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Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology by Shane Hawk, Theodore C. Van Alst Jr.

11 reviews

michad's review against another edition

dark sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

The front cover subtitle is more accurate than the back cover blurb. It's a collection of dark fiction, not a collection of monster stories from the cultures of various indigenous peoples. More, it's better described as a collection of depictions of abuse with occasional stories with supernatural twists. Literally every form of abuse is covered in at least one story. 

Also worth noting, it's specifically stories about indigenous people from far north America. 

As an anthology some stories are better than others, a couple are quite good. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

sassysophie's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Hate crime, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Cannibalism, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Colonisation

mandi7mm's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

fawns's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Cannibalism, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Cultural appropriation, Alcohol, and Colonisation

eficca33's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

This collection of short stories was intense and brilliant. Please check TW for yourself before reading, but it's worth it!! Some of these stories will stay in my mind for months, I know it!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Dementia, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and Classism

bookedandbusy's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

I really enjoyed this book! The stories were creepy and interesting and I loved the length of them! One story however made me VERY uncomfortable, hence four stars instead of 4.5/5 it was called “Sunday” other than that, I loved this book!! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Gore, Sexual violence, and Violence

Moderate: Gun violence, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, and Colonisation

acepiary's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Death, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Cultural appropriation, Sexual harassment, and Colonisation

justagir1's review

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Body horror, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Trafficking, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

sydapel's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

I mean, from the incredible cover to all the new indigenous authors I have to check out, this was so worth the two month library wait. I feel like I better how appreciate horror and dark fiction uncover the nuances of our racist and colonialist mindsets. There's also so much storytelling and context these stories add to a wide range of Indigenous cultures. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Racism, Rape, and Murder

Moderate: Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Grief, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

warlocksarecool21's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.75

This was a really interesting collection of Indigenous short stories. As with any anthology, it’s hard to rate because you personally like some more than others. I have a hard time with anything that’s super graphic/gory and has body horror, so any of the stories with those elements weren’t that good for me, and there were a number of them like that. However if that’s your thing in horror you might like those stories more. I particularly enjoyed the ones that were either ghost stories (especially Dead Owls by Mona Susan Power) and thrillers (“Collections” and “Navajo Don’t Wear Elk Teeth” really stood out to me). There were a few like “Heart Shaped Clock” and “Sundays” that I thought were really emotional or powerful but I don’t necessarily know what genre to put them in, as they didn’t fit any of the categories I listed above. Even though many of the stories weren’t for me, I really liked seeing different elements of Indigenous cultures and history and it’s worth a read just for that alone, even if you don’t like traditional horror that much. There’s a really broad range of stories here and I definitely found some new authors to explore. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism