The Quiet Boy, Nick Antosca
The Quiet Boy, Nick Antosca
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The Quiet Boy
A Short Horror Story

Author: Nick Antosca

Narrator: Frankie Corzo

Unabridged: 56 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tor Nightfire

Published: 03/02/2021

Categories: Fiction, Horror


Synopsis

"The Quiet Boy" is the basis for the film Antlers, written and executive produced by author Nick Antosca.

In a small Oregon town, a teacher discovers that her young student is harboring a dark and dangerous secret, that once unleashed cannot be stopped."

"The Quiet Boy" by Nick Antosca is one of 9 short horror stories in Nightfire's audio anthology. Come Join Us by the Fire S2: Originals is the second installment of Nightfire's audio-first horror anthology, featuring a wide collection of short stories from emerging voices in the horror genre as well as longtime fan favorites. "Season 2: Originals" features nine all-new stories from authors Laird Barron, Indrapramit Das, Brian Evenson, Craig Laurance Gidney, Camilla Grudova, Shaun Hamill, Gabino Iglesias, Daniel M. Lavery, and Sunny Moraine.

Reviews

AudiobooksNow review by Tauna on 2023-03-10 02:43:36

I liked the suspense of this book, however, I did not like the ending. It left me hanging and it was without closure.

Goodreads review by karen on October 31, 2021

SPOOKTOBER DAY THIRTY-ONE welcome to my spooktober audio advent calendar, where, each day during the month of spooktober, i will be celebrating by listening to a free audio short from nightfire's Come Join Us by the Fire series, and you can join ME by following the links. let's all be scared together......more

Goodreads review by Kay ☾ on January 27, 2020

I saw the trailer for Antlers (not a fan of the name change, The Quiet Boy is a better title imo) and did a google search on the short story it was based on. It was a great read, however I wish it was a bit longer. I found myself wanting to know more about the characters, especially the boy and his......more

Goodreads review by MermaidChy🐚 on November 07, 2024

Amazing, creepy, disturbing. I LOVED IT, what happened in the end though?? I wanted to know everything!!......more

Goodreads review by Marcy Reads on IG on September 25, 2021

FANTASTIC and creepy short story. If you have access to the audiobook, it’s even better. It’s a whole production with music and creepy sounds. The atmosphere in this story is on point! HIGHLY RECOMMEND!......more

Goodreads review by Bill on October 30, 2020

A nicely done horror story, and quite fun. But pretty conventional and somewhat rambling, compared with the more distinctive pieces in Antosca's excellent collection The Girlfriend Game. Antosca's entry at isfdb.org is missing the entire collection, and most of the short stories. Odd. I know Antosca h......more