Come Join Us By the Fire, Various Authors
Come Join Us By the Fire, Various Authors
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Come Join Us By the Fire
35 Short Horror Tales from Nightfire Books

Author: Various Authors, Theresa DeLucci

Narrator: Gerard Doyle, Ramon de Ocampo, Saskia Maarleveld

Unabridged: 9 hr 45 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tor Nightfire

Published: 02/11/2020

Categories: Fiction, Horror, Anthologies


Synopsis

Nightfire Books, a new horror imprint from Tor Books, is proud to present 35 audio-only horror short stories showcasing the breadth of talent in today's field.

Theresa DeLucci, editor of Come Join Us By the Fire, says, “We wanted this long list of stories to showcase the scope of modern horror, from the cosmic and Lovecraftian, the beloved undead tropes of zombies, ghosts, and slashers, to the more uncanny and internal terrors of isolation, lost love, aging, and one of the briefest, most distressing alien abduction stories you’ll ever hear (‘No Matter Which Way We Turned’ by 2017 Guggenheim Fellowship recipient Brian Evenson.)”

The authors also reflect the diversity of horror as a field, with selections from horror grandmasters such as Joe R. Lansdale; New York Times bestsellers like Richard Kadrey and Victor LaValle; exciting new voices including recent Bram Stoker Award winner Gwendolyn Kiste (The Rust Maidens), Cassandra Khaw, and Michael Wehunt; and literary crossover stars such as Carmen Maria Machado (Her Body and Other Parties), National Book Award finalist and winner of the the Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Fiction.

There's something for every listener, so come join us by the fire and hear tales not to tell against the dark... but to embrace it.

Contents
“No Matter Which Way We Turned” – Brian Evenson
“Daddy” – Victor LaValle
“This Guy” – Chuck Wendig
“Flayed Ed” – Richard Kadrey
“The Pond” – Paul Tremblay
“Her Body, Herself” – Carmen Maria Machado
“The Girls in the Horror Movie” – Gwendolyn Kiste
“These Deathless Bones” – Cassandra Khaw
“It Washed Up” – Joe R. Lansdale
“Stemming the Tide” – Simon Strantzas
“Midnight Caller” – Stephen Graham Jones
“Black Bark” – Brian Evenson
“The Anatomist’s Mnemonic” – Priya Sharma
“Rabbit Heart” – Alyssa Wong
“The Beasts of the Earth, The Madness of Men” – Brooke Bolander
“Cold, Silent, and Dark” – Kary English
“When the Zombies Win” – Karina Sumner-Smith
“Harold the Spider Man” – Paul Tremblay
“Ponies” – Kij Johnson
“Black Neurology” – Richard Kadrey
“Beware of Owner” – Chuck Wendig
“The Vault of the Sky, The Face of the Deep” – Robert Levy
“Don’t Turn on the Lights” – Cassandra Khaw
“Wasp & Snake” – Livia Llewellyn
“Greener Pastures” – Michael Wehunt
“And When She Was Bad” – Nadia Bulkin
“El Charro” – John Langan
“Dream Home” – Kat Howard
“Spawning Season” – Nicholas Kaufmann
“In Sheep’s Clothing” – Molly Tanzer
“57 Reasons for the Slate Quarry Suicides” – Sam J. Miller
“Was She Wicked, Was She Good?” – M. Rickert
“A Life That Is Not Mine” – Kristi DeMeester
“That Which Does Not Kill You” – Lucy A. Snyder
“The Design” – China Miéville

About Gerard Doyle

Gerard Doyle reads everything from adult, young adult, and children's books to literary fiction, mysteries, humor, adventure, and fantasy. He has won countless AudioFile Earphones Awards and was named a Best Voice in Young Adult Fiction in 2008. His audiobook credits include the bestselling Inheritance series (Eragon, Eldest, and Brisinger),  How to Train Your Dragon, The Looking Glass Wars, Clubland, And Thereby Hangs a Tale, and Risk Worth Taking. His career in British repertory theatre includes many productions, most notably The Crucible, The Tempest, The Importance of Being Earnest, and Fiddler on the Roof.  In America, he has appeared in Broadway in The Weir and on television in New York Undercover and Law & Order.  Born of Irish parents and raised and educated in England, Gerard has taught drama at Ross School for the past several years.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Cassandra on August 07, 2020

Prefacing this with 'I have stories in here and I do not normally review my own work for obvious goshdarned reasons' but also, I am making an exception here because: THE AUDIO TEAM SCARED ME WITH MY OWN DAMN STORIES. WHAT THE FLUFF, GUYS.......more

Goodreads review by Laurie (barksbooks) on November 27, 2019

This is free. Go get yourself a copy! Link here If these stories are any indication of what we can expect from Tor’s new horror line NightFire, we have some excellent horror fiction to look forward to in the brand new year! The production and narration is excellent and the writing is strong and pol......more

Goodreads review by Laura on December 08, 2019

This was a fairly good anthology. The audio has just enough sound effects to keep this interesting and up the creepy factor just a bit, but not enough to distract from the story. There are a ton of shorts here, and some very definitely better than others. Horror overall, IMO, is better done on a wid......more

Goodreads review by Tracy on November 22, 2019

4.5 rounded to 5 for Goodreads. This is my review from www.scifiandscary.com Tor Books’ announcement of its newest imprint, Nightfire, was met with much joy from this horror fan. I am a massive fan of small press horror, but it does my heart all kinds of good to see a larger publisher delving into th......more

Goodreads review by Kirk on August 02, 2020

I read this before and shortly after the open subs period. It’s been so damned long though. I’m going to look up the toc to remind myself. There was one story at the end I didn’t read because it was over an hour and some new books became available on Libby. It was still a nice introduction (or in so......more