Night of the Mannequins

By: Stephen Graham Jones

Narrated by: Gary Tiedemann

We thought we'd play a fun prank on her, and now most of us are dead.

One last laugh for the summer as it winds down. One last prank just to scare a friend. Bringing a mannequin into a theater is just some harmless fun, right? Until it wakes up. Until is starts killing.

Luckily, Sawyer has a plan. He'll be a hero. He'll save everyone to the best of his ability. He'll kill as many people as he needs to so he can save the day. That's the thing about heroes - sometimes you have to become a monster first.

©2020 Stephen Graham Jones (P)2021 Tantor

Interesting

The story was well told and kept me interested from start to finish. However, I feel as though there could have been more to the story.

calling1

An insanely wild ride Night of THE MANNEQUININNS BY STEPHEN JONES INVOKES TENSION and dread in a magnificent fashion This is type of story that captures the read

Great narration

Horror, not my type of story. Similar to a Stephen King story, but not as well done. Loved the narration though.

Whatever you think this is, it’s not it.

This story unsettled me a little, but I guess that’s the point. It’s not the horror that unsettled me, it’s what happens to the children. So, if kids getting killed is a trigger for you, then I’d skip this one. The concept itself was unique. And this is the best Novella I’ve ever read that portrayed madness so perfectly.

A fantastic short story

Ambiguous and haunting. Everything a short story should be. A story about a coming of age, in the same vein as It by Stephen King.