THE WHISTLER

Shaun Taylor-Corbett takes listeners to the Louisiana reservation of the fictional Takoda nation, where only fools whistle in the dark. We meet protagonist Henry Hotard in two interwoven timelines. In one, a spinal injury finds Henry in a wheelchair, angry and despairing. In the other, set roughly a year earlier, Henry chases internet fame as a ghost hunter. In both, Taylor-Corbett's eerie, two-toned whistle amps the tension as Henry's activities attract a malevolent entity from Takoda lore. The story emphasizes Henry's personal journey rather than scares, with Taylor-Corbett alternating between braggadocio and self-pity according to the timeline. The result is that listeners spend most of the audiobook with a protagonist who's basically a jerk, but his redemption ultimately satisfies. Fans of character-driven horror tales are this one's ideal listeners. [Published: JANUARY 2026]