The Whistler by Nick Medina
Henry is about to make it. His ghost hunting videos featuring him, his best friend Toad, and his girlfriend Jade are getting more views--in part thanks to a local news segment. Just before that though, the trio visited a house where a graphic tragedy took place and was never solved. One theory as to what led to it was that the girl in the home had whistled at night. As the three flee the house in terror, Henry decides to ramp up Toad and Jade's terror.
And so, Henry whistles.
Since that whistle, everything has gone wrong. The reporter who gave them their break is found dead, his body mangled. And events that Henry desperately claims he doesn't lead to him waking up from a coma in a hospital, a quadriplegic. As he fights against his new reality, he feels as though he is still haunted from that whistle. Uncanny things keep happening and his circumstances somehow keep getting worse.
After another death, Henry knows something has got to give. He works disentangle himself from whatever stalks his life or it will drag him further down.
The Whistler by Nick Medina was a great read. At times it was shockingly terrifying, at others truly tragic, and at still others consciously frustrating. I appreciated the interplay of the horror of the supernatural, the horror of grief, regret, and loss of agency, and the horror of how history haunts us still.
Without giving too much away, the epilogue was the perfect note to end on and felt deftly true to the genre.
If you can handle moments of intense fear--both supernatural and real-world--presented by a nimble pen, I would highly recommend The Whistler by Nick Medina.
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