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    Skidding Into Oblivion
    Skidding Into Oblivion
    Skidding Into Oblivion
    Audiobook10 hours

    Skidding Into Oblivion

    Written by Brian Hodge

    Narrated by David Bendena

    4.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    We each inhabit many worlds, often at the same time. From worlds on the inside, to the world on a cosmic scale. Worlds imposed on us, and worlds of our own making.
    In time, though, all worlds will end. Bear witness:
    After the death of their grandmother, two cousins return to their family’s rural homestead to find a community rotting from the soul outward, and a secret nobody dreamed their matriarch had been keeping.

    The survivors of the 1929 raid on H.P. Lovecraft’s town of Innsmouth hold the key to an anomalous new event in the ocean, if only someone could communicate with them.

    The ultimate snow day turns into the ultimate nightmare when it just doesn’t stop.

    An extreme metal musician compels his harshest critic to live up to the hyperbole of his trolling.

    With the last of a generation of grotesquely selfish city fathers on his deathbed, the residents of the town they doomed exercise their right to self-determination one last time.

    As history repeats itself and the world shivers through a volcanic winter, a group gathers around the shore of a mountain lake to once again invoke the magic that created the world’s most famous monster.


    With Skidding Into Oblivion, his fifth collection, award-winning author Brian Hodge brings together his most concentrated assortment yet of year’s best picks and awards finalists, with one thing in common:
    It’s the end of the world as we know it . . . and we don’t feel fine at all.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJournalStone Publishing
    Release dateJan 1, 2019
    ISBN9781094242637
    Skidding Into Oblivion
    Author

    Brian Hodge

    Brian Hodge is the author of eight novels, including Wild Horses and Dark Advent, and three story collections, as well as numerous short stories in various publications and anthologies. He has been nominated for the Bram Stoker Award and for the World Fantasy Award.

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    4.5/5

    50 ratings3 reviews

    What our readers think

    Readers find this title exceptional and intriguing. The collection of horror stories is praised for its creative plots and twists, pulling at the reader's sense of dread and existential terror. The narration is also highly praised. However, there is a story that some readers recommend skipping if they struggle with depression or suicidal ideation. Overall, the book receives a positive verdict and is loved by those who enjoy cosmic horror, weird fiction, and mind-bending stories."

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    • 5/5
      I thought this collection was EXCEPTIONAL!!
      I loved every single story. Plus, David Bendena, did a phenomenal job narrating each one.
      I enjoyed listening to this collection SO MUCH, I went and purchased a physical copy. That way it can have a place on my “Favorites” shelf.

      This was my first time reading any of Brian Hodge’s work and now, I am very intrigued!
      I can’t wait to read more.

      If you like cosmic horror, weird fiction, horror fiction or mind-bending stories that make you think....READ THIS BOOK!!

      3 people found this helpful

    • 5/5
      I’m obsessed with horror stories that pull at your sense of dread and existential terror without resorting to a lot of blood and guts. Hodge’s stories were the perfect way to scratch that itch. These stories have very creative plots and twists. I’m only halfway through and so far am loving this book which is why I wanted to review it early!

      Edit: like another reviewer, I would recommend skipping “Let My Smile Be Your Umbrella” if you struggle with depression or suicidal ideation. I didn’t hate it, though I absolutely it let relate to the woman in the story, and I did find the story truly upsetting. But I thought it was still fairly well-written (though my least favorite of the collection).

      1 person found this helpful

    • 3/5
      ***If you've ever struggled with suicidal ideation, skip "Let My Smile Be Your Umbrella."***

      Possible SPOILERS ahead:
      Seeing that the goal of horror is to disturb the reader, this collection deserves a 5/5 rating. Unfortunately, in at least one case this is accomplished by speaking unkindly directly to the reader as if they'd just survived a public, dramatic and very insincere suicide attempt. (I compliment the narrator on the amount of contempt he manages to convey.) Since I had to tap out at around 20 minutes into the aforementioned story, personally this book is a 0/5 for me. Final verdict: 3/5.

      1 person found this helpful