Spiraling Down

by Michael Marks

Descend into the darkness with this chilling collection of tales from renowned NoSleep author Michael Marks.

A die-hard paranormal skeptic’s beliefs are turned upside down after a night of unimaginable terror trapped inside a notoriously haunted house. Pages torn from a lost journal recount a camping trip gone terribly wrong. A teenager investigates a knock at the basement door of an abandoned church in the woods. A late-night gas station clerk encounters disturbing pale figures in top hats. Airline passengers glimpse tentacled monsters outside the plane windows.

These tales and others lead you ever deeper into the terrifying unknown… and there’s no escape once you start Spiraling Down.

Genres: Horror

305 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 19, 2023

Reviews

[Ali O]

Spiraling Down by Michael Marks
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This is a fun creepy book of 27 short horror stories! There is a vast range of unique and entertaining stories! They all have a good amount of spook and horror to them, and I was left thinking after each story.
A couple of favorites are:
The Medicine was Black
Free Coffee With Order Of Pie
Whistling From The Well
Everything is Rotten
Madness Above The Clouds
They Stalk The Thicket
Whisper In The Woods
A Cold Halloween Night

Thank you to Michael Marks for an audio copy of this great book of stories! The narrator did a good job also!

[Chiara Cooper]

Spiraling Down by Michael Marks is a remarkable collection of short horror stories, enhanced by the narration from Geoff Sturtevant. I listened to the audiobook and I enjoyed each story. I have a few favourites, but they are all really good!

I liked the variety and the many horror subgenres depicted in this collection, so believe me when I say ‘there is something for everyone’, because it’s true!

I loved how subtly some of the stories bring the horror and the terror, so that the reader awaits in that excited state, ready to bounce at any second due to expecting something terrible. And when the horror comes, it’s never as expected!

As I mentioned, I liked all the stories, although the ones I loved are those where the real horror is inside the mind and where the lines between the reality and the constructions of the mind are so thin that are imperceptible.
Having never read anything from this author, this was a great way to know their writing and style, and I’m hooked!

Thanks to the author and Velox Books for a code and this is my honest opinion.

[Bruce Woodbridge]

I waivered between giving the book a so-so 3 and giving it a subpar 2. I liked the stories but found the execution distracting.

The stories are mostly interesting but the editing is terrible. Many words are misspelled and often the word used would sound alike but have an entirely different meaning than the context intended (e.g. "in vein" for "in vain"). There were a lot of run-on sentences, typos, and questionable grammar. I had to wonder if this book was produced by AI rather than an actual author. I enjoyed the stories but found myself increasingly distracted by poor spelling, bad grammar, and the sense that the book could be written better. Buyer beware!

[Amanda]

Mostly, I finished this book because most of the stories had interesting premises, even if they weren’t the best executed. I’m mostly disappointed by the insane number of typos and grammatical errors—did this book not have several drafts, or at least have a spell checker ran on it? The poor grammar and spelling are probably the worst parts of this book, but honestly, the writing could use some work too. Some of the stories aren’t executed well, although some are intriguing. There’s a lot of telling versus showing. But I saw it through because it was interesting enough to tolerate the flaws. With some editing, this book would have been much better.

[Toni]

Lots of warnings in these short stories. Most of the stories have gore and some really disturbing. Different types of horror: creatures, paranormal and serial killers. Most of the stories are great and thought out well but the last 4 or 5 stories feel rushed and don't make much sense.

[Reshma Mary]

DNFed around 23%. i got a bit bored

[Robert Knudsen]

I loved it

I loved how well the stories were layered in this book. At one point, it was like going from one great story to another,great job