I've read Paul Tremblay's novels, but first try on his short stories. These were enjoyable, but not quite as good as his novels. We definitely read more in the future. #TheBeastYouAre #NetGalley

These stories were great! I love Paul Tremblay's mind! I think the Haunted House Tour was my favorite, but I appreciated the experimental feel of some of the other stories - dipping into genres we don't expect from this author. Good Stuff.

This is a collection of short stories that previously appeared in other publications (magazines and anthologies). Most of them are quite short, nice little reads if you just have a short amount of time but want a complete horror story to read. I really enjoyed the title story, The Beast You Are. It felt very much like books I read growing up, like Watership Down or Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nyhm, showing us the darker side of animals. The nostalgia was strong, and it was a really solid story.

If you enjoy Paul Tremblay, you'll like this collection of stories, and I hope you enjoy the titular story as much as I did.

What can I say, other than Paul Tremblay is a master, as reflected in most of this collection. When I say "most" I mean it's just typical of a lot of short story collections where the quality of stories is a mixed bag. I'd say about 80% of the stories are top-notch, 15% are just ok, and 5% didn't work for me. I do love Tremblay's novels, so this was a good read for me overall, and I'd recommend it to fans of his longer works.

The Beast That You Are by Josh Malerman wasn’t my favorite book of short stories by this author. A lot of hit and miss.

I had read Ice Cold Lemonade and The Party before and really enjoyed both of these stories.

The title story was a bit confusing and I wasn’t quite sure where it was going. I did read the author notes about the story. After reading those the story made more sense. I’d suggest reading all of the notes as they gave clarity to each of the stories and the process of writing them.

I love Paul Tremblay and will read what he writes even if it’s just a grocery list. I enjoyed these stories and loved reading late at night. Perfect for the Halloween season! Will definitely reread during the spooky season.

I was torn with this book. I normally love this author's stories but I just could not get into these ones. I couldn't get myself to care for the characters and I'm saddened to say I found almost all the stories to be rather bland. I think short stories from this author are not for me. I still loved the writing just not the marrow of it. I'll continue to read his books as he's one of my favorite Horror authors but this one just waant for me.

This is such a mixed short story collection! I really loved some of these, would give them more than 5 stars if I could. But others left a bit to be desired and didn't really live up to what I've come to expect from this being the 4th of Paul Tremblay's books I've read. I liked it and will grab a physical copy to add to my shelf with his other books, but I don't think it's a favorite.

This was my deciding factor. Paul Tremblay is it the author for me.

Personally I can’t get into his writing and I find myself dragging and not wanting to pick it up again after I put it down,

Each story had so much potential and then nothing lands and just remains…boring. I didn’t feel any horror from this.


TLDR: boring

I have started to enjoy short stories more, but it's always a struggle at the end to try and figure out how to rate it. Essentially, I took the average of all of the ratings each short story had, which is around a 3 star. There were some stories that I adored and found spectacular, then there were others that I just kind of enjoyed. There weren't any I found to be necessarily bad and that is largely thanks to Tremblay's writing. He knows how to up the tension and have me nearly on the edge of my seat. I dont think this is his best work, but there were definitely some gems in here.

I’m okay with these stories. I was hoping I would be pulled into them, but they didn’t have that effect on me. I like Tremblay’s longer stories, I might just stick to them

Thank you Netgalley for the advance reader copy of The Beast You Are: Stories by Paul Tremblay in exchange for an honest review. This was a thrilling collection of short stories that I enjoyed reading late at night. A good spooky read to keep you up all night.

DNF at 30% not loving any of these short stories expect the first one or two. It’s just really not holding my interest. It’s very hit or miss which ones are working for me right now!

I have no idea what happened in most of this collection. These where the kind of speculative horror that doesn't really get wrapped up that just leaves me confused. This kind of horror is really hit or miss for me as I have an itty bitty brain and can't always process everything even though I always over think it. The writing was good regardless and I can definitely see the appeal of the collection, it just wasn't a hit for me.



Thank you NetGalley for the ARC!

A solid collection of stories from the new master of horror. A couple of tales were familiar to me from previous printings or anthologies, but held up well on rereading (honestly, cried the first time I read The Last Conversation and cried again this time). Altogether, a book that will appeal to both established Trembley fans and those discovering his work for the first time.
Highly recommended.

Let’s get something straight. If Paul Tremblay writes a book, I will read that book. He never disappoints, and this latest short story/novella collection was really good. The title story is actually a novella, written in verse, and I tore through most of it during my gym workouts. I have to read something while I cardio, otherwise, I’ll just sit on my butt at home. Motivation! I also enjoyed the other stories, most of which are pretty short and have appeared randomly in other publications throughout the years. I’ve never read any of them before, so I’m glad they were collected here. They are what I’ve come to expect from Tremblay. Interesting, weird, spooky, and thought-provoking. It’s the content I’m here for. Check this collection out wherever you get your books.

Thank you to NetGalley and William Morrow for sharing this digital review copy with me in exchange for my honest opinions.


3.5 voted up for Paul Tremblay. Decent Stories. I loved his novels so this was enjoyable as quick spurts to read.

This is a perfect way to start off spooky season! I loved Paul Tremblay's Head Full of Ghosts and wound up really enjoying these short stories. A bit is slightly related to his earlier book as well!

I think horror short stories and novellas (one is included in this book) are particularly an excellent format for horror. Tremblay's unique style really showed in this collection. Something I would recommend to any fan!

Great group of short stories. Some written years ago, some written during the pandemic.
All very well written and entertaining.
Can’t really go into much detail as I wouldn’t want to give any endings away ….trust me it is worth the read.
I do recommend. Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for allowing me this ARC.

**3.5-star rounded up**

The Beast You Are: Stories is a recently compiled collection of short works from beloved author, Paul Tremblay.
I have enjoyed three previous novels from Tremblay, but have never read any of his shorter works. I was happy to receive a copy from the publisher and check them out.

Overall, I felt like this was an interesting collection. It's quite a mix of topics, which made every new story feel fresh and unique. Additionally, I think it's a great example of Tremblay's creativity and speculative style of storytelling. Unfortunately though, the last story, the novella for which the collection is named, was my least favorite. Therefore, it ended up leaving a bad taste in my mouth at the close, which isn't how I like to finish off a collection.

Other than that one though, I felt it was very solid.

I loved how a couple of the stories are lightly connected to [book:A Head Full of Ghosts|23019294]. That was fun, like little Easter Eggs. That has been my favorite of Tremblay's novels, so it was exciting to see those connections revisited here.

I believe the majority of these stories have been previously published in other collections, or magazines, etc., but this is the first time they have ever been presented together. I think for long-time Tremblay fans, this will be an enjoyable way to get your hands on so many of his shorter works. I would absolutely recommend it to those readers looking to get easy access to that type of story.

I'm happy I read this. Always happy to be reading Tremblay and am looking forward to whatever he publishes next!! Thank you so much to William Morrow for providing me with a copy. I appreciate it!