Things Boys Do, Pemi Aguda
Things Boys Do, Pemi Aguda
7 Rating(s)
$0.00

Things Boys Do
A Short Horror Story

Author: 'Pemi Aguda

Narrator: JD Jackson

Unabridged: 22 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tor Nightfire

Published: 03/02/2021

Categories: Fiction, Horror


Synopsis

Children can be cruel—evil, even. Three Nigerian men discover this the hard way.

"Things Boys Do" by 'Pemi Aguda 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.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Storm on September 21, 2022

Collected in The Year’s Best African Speculative Fiction and Come Join Us By the Fire S2: Originals, this story begins ominously with "Children can be cruel, you know." In this horribly creepy short story, three men have a hard time adjusting to their status as new fathers. As time goes on the s......more

Goodreads review by Stephanie on December 22, 2020

Maybe it’s because I was listening to it, but it took me a while to figure out just what the “first man” “second man” and “third man” referred to – the same person at different stages in life? Three alternate versions of the same man? Or three separate yet linked together men? Other than that it was......more

Goodreads review by Alyssa on July 13, 2022

Yeah I called it the babies aren’t evil their dads are! Psychological answers to supernatural questions are the best.......more

Goodreads review by Leeann on February 18, 2022

It was a very descriptive story, Tells the story from a man's point of view so I found it to be a bit excessive while describing different parts of their lives. Made Me cringe.......more

Goodreads review by Edie on January 15, 2021

Interesting! In audiobook form, it was kind of hard to remember which man was being talked about at any given moment haha.......more