Stemming the Tide

by Simon Strantzas, Ramón de Ocampo (Narrator)

The tide at Hopewell Rocks comes in every six hours and thirteen minutes. Sometimes, it brings the dead with it.

Time: 18 minutes

Genres: Horror, Audiobook, Short Stories

1 pages, Audiobook

Published October 17, 2019

About the author

Simon Strantzas is the author of Nothing is Everything, Burnt Black Suns, Nightingale Songs, Cold to the Touch and Beneath the Surface and has been nominated for the British Fantasy and Shirley Jackson Awards. His work has been appeared in The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror (ed. Stephen Jones), The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror (ed. by Paula Guran), Best Horror of the Year (ed. by Ellen Datlow), Cemetery Dance, and Nightmare. He lives in Toronto, Canada.

Reviews

[Kelly⁷ · Rating 3 out of 5]

I actually really liked this one, the narrator has an incredible voice.

[Marc D. ✨ · Rating 4 out of 5]

4/5 estrellas.

Woa, I really like this one.

[Liz (Quirky Cat) · Rating 3 out of 5]

Stemming the Tide is an interesting short story, and once again I find myself torn on how to rate it. I enjoyed the writing and the overall premise. However, the main character was pretty horrible, though perhaps that was with intention (the more I think about it, the more convinced I become that this is the case). The ending made me think, but still, I wish that there had been something more too it.

[Madhurabharatula Pranav Rohit Kasinath · Rating 2 out of 5]

This story has pacing issues, taking too long to establish the stakes, only for the reader to realise there aren't any towards the end. The protagonists are not sympathetic and the story itself goes nowhere. The idea though is excellent but needs to have been fleshed out more before putting to paper.

[crypt reads · Rating 1 out of 5]

Any chance I had of enjoying this story was bulldozed by the most insufferable MC imaginable. The author went for the acidic misanthropy and nihilism of Tyler Durden and Patrick Batemen, but swung and missed on the wit and social commentary that makes characters like that...actually entertaining.

[Jessi Rose · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loved the weirdness.

[isconnorevenhere · Rating 2 out of 5]

Sorry, I found it dull. And nihilistic.

[Kendra Raptor · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was a all written short story. I just thought it was a little bland. Not enough action for my taste, even for a short story.

[Stephanie · Rating 2 out of 5]

I feel like there was more to be unpacked here - too much alluded to, and not enough delivered on. I know horror often uses a lack of information to create the atmosphere, but I think this one needed just a bit more.

[K Morlando · Rating 4 out of 5]

An Interesting short audible story