Many Indigenous people believe that one should never whistle at night. This belief takes many forms: for instance, Native Hawaiians believe it summons the Hukai’po, the spirits of ancient warriors, and Native Mexicans say it calls Lechuza, a witch that can transform into an owl. But what all these legends hold in common is the certainty that whistling at night can cause evil spirits to appear—and even follow you home.
Authors include Norris Black, Amber Blaeser-Wardzala, Phoenix Boudreau, Cherie Dimaline, Carson Faust, Kelli Jo Ford, Kate Hart, Shane Hawk, Brandon Hobson, Darcie Little Badger, Conley Lyons, Nick Medina, Tiffany Morris, Tommy Orange, Mona Susan Power, Marcie R. Rendon, Waubgeshig Rice, Rebecca Roanhorse, Andrea L. Rogers, Morgan Talty, D.H. Trujillo, Theodore C. Van Alst Jr., Richard Van Camp, David Heska Wanbli Weiden, Royce Young Wolf, and Mathilda Zeller.
Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology by
Published: Sep 19, 2023 by Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN: 9780593468463
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Format: Paperback / softback | Trade paperback (US)
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As slasher-author Stephen Graham Jones explains in the foreword to Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology (Random House Canada), an eclectic collection of Indigenous short fiction published in September, horror “expand[s] the borders of the real” to allow two timelines—the past and the present, the legacy of colonialism and the world of the story—“to simultaneously exist. No, not just exist, but intersect.” –Quill and Quire
