Delicious and naughty.

These stories remind me of Sudden fiction, stories that happen in about a page because they jump right in and own you.

These are fabulous stories. They are fun and naughty and dangerous.

I was curious how short stories would work as audio books. The answer is they are fabulous.

Firstly I want to thank Netgalley for allowing me to read/listen to this book.

It is a very rare thing for a collection of stories to score higher than 4 stars as there is usually a weaker story that lets it down, but I genuinely liked every story in this 24 story horror collection. I wouldn't go so far as to say I enjoyed every story, as some really lived up to the tagline 'An Assortment of Violence', but each was well written and intriguing. Mark Tullius definitely has a gift for the macabre, finding it in even the most innocent of places.

The choice of an assortment of narrators was a fantastic choice, especially with the dark tone throughout, hearing a different voice at the start of each story helped by adding new energy to the listening experience.

The stories that I particularly loved were:
In the Cards: This was a solid intro into the book, letting you know exactly what to expect.
The Hole: This story gave me serious goosebumps vibes, and I loved it!
Exposed: Exposed kept me guessing throughout, which is impressive in a 14-minute format.
No Service: This was a brilliant story that I kept thinking about after.
The Season: I loved how this was unwrapped to the reader.
Dead Spot: This particular story gave me CSI vibes, which is a favourite T.V show of mine.

Alongside violence against men and women, some stories contain terms that could be considered (or are outright) fatphobic, racist, and misrepresentative of mental health. Whilst they work within the confines of the stories, a warning should be in order if any of the above makes you severely uncomfortable.

Overall I will definitely look to pick up something by Mark Tullius again in the future.

This collection of these troubling and detailed stories are inventive, but slightly predictable. I listened the audio version, which made them even more gruesome, audio version is so creepy and scary at times that I just stopped listening to them for a day or two. Nevertheless ,all stories have a cliffhanger ending, and by the time I came to story no 6, I was able to predict all of the other endings.
Love the way author managed the portrait all those troubling personalities and their detailed psychosis. Some of the stories have supernatural elements, others depict monsters that can be even your fist neighbour.
If you're looking for dark and gory, twisted and creepy or just a bit of a carnage, look no more, that all is a part of this untold mayham.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This audiobook was fantastic. Just the right amount of gore and creepy factor. I enjoyed the narrators of this audiobook and felt they gave the appropriate amount of life to the stories. These tales were just the right amount of length to listen to. Keeping the attention of the listener without dragging out the story. I do want to point out that some of the stories could’ve been longer because I was completely engaged.

Crime, horror, gore, underhandedness etc is encased in these 24 stories.

I was given an advanced audio copy of this from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. This is a must listen to for any horror fan!

Happy reading!

This was a fun collection of spooky stories. Good narrator, good stories. Definitely would recommend. Not overly scary but spooky fun!

Why did I chose this book:
Audiobook

Platform
NetGalley

Plot:
Audiobook with several horror/thiller narrated short stories.

What I Loved:
-The variation of narrator's with each story
-Pillow Talk the best ending
-telling scary stories at a campfire/sleepover feel

What I Wished Were Different:
- the stories weren't really scary
-most had a ”predictable ending”.

Would I listen to this again:
No I wouldn't listen again. However, if you like the milder version of campfire tales then I definitely recommend this for you.





This book was reviewed based on my honest personal preference.

Kudos to the author for being bold enough to share their creativity with the world.

🤓ARC REVIEW. I did receive a free copy of this book for my honest review.

I’m not usually a fan of short stories but I really enjoyed these!
Dark, violent and perfectly written so you don’t feel like you are missing anything with them being only a few pages long. As a set of short stories you probably won’t like them all (I liked some more than others) but the way they kept you guessing was great and karma definitely is a bitch! 😂😂
This is a multiple cast of narrators and all were great and added to the story, really enjoyed listening to all.. I’d love to read more from this author.

It was quite scary and different New style for me Not the sort of thing I would usually choose to listen to but I enjoyed listening to something new.

Okay, I did not know this would be so dark and gory. Some of the stories I liked, they were twisty and creepy, but some were over the top with carnage and I didn't like them as much. In one story, a guy's head pops off, ew! They didn't link together, which I was kind of bummed about. I think I would have enjoyed this more if there was a common character or this built toward something, but the stories are all independent, with maybe two having a small connection.

I think my favorite was the pedophile who got what he deserved, it was a good revenge story. I also liked the creepy ones where a monster lurked just out of sight. The stories where an innocent person was murdered by a crazed killer were my least favorite.

I received this audiobook from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I listened to this in one sitting. The stories are great and I love how they have different narrators, and each narrator fit each story very well.

I received an ARC of this book thanks to NetGalley and publisher Vincere Press in exchange for an honest review.

Trigger warning tags might not be entirely accurate for this book due to the length and my memory. Please contact me if you are worried about a tag not included on the post and I will do my best to find out for you.

Untold Mayhem is a fantastic collection of 24 horror stories and a cast of 6 narrators, making for a brilliant audiobook experience. Each new story will rotate to another narrator so it's really easy to keep track of, and the change in voice means you are compelled to pay attention as well. As for the stories themselves, there is a huge range and a lot to enjoy for horror fans. I will say that several of the stories get really graphic on different aspects (sexual, violent, disgusting etc) so this is not for the faint of heart. However, I found it relatively easy to skip over the aspects less appealing to me.

I am struggling to get a complete list of the titles of the stories so instead I will discuss the subject matter of some of my favourites without the titles. One I really enjoyed was about two businessmen who were having a disagreement and so paid a mediation company who promises to help them resolve it, no matter what. That was dark and built up well. The second story about a man introducing his date to his art collection was also really great, and 'Taking Out the Trash' was so dark but very well written.

Overall, if you're looking for a short and decidedly not sweet horror anthology collection, Untold Mayhem is absolutely one to check out. I strongly recommend checking out the audiobook version as well as it gave a great experience of the book and I really enjoyed listening to the stories around other tasks. Each story is pretty short so it was easy to listen the way I wanted and not forget important details the way I might with a longer book. Tullius's writing is very strong and I am looking forward to checking out some of his other anthologies.

Overall Rating: 4/5 stars

I didn’t love or hate most of these stories. I find it difficult to rate anthologies because they’re not all written by the same author and very rarely is every story the best. Overall, this was a short collection of horror style stories that may appeal to some. As a lover of horror, I was frequently bored and found many of the stories to lack depth to hold most readers interest. It felt like reading a collection of stories written by students in a creative writing class attempting horror. Most stories relied on the shock & gore factor. Unfortunately I didn’t find these stories compelling enough to recommend.

I liked the concept of this book, but I had to stop reading it almost halfway through because of its blantant and repeated ableism and use of slurs. The ableism and slurs are unnecessary to the book, and it's a shame this author and publisher chose to include them, because it would have been an enjoyable read otherwise.

**I received an ARC audiobook from NetGalley for an honest review**

This anthology reminded me of a more adult version of the Scary Stories I would read when I was a child. "News First" definitely sticks out as bloodier and more violent than strictly necessary, but it's a story that strongly resonates with the society we currently live in.

A couple of the stories were things I had heard before, such as "The Hole" and "The Mirror", but done in a slightly different manner than I'd previously heard. "Pillow Talk" is quite reminiscent of something I would imagine from one of the Hannibal Lecter movies or TV series.

Overall, while I could see some of the endings coming well in advance, I definitely enjoyed the trip to get there.

*Received audiobook for free from netgalley for honest review* 3.5 pretty good collection of creepy stories, didnt care for all of them but more than half were really good

I received an advance reader copy of this book on audio to read in exchange for an honest review via netgalley and the publishers.

Untold Mayhem is a book of short stories by Mark Tullis. I read the audio version which was narrated by afew different narrators.

This book ranges from chilling tales, murder, crime, horror, madness and sinister tales.

Some of these tales I loved and some I wasn't keen on but overall this book is definitely worth a read if your a horror or dark fiction fan.

Soooooooo.....yeah. This is my first audiobook. I wasn't sure how well this was going work out because I prefer a physical book in my hand. I was pleasantly surprised.

The narrators do an amazing job. The stories unfold beautifully. I found myself in total enjoyment. The stories are written well. As with any short story collection, there were some stories that were alright, and then those that made you sit up and take notice. Or I should say scared the dickens out of you. I will say that this book is very much worth your time, for the narration, as well as the writing. I cannot wait to read my next Mark Tullius book.

Thanks to Netgalley, the publisher and Mark Tullius for a copy of the audiobook in exchange for an honest review.

I’m settling into the fact that Fall is upon us, cooler weather is coming, and who doesn’t like the spook factor included with Halloween? This audiobook/book is a collection of 24 short stories with a variety of narrators, six in all! They all delivered great voices to the stories and enhanced the creepy-vibe. In my opinion the writing style had influences of Stephen King and other well known authors of the genre.

In this collection you will find crime, suspense, and horror stories interwoven through some rude, crude, and gritty scenes. This is not for the faint of heart, there is some extreme violence that may leave you feeling quite queasy. At any rate, definitely do not play these stories without headphones, your neighbors will question your sanity & debate moving away from you.

Special thanks to NetGalley for providing a copy of the audiobook in exchange for an honest review.

This surprised me! I hadn't expected to like as many stories or find so may of them unique and interesting. Sure, a few were gross - like the rapist and a few gross medical ones - but for the most part I found the each unique and I looked forward to each story starting, so I could see what the new plot would bring.

I really enjoyed the audio because there were a few narrators and they all brought an original sound to the story too, so it really felt like each story was on it's own and didn't blend with others or feel like one long chapter. It was just really a great set of horror stories!

<i>An e-ARC was provided to me by the author and publishing via Netgalley. This does not affect my opinion regarding the book.</i>

Wow.

I didn't know what to expect when I downloaded this audiobook from Net Galley, but probably not what I got. These stories are dark, immersive, captivating, and engaging. Mark Tullius' storytelling is amazing - many of the stories ended in ways I never would have guessed.

Each story explores a different type of darkness; some human and some not. As I progressed through the stories on the drive to and from my day job (our office is HUGE and there are only 4 staff so we are all appropriately distanced), there didn't seem to be any ugly or ragged action that Tullius wouldn't explore in his writing. A few times I was shocked at the turns a story would take, and a little surprised at how I leaned in rather than recoil. I enjoyed the look into a different type of fiction than I normally pick up. As one that always falls for the "jump scare", I don't watch horror movies or walk through Haunted Houses. Anything where I can see, be seen, or be touched, is strictly off-limits - I like to have space between me and what I'm experiencing as entertainment. This is where horror fiction seems to be different. Since I can choose what to imagine, or not, I can control the level of fear I may experience. This book has opened up a whole new genre for me!

Untold Mayhem</em> is a collection of short stories the blend well together. As an anthology it moves seamlessly between stories - even the ones that end in cliff hangers! I would suggest it for anyone with a sense of adventure and a liking for all things creepy. Don't try this one if you are wigged out by detailed descriptions of violent or paranormal events.