The Darkest Night, Lindy Ryan
The Darkest Night, Lindy Ryan
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The Darkest Night
22 Winter Horror Stories

Author: Lindy Ryan

Narrator: Andi Arndt, Imogen Church, Helen Laser, Lisa Flanagan, Jennifer Aquino, January LaVoy, Joe Hempel, Cary Hite, Gary Furlong, Matt Godfrey, Stephanie Németh-Parker

Unabridged: 11 hr 17 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/24/2024


Synopsis

From some of the biggest names in horror comes an Advent calendar of short holiday horror stories perfect for the darkest nights of the year.
Edited by award-winning author and anthologist Lindy Ryan and with contributions from masters of horror like Josh Malerman, Eric LaRocca, and Clay McLeod Chapman, this horrific anthology will chill you to the bone.
From New York Times bestselling author of Bird Box, Josh Malerman, comes a story of a dark Christmas past in “Children Aren’t the Only Ones Who Know Where the Presents Are Hidden.” 
From national bestselling author Rachel Harrison, in “Thaw,” a couple spends their first Christmas together in a cabin—but are they alone, or does something else watch them from the tree line? 
New York Times bestselling authors Christopher Golden and Tim Lebbon’s “Wintry Blue” sets an innocent child on the road with a strange and monstrous creature. 
From the Bram Stoker Award–winning screenwriter of Netflix’s Haunting of Bly Manor and The Fall of the House of Usher, in Jamie Flanagan’s “Bruiser,” something sinister stalks the chilling hallways of a nursing home at night. 
Author of Such a Pretty Smile, Kristi DeMeester, tells a tale of “Eggnog”: a Christmas party, an overfriendly female coworker, and an angry wife are the recipe for a deadly cocktail party. 
Plus stories by Nat Cassidy, Darcy Coates, Clay McLeod Chapman, Tim Waggoner, and many more, with an introduction by George C. Romero.

About Lindy Ryan

Lindy Ryan is a Bram Stoker Awards® Nominee and a Silver Falchion Award-winning editor, author, professor, short-film director, and anthologist whose books have received starred reviews from Publishers Weekly, Booklist, and Library Journal. A Publishers Weekly Star Watch Honoree, Ryan is the author of BLESS YOUR HEART, COLD SNAP, and more. She is the current author-in-residence at Rue Morgue, the world’s leading horror culture and entertainment brand, and the “Chill Quill” columnist at BookTrib. Her guest articles and features include NPR, BBC Culture, Irish Times, Daily Mail, and more. In 2022, Ryan was named one of horror's most masterful anthology curators, and she has been declared a "champion for women's voices in horror" by Shelf Awareness (2023). Her animated short film, TRICK OR TREAT, ALISTAIR GRAY, based on her children's book of the same name, won the Grand Prix Award at the 2022 ANMTN Awards. Lindy also writes contemporary romance that has been adapted for film.On social @LindyRyanWrites and at LindyRyanWrites.com.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Sadie on July 17, 2025

This was our first read for the Night Worms Fable Book Club and it was a huge success. We all really enjoyed the discussion and had fun reading the stories together. Highly recommend this anthology for winter/holiday vibes/mood reading......more

Goodreads review by LIsa Noell "Rocking the chutzpah!" on April 21, 2024

My thanks to Lindy Ryan, Crooked Lane books and Netgalley. This was not as terrific as I was hoping for. Truth is that I nearly d.n.f.'d this thing. So many wonderful authors that I figured this would be pretty damned good. Oops! I'm not going to say who I thought stunk, but I will say that some of th......more

Goodreads review by Heather on November 29, 2024

Release Date: 24th September 2024 A unique selection of ghost stories to enjoy in the darkest nights, that you could use as a horror advent of 22 unique stories. There is a great mix of stories and styles from some brilliant authors (Nat Cassidy, Clay McLeod Chapman, Eric LaRocca and Darcy Coates), wh......more

Goodreads review by Diana on January 10, 2025

2.5 Stars — I read this in December, and it was...ok? THE DARKEST NIGHT is a winter/holiday-themed collection of horror stories. Out of the 22 short stories, I really liked five of them, and another four were ok. My two favorites were "Wintry Blue" by Christopher Golden and Tim Lebbon, and "Thaw" by......more

Goodreads review by destiny ♡ on February 19, 2025

Like most anthologies, this was definitely a mixed bag for me. While there were some real gems, there were also an unfortunate number of stories that left me wanting more. I'd rather focus on the standout pieces, though, so I have to shout out a few favorites: 'Mr. Butler' by Clay McLeod Chapman, 'N......more