Great "Sampler"

This selection of stories showcasing Bentley Little's unmatched (often nightmarish) imagination is quite enjoyable. Some stories are "horror film" graphic; some are supernaturally-tinged; some are just WTF unexpected.. and all are R-rated (Adults Only).
Yes, none are particularly gripping, either, but if you find a story subpar, don't worry.. the next one might do a better job of catching your fancy. There are 27 in this Anthology.

Disappointingly for audiobook consumers: Blackstone Audio Inc. is unable to cast readers capable of performing Little's vision to its potential. There are a couple of outstanding readings.. but the majority are annoyingly over-the-top interpretations that end up letting the stories down. If you can get a text (paper or eBook) version of the book instead of this recorded iteration, do so.

This compendium of viscerally-disturbing stories rates 6.5 stars out of 10. As a free 'Plus' selection (included with my subscription), it was an entertaining distraction for a couple of quiet afternoons.. but should Audible ask for a Credit, keep browsing.

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Unsettling

I liked the different narrators, themes reoccur in few stories which will get unsettling =/

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Darkly original stories

Engaging group of creepy tales focused mainly on the dark side of humanity rather than supernatural horror. I feel the supernatural is rather played out with the same old genres & basic plots being repeated over & again, so this refreshing breathe of corpse-scented air is welcome in my nights. I savoured these snippets of evil design for a good week of night listening.

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Amazing collection

loved the narrators, was a good change of pace from single story and the different voices really brought that out. will be listening again and again.

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Some lovely twisted stories

Worth a listen, there are some clever horror elements presented in some almost humourous situations.

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Fantastic

loved this. all the stories were great. narration for the most part was excellent. highly recommended.

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Wow. I really enjoyed this.

I listened to the whole thing over the course of 2 days and never got bored. Yes I had a lot of free time for listening. I honestly couldn't stop.
It's a very diverse selection of stories but each one was vividly written and interesting enough to pull you right in. Highly recommended.

Addition; I've been through this book a second time now and was surprised how much the stories had stuck with me.
Very vivid. I discovered this author randomly but I've really enjoyed the 4 audiobooks I've heard thus far.

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Just kinda meh

The stories are mostly just strange. I wouldn't call them scary. 1 or 2 good ones and the rest are pretty forgettable. One of the male voice actors was very awful, the rest were good. A lot of old stereotypes and outdated points of view being used in these stories that give an air the writer not being in touch with current public attitudes towards sexism, racism, etc, and it kind of felt like everything about these stories is stuck in the past. When modern things are mentioned in the stories, it feels like something the writer doesn't use or doesn't understand fully.

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