Toneye's Chilling Tales

A gruesome collection of sinister thought provoking short stories that made my imagination run wild told in the most chilling of voices provided by narrator Steve Wojtas.
I really enjoyed this audio and listened to it over Halloween which added to the experience.
A author who's work I would like to explore more of.

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Wickedly entertaining

Flash of Darkness is a wickedly entertaining collection of short (flash fiction) horror stories.

The vision of hell laid out in the first story is an interesting one that I hope the author, Toneye Eyenot, revisits. The bartering system, the potential for a “get out of hell free, card”, and the compelling demon who introduces the new soul to its eternal torment were all aspects of the story that I felt were begging to be expanded upon. (A sign of a great piece of flash fiction!)

Not all the stories were quite as compelling as the first. The third felt rather laborious - which isn’t usually something one can say about flash fiction - and the last didn't feel like it fit with the others, but overall it was an entertaining collection with more good stories than bad. (And thankfully none of the bloodsucking nightmares were remotely sparkly, so it was worth listening to just for that.)

The narrator Steve Wojtas did a great job. His sneering, supercilious, seductive demon in the first story was very reminiscent of Tim Curry, and was immediately contrasted by his hesitant, vulnerable, and ultimately chilling performance of the character in the second. Though I'm not sure if he can do more than those two accents, both were well suited to their respective stories. His style of narration helped to bring these short stories to life and to fully animate the author’s characters despite the brevity of the format.

I enjoyed the creepy, humorous, twisted tales in this book, and would definitely listen to other short story collections by this author, especially any future collaborations with this narrator. Perhaps I was influenced by the narrator’s performance, but as I was listening to these stories I really felt as though they were being told *to* me. I attend my local writing group’s shows and these stories reminded me of the more engaging ones; as if the author has written them as performances, as stories that want to be spoken, whispered, or screamed out into the night…

I’d recommend it to anyone who enjoys short stories, or horror stories. It was the perfect book to welcome in the month that will bring us Hallowe’en!

*I received this book free of charge in exchange for an honest, unbiased review.

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Creepy and Surreal

An author with a palindrome name. Stories to raise the hairs down your back. A fantastic narration to add flavour and depth. This is an exploration of the writers darker moments, perhaps one or two of the readers too. Deliciously dark.

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Flash of Darkness

. Horror and gruesome. I thoroughly enjoyed Flash of Darkness! The author takes us on several journeys, each as riveting as the next!

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Very entertaining

Excellent storyline with a well delivered narrator. What more is there to ask from an audiobook?

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darkness that turned my head

Toneye is the master of dark short that will transport you to another dimension and when you get there you wish you weren't its so dark and disturbing. loved it I want more.

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Flash of darkness

LOVED these stories! Steve Wojtas was an excellent narrator.I was given this book by the narrator,author or publisher free for an honest review.

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