BAD HOUSES Stories

T'áncháy Redvers gives a subdued but engaging performance of these strange fabulist stories. The characters, settings, and situations are creative and surreal and, at times, distinctly unsettling. An elephant decomposes in a couple's bed. A girl wonders about the lives of the trolls who work in her father's pumpkin patch. Houses are rarely what they seem. Redvers's narration is well-paced, and they don't lean heavily on character voices or dramatic effect. They give this audiobook the feel of a classic realist story collection. Their choice to deliver each story as if the events unfolding were completely normal heightens the elements of horror and fantasy sprinkled throughout. L.S. © AudioFile 2025, Portland, Maine [Published: JANUARY 2025]