Tommy Orange and Shane Hawk talk indigenous horror stories

The team that brought you the bestselling Indigenous fiction anthology Never Whistle at Night has returned with a new collection of unsettling and sinister stories: Back for Blood: Never Whistle at Night Part II. This latest volume features twenty-one brand-new, groundbreaking, gruesome tales—authored by both established (Tommy Orange! Stephen Graham Jones!) and newly unearthed Indigenous talent. This isn’t just “dark fiction,” it’s full-tilt horror.

Co-editors Shane Hawk and Ted Van Alst Jr. say, “Not an occasional shiver, not a decorative brush with the uncanny, but sustained dread, sustained appetite, sustained consequence. If the first volume asked you to sit with darkness, this one asks you to listen to it breathe.” The stories in Back for Blood draw on a range of Native and First Nations experiences, histories, and traditions to showcase the power of Indigenous storytelling in this particular genre. It is a further celebration of Indigenous survival and the enduring tradition of transforming adversity into art.

For this event, Tommy Orange will be in conversation with anthology co-editor, Shane Hawk.