Blood Daughter, Matthew Lyons
Blood Daughter, Matthew Lyons
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Blood Daughter
A Short Horror Story

Author: Matthew Lyons

Narrator: Fajer Al-Kaisi

Unabridged: 13 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tor Nightfire

Published: 03/02/2021

Categories: Fiction, Horror


Synopsis

A father at the end of his rope finds a disturbing way to keep custody of his child.

"Blood Daughter" by Matthew Lyons is one of 18 short horror stories in Nightfire's audio anthology. Come Join Us by the Fire Season 2 is the second installment of Nightfire's audio horror anthology, featuring a wide collection of short stories from emerging voices in the horror genre as well as longtime fan favorites. The collection showcases the breadth of talent writing in the horror genre today, with contributions from a wide range of genre luminaries like Seanan McGuire, T. Kingfisher, and Caitlin R. Kiernan; it includes stories from Nightfire’s own Cassandra Khaw (Nothing But Blackened Teeth) and Silvia Moreno-Garcia (Certain Dark Things); and from rising stars like Nibedita Sen, Matthew Lyons, and Jessica Guess. Plus, it has Nick Antosca’s “The Quiet Boy,” soon to be a major motion picture, Antlers, starring Keri Russell.

About Matthew Lyons

MATTHEW LYONS is the author of the novels A Mask of Flies, A Black and Endless Sky, and The Night Will Find Us, as well as over three dozen short stories, appearing in the 2018 edition of Best American Short Stories, Tough, Southwest Review, and more.


Reviews

Goodreads review by karen on January 01, 2022

WELCOME TO DECEMBER PROJECT! this explanation/intro will be posted before each day’s short story. scroll down to get to the story-review. this is the SIXTH year of me doing a short story advent calendar as my december project. for those of you new to me or this endeavor, here’s the skinny: every day i......more

Goodreads review by The on January 30, 2023

A little too cringe worthy for my taste.......more

Goodreads review by Gareth on September 11, 2022

What was that? Like Frankenstein high on cocaine. A story of loss, blood and gore.......more

Goodreads review by Nicole on March 30, 2023

3.5 Quick listen to this freaky, free audiobook and it was gnarly. 13 minutes of body horror performed by a sad and deranged father. give it listen for a spooky time, but only on an empty stomach.......more

Goodreads review by Stephanie on January 02, 2021

The steady build up peels away one layer at a time of just what Stan is doing, to what lengths he is willing to go to “get back” what he lost…or is that really what he is hoping for through all of this?......more