noises) often over powered the voice actors, making it impossible to follow the story. Second, there wasn't enough dialogue or narration to really follow what was happening. For me, the listening experience was just an hour of confusing screams and feeding noises. Bleck. This could have been great....but it fell flat for me. I love audio drama -- everything from old time radio to podcasts and new productions like this -- but the magic was missing in this performance. Not enough story came through.

So, I love the 30 Days of Night story. Steve Niles and Ben Templesmith are amazing! For the most part the voice actors gave a good performance. I'm guessing the problem is with the script....not enough story. Too much emphasis on sound effects. This audio adaption just missed the mark completely for me.