Shingles Audio Collection
Shingles Audio Collections • Book 1
by Authors and Dragons, Cassandra Myles, Cal Wembly, Robert Bevan, Rick Gualtieri, John G. Hartness, Drew Hayes, Steve Wetherell
Why You'll Love This
Six stories where children buy guns, monkeys grant cursed wishes, and zombies ruin perfectly good homework — played completely straight-faced.
- Great if you want: horror-comedy shorts with gleefully dark, absurdist premises
- The experience: fast, punchy, and chaotic — each story lands its joke quickly
- The writing: multiple authors bring distinct voices united by irreverent, deadpan humor
- Skip if: you prefer horror that takes itself seriously
About This Book
What happens when horror and comedy collide in a small, strange town where the supernatural is practically a neighbor? Shingles brings together six darkly comic tales that revel in the absurd, the macabre, and the surprisingly heartfelt. From children navigating genuinely dangerous situations with cheerful obliviousness to teenagers receiving gifts no one asked for, these stories find humor in the chaos of monsters, mayhem, and the particular madness of everyday life gone sideways. The stakes are real, the danger is genuine, and somehow that makes the laughs land harder.
What distinguishes this collection is how confidently each contributor — Cassandra Myles, Cal Wembly, Robert Bevan, Rick Gualtieri, John G. Hartness, Drew Hayes, and Steve Wetherell — maintains a distinct voice while keeping the whole thing tonally cohesive. The writing leans into genre conventions just enough to subvert them, rewarding readers who know their horror tropes and those who simply enjoy watching characters stumble through impossible situations with accidental competence. Short, punchy, and genuinely funny, it's the kind of collection you finish faster than expected and immediately want to press into someone else's hands.