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Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology
by Shane Hawk, Theodore C. Van Alst Jr.
Thank you to Vintage Anchor Books for the gifted copy
In this phenomenal collection featuring 26 contributors, NEVER WHISTLE AT NIGHT invites readers on a wildly original, imaginative, and unsettling journey. The tales traverse time & space and blend history & mythology to examine terrifying stories from the indigenous communities' perspectives—the horror of watching colonizers disrespect one's ancestral land, the horror of settlers looting one's art, the horror of being the only POC in a room, the horror of the Indian boarding schools, the horror of seeing your work misconstrued, the horror of academic grant writing, etc.
Every story is unique and packs a punch with varying degrees of horror. I've listed the ones that left a strong impression on me in the pinned comments with a brief description & TW, but if you want to go into the stories completely blind, please skip below!
• Kushtuka by Mathilda Zeller: A young woman helps cook for a party where the host collects Native artifacts; the night turns wild and truly horrific. This one is probably the scariest out of the entire collection & I'd suggest you read this one when it's bright out
In this phenomenal collection featuring 26 contributors, NEVER WHISTLE AT NIGHT invites readers on a wildly original, imaginative, and unsettling journey. The tales traverse time & space and blend history & mythology to examine terrifying stories from the indigenous communities' perspectives—the horror of watching colonizers disrespect one's ancestral land, the horror of settlers looting one's art, the horror of being the only POC in a room, the horror of the Indian boarding schools, the horror of seeing your work misconstrued, the horror of academic grant writing, etc.
Every story is unique and packs a punch with varying degrees of horror. I've listed the ones that left a strong impression on me in the pinned comments with a brief description & TW, but if you want to go into the stories completely blind, please skip below!
• Kushtuka by Mathilda Zeller: A young woman helps cook for a party where the host collects Native artifacts; the night turns wild and truly horrific. This one is probably the scariest out of the entire collection & I'd suggest you read this one when it's bright out