Prank: A Novelette

by Jason Nickey

The closing novelette from 'They Come From Within' now available as a chap book.When Jodie and her co-workers at the Mean Bean coffee shop decide to play a prank on a rude customer, they find the outcome to be very satisfying. That is, until their prank backfires in the worst way, leading to dire consequences for all of them.

Working Retail really can be hell...

45 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 27, 2024

Reviews

[Jamie Young · Rating 4 out of 5]

Jodie and her coworkers have dealt with their fair share of angry and demeaning customers - it’s part of the job when you work at Mean Bean coffee house.

On one specific day, the crew decides to play a joke on a mean customer. The joke goes off without a hitch and they all feel good for making the jerk customer feel bad. They don’t think they will ever see this man again but that night they all watch the horror unfold as the prank comes back to haunt each and every single one of them.

Love when short stories pack a big punch. Not too gory or extreme but gives you the dread vibes all the way through. The author kept me hooked start to finish. My first book by Jason!

Happy reading. 📖

[Danielle Yvonne · Rating 5 out of 5]

“It was only supposed to be a joke!”

Whoa. This story was twisty AF. I’m not sure if I’ve ever said this in a review for a book, but it could easily be a really friggin good movie. This might be my favorite short story I’ve read by Nickey so far. It was an absolute psychological mindf*ck the entire time. I was super confident that I knew where this plot was going, but I was wrong… so incredibly wrong… multiple times. 🤯

Prank is part of the short story collection, They Come From Within, but was released as a standalone and is available on KU. It’s the perfect quick read for anyone looking to catch up on their yearly reading goals and just an all around phenomenal story. Highly recommend to any and everyone. 🤌🏼

[SeveredTherapy · Rating 3 out of 5]

A Revenge Story

A bit of twisted revenge of sorts that takes a few minutes to get to the meat and potatoes of. Its not terrible, by any means, although the bulletpointed descriptions kind of felt like a fleshed-out outline at certain points.

The story itself was fine and felt kind of like a r/nosleep post or something from Scary Stories to Tell In The Dark.

2.75 out of 5 severed thumbs-up.

[Stu Logan · Rating 5 out of 5]

A seemingly harmless prank on a rude customer, ends in the most tragic of circumstances.
A great little story of how revenge comes a knocking to the prankers.
A quick little read, with shades of Final Destinatiom. The author never dissapoints

[Niamhyyy12 · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 ⭐️

Short but very good read- written great and held my attention!

After awhile a Karen gets on your nerves and you just want to punished them but the one they choose for the prank is the wrong decision…..

[Cari Frye · Rating 3 out of 5]

While fairly predictable to a certain point. It was a good quick read. There were a few typos and grammar errors.

[Justine Gradwohl · Rating 5 out of 5]

10/10 like a scene from a movie 🫣 it’s predictable but it’s really good and to the point which I likeee! Fast paced and interesting, it was a fun spooky read.

[marisa · Rating 3 out of 5]

am i supposed to feel bad for karl cause i dont 😭

[Jennifer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Oh the consequences of a prank gone wrong...

[Ali · Rating 2 out of 5]

Least fav so far, just wasn’t my vibe. Very predictable, cliche scary story.

[kellyjo walters · Rating 4 out of 5]

So many twists. .. never prank someone.. it will backfire.

[Rhonda Ofstad · Rating 5 out of 5]

Whoa

What short story! Prank is good book as its scary and unsettling feeling as reading it. It's only 45 pages but would love to get more story like this

[Amy Moo · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not the best Jason book that I have read but it was still an enjoyable novella