The Krakatoan: A Short Horror Story

Maria Dahvana Headley

Mar 2021 · Come Join Us By The Fire, Volume 2 Book 24 · Nightfire · Narrated by Natalie Naudus

3.9

103 reviews

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Beneath the Earth's crust, beneath what our eyes can see, mothers and other monsters reveal a horrible truth.

"The Krakatoan" by Maria Dahvana Headley is one of 18 short horror stories in Nightfire's audio anthology. Come Join Us by the Fire Season 2 is the second installment of Nightfire's audio horror anthology, featuring a wide collection of short stories from emerging voices in the horror genre as well as longtime fan favorites. The collection showcases the breadth of talent writing in the horror genre today, with contributions from a wide range of genre luminaries like Seanan McGuire, T. Kingfisher, and Caitlín R. Kiernan; it includes stories from Nightfire’s own Cassandra Khaw (Nothing But Blackened Teeth) and Silvia Moreno-Garcia (Certain Dark Things); and from rising stars like Nibedita Sen, Matthew Lyons, and Jessica Guess. Plus, it has Nick Antosca’s “The Quiet Boy,” soon to be a major motion picture, Antlers, starring Keri Russell.

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3.9

103 reviews

Alan Wray

March 27, 2021

im enjoying the story itself. but the narrator could curb a little of the animation in her narrative

Mistys music Clinton

April 23, 2021

I loved it!! The narrator was the best part it's great when they put some feeling into the story not just read the words

Gwen Strickland

June 26, 2022

I really like this book! So interesting!

About the author

Maria Dahvana Headley is a #1 New York Times bestselling author and editor. Her books include the novels The Mere Wife, Magonia, Aerie, and the memoir The Year of Yes. With Kat Howard, she is the author of The End of the Sentence, and with Neil Gaiman, she is the coeditor of Unnatural Creatures. Her stories have been short-listed for the Shirley Jackson, Nebula, and World Fantasy Awards. She was raised with a wolf and a pack of sled dogs in the high desert of rural Idaho and now lives in Brooklyn, New York.

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