• The Glassy, Burning Floor of Hell

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  • By: Brian Evenson
  • Narrated by: Mauro Hantman
  • Length: 8 hrs and 25 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (23 ratings)

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The Glassy, Burning Floor of Hell

By: Brian Evenson
Narrated by: Mauro Hantman
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Publisher's summary

“Here is how monstrous humans are.”

A sentient, murderous prosthetic leg; shadowy creatures lurking behind a shimmering wall; brutal barrow men: Of all the terrors that populate The Glassy, Burning Floor of Hell, perhaps the most alarming are the beings who decimated the habitable Earth: humans. In this new short-story collection, Brian Evenson envisions a chilling future beyond the Anthropocene that forces excruciating decisions about survival and self-sacrifice in the face of toxic air and a natural world torn between revenge and regeneration. Combining psychological and ecological horror, each tale thrums with Evenson’s award-winning literary craftsmanship, dark humor, and thrilling suspense.

©2021 Brian Evenson (P)2022 Audible, Inc.

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A little disappointing

I chose this audiobook after seeing this on a list of “best 2022 horror.” Honestly none of the stories were frightening, though they had interesting concepts. I guess I’m a little jaded coming off of Richard Mathewson and the Ellen Datlow edited works, as none of the stories here came even close to that caliber of writing. This was a good attempt and I’ll keep reading this author’s work, but I’m not sure I can recommend this audiobook without it being on sale.

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22 Stories by a Master of the Form

Evenson is simultaneously a 21st Century Poe and Kafka; Bradbury and Jackson AND none of these. Locating where his short-stories belong is like mapping Aesop Rock’s genealogy.

22 Stories:

1. Leg ★★★★
2. In Dreams ★★★★
3. Myling Kommer ★★★★
4. Come Up ★★★★★
5. Palisade ★★★★
6. Curator ★★★★★
7. To Breathe the Air ★★★★★
8. The Barrow-Men ★★★
9. The Shimmering Wall ★★★★★
10. Grauer in the Snow ★★★★★
11. Justle ★★★★★
12. The Devil's Hand ★★★★
13. Nameless Citizen ★★★★
14. The Coldness of His Eye ★★★
15. Daylight Come ★★★
16. Elo Havel ★★★★★
17. His Haunting ★★★★
18. Haver ★★★★★
19. The Extrication ★★★★★
20. A Bad Patch ★★★★
21. Hospice ★★★★
22. The Glassy Burning Floor of Hell ★★★★★

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Mostly Uninteresting

This is a convoluted collection of strange stories. Some of them are just silly and only a few worth listening to.
The narrator is flat and boring. The tone of his voice rarely changes and I found myself loosing interest.
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