Fleeting Chills

Weird, Creepy, Short and Scary Horror Stories

By: Joseph C. Gioconda, Grace Elizabeth, Amy Yun Yu, Isabel Rincón, Petar Vrbich

Narrated by: David R. Piper, Samantha Poes

Length: 4 hrs and 36 mins

Publisher's summary

Fleeting Chills is a series of 33 weird, creepy, short, and scary horror stories by authors Joseph C. Gioconda, Grace Elizabeth, Amy Yun Yu, Isabel Rincón, Petar Vrbich, and others.

A jealous teenager lures his rival into a tomb.

A five-year-old child speaks in a voice beyond his years.

A therapist tells his patient to jump at every opportunity.

Trapped in an isolated funeral home, a man must get through the long night.

A spirit desperately wants to wed a living woman and refuses to take no for an answer.

Three boys on a road trip get lost...forever.

Some musicians really put their heart and soul into their work.

Amanda introduces her boyfriend to the person living inside her.

Selling a human skull shouldn't be difficult. Until a psychic gets involved.

Two sons see an apparition of their father...from 30 years in the future.

Near death experiences aren't all beautiful....

An eccentric inventor seeks patents on some novel and disturbing devices.

Christmas should be a time of joy, but when a man goes missing, his family tries to celebrate without him.

Buying a mysterious box on the DarkWeb leads a man down a rabbit hole of murder.

Confessing his sins to a priest, a man describes having a dark power.

A woman plans elaborate revenge on her cheating lover, only to find the tables turned.

©2021 Joseph C. Gioconda (P)2021 Joseph C. Gioconda

Its not terrible; entertaining enough

Anthologies are difficult to review- rating even more so because some stories are quite good while others can be just anemic in every way. These thirty-three short stories are mostly decent with a couple so-so and two that are just too predictable, weak endings to potentially good work- like a manager or publisher said: "Now or not at all! Deadline is midnight so, put a bow on it and you can rework it for a later submission!" And so the aurhor did; just all of a sudden, The End!??! (Im giving these two author's the benefit of the doubt believing they can't possibly be that benign; anemic and uncreative?!!!!?

Most of the stories as mentioned above are worth a listen if for no other reason, being introduced to unfamiliar and new aiuthors. I always click the author's name and peruse their works, awards, popularity and primary genre. If you are looking for work like geniuses, Laird Barron, John Langan, Bentley Little, Konrath/Killborn, Robert E Howard, HP Lovecraft or the Lovecraftian Circle- this is the wrong book and would be better satisfied with: "The Wide Carnivorous Sky and Other Geographies" Occultations And Other Stories, "The Gods of H.P. Lovecraft" or "My Wife Hates Time Travel and Other Stories". All of the anthologies I just mentioned are some of my most cherished reads all in Audiable, Kindle and First Addition Hardback. Collectables. These stories are closer to "The Best Horror of the Year" anthologies of short horror stories. The narration is an ensemble cast of excellent talent each perfect for their given story! This reason alone makes this collection of light to hard boiled horror stories worth listening to. (It is often available with Audiable Unlimited free listens and why I tried it despite one grave review I ignored finding my own opinion not near as grim, just me. Ski Laughing-Bear So Lake Tahoe Ca.

Not really scary

Very short stories with no real endings and some were confusing. strange, nut not horror