Reviews tagging 'Blood'

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

77 reviews

faithmccollum's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gore, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Murder, Pregnancy, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

obsidianchainsaw's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Blood, Cannibalism, Murder, and Classism

bright_night's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

This is probably my favorite anthology ever. I found myself wishing that some many of the stories would continue or give me more. Not because they were lacking, but because they were absolutely spell binding.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Gore, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Colonisation

Minor: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Sexism, Vomit, and Religious bigotry

aaashtyn's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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? Yes

4.0

Overall this was pretty good with a lot of intriguing yet chilling stories. I think it took me a while to read because it’s composed of a bunch of short stories and therefore I felt like I didn’t need to rush through each story or continue to read to see what happens compared to traditional books. Some of my favorite stories were “White hills”, “Navajos don’t wear Elk teeth”, “Quantum”, “The ones who killed us”, “Snakes are born in the dark”, “Before I go”, “The prepper”, “Sundays” “Night Moves”, “Capgras” and “Collections”. Some of them I wish the story went on a little longer or have a more Climatic ending to make the story complete. Overall an intriguing and different read!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Cursing and Racism

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

ariana3's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-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? Yes

4.0

This book was really fantastic, and I was hooked by the end of the forward! It's a collection of short stories by Native authors about Native stories. Some are "ghost" stories about spirits or creatures you might tell around a campfire, about specific traditional lore set in either modern or historic times, etc. Some stories I liked more than others, but these were generally really digestible and quick reads. I didn't find them to be "horror" per se, but I think they really made you think and question. Which I loved!! Highly recommend for sure.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racism, Blood, Murder, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

ambersautumnreads's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Miscarriage, Rape, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

indigo_fox's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

I want to say I had fun reading this but a good number of the stories scared me or creeped me out, which is the goal of horror so...yeah I got what I wanted. I liked some of the stories better than others, some just confused me and I still don't know what happened in those stories. I found some of the writing styles not to my taste but I also found a lot that I LOVED. I was really excited to see that Darcie Little Badger had a piece in here.  Overall, it was a great read and I'm glad I was able to check it off my TBR list. 

I don't want to give a star rating because there are just too many stories to consider. Plus I don't even like giving ratings, it feels a bit meaningless. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Vomit

mxpk's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Racism, Violence, Blood, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Grief, Cannibalism, and Alcohol

calamitydane's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious

5.0

I love a good anthology and this was a great one. Each story has a different perspective, a different horror, a different voice. Along with monsters, we see real horrors that many Native people deal with. Loved this from start to finish

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Colonisation