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These stories will stick in your mind and haunt you in the small hours. Incredibly creepy collection of tales from Indigenous authors. Some are contemporary twists on old tales, and some are new, modern, and all the more twisted for it.

โ๐โ๐ท๐ฆ ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต๐ช๐ค๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ด๐ฆ๐ฆ ๐ข ๐จ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ง๐ช๐ญ๐ฎ, ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ด๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ด๐ฆ๐ด ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ถ๐ฑ ๐ญ๐ช๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถโ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ข ๐ฃ๐ถ๐จ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ข ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ด๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ง๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด.โ- ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฃ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ
I really love folklore and when I saw this Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology was coming out, I knew I would have to read it! I really enjoyed all the different types of monsters and creatures, and the history from a culture not my own.
There are 3 stories that stood out for me:
๐๐พ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฝ๐พ๐ด๐ช by ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐ฎ ๐ญ๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ฟ- a mom who wants her daughter to marry rich and a mistress of the underworld
๐๐พ๐ท๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป by ๐ฃ๐ต๐ผ๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐
๐๐ผ๐๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐- A Wehtigo, an ancient creature that feeds on humans and takes over a body to hunt
๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ธ๐ป๐ฎ ๐ ๐๐ธ by ๐ก๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ ๐๐น๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ
โ๐ ๐ข๐ฎ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ข๐ด๐ต, ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ต ๐จ๐ข๐ด๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ข ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ค๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ถ๐ฏ๐จ. ๐ ๐ข๐ฎ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ช๐ฆ๐ต ๐ด๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฅ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ ๐ท๐ฆ๐ช๐ฏ๐ด. ๐ ๐ข๐ฎ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ๐ด, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ๐ด, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ข๐ช๐ฏ.โ
A girls fiancรฉ dies ofter falling off a cliff, and she goes back on the one year anniversary
I also enjoyed Quantum by Nick Medina, Dead Owls by Mona Susan Power and Eulogy for a Brother, Resurrected by Carson Faust. I did DNF some stories and thought some were โok.โ Overall I give the collection โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ๐ซ.

This review is very overdue but I read the anthology of short stories by indigenous writers, NEVER WHISTLE AT NIGHT edited by Shane Hawk last year and REALLY loved the majority of the stories in between these pages.
There are many themes throughout these stories but Folk Horror (Kustuka, Navajos Don't Wear Elk Teeth, Hunger, Snakes Are Born in the Dark, Night of the Chrysalis, Scariest Story Ever), Grief Horror (Sundays, The Prepper, The Ones Who Killed Us, Tick Talk) and Social Horror (White Hills, Wingless, Quantum), I would say are the most common subgenres/themes. I read some excellent stories by some favorite authors, but also discovered three exciting new voices to me including Matilda Zeller, Phoenix Boudreau, and Conley Jones all whose work I will be watching for in the future.
This is one of my favorite anthologies I have read to date and if you like horror and folklore, especially that from the indigenous diaspora, you should most definitely pick this one up!
Thank you to the author, @netgalley and the publishers, @vintageanchorbooks /@penguinrandomhouse for the e-ARC.
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I thought this book was overall pretty good! Like with all short story collections, some of the the stories are better or stick with you more. I enjoyed my time with this book. I sadly did not finish the book as I was trying to read it during a bad reading slump. It is on my list of books to finish this year as I know it will be one I like

this was just an okay read for me. maybe i'm not one for short story collection. i hate giving anything other than good reviews to books i get to approved for but none of the stories particularly stood out to me.

Harrowing. That's the best way I can describe this anthology. The lerfect intersection of cultural/generational trauma and horror.
It should come with heavy trigger/content warnings for sexual violence as well as physical violence.

An anthology of twenty-six stories by Indigenous authors that are each unique and deeply disturbing. I rarely read short stories, but I loved that this book introduced me to so many Indigenous authors and also deepened by appreciation for the art of storytelling.
My favorites from this collection included -
- Quantum by Nick Medina
- Hunger by Phoenix Boudreau
- The Ones Who Killed Us by Brandon Hobson
- Before I Go by Norris Black
- The Prepper by Morgan Talty
- Eulogy for a Brother, Resurrected by Carson Faust
- The Scientist's Horror Story by Darcie Little Badger
- Collections by Amber Blaeser-Wardzala

Masterful, beautiful woven folklore that binds our conscious and behavior to..what if.. I loved this book. I can write so much more, but the surprises are right in the pages.

I knew it would happen one dayโฆ I would give an anthology five stars! Yes there are lessor stories in here; maybe three or four. However, the amazing stories more than make up for them. Especially when there are 28 stories included here!!
All kinds of horror are portrayed here. Clever concepts, folklore, myth, colonization, torture, gore, ghosts, monsters and so much more!
Normally I would have notes for each story in this collection but GR seems to be hiding them. So instead Iโll say, go buy this book!!! You will not be disappointed. :)

This book is not just good--the stories and content are essential reading for anyone who loves legends, folklore, history, or culture. That should be just about everyone, right? What I'm saying is that this book should be required reading. One of the best books of 2023, easily, and I'm happy to see it doing so well. I've featured this book in several book group discussions and on library displays, and I'll continue to do so until my whole city has read it.

Wow what a beautifully haunting collection of short stories. Highly recommend diving into this one with the doors locked and all the lights on.
Thank you Penguin Random House for and advanced copy in exchange for an honest review!

I'm working on a full review for Horror DNA. My time lapsed with my NetGalley copy, so I bought one so I can finish my review from my notes.
I enjoyed it a great deal.

Incredible dark fiction anthology that highlights indigenous authors. This work gave me 'Cursed Bunny' vibes, which was exactly what I was looking for in a fall read. The stories aren't gory, but they do leave you with a sense of unease.
The short story format of this work makes it easy to pick it up and read one or two at a time.
Overall, I recommend this book to people who like: dark fiction, short stories, and folklore.

'Never Whistle at Night' is a collection of stories written by indigenous writers. This anthology contains tales of myths, legends, surrealism, and horror - each writer telling stories in various narratives and styles. It is a work of dark fiction with some stories leaving me shocked and horrified whilst others made me disturbed for reasons I cannot explain. There is so much talent in this collection. Almost every story had me on the edge of my seat, intrigued as to what strange and magical thing would happen next! As with all short story collections, I preferred some tales over others but I feel anyone looking for something dark and unique will find something for them in this book!

Sometimes when you read short story collections there are a few that stand out and many that are subpar. Sometimes the stories blend together and are easy to forget. This is NOT the case with Never Whistle At Night. Every single story has stuck with me since finishing it. So many of them I wanted to stay with and read more of. The stories are creepy and horrific and traumatizing. And they all feature strong condemnations of colonialism. I adored this collection.

I love love love indigenous horror stories. They rarely miss for me. This book was a great collection of stories that varied quite a bit. I think there is something for every horror enthusiast in this book but not every story is for everyone. There were a few I felt like were pretty shallow, and elementary and then some that blew me away and creeped me out. Overall if you love horror you will most likely find something amazing in this book.
Thank you to Penguin Random House and NetGalley for the ARC

Absolutely loved this book. Can we also discuss the cover art, because it is truly perfect?! 10/10, no notes.

This anthology was unsettling in the best possible way. The stories covered a broad spectrum of topics but an atmospheric thread carried through each. Morgan Talty's story was a favorite that will stick with me for a long time. I'm not typically a horror reader - I was drawn in by the indigenous connection - but enjoyed this collection.

This collection started out promising, but the more I read on, the less the stories really stuck with me. It may have just been a matter of personal preference because I didn't think they were poorly written by any means, but I felt like I had to force myself to finish reading some of them.
My favorites were White Hills, Quantum, Snakes Are Born in the Dark, & Behind Colin's Eyes.

The stories presented in this anthology were nothing short of fantastic with such a variety from traditional indigenous folklore, myths, ghosts, curses, monsters, ancient spirits, magic and cold revenge. A huge bonus was each story ended with a brief autobiography of the author that wrote the story which I felt gave me a connection to the person behind the story. There is even a really cool forward at the beginning by the great horror author Stephen Graham Jones which is also very entertaining. This book is described as a "celebration of indigenous peopleโs survival and imagination" and I wholeheartedly agree. Itโs important to pass down and read stories like these over and over through generations.
Some of my favorites in the book were: White Hills; Navahos Donโt Wear Elk Teeth; Snakes Born in the Dark; Heart Shaped Clock; Scariest. Story. Ever.; Human Eaters; Collections; and Limbs