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    Horror Stories: Twenty-Six Scary Tales
    Horror Stories: Twenty-Six Scary Tales
    Horror Stories: Twenty-Six Scary Tales
    Audiobook8 hours

    Horror Stories: Twenty-Six Scary Tales

    Written by Jack Kilborn and J.A. Konrath

    Narrated by MacLeod Andrews

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    About this audiobook

    This collection features a menagerie of horror stories. Some are scary. Some are disturbing. Some are funny. Meet werewolves, vampires, zombies, psychopaths, aliens, cannibals, ghosts, and various things that go bump in the night.

    Previously published in dozens of anthologies and magazines, some of these tales are mild, but some are extreme. Let the reader beware...

    The stories include:

    Finicky Eater - It's after a nuclear war, and a mother and her son are in a fallout shelter, the food long long...

    The Screaming - Van Helsing and vampires, in 1960s England.

    Mr. Pull Ups - A body modification tale taken to the extreme.

    The Shed - Two burglars find the door to hell.

    Them's Good Eats - Rednecks vs. aliens, on a spaceship ride of horrors.

    First Time - A coming of age tale where all may not be what it seems.

    Forgiveness - A dying serial killer asks for a priest to hear his last confession.

    Redux - Ghost story noir, about a private eye and a deadly haunting.

    The Bag - What's in the bag? You really don't want to know...

    Careful, He Bites - Lycanthrope flash fiction.

    Symbios - A sci-fi novella about man's first encounter with alien life, and how things can quickly turn bad.

    A Matter of Taste - Zombie flash fiction.

    Embrace - A bit of gothic horror.

    Trailer Sucks - Some trailer park jerks kidnap a vampire.

    Markey - Flash fiction, from a twisted point of view.

    Punishment Room - A horrific suspense tale about a not-so-distant future.

    The Confession - Terrible crimes, told entirely in dialog.

    Basketcase - Hardboiled noir with a horrific twist.

    The Agreement - A gambler pays the ultimate price to get out of a debt.

    Well Balanced Meal - The worst restaurant you've ever been in.

    S.A. - A werewolf novella about a Shapshifters Anonymous group that must battle Santa Claus.

    Dear Diary - A very twisted pom pon girl reveals the secret of her inner strength.

    Mr. Spaceman - We've come to mate with earth women.

    Appalachian Lullaby - What do you do with a radioactive monkey?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateAug 9, 2011
    ISBN9781455811755
    Horror Stories: Twenty-Six Scary Tales
    Author

    Jack Kilborn

    Joseph Andrew Konrath’s first novel, Whiskey Sour (2004), introduced Lt. Jacqueline "Jack" Daniels. The books combine hair-raising scares and suspense with laugh out loud comedy. Under the name Jack Kilborn, Joe wrote the horror novel Afraid (2009). Joe's been nominated for several awards, including the Anthony, Macavity, Gumshoe, Dagger, and Barry, and has won the Derringer, Bob Kellog, EQMM Reader's Choice, and two Lovie awards. Joe is married, has three children and three dogs, and currently lives in a suburb of Chicago.

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    • 5/5
      Rarely in an anthology or a short story collection are you going to like every book. I loved all of the stories in this one. It was so good I’m going to keep it in my queue so I can listen again.

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    • 5/5
      Excellent stories. I have listened to a lot of horror anthologies that just leave me feeling disappointed, but this one was a gem! I liked it so much I listened to it twice and have saved it for a future revisit. These stories will leave you wanting more.
    • 3/5
      Some stories were good, most were just....awful and cheesy!!! My least favorite was the last story. I was pretty happy when it was all over.
    • 5/5
      Brilliantly written. Diverse and thoroughly entertaining. For me, this was a punt to listen to. I am so glad I did.
    • 4/5
      This is comedy horror at its finest ....if u like ur horror with a side of funny this book is for u. I laughed at the authors tongue and cheek approach. Its not for everyone but it was a nice change
    • 5/5
      Good fun if you're into short comedy horror. Good entertainment
    • 5/5
      Excellent..some stories were brutal and Uber violent. But the majority had good,fun dark humour.i will never look at santa the same way again.?
    • 5/5
      Loved this collection of shorts
      Super entertaining and narrator has a 50’s feel
    • 1/5
      I'll never get that wasted time back. I cant believe someone took the time and effort to record that as an audiobook.
    • 4/5
      Most of these stories are super short, and I wouldn't classify some of them as horror. However, they are pretty entertaining. Kilborn goes for the gross out most of the time, and some of them are almost pornographic. Several of them are alike. But because he included descriptions of when and why he wrote each story, it made sense. Some were a challenge for a writing group or class. Several were stories from his early (or pre-) writing career. Without the intros, I probably would have rated the book much lower for lack of creativity. :)
    • 4/5
      Some of the stories in this collection won't appeal to traditional horror fans; they are too gory and gross to be believed. Anyone who enjoyed the Saw films, however, will probably love them. My review title is meant in the most positive way; this book really taps into that juvenile, puerile, base humor. Blood, poop, and boogers! It hits you in a visceral way, and I found myself equally amused and grossed out by some of his stories. I thought it was a fun read, with more than a few stories that stick with you.
    • 3/5
      A very average collection of quick fiction. Some of the stories were very clever and lots of fun, while others were just revisisted common ideas with a little gore thrown in. Worth reading, but not exceptional.