The End of Summer

Thirteen Tales of Halloween

By: J. Tonzelli

Narrated by: Jay B. Scott

The world's oldest celebration comes to life in The End of Summer: Thirteen Tales of Halloween, an anthology that honors the darkest and strangest night of the year. Each story is designed to be intrinsically and intimately about Halloween - its traditions, its myths, and its effects - and they run the gamut from horrifying to heartbreaking.

Halloween night is the tapestry through which a haunted house, a monstrous child, a late-night drive to a mysterious destination, and other tales are weaved. Demons are faced, death is defied, and love is tested. And not everyone makes it out alive. The End of Summer has arrived.

©2013 J. Tonzelli/AuthorMike Ink (P)2014 AuthorMike Ink

fairly good.

stories are good but narration is sleepy, and lacking. I felt like he was putting me to sleep

Love this-perfect to start off the Spooky Season!

These stories are a bit offbeat. The reader has to appreciate that several come from old legends and lore rather than cheap new ChatGPT drivel. I especially love The Halloween Girl and Dumb Supper. Not a quick, zombie filled trope but each story requires a little patience to appreciate the nuance. The guy with the chainsaw isn’t that frightening—it’s the scare that you never saw coming.

Spooky Halloween Fun!

Would you listen to The End of Summer again? Why?

Yes! It was a wonderful, spooky read!

What did you like best about this story?

Seriously creepy. The stories stayed with me for several days...and nights.

What makes this book particularly creepy is that most of the scares are based on human nature and the problems we can create for ourselves and others. This book is very well written and the characters are real and complex.

What does Jay B. Scott bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

It makes it feel like you are being told a story around a campfire.

Who was the most memorable character of The End of Summer and why?

The Halloween Girl of Coldsprings. So, so creepy!

Any additional comments?

Again, this is an amazing read. It's Halloween for kids and adults. Not gory or violent, just very insightful and very effective at giving the reader nightmares!

really the story of him remembering his uncle's time with them on Halloween

that feeling of being a kid again going trick r treating was brought back as I listened to theses stories. this was great 👍

I would have enjoyed it more

If it weren't for all the cursing. It adds nothing to a story and gets old.