Synopsis
“A Lovecraftian horror tale inspired by Native American Myths and colonial times”
Harvest Nights is a story told through a young boy named Chua (Snake), who narrates the story of how the days were gone and replaced by nights when a strange shooting star appeared in the sky in 1811 Colonial America (Great Comet of 1811). During those dreadful nights, Chua, and later three other people, will have to survive the other worldly creatures that will stop at nothing to eat. A Lovecraftian horror story featuring famous historical figures and creatures inspired by Native American myths.
“It was the surgically-precise gore, the sensations of body horror, and the tenticular terror that Ahmed Alameen penned that will stick with me for a long time.”—Michael Arnzen, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of Play Dead and 100 Jolts
“Gripping and Eerie”—Eric J. Guignard, award-winning author and editor, including That Which Grows Wild and Doorways to the Deadeye
Review
The author very graciously sent me a copy for my reading pleasure. This is a horror novella inspired by Native American mythology. I have always loved mythology, so getting to see some from a history I don’t know much about was very cool to me.
This novel starts off at a pace that’s 100% right from the first sentence. At only 81 pages, this novella packs in horror, both bodily and monstrous, a masterful twist, action, and heart. It is both retelling the mythology for a new age, and also still tackling the race issues of the period. While not going into incredible detail on it, it certainly doesn’t shy away.
Overall, I’m never really sure where I stand on unreliable narrators. But within this story itself, everything is so up in the air as to what’s really happening, that it really worked on me, and it fit nicely. In a way reminiscent of Agatha Christie’s doctor in The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, this one might have converted me a bit here. There’s a snake in the grass.
Absolutely worth a buy, digital or physical. The cover is cool, so there’s nothing wrong with this one being on your shelf. Perfect for horror fans looking for a quick, sickening read! A great read for Native American rep, or Middle Eastern rep from the author himself!
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