Reviews tagging 'Gore'

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

93 reviews

4lexa's review

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Excellent dark fiction anthology.  I love the variety of horror from story to story, and I know I will revisit this book for many reasons.  I loved the unique perspectives of the authors and the critique of colonialism is underlying throughout the collection.  Some of my favorite stories were Kushtuka, Navajos Don’t Wear Elk Teeth, Hunger, Snakes Are Born in the Dark, Heart-Shaped Clock, The Prepper, & the Scientist’s Horror Story.  I love the included bio of each author at the end of the story, and I look forward to reading other works by my favorites!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore

Moderate: Racism

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

cursed10fold's review

dark mysterious reflective 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

It's hard to give a review to a collection of short stories given that they're all so different. 

My favourites were: 
Kushtuka
White Hills
Navajos Don't Wear Elk Teeth
Quantum
Hunger
Scariest. Story. Ever. 
The Prepper
Uncle Robert Rides The Lightning
The Scientist's Horror Story 
Collections

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Gore, Racism, and Colonisation

Moderate: Body horror, Confinement, and Death

Minor: Rape, Vomit, and Alcohol

mandi7mm's review

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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

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

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

shaunashares's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, and Violence

jules_not_dead's review

dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.5

I think the best stories in this collection are "Kushtuka" and "Sundays."

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Racism, Rape, and Murder

calamitydane's review

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