jessicaessica's review against another edition
4.0
Rounding this up to 4 stars since there is no half star ratings. Stories where varied. Ranging from horror for oneself to sci-fi. If I listened to some of these when it was quiet & dark, they would have scared me a bit.
saeruh's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
4.0
Some of these were kinda boring, some were genuinely pretty freaking scary, and some were just interesting. I wish most of them had been longer as it would end and I would be thinking that the story was only halfway done.
othersociologist's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
emilywrayburn's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
Nice little creepy collection! There was one description of fingernails being pulled out that I had to turn off for a bit, and when I got home at 10pm after finishing the last story, I was rather quick to get inside out of the dark. But it was just the right level of scary for wimpy ol' me.
curlybooks's review against another edition
4.0
Favorites: These were by far the best stories of this collection (in my opinion) and the only ones to truly scare me...5 emphatic stars each.
The Cabin by Brian Evenson
The Quiet Boy by Nick Antosca
Liked:
Music of the Abyss by Shaun Hamill
Origin Story by T. Kingfisher
Tooth, Tongue and Claw by Damien Angelica Walters
The Days of the Flaming Motorcycles by Catherine M Valente
You Will Survive This Night by Indrapramit Das
Duds:
Some Breakable Things by Casandra Khaw
The Sound of Footsteps by Sylvia Moreno Garcia
Standing Water by Caitlin R Kiernan
The Fireplace by Clay Macleod Chapman (caveat: the story was ok, underdeveloped but still ok. It was the delivery of the narrator for this one that was painful. Acting choices were made and they were bad.)
The Krakatoan by Maria Dahvana Headley
All around this was a great listening experience. The production quality is amazing (minus a few poor/cringey narrator choices) and most of the stories were engaging and well written. There are some exceptions to this like every anthology, but I had a wonderful time this October listening to these tales. I highly recommend this and Season One of this series!
The Cabin by Brian Evenson
The Quiet Boy by Nick Antosca
Liked:
Music of the Abyss by Shaun Hamill
Origin Story by T. Kingfisher
Tooth, Tongue and Claw by Damien Angelica Walters
The Days of the Flaming Motorcycles by Catherine M Valente
You Will Survive This Night by Indrapramit Das
Duds:
Some Breakable Things by Casandra Khaw
The Sound of Footsteps by Sylvia Moreno Garcia
Standing Water by Caitlin R Kiernan
The Fireplace by Clay Macleod Chapman (caveat: the story was ok, underdeveloped but still ok. It was the delivery of the narrator for this one that was painful. Acting choices were made and they were bad.)
The Krakatoan by Maria Dahvana Headley
All around this was a great listening experience. The production quality is amazing (minus a few poor/cringey narrator choices) and most of the stories were engaging and well written. There are some exceptions to this like every anthology, but I had a wonderful time this October listening to these tales. I highly recommend this and Season One of this series!
iamltr's review against another edition
5.0
I loved the stories included this year.
I do hope they do put out these anthologies every year.
I do hope they do put out these anthologies every year.
biblio_beth's review against another edition
3.0
Another free group of short stories from Google Play Books. There are definitely some strong stories but more than a few duds.
lauriereadslohf's review against another edition
4.0
I don't know if I have it in me to review this collection in any proper way so I'm throwing a 3.5 at it (bumping up for GR) It is huge and there so many stories and though I'm thankful for all of them, these things are a bitch to review. Most of the stories are fantastic. There were a few that didn't personally thrill me but with so many stories that's always going to be the case. You may love them. You may hate the one's I love. That's okay. I highly recommend giving this audio a listen. It's free on GooglePlay and will likely be added to Spotify like the previous one was so you have nothing to lose but a little bit of your time.
I'll leave you with my mini reviews of my favorites which were mostly in the front half of the book:
Some Breakable Things by Cassandra Khaw
A woman grieving the death of her father, who always demanded too much, finds no relief even after his death
I'll leave you with my mini reviews of my favorites which were mostly in the front half of the book:
Some Breakable Things by Cassandra Khaw
A woman grieving the death of her father, who always demanded too much, finds no relief even after his death
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