Bone Whispers by Tim Waggoner

Title: Bone Whispers
Author: Tim Waggoner
Genre: Horror, Short Stories, Dark Fiction

REVIEW

This collection is disturbing, surreal, and deeply unsettling in the best possible way.

Bone Whispers is not a book you casually dip into. It is dark, strange, and often uncomfortable, pulling you into twisted realities that linger long after you finish reading. Tim Waggoner does not hold your hand. He drops you straight into nightmares and lets you find your own way out.

Each story feels like stepping into a distorted dream where logic bends and fear takes on new shapes. From living corpses growing in fields to seas of blood and mobs driven by madness, the imagery is vivid and relentless. Some stories are grotesque, others quietly haunting, but all of them are soaked in atmosphere and emotion.

What stood out to me most is how human these stories feel beneath the horror. There is pain, loneliness, obsession, and desperation running through them. The horror is not just in what happens, but in what it reveals about the characters and their inner worlds. Some stories made me uncomfortable. Others made me sad. A few genuinely creeped me out.

The writing is sharp and imaginative. Each story has its own voice and tone, yet the collection feels cohesive, like fragments of the same dark universe. A few stories stayed with me more than others, but overall the creativity and originality were impressive.

This is not light horror and it is not meant to be comforting. It is strange, intense, and at times brutal. Readers who enjoy surreal horror and psychological darkness will appreciate what Tim Waggoner is doing here.

A haunting collection that whispers to you long after you close the book.

Thank you to NetGalley, the publisher, and Tim Waggoner for the ARC copy of this book.