Anoka: A Collection of Indigenous Horror (Unabridged)
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5.0 • 2 Ratings
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- $5.99
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Publisher Description
Welcome to Anoka, Minnesota, a small city just outside of the Twin Cities dubbed “The Halloween Capital of the World” since 1937. Here before you lie several tales involving bone collectors, pagan witches, werewolves, skeletal bison, and cloned children. It is up to you to decipher between fact and fiction as the author has woven historical facts into his narratives.
With his debut horror collection, Cheyenne & Arapaho author Shane Hawk explores themes of family, grief, loneliness, and identity through the lens of indigenous life.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
In his swift but haunting story collection—set in a Minnesota town that’s known as the Halloween Capital of the World—Shane Hawk brilliantly combines horror with Indigenous folklore. These six grisly tales are short enough for you to listen to while you’re out walking the dog or running an errand, but they’ll linger with you. You’ll meet werewolves and witches, spiders with a repulsive interest in the human mouth, and an evil that takes the form of a man’s son, driving the father to madness. But what really sets this collection apart is the all-too-human side of horror. Issues that stalk Indigenous communities, like alcoholism, domestic violence, and loneliness, run through the chilling plotlines. Kyle Bullock’s deep baritone narration is a little bit eerie and a little bit hip, charming you one minute and terrifying you the next.
