Night as a Catalyst

De: Chad Lutzke

Narrado por: Joe Hempel

As beautiful as the night can be, it often plays a role in something more foreboding, supplying the catalyst for things both terrifying and imaginative. Utilizing this hallowed time of the day, author Chad Lutzke has written and compiled 18 stories, with creature features, sleep deprivation, hiding the undead, revenge, cannibalism, morbid habits, and executions of karma being just a handful of the themes covered in this book. Listen on and discover what the mind produces when using the night as a catalyst.

©2014, 2015 Chad Lutzke (P)2015 Chad Lutzke

can't stop listening!!!!

these r non-stop tales to mess with ur mind. this has about every scary thing u can think of. well worth the read or listen. I found it extra creepy by listen and putting a voice to it. definitely worth reading or listen to.

Too Short

I loved several of the short stories 3 of my favorites were One for the Road, Up a Tree and Collecting Cats. Even so would like them longer and more detailed. Fun read when you can only listen for short periods. Would give it 3.5 out of 5. This audiobook was provided by the author, narrator, or publisher at no cost in exchange for an unbiased review courtesy of Audiobook Blast. Thank you

Perfect listening

Perfect to listen to on the daily drive to work. The stories are short enough you don't have to figure out where you left off most of the time. Fun to listen to and even more fun to think about afterwords.

Bite Sized Shivers ...With a Few kida Chewy

*4.5 Stars for Story

I've read several of Chad Lutzke's short stories. It was a treat to come across this collection.

Each story is unique; some are better than others- but almost all of them are a minimal of 4 stars.

All of them are well written and Joe Hempel brings justice to the delivery.

I'm thrilled to find so many stories in this collection. A few of the stories are over 20 minutes. Most are a few minutes and I listened to a few each night.

The stories aren't horror-scary. Maybe spooky or creeping, mixed with shock or comedy.

I review all ebooks and audiobooks, however:
"I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review."

Imaginative

Night as a Catalyst is a horror anthology by writer Chad Lutzke.

It includes 18 short stories, and after each story, Chad gives a brief description of his inspiration for that particular piece of work.
I thought it would be the perfect book for me to use to write my first review for audiobook reviewer because it includes a lot of key words I enjoy: short stories, fantasy / science fiction, and horror.

Most of the stories were incredibly short. Little bursts of great ideas for stories with not much follow up.

Chad shows us he has some fantastic ideas for stories, that he has a talent with words and imagery, but the stories end almost before they begin.
The descriptions included after each story was an interesting idea, but I would have personally preferred it be left to the end of the book for the who were interested .

To be fair, I know other writers have included assides about where their inspiration came from, including Stephen King and Orson Scott Card, two of my favorite writers. However I think it’s better suited as a bonus at the end for readers, like those who are writers themselves, who may want to know where the inspiration came from. Others (like myself) would rather just hear the stories.

Unfortunately, because I listen to audiobooks on the go, I was not able to write down the names of all Chad’s stories, but there were a few I really enjoyed. I tried finding a table of contents online but was unsuccessful, so a description of two of my favorites will have to do.
One was about stray cats who kept turning up on a mans porch with missing limbs. Another was about two boys spending the night in a tree house , and they witness something horrific. I thoroughly enjoyed both stories and would love to hear an expanded version of them!

I’ll have to leave it at that, no spoilers here!

Joe Hempel was the narrator of this anthology, and he did a good job. I didn’t notice any subtle changes of voice for different characters, which is something I think an excellent narrator does, but there also weren’t many opportunities for that . He had a clear and pleasant voice, and great fluidity. I can see why 4 authors have quite recently trusted him to narrate their books.

Overall, I give this anthology 3.5 stars. It was enjoyable and had some great ideas. A bit of twilight zone for the imagination!