Unexplainable Happenings: Chilling True Stories

by Autumn Barnes, Tom Lyons

Our world is built upon mysteries, so when somebody tells you nothing is impossible, you best believe them. Unexplainable Happenings is a thoughtfully-curated anthology series of occurrences most would deem impossible. Bone-chilling beholdings, unwilled encounters, and the unthinkable all come together to create an unusual and genuine series.

Genres: Paranormal, Horror, Short Stories, Nonfiction, Anthologies

131 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 15, 2023

Reviews

[John Morris · Rating 4 out of 5]

Short and sweet!

This short collection of weird tales (only 59 pages) was, surprisingly, quite good. Were the stories true? Who knows but, they all grabbed my attention and I thoroughly enjoyed the experience. Should you need to kill a little time you could do worse than giving this book a go and, like me, enjoy the experience.

[Becks! · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5⭐'s

[Lola Bodelier · Rating 5 out of 5]

love this! short and cool stories

[Tina · Rating 5 out of 5]

Story about the Uncle was the best. We really are living in a matrix.

[Emily MacDonald · Rating 4 out of 5]

quick read with short stories. reminded me of the Morbid podcast, Listener Tales episodes.

[Cheryl · Rating 4 out of 5]

Strange

A couple of these were sad. I'd like to know what happened to that poor persons twin. It's a shame they were never found.

[Rhina M. Finley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Chilling stories indeed!!

[Glen · Rating 3 out of 5]

A collection of weird encounters. One of them wasn't scary at all, but a few of them were.

[M Hewitt · Rating 1 out of 5]

Nope

Doesn’t do anything for me.
I’ve no doubt that the stories that are told are believed to be true according to the writers (if they really are) but how can anyone reading verify them! They could simply be made up tales by an author and pitched as a book of weird tales.

Incidentally, the majority of them could be explained logically. The human mind has a fantastic way of embellishing stories.

Also I found the tales were put together in a very simplistic and ALL of them had this sameness about them. IF - they were stories sent in then the style would be clearly different in every take but no, same style and manner in all of them. This leads me to believe they were all just made up sorry.

[Richard Tubb · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a very short book (it took me around 30 mins to read) featuring some spooky and disturbing tales submitted by readers.

The tales range from psuedo cryptid accounts, to unexplained disappearances, to truly terrifying accounts of suspected hauntings.

The author doesn't delve into the cases in any depth, and each chapter is purely the story recounted by the participant.

A fun, interesting short read - the book equivalent of telling ghost stories around a camp fire.

[Véronique Lessard · Rating 4 out of 5]

Short and sweet to say the least!
This was a fun and captivating read for someone who enjoys the unexplainable! I really enjoyed the rhythm of the short stories (read it in 3 sittings!). However, the "ads" between the chapters (even if I understand it), are not really necessary.
I appreciated the variety of the stories. If I can give a piece of advice, maybe find a title for each story. Other than that, it was quite fun to read!

[Ursula Johnson · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the first book in a new series about unusual paranormal encounters. There are strange happenings, unusual occurrences and baffling disappearances. While the stories were eerie, this collection didn't thrill me as much as some others have. There are definitely strange things going on in the world.

[Carolyn Strength · Rating 5 out of 5]

I always enjoy Autumn and Tom' short stories.

These stories are always fun, spooky and thought provoking. I have experienced odd happenings from time to time during my life so its fairly easy for me to believe the stories are true. And they sure ARE fun.

[Travis James · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent!!!!!!

Many very good and eclectic stories in this volume, some very scary. Cannot wait to move onto the second edition of this series! This book gets five *****'s!!!!!

[Melody Oakerson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent stories about paranormal.

This is a quick read but a good one! Perfect for when you have some time to kill and you want to read about the strange things that happen in our world.

[Alyson Atwell · Rating 2 out of 5]

I understand why this was free on Amazon unlimited. Very short book, none of the stories were particularly spooky and one of them even randomly switched a participant’s name, so not sure there was any editing used.

[Videoclimber(AKA)MTsLilSis · Rating 3 out of 5]

Short stories. A quick, sometimes creepy, read.

[Kari Loisel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great stories

great stories! Would read this author again. Good read! Likeable stories not too scary but they make you think. Thank you

[Val Thbd · Rating 3 out of 5]

An ok book but nothing earth shattering...

[Tessa Tepper · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.8. Quick read

[Mommapipes · Rating 1 out of 5]

Chilling?

Sorry, I found this book very lame. There was nothing chilling about it. I do not recommend this book at all.

[Iqmat · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice, quick read.

[Susan Lalor]

Quick Read, very good short stories.

Creative batch of short stories! The book ends abruptly leaving this reader hungry for more. Mr Lyons is a swell writer.

[Jim · Rating 5 out of 5]

True, not true...I don't know, but the stories are entertaining and I plan to keep going with this series.

[Tom Menner · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun if very short read

Entertaining stories of the explained, whether true or fanciful, but the collection is pretty short and could benefit from additional entries.

[Garry Phillips · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lots of creepy stories that are thought to be true. Written an told by the person it actually happened to.