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

111 reviews

ksaratom's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

3.5

like most short story collections I have read before, I found these stories to be hit or miss. this took me a lot longer to read as most of them just didn’t hold my attention. but I enjoyed reading the dark, eerie atmospheres of each story and learning about different indigenous mythology. my favorites were kushtuka, white hills, snakes are born in the dark, night in the chrysalis, dead owls and collections. 

please check tws as I wasn’t aware for some of the stories. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Violence

asurasantosha's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Hate crime, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Stalking, Abortion, Abandonment, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

scarrillo222'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? N/A

3.5

I appreciate the length of each short story. They were about 5 to 6 pages at max. Some of the stories I really enjoyed when it came to supernatural theme or more dark classic horror themes. Some of the stories did drag on a bit, but it was nice to be able to skip a story and not feel like you’re missing out on a major details since it is an anthology. By the time I finished reading the book, I did get a bit burnt out and decided not to read the last three short stories. In my opinion, the couple of short stories are the most interesting, and what really like pulled me into the book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Cannibalism, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

renwrites13's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

very diverse, lots of diff types of horror. not just indigenous mythology, but also crime and other genres with a creepy twist. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Genocide, Gore, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Death of parent, Murder, and Colonisation

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Suicide, Vomit, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

Minor: Gun violence, Excrement, Cannibalism, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, Alcohol, and Classism

kitstonglade's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• 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: Child abuse, Gore, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, and Abortion

sakiido's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

pineapple_queen's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Death of parent, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Cancer, Hate crime, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Alcohol

laymanh's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, and Classism

shuttersham's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

ashleytalksbooks's review against another edition

dark hopeful mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.5

Like any anthology it really was a mixed bag. Some stories I loved and will stick with me but others are already fading out of my mind. 

I will say as a whole there’s a lot more body horror than is typically my taste. So that’s at least part of the rating. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, and Sexual assault