It Calls from the Forest, Volume 1

By: Tim Mendees, Mark Towse, MMA K, Leadley DR, Smith EEW, Christman CW, Blackwell Michael, Subjack Holley, Cornetto G, Allen Wilbanks, Michael D Nadeau, Elizabeth Nettleton, NM Brown, Craig Crawford, MA Smith

Narrated by: Simon de Deney

Length: 8 hrs and 50 mins

Publisher's summary

Whatever you do, do not listen.

Ignore that pull, the need to escape from drudgeries of life and find peace and solitude within nature. It is not the cool breeze and the scent of pine that whispers your name.

No, these things within the forest will rip out your heart and devour your soul. You will tremble as they revel in your madness, taking everything from you and leaving you with nothing. Delve inside this anthology of what truly lurks within the shadows of the trees.

Created by award-winning horror and fiction authors around the world. We dare you to take this journey with us and find out what horrors await you.

The Forest Is Calling. Will you answer?

"A Wail of a Tail" By Emma K. Leadley - A starving hunter and his dog leave for a routine hunting trip, but what he brings back is anything but routine.

"The Thing In The Woods" By D.R. Smith - A group of young boys discover something strange and otherworldly in the forest. Compelled by forces unseen to take it home with them, disaster quickly unfolds. Will anyone survive?

"The Hike" By E.E.W. Christmas - A weekend getaway turns disastrous for Steph, when she wakes to find Becca missing and their car destroyed.

"Forest Man" By Holley Cornetto - A group of old friends reminisce about the summer that changed their lives forever and they soon realize some things should be left in the past.

"Hollow Woods" By Brian Duncan - Making friends is hard, but Emma soon realizes that her new friends aren't who she thinks they are, and the Florida Everglades can be a dangerous place.

"Seita" By Thomas Wake - A hunting trip goes terribly wrong when nature takes back what was stolen.

"Fairies in the Forest" By Jason Holden - A father son getaway turns deadly when the ramblings of their late grandfather prove true.

Twenty-four terrifying stories ripped out of your nightmares.

©2020 Eerie River Publishing (P)2020 Eerie River Publishing

Great horror anthology

I rarely find a horror anthology that is well written, narrated well, and has stories that are unique and actually creepy. This one is all of those. All of the stories were fully developed and a few actually made want to look over my shoulder when I was listening outdoors at night. As an ardent fan of horror, that doesn’t happen often. Highly recommend.

Something for everyone

I enjoyed this collection of stories. There is a wide variety of monsters or creepy situations in this book. This also had the perfect narrator. A great read.

Absolutely Fantastic (and I'm a snob)

This is pretty much the very best horror anthology I have listened to on Audible, and trust me, "horror anthology" is my main search phrase.
These stories are intelligent, creative, and engaging... they typically don't answer all of your questions (and I *love*that!!!), they don't spell things out for you, and they have just a touch of the surreal. There's natural... then supernatural... then beyond that you get into the surreal/unreal, and this has just the right amount of that last element.
Honestly, I've probably listened to *hundreds* of horror collections here, and this one checked all my boxes. Many times I listen and think I should do a review (whether positive or negative) - this collection *compelled* me to do a review.
Big thanks to all who were involved. The narrator made me a bit uncomfortable right from the first story, where he breathily sang for the sake of the story... as the stories wound along, I found that slight uncomfortability only added to the experience.
So very happy with this purchase. If you like your horror edgy, not always with the "good side" winning, and leaving you with lingering questions to ponder, this is probably very much for you.

Great book of short stories!

This book really surprised me with the quality of its short stories! The stories were visceral and savage. I believe out of about 20 stories there were only 2 or 3 that were weak. Trust me buy this book you won't regret it!

Really a solid book.

thank God the chapters are labeled with the story title.
narrator was awesome
content not cliche or predictable

Great Creativity

The stories were creative and well written. The narration was perfect. I even got creeper out when listening before bed. I'm going to get volume 2!