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

45 reviews

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

jzupp's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Xenophobia, Racism, Rape, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Colonisation, and Hate crime

alienrosey's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

4.5

WOW. this was so so good. Maybe I like horror books???? Took off half a star since i had to skip one story for graphic r*pe (Sundays by David Heska Wanbli Weiden) so if that’s something you try to avoid, skip that story as well since it’s a major theme and plot point. Definitely check trigger warnings! Such a great mix of supernatural horror and just humans being plain ol horrifying. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Racism, Rape, Terminal illness, Sexual violence, Gore, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Torture and Suicide

emilycdennis's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Gore, Colonisation, Racism, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Murder, Pedophilia, Rape, Violence, and Misogyny

lefthandlou's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

4.0

Favorites:
- Navajos Don’t Wear Elk Teeth
- Wingless 
- Before I Go
- Behind Colin’s Eyes
- Scariest Story Ever
- Dead Owls
- Uncle Robert Rides the Lightning 
- The Scientist’s Horror Story

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Torture, Rape, Sexual violence, Gore, Racism, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Colonisation, Blood, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, and Child abuse

matchamarimo's review against another edition

challenging dark 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Racism, Pedophilia, Body horror, and Gore

cerasaurusrex's review against another edition

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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Hate crime, Mental illness, Murder, Abortion, Addiction, Cannibalism, Gun violence, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Body horror, Bullying, Colonisation, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Racial slurs, Racism, Drug abuse, Gore, Grief, and Violence

jayla_hh's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense

4.75

I need to read all of these authors other works

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture and Blood

Moderate: Body horror, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault

idk_indigo's review against another edition

I don't like the short stories in audiobook format. It's too confusing. I also don't think this is the book for me. A lot of the stories were interesting, but heavy warning for so many things. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Body horror, and Racism

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Incest, Kidnapping, and Rape

Minor: Transphobia, Emotional abuse, Police brutality, Torture, Vomit, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Trafficking, Alcoholism, and Domestic abuse

bkwrm1317's review against another edition

dark emotional funny 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? It's complicated

4.5

I generally don’t enjoy short stories, but do like anthologies a bit more sometimes. I found so many new authors whose work I want to read here and thoroughly enjoyed near all of these dark fiction short stories. 

Please do note CWs as there are a number to be aware of, and that shift from story to story. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, Pedophilia, Body horror, Colonisation, Racism, Abandonment, and Torture