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Five Nights at Freddy’s: Fazbear Frights #5
Bunny Call: An AFK Book
Five Nights at Freddy's fans won't want to miss this pulse-pounding collection of three novella-length tales that will keep even the bravest FNAF player up at night...
When left in darkness, rage festers. Years of frustration with his family culminate in a loathsome vacation for Bob, who plots a sinister prank to frighten his wife and kids. Matt redirects the residual anger over his many failed relationships into a video game, and ends up birthing the horrible consequences. In room 1280 of Heracles Hospital, something evil is keeping a man alive, a man with gruesome burns all over his body and an iron will to live. In this fifth volume, Five Nights at Freddy's creator Scott Cawthon spins three sinister novella-length stories from different corners of his series' canon, featuring cover art from fan-favorite artist LadyFiszi.Readers This collection of terrifying tales is enough to unsettle even the most hardened Five Nights at Freddy's fans.
When left in darkness, rage festers. Years of frustration with his family culminate in a loathsome vacation for Bob, who plots a sinister prank to frighten his wife and kids. Matt redirects the residual anger over his many failed relationships into a video game, and ends up birthing the horrible consequences. In room 1280 of Heracles Hospital, something evil is keeping a man alive, a man with gruesome burns all over his body and an iron will to live. In this fifth volume, Five Nights at Freddy's creator Scott Cawthon spins three sinister novella-length stories from different corners of his series' canon, featuring cover art from fan-favorite artist LadyFiszi.Readers This collection of terrifying tales is enough to unsettle even the most hardened Five Nights at Freddy's fans.
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Published September 1, 2020
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September 2, 2020
3.5/5
It was so hard to give a rating to this because of how uneven this collection was to me. The first story, "Bunny Call", was a disappointment. I think I wouldn't dislike it as much if it was in the first or second installment of Fazbear Frights but after so many interesting stories we got in this series that kept me on edge throughout, I found "Bunny Call" boring. There was so much dragged build-up but almost no tension. But then there was the second story, "In The Flesh" which I found much more captivating. The setting was interesting while Matt was purposefully unlikable and I appreciate when a story doesn't shy away from building its main character in such a way. The pacing here was much better and the ending was weirdly satisfying. The third story, "The Man in Room 1280", is one of the best of the whole series so far, I would dare say. I was hooked from the very beginning and it was fantastically creepy throughout, with well-paced reveals. It was hard to believe "Bunny Call" and "The Man in Room 1280" are part of the same book with how boring I found the former and how unsettling the latter was. Fortunately, my least favourite part of this installment was the beginning so after finishing reading, I overall have positive feelings about this part of "Fazbear Frights".
It was so hard to give a rating to this because of how uneven this collection was to me. The first story, "Bunny Call", was a disappointment. I think I wouldn't dislike it as much if it was in the first or second installment of Fazbear Frights but after so many interesting stories we got in this series that kept me on edge throughout, I found "Bunny Call" boring. There was so much dragged build-up but almost no tension. But then there was the second story, "In The Flesh" which I found much more captivating. The setting was interesting while Matt was purposefully unlikable and I appreciate when a story doesn't shy away from building its main character in such a way. The pacing here was much better and the ending was weirdly satisfying. The third story, "The Man in Room 1280", is one of the best of the whole series so far, I would dare say. I was hooked from the very beginning and it was fantastically creepy throughout, with well-paced reveals. It was hard to believe "Bunny Call" and "The Man in Room 1280" are part of the same book with how boring I found the former and how unsettling the latter was. Fortunately, my least favourite part of this installment was the beginning so after finishing reading, I overall have positive feelings about this part of "Fazbear Frights".
October 13, 2020
Ugh. Ugh. UGHHHHH!
This one is really tough to review for me because I noticed a definitive theme in the first two stories, and that was egotistical, toxic and mentally abusive men. It was borderline uncomfortable and upsetting to me reading the first two thirds of this book. Scott Cawthon must have been in some kind of mood when writing this book because the male protagonists that were presented to readers were miserable and vile people if I'm being quite honest. But along with my two new least favorite stories in this entire franchise comes only my second ever five star rating for a story in this series.
So yes, this book was extremely difficult to rate, but let's break it down per story.
Bunny Call: 1 star
"How could he have signed up his family for such a cruel prank? It was probably going to traumatize [his kids] for the rest of their lives. What had he been thinking?"
Bob, his wife Wanda and their three kids take a vacation to a summer camp to have a weekend full of fun activities and family bonding, but Bob has other ideas. Feeling spiteful and resentful towards his family, Bob arranges a Bunny Call, a service the campsite offers to wake children up in the early morning hours with a man in a Ralpho costume, a giant fuzzy rabbit. As the first day full of activities carries on all Bob has to look forward to is the Bunny Call and scaring his family, however, taking a step back and getting a new perspective on his family demands a change of heart and suddenly the Bunny Call seems like a horrible, nasty idea. But you can't stop something that has already begun.
Bunny Call was a major let down to me. Bob is a dick, a horrible father and husband and honestly just a mean and vindictive person. Readers having to be inside Bob's mind and hear about how he views his family physically made my heart ache and I quite honestly just hated every word of it. Ralpho was not scary or threatening in any way and the way the story played out seemed incredibly strange and a bit of a scattered mess. The literal only good part of this story was the last line, it sent a little shiver down my spine and I actually audibly let out one single laugh of disbelief in the middle of the crowded library where I was sitting, but besides that? No. No more toxic men please, Scott! Thanks!
In The Flesh: 1 star
"The rabbit licked the blood from the knife's blade and laughed, its shoulders shaking. But it didn't feel like the rabbit was just laughing at Matt's mortally wounded avatar. It felt like the rabbit was laughing at Matt himself."
Matt is living his dream job as a video game developer on the new Five Nights at Freddy's VR horror game, but not is all as it seems in the world he has created. The concept of the new game has players trying to find their way out of a maze while being hunted by the animatronic rabbit Springtrap, but as Matt is beta testing his own creation, his anger is spiraling out of control as Springtrap continuously beats him at his own game. Feeling personally slighted, Matt decides to mess with the character and its code, but it isn't long before he realizes that was a terrible, horrible mistake.
MORE. MEN. WITH. TOXIC. ANGER. ISSUES. WHY?!
I literally hated Matt as a character, and I actually can't comprehend how some people can read this story and don't see a problem with it? Matt fat shames women, tells them to their face that they're ugly, yells and screams at his friends and co-workers and diminishes anybody who doesn't agree with him. I mean a literal line from this story is,
"Matt wasn't going to sit there and take this abuse from yet another delusional women"
when a female he's on a date with tell him how she's uncomfortable...yeah f*ck that. But besides all of that hot mess, this story was also weird. Like really weird. And not in a normal Scott-Cawthon-to-be-expected kind of weird. Firstly, I didn't enjoy the sort of fourth wall break into the franchise thing that was going on but then like secondly, is anybody going to talk about the fact that or what.......??? Ahem yeah....let's just move on from this one.
The Man in Room 1280: 5 stars
"Lying there was the man Arthur had come to see. Arthur stopped breathing. This patient could not be called a prize...except perhaps in hell."
Father Blythe has been called to the hospice wing in Heracles Hospital to visit a man who he believes is preparing to die, but when he arrives he soon realizes that the situation is quite the opposite. The man in room 1280 should be dead ten times over, but surprisingly, he isn't. His body is charred beyond recognition, his eye sockets vacant and his mouth empty of teeth, his organs and veins visible through his nearly non-existent skin. Something evil lurks inside this man that is keeping him alive, but he has one last wish for Father Blythe before he can finally let go.
This! This is why this book was so hard for me to rate! The Man in Room 1280 was the light at the end of the tunnel compared to the two prior stories, I was beginning to write off this entire edition as trash after two total flops in a row but then like a phoenix rising out of the ashes came my first five star rating on a Fazbear Frights story since Count the Ways in the first book. I've been holding onto my five stars for stories that compare to how Count the Ways made me feel and how it truly haunted me and this one is definitely deserving. The Man in Room 1280 is unlike any story Scott has given us so far and I loved everything about it. We are in a new type of setting and in completely uncharted territory of horror. This story had almost no connection to the FNaF lore for maybe the first half of it and I almost forgot I was reading a short story aimed towards a younger audience. This tale was captivating and creepy and downright disgusting and I loved every moment of it.
And now we come to the black pages that contain the backbone of this series, the Stitchwraith. One small snippet at a time this story is getting deeper and darker and I'm anxious to finally find out (in whatever weird Scott Cawthon-type way we'll get) this creature's full history revealed.
This one is really tough to review for me because I noticed a definitive theme in the first two stories, and that was egotistical, toxic and mentally abusive men. It was borderline uncomfortable and upsetting to me reading the first two thirds of this book. Scott Cawthon must have been in some kind of mood when writing this book because the male protagonists that were presented to readers were miserable and vile people if I'm being quite honest. But along with my two new least favorite stories in this entire franchise comes only my second ever five star rating for a story in this series.
So yes, this book was extremely difficult to rate, but let's break it down per story.
Bunny Call: 1 star
"How could he have signed up his family for such a cruel prank? It was probably going to traumatize [his kids] for the rest of their lives. What had he been thinking?"
Bob, his wife Wanda and their three kids take a vacation to a summer camp to have a weekend full of fun activities and family bonding, but Bob has other ideas. Feeling spiteful and resentful towards his family, Bob arranges a Bunny Call, a service the campsite offers to wake children up in the early morning hours with a man in a Ralpho costume, a giant fuzzy rabbit. As the first day full of activities carries on all Bob has to look forward to is the Bunny Call and scaring his family, however, taking a step back and getting a new perspective on his family demands a change of heart and suddenly the Bunny Call seems like a horrible, nasty idea. But you can't stop something that has already begun.
Bunny Call was a major let down to me. Bob is a dick, a horrible father and husband and honestly just a mean and vindictive person. Readers having to be inside Bob's mind and hear about how he views his family physically made my heart ache and I quite honestly just hated every word of it. Ralpho was not scary or threatening in any way and the way the story played out seemed incredibly strange and a bit of a scattered mess. The literal only good part of this story was the last line, it sent a little shiver down my spine and I actually audibly let out one single laugh of disbelief in the middle of the crowded library where I was sitting, but besides that? No. No more toxic men please, Scott! Thanks!
In The Flesh: 1 star
"The rabbit licked the blood from the knife's blade and laughed, its shoulders shaking. But it didn't feel like the rabbit was just laughing at Matt's mortally wounded avatar. It felt like the rabbit was laughing at Matt himself."
Matt is living his dream job as a video game developer on the new Five Nights at Freddy's VR horror game, but not is all as it seems in the world he has created. The concept of the new game has players trying to find their way out of a maze while being hunted by the animatronic rabbit Springtrap, but as Matt is beta testing his own creation, his anger is spiraling out of control as Springtrap continuously beats him at his own game. Feeling personally slighted, Matt decides to mess with the character and its code, but it isn't long before he realizes that was a terrible, horrible mistake.
MORE. MEN. WITH. TOXIC. ANGER. ISSUES. WHY?!
I literally hated Matt as a character, and I actually can't comprehend how some people can read this story and don't see a problem with it? Matt fat shames women, tells them to their face that they're ugly, yells and screams at his friends and co-workers and diminishes anybody who doesn't agree with him. I mean a literal line from this story is,
"Matt wasn't going to sit there and take this abuse from yet another delusional women"
when a female he's on a date with tell him how she's uncomfortable...yeah f*ck that. But besides all of that hot mess, this story was also weird. Like really weird. And not in a normal Scott-Cawthon-to-be-expected kind of weird. Firstly, I didn't enjoy the sort of fourth wall break into the franchise thing that was going on but then like secondly, is anybody going to talk about the fact that or what.......??? Ahem yeah....let's just move on from this one.
The Man in Room 1280: 5 stars
"Lying there was the man Arthur had come to see. Arthur stopped breathing. This patient could not be called a prize...except perhaps in hell."
Father Blythe has been called to the hospice wing in Heracles Hospital to visit a man who he believes is preparing to die, but when he arrives he soon realizes that the situation is quite the opposite. The man in room 1280 should be dead ten times over, but surprisingly, he isn't. His body is charred beyond recognition, his eye sockets vacant and his mouth empty of teeth, his organs and veins visible through his nearly non-existent skin. Something evil lurks inside this man that is keeping him alive, but he has one last wish for Father Blythe before he can finally let go.
This! This is why this book was so hard for me to rate! The Man in Room 1280 was the light at the end of the tunnel compared to the two prior stories, I was beginning to write off this entire edition as trash after two total flops in a row but then like a phoenix rising out of the ashes came my first five star rating on a Fazbear Frights story since Count the Ways in the first book. I've been holding onto my five stars for stories that compare to how Count the Ways made me feel and how it truly haunted me and this one is definitely deserving. The Man in Room 1280 is unlike any story Scott has given us so far and I loved everything about it. We are in a new type of setting and in completely uncharted territory of horror. This story had almost no connection to the FNaF lore for maybe the first half of it and I almost forgot I was reading a short story aimed towards a younger audience. This tale was captivating and creepy and downright disgusting and I loved every moment of it.
And now we come to the black pages that contain the backbone of this series, the Stitchwraith. One small snippet at a time this story is getting deeper and darker and I'm anxious to finally find out (in whatever weird Scott Cawthon-type way we'll get) this creature's full history revealed.
September 18, 2020
PL: Mogę powiedzieć, że doceniam tę część za to, że nie miała smutnych historii, które wprowadzą mnie w przygnębiający nastrój już na sam początek, chociaż to wcale nie oznacza, że wszędzie był happy end. Ale za to ten brak nadrabia historiami, gdzie działy się wyjątkowo dziwne, niepokojące, a wręcz trochę obrzydliwe rzeczy i pod tym względem In the Flesh i The Man In Room 1280 mogą rywalizować ze wszystkimi, które dotychczas w tej serii wyszły. Pokusiłabym się nawet o stwierdzenie, że The Man… zrobiło parę nieśmiałych kroków w stronę gore.
Jednocześnie ta książka wydaje się wyjaśniać najmniej i zostawia bardzo szerokie pole do samodzielnej interpretacji i zgadywania, czego dokładnie byliśmy świadkami w poszczególnych historiach. Czy to dobrze, czy to źle, to już kwestia subiektywna.
Sądzę, że też w przypadku głównych bohaterów nie są oni aż tak schematyczni, ale mam taki ogólny wniosek, że dorosłe postacie są bardziej zróżnicowane niż nastolatkowie, którzy są na ogół przedstawieni w tej serii dość prosto.
W opowiadaniu tytułowym zabrakło mi może trochę większych emocji. Nie jestem w pełni usatysfakcjonowana środkiem tej przygody. Uważam, że można było jednak wycisnąć z tego ciut więcej, szczególnie, że Ralpho to naprawdę postać z potencjałem, a sam pomysł też był bardzo w porządku. Ale bardzo lubię tę historię mimo wszystko.
In the Flesh to właściwie wielkie znaki zapytania: dlaczego? Jak to się stało? Czemu to w ogóle poszło w tak dziwnym kierunku? Spodziewałam się czegoś innego, a zostałam zaskoczona do czego to ostatecznie doprowadziło. Może nawet zaskoczona za bardzo. Tu zdecydowanie pole do teoretyzowania jest największe.
The Man In Room 1280 też jest specyficzne i wydaje się, jakby miało mieć kiedyś swoją kontynuację (może w opowiadaniu bonusowym) i przy tym ewentualnie samo jest jednocześnie sequelem czegoś, co już znamy. Powiedziałabym, że ma największe skupisko nie za przyjemnych dla oka i nosa scen w porównaniu z poprzednimi częściami książek. Już sama wizualizacja wyglądu mężczyzny, który tam leży, na podstawie opisów jakie dostajemy, szybko nam uświadamia, że to już jest tragiczny widok i w rzeczywistym świecie to byłby fenomen naukowy. Jednocześnie to bardziej paranormalna historia niż to na pierwszy rzut oka się wydaje.
Książka pochłonięta w jeden dzień, bawię się jak zwykle przednio.
ENG: I can say I appreciate this part for not having sad stories that will put me in a dejected mood right from the beginning, although that doesn't mean that there was a happy ending everywhere. But this lack makes up for it with stories where extremely strange, disturbing, and even a bit disgusting things happened, and in this respect, In the Flesh and The Man In Room 1280 can compete with all stories that were published so far in this series. I'd even say, The Man... took a few shy steps towards the gore.
At the same time, this book seems to explain the least and leaves a very wide open to independent interpretation and guessing what exactly we witnessed in individual stories. Whether it's good or bad, it's a subjective matter.
I don't think the main characters are that schematic either, but I have a general conclusion adult characters are more diverse than teenagers who are generally portrayed fairly simply in this series.
In the title story, maybe I missed a bit more emotions. I am not fully satisfied with the center of this adventure. I think it was possible get a bit more out of this, especially since Ralpho is really a character with potential, and the idea was also very fine. But I really like this story anyway.
In the Flesh are actually big question marks: why? How did this happen? Why did it even go in such a strange direction? I was expecting something different and was surprised what it eventually led to. Maybe even surprised too much. Openness to theorizing is definitely the greatest.
The Man In Room 1280 is also specific and it looks like it'll have a continuation (maybe in a bonus story) and at the same time can be also a sequel to something we already know. I’d say that it has the largest concentration of scenes that are not too pleasant to the eye and nose compared to the previous parts of the books. The very visualization of the appearance of the man lying there, based on the descriptions we get, quickly makes us realize that this is already a tragic sight and in the real world it would be a scientific phenomenon. At the same time, it's a more paranormal story than it seems at first glance.
The book absorbed in one day, I have fun as usual.
Jednocześnie ta książka wydaje się wyjaśniać najmniej i zostawia bardzo szerokie pole do samodzielnej interpretacji i zgadywania, czego dokładnie byliśmy świadkami w poszczególnych historiach. Czy to dobrze, czy to źle, to już kwestia subiektywna.
Sądzę, że też w przypadku głównych bohaterów nie są oni aż tak schematyczni, ale mam taki ogólny wniosek, że dorosłe postacie są bardziej zróżnicowane niż nastolatkowie, którzy są na ogół przedstawieni w tej serii dość prosto.
W opowiadaniu tytułowym zabrakło mi może trochę większych emocji. Nie jestem w pełni usatysfakcjonowana środkiem tej przygody. Uważam, że można było jednak wycisnąć z tego ciut więcej, szczególnie, że Ralpho to naprawdę postać z potencjałem, a sam pomysł też był bardzo w porządku. Ale bardzo lubię tę historię mimo wszystko.
In the Flesh to właściwie wielkie znaki zapytania: dlaczego? Jak to się stało? Czemu to w ogóle poszło w tak dziwnym kierunku? Spodziewałam się czegoś innego, a zostałam zaskoczona do czego to ostatecznie doprowadziło. Może nawet zaskoczona za bardzo. Tu zdecydowanie pole do teoretyzowania jest największe.
The Man In Room 1280 też jest specyficzne i wydaje się, jakby miało mieć kiedyś swoją kontynuację (może w opowiadaniu bonusowym) i przy tym ewentualnie samo jest jednocześnie sequelem czegoś, co już znamy. Powiedziałabym, że ma największe skupisko nie za przyjemnych dla oka i nosa scen w porównaniu z poprzednimi częściami książek. Już sama wizualizacja wyglądu mężczyzny, który tam leży, na podstawie opisów jakie dostajemy, szybko nam uświadamia, że to już jest tragiczny widok i w rzeczywistym świecie to byłby fenomen naukowy. Jednocześnie to bardziej paranormalna historia niż to na pierwszy rzut oka się wydaje.
Książka pochłonięta w jeden dzień, bawię się jak zwykle przednio.
ENG: I can say I appreciate this part for not having sad stories that will put me in a dejected mood right from the beginning, although that doesn't mean that there was a happy ending everywhere. But this lack makes up for it with stories where extremely strange, disturbing, and even a bit disgusting things happened, and in this respect, In the Flesh and The Man In Room 1280 can compete with all stories that were published so far in this series. I'd even say, The Man... took a few shy steps towards the gore.
At the same time, this book seems to explain the least and leaves a very wide open to independent interpretation and guessing what exactly we witnessed in individual stories. Whether it's good or bad, it's a subjective matter.
I don't think the main characters are that schematic either, but I have a general conclusion adult characters are more diverse than teenagers who are generally portrayed fairly simply in this series.
In the title story, maybe I missed a bit more emotions. I am not fully satisfied with the center of this adventure. I think it was possible get a bit more out of this, especially since Ralpho is really a character with potential, and the idea was also very fine. But I really like this story anyway.
In the Flesh are actually big question marks: why? How did this happen? Why did it even go in such a strange direction? I was expecting something different and was surprised what it eventually led to. Maybe even surprised too much. Openness to theorizing is definitely the greatest.
The Man In Room 1280 is also specific and it looks like it'll have a continuation (maybe in a bonus story) and at the same time can be also a sequel to something we already know. I’d say that it has the largest concentration of scenes that are not too pleasant to the eye and nose compared to the previous parts of the books. The very visualization of the appearance of the man lying there, based on the descriptions we get, quickly makes us realize that this is already a tragic sight and in the real world it would be a scientific phenomenon. At the same time, it's a more paranormal story than it seems at first glance.
The book absorbed in one day, I have fun as usual.
March 23, 2022
Bunny Call: 3/5 stars
A man gets more than he bargains for when he decides to prank his family on a camping trip.
This one was okay but it was a little slow and not the most interesting of the short stories.
In The Flesh 5/5 stars
Matt, a video game designer, has a lot of built up anger after a failed marriage along with a few bad relationships afterwards. But he never imagined putting his anger into a video game could go so horribly wrong.
I want to start by saying Matt is a complete a$$hole in this story! That made the ending even better.
The Man in Room 1280 5/5 stars
A priest is called to a care facility to help a man that the nurses believe is evil.
This story was actually pretty creepy and gross at times. Definitely one of my favorite of the short stories so far.
December 20, 2024
First story is a skip. Second story BAFFLING. Third not bad. Idk why he leaves these in vague cliff hangers I want more
September 21, 2020
I finished the book this morning, and have concluded that "The Man in Room 1280" ought to be its own stand alone horror movie. Nobody really needs to know it's part of the FNAF lore, considering its themes and story are universal enough it can be easily translated into something fit for general consumption.
I enjoyed that in "In the Flesh" there were a couple nods to the current fandom, in particular with Scott naming the main character Matt. Thankfully the fandom nod ends there! But the inclusion of rabid fanboys young and old who can't wait to beat the game, the new VR addition (Springtrap minigame in new release maybe?) and the general buzz of getting the series right all felt like slices of reality.
"Bunny Call" was wholesome. It could have been expanded on further, but it was your general feel good family story. The wife however was horridly obnoxious. I kept taking notes about egalitarian parenting and never shoving the boring/taxing elements of parenting onto a future husband. Communication would have also been a good idea, /Wanda/ before forcing everyone to participate. (I'm not much of a joiner, myself, and I have a love/hate relationship with the outdoors. I just FELT a lot of this.)
I enjoyed that in "In the Flesh" there were a couple nods to the current fandom, in particular with Scott naming the main character Matt. Thankfully the fandom nod ends there! But the inclusion of rabid fanboys young and old who can't wait to beat the game, the new VR addition (Springtrap minigame in new release maybe?) and the general buzz of getting the series right all felt like slices of reality.
"Bunny Call" was wholesome. It could have been expanded on further, but it was your general feel good family story. The wife however was horridly obnoxious. I kept taking notes about egalitarian parenting and never shoving the boring/taxing elements of parenting onto a future husband. Communication would have also been a good idea, /Wanda/ before forcing everyone to participate. (I'm not much of a joiner, myself, and I have a love/hate relationship with the outdoors. I just FELT a lot of this.)
October 4, 2020
So, you are telling me I have to wait 2 months for the next one? SCOTT CAWTHON DONT DO THIS TO ME.
October 15, 2023
Interestingly enough this volume also had all 3 main characters be adult protagonists. This is a series marketed as YA and this kind of towed that line with adult main characters dealing with adult problems. There were a lot of lore implications in these stories as well. The second one made my stomach churn. The first story is the only one that I don't see any sort of tie in with the story of the games or Fazbear's at all. The third story was the longest and just okay-est of them all. But the collection as a whole was weird and unsettling as you'd expect.
September 17, 2020
This has to be my favorite installment of the Fazbear Frights series so far. In previous FF books, the writing quality seems to shift between stories. I'm not referring to how the stories' plots vary in quality; that's somewhat inevitable when you have a large selection of stories. I specifically mean the quality of the writing itself, how smooth and descriptive the prose feels as you read it. Earlier Fazbear Frights stories sometimes fell prey to adopting a clunky YA narrative feel. The stories in Bunny Call, though, are all well written and kept my attention. I hardly ever felt like a sentence didn't make sense, or that an emotional moment was ruined by an eye roll-inducing phrase.
As for the stories themselves, each one has its own unique spooky qualities to them, as well as main characters with distinct personalities, with the last story ("The Man in Room 1280") certainly winning the prize of best Fazbear Frights story ever. Read more if you don't mind spoilers.
SPOILERS AFTER THIS POINT
"Bunny Call" (my second favorite of the three) gets bonus points for feeling the most like a FNaF story during its climax. Bob, the weary dad protagonist, must fend off a supernatural animatronic antagonist until 6 AM. He only has to battle for one hour instead of six, but I enjoyed the familiar situation of closing doors and windows against a mysterious, threatening enemy, begging for the clock to move faster. As for Bob himself, I found myself warming up to him. His exhausted anger in the beginning is written to be completely understandable, and the lesson he learns allows him to grow as a person.
"In The Flesh" was my least favorite story, but it still has a lot of good qualities. Its main character, Matt, is written to be an obviously huge asshole. He is objectively just a prick. Fortunately, this meant that I was even more pleased to see him meet a painful and gruesome fate. Maybe this means that the story didn't totally accomplish its goal of scaring me, since I only felt joy as his life got progressively worse. I felt a little horrified at the final grisly thing that happens to him, but it's not for the reason you might think. I was more shocked that part of the grisliness was self-inflicted. Otherwise, it was just mildly horrifying, and mostly absurd. The weak points of this story come from things that don't make a lot of sense. (I know, I know, it's FNaF, but these definitely feel like sloppy loose ends) For one thing, the supernatural occurrence that brings Matt's demise is implanted into the story with very little explanation. The best I can come up with is that it's a computer program that can infect people with VR headsets, but even that can't literally CREATE matter out of nothing. For another thing, there's a minor character in this story, Gene, whose only appearance feels very unfinished. Other than that, it's still a good story, if the weakest of the three.
"The Man in Room 1280" is so good that it almost makes up for any of the previous stories' faults. Not only is its main character, Arthur Blythe, genuinely kindhearted and a treat to follow, but its spooky moments are all very effective. The titular man in 1280 is appropriately horrifying to picture; the detail alone in how he looks and smells is enough to cause dread. The real antagonistic force in this story, though, has multiple moments to shine both in how it appears and in how it violently lashes out at others. Between praying that Arthur would make it through this story all right, and eagerly absorbing what this force can do, I was hooked. There are a few minor flaws, though. The biggest, of course, is that I couldn't understand why anyone would call Arthur to Heracles Hospital in the first place. Perhaps I missed a detail, but I have to assume that the people at Heracles Hospital called for him, and not some other group. Arthur is an outsider, so of course he doesn't have context for what's going on with the man in 1280, and he's a priest that deals with hospice patients, so of COURSE he would do whatever he can to accommodate anyone in need of help. The man in 1280 has also been there for ages, and has clearly shown no signs of passing on, so there's no reason for Arthur to visit now. Perhaps the nurses thought Arthur would help the man die faster, but that's not really explained. Also, this story falls victim to "protagonist is misguided because no one else will FILL THEM IN ON THE SITUATION." The only time someone tries to give him an explanation on why his plans are bad is near the end of the story, way past the point of no return for Arthur's decision making. A lot could have been avoided if people EXPLAINED THINGS TO AN OUTSIDER instead of reacted with silent horror at the decisions he made on something he CLEARLY KNOWS NOTHING ABOUT.
Anyway, I still enjoyed this book very much. It's almost a shame that the series isn't ending here, because this would have been a strong finish if the Stitchwraith segments had also gotten closure. Let's hope the next books to come are at least just as good, if not better.
As for the stories themselves, each one has its own unique spooky qualities to them, as well as main characters with distinct personalities, with the last story ("The Man in Room 1280") certainly winning the prize of best Fazbear Frights story ever. Read more if you don't mind spoilers.
SPOILERS AFTER THIS POINT
"Bunny Call" (my second favorite of the three) gets bonus points for feeling the most like a FNaF story during its climax. Bob, the weary dad protagonist, must fend off a supernatural animatronic antagonist until 6 AM. He only has to battle for one hour instead of six, but I enjoyed the familiar situation of closing doors and windows against a mysterious, threatening enemy, begging for the clock to move faster. As for Bob himself, I found myself warming up to him. His exhausted anger in the beginning is written to be completely understandable, and the lesson he learns allows him to grow as a person.
"In The Flesh" was my least favorite story, but it still has a lot of good qualities. Its main character, Matt, is written to be an obviously huge asshole. He is objectively just a prick. Fortunately, this meant that I was even more pleased to see him meet a painful and gruesome fate. Maybe this means that the story didn't totally accomplish its goal of scaring me, since I only felt joy as his life got progressively worse. I felt a little horrified at the final grisly thing that happens to him, but it's not for the reason you might think. I was more shocked that part of the grisliness was self-inflicted. Otherwise, it was just mildly horrifying, and mostly absurd. The weak points of this story come from things that don't make a lot of sense. (I know, I know, it's FNaF, but these definitely feel like sloppy loose ends) For one thing, the supernatural occurrence that brings Matt's demise is implanted into the story with very little explanation. The best I can come up with is that it's a computer program that can infect people with VR headsets, but even that can't literally CREATE matter out of nothing. For another thing, there's a minor character in this story, Gene, whose only appearance feels very unfinished. Other than that, it's still a good story, if the weakest of the three.
"The Man in Room 1280" is so good that it almost makes up for any of the previous stories' faults. Not only is its main character, Arthur Blythe, genuinely kindhearted and a treat to follow, but its spooky moments are all very effective. The titular man in 1280 is appropriately horrifying to picture; the detail alone in how he looks and smells is enough to cause dread. The real antagonistic force in this story, though, has multiple moments to shine both in how it appears and in how it violently lashes out at others. Between praying that Arthur would make it through this story all right, and eagerly absorbing what this force can do, I was hooked. There are a few minor flaws, though. The biggest, of course, is that I couldn't understand why anyone would call Arthur to Heracles Hospital in the first place. Perhaps I missed a detail, but I have to assume that the people at Heracles Hospital called for him, and not some other group. Arthur is an outsider, so of course he doesn't have context for what's going on with the man in 1280, and he's a priest that deals with hospice patients, so of COURSE he would do whatever he can to accommodate anyone in need of help. The man in 1280 has also been there for ages, and has clearly shown no signs of passing on, so there's no reason for Arthur to visit now. Perhaps the nurses thought Arthur would help the man die faster, but that's not really explained. Also, this story falls victim to "protagonist is misguided because no one else will FILL THEM IN ON THE SITUATION." The only time someone tries to give him an explanation on why his plans are bad is near the end of the story, way past the point of no return for Arthur's decision making. A lot could have been avoided if people EXPLAINED THINGS TO AN OUTSIDER instead of reacted with silent horror at the decisions he made on something he CLEARLY KNOWS NOTHING ABOUT.
Anyway, I still enjoyed this book very much. It's almost a shame that the series isn't ending here, because this would have been a strong finish if the Stitchwraith segments had also gotten closure. Let's hope the next books to come are at least just as good, if not better.
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March 23, 2024
*Bunny Call* 2,3/5
The beginning of the story was actually interesting but you lost me the moment Bob wanted Ralpho to show up at their cabin between 5 and 6 am. Who would actually do it, the argument could be made just because he never gets time alone or when he gets it, he's standing in line. When the bunny showed up it was pretty lame. You got me with the top window, but he never came in.
*In The Flesh* 2,4/5
Could've done so many things with this idea, but there were multiple flaws to this story. I'm still not sure if Matt would become Springtrap (or one of the copies) of if it was inside him. At the end he came out of Matt when he cut himself open, but a few pages back he had a headache on the place where one of the ears could've grown. Overall pretty dissapointment because they could have done some awesome things with this idea. The ending was just what Matt deserved, so that I enjoyed.
*The Man In Room 1280* 1,3/5
Also had me in the beginning, the ideas in this book were good but imo didn't work out like I'd hoped. It was just a gruesome story and nothing more than that. It had nothing to do with the animatronics or Freddy Fazbear. It never became clear why the man wanted to go to the distribution center.
The beginning of the story was actually interesting but you lost me the moment Bob wanted Ralpho to show up at their cabin between 5 and 6 am. Who would actually do it, the argument could be made just because he never gets time alone or when he gets it, he's standing in line. When the bunny showed up it was pretty lame. You got me with the top window, but he never came in.
*In The Flesh* 2,4/5
Could've done so many things with this idea, but there were multiple flaws to this story. I'm still not sure if Matt would become Springtrap (or one of the copies) of if it was inside him. At the end he came out of Matt when he cut himself open, but a few pages back he had a headache on the place where one of the ears could've grown. Overall pretty dissapointment because they could have done some awesome things with this idea. The ending was just what Matt deserved, so that I enjoyed.
*The Man In Room 1280* 1,3/5
Also had me in the beginning, the ideas in this book were good but imo didn't work out like I'd hoped. It was just a gruesome story and nothing more than that. It had nothing to do with the animatronics or Freddy Fazbear. It never became clear why the man wanted to go to the distribution center.
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January 2, 2024
back at it again with more thoughts that no one needs to hear!
Bunny Call: maybe like, don't become a father if you hate having fun with your kids? or having literally any responsibility? just a thought for Bob! I know we aren't supposed to feel sorry for this guy, but man, it was rough to read. this one didn't even feel like it was related to FNAF in any way whatsoever. I liked the camp setting and the concept, but the execution sucked.
In the Flesh: I hate that I am typing the words "this is an mpreg Springtrap story" right now, but here we are. two for two on the toxic male lead characters, btw. I'm rooting for my buddy Springtrap. this one just uh.... well, it's something! good riddance to Matt!
The Man In Room 1280: hmm... I love me some religious symbolism, but this one didn't quite connect with me. it relied too heavily on just being gross, and the ending didn't hit at all. it had potential but fell flat in its final parts.
this was another miss, but it's fine, I Shall Persist with my FNAF reading endeavors.....
Bunny Call: maybe like, don't become a father if you hate having fun with your kids? or having literally any responsibility? just a thought for Bob! I know we aren't supposed to feel sorry for this guy, but man, it was rough to read. this one didn't even feel like it was related to FNAF in any way whatsoever. I liked the camp setting and the concept, but the execution sucked.
In the Flesh: I hate that I am typing the words "this is an mpreg Springtrap story" right now, but here we are. two for two on the toxic male lead characters, btw. I'm rooting for my buddy Springtrap. this one just uh.... well, it's something! good riddance to Matt!
The Man In Room 1280: hmm... I love me some religious symbolism, but this one didn't quite connect with me. it relied too heavily on just being gross, and the ending didn't hit at all. it had potential but fell flat in its final parts.
this was another miss, but it's fine, I Shall Persist with my FNAF reading endeavors.....
August 14, 2021
The first story "Bunny Call" was slow and boring. Couldn't wait to finish it.
The second story "In The Flesh" is a lot better told from the point of view of a highly unlikable character. It's well paced, funny, and has a satisfying ending
The third story "The Man in Room 1280" is the main event, makes up for the failing of the first story.It has interesting characters. creepy moments, and great gore. It's now my favorite in this series.
The second story "In The Flesh" is a lot better told from the point of view of a highly unlikable character. It's well paced, funny, and has a satisfying ending
The third story "The Man in Room 1280" is the main event, makes up for the failing of the first story.It has interesting characters. creepy moments, and great gore. It's now my favorite in this series.
May 11, 2025
Ehhhhh, it wasn’t as good as step closer but it wasn’t bad at all, bunny call was sorta hard to get through and I was just waiting for it to pick up the pace, in the flesh was fucking weird like who writes shit like that!!!! The man in room 1280 was also extremely weird but also very interesting, I liked seeing the epilogues finally coming together, ranking of stories: The man in room 1280, in the flesh, bunny call.
September 15, 2020
Show don't tell and likable relatable main characters (beside men with horrible relationships and hating their wife/gf) are non existed in this book.
January 3, 2022
Truly terrifying
July 13, 2024
Im dalej w las tym bardziej przewidywalna jest następna książka. Największy jednak problem mam z językiem jakim jest napisana w porównaniu do treści jaką przedstawia, ale nie wiem czy to kwestia tłumacza czy autorki. Mam wrażenie, że jak jedna z tych dwóch osób przyczepi się jednego słowa to potem używa go wszędzie, nadmiernie bez żadnego sensu po prostu o tak - nie ma to związku z żadnym wątkiem fabularnym. Język jest strasznie prosty w porównaniu do obrzydliwej treści jaką ma przedstawiać. Pierwsza historia była nawet okej nic więcej nie powiem była po prostu mid. Druga była prosta do odgadnięcia, a bohater był co najmniej półmozgiem. Trzecia była okej i nawet mi się podobała.
October 3, 2021
this book was very... uhh... interesting..
Story 1, Bunny Call: Pretty cool, I liked the concept, the twist was pretty spooky. It was a fun time, loved the camp setting. Favorite story in the book for sure.
Story 2, In the Flesh: I.... I don't even know.. I hated the main character Matt but omg the ending of this story....wtaf- It was so- I can't even explain it, it was just so weirdd
Story 3, The man in Room 1280: also a super weird story, I was honestly confused the whole way through and the ending didn't really explain anything.... it just left me with more questions...
Story 1, Bunny Call: Pretty cool, I liked the concept, the twist was pretty spooky. It was a fun time, loved the camp setting. Favorite story in the book for sure.
Story 2, In the Flesh: I.... I don't even know.. I hated the main character Matt but omg the ending of this story....wtaf- It was so- I can't even explain it, it was just so weirdd
Story 3, The man in Room 1280: also a super weird story, I was honestly confused the whole way through and the ending didn't really explain anything.... it just left me with more questions...
November 7, 2021
it is amazing and in. line. with the rest, it has some nicelore reveals I. like the second story in the flesh a lot it reaffirms what we thaught was happening in security breach and man is room 1280 also reaffirms that obviously the man is meant to be william afton and ends up blowing up his soul transferred to computer chips hmmmm souls computer chips William sound familiar "It was just junk- circuit boards and things like that. Looked pretty old. Somehow, though, there was usable code on some of it. It seemed to take hold by itself. Things started changing. But then, he started appearing. At least, that's what Jeremy said." - tape girl / vanny / vannesa / ???. lore beautiful lore
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July 7, 2022
3.5 stars. I found the first story, Bunny Call a bit underwhelming. The second story (In the Flesh) started with a lot of promise, but unfortunately didn't go the route I'd initially hoped for. This isn't to say it wasn't good--just that I didn't really enjoy it. The third story, The Man in the Room 1280 was okay, but still wasn't quite what I expected. I like the story that's continued on all the blacked-out pages in the previous novels, because I at least have a pretty good knowledge of what's going on there (and that it has a stronger connection to the original FNAF series).
Not a bad book, just wasn't my favourite of Fazbear's Frights.
Not a bad book, just wasn't my favourite of Fazbear's Frights.
May 16, 2025
Bunny Call: ★★☆☆☆
In The Flesh: ★☆☆☆☆
The Man in Room 1280: ★★★★☆
Average:★★★☆☆
Bunny Call
A little slow, but with a decent twist ending.
In The Flesh
The main character gets everything he deserves, but the ending is just weird and the hacker doesn't add anything to the story, really.
The Man in Room 1280
THIS is what I wanted when I started reading these books! Lore-filled, interesting, creepy, and leaves you with food for thought on how this connects to the games. The best story in this series I've read so far.
In The Flesh: ★☆☆☆☆
The Man in Room 1280: ★★★★☆
Average:★★★☆☆
Bunny Call
A little slow, but with a decent twist ending.
In The Flesh
The main character gets everything he deserves, but the ending is just weird and the hacker doesn't add anything to the story, really.
The Man in Room 1280
THIS is what I wanted when I started reading these books! Lore-filled, interesting, creepy, and leaves you with food for thought on how this connects to the games. The best story in this series I've read so far.
February 6, 2025
Me gustó casi como el anterior número pero las historias de ese libro me gustaron más, aquí las historias siguen mejorando en cuanto al desarrollo de la trama, los protagonista, el factor suspenso y la utilización del elemento sobrenatural dentro de los animatronicos, especialmente la expansión del universo FNAF.
Estas novelas aunque comerciales logran cumplir con el estándar de calidad, incluso un lector que no es fanático de la saga puede llegar a simpatizar con las historias, las recomiendo.
Estas novelas aunque comerciales logran cumplir con el estándar de calidad, incluso un lector que no es fanático de la saga puede llegar a simpatizar con las historias, las recomiendo.
October 14, 2025
"Andrew is the vengeful spirit, yeah
Cassidy, she don’t mean nothing no more.
‘In the Flesh’ is the best book on the Earth,
‘Cause it made Matthew Patrick fucking give birth.
You can point yourself to locker 14, to prove the vengeful spirit is Cassidy (it’s not)
But just look at "Man in Room 1280" (who’s there?) Andrew’s right there on page number 18."
- Lyrics from TDreads "Andrew is the vengeful spirit| epic Fnaf fan song"
In all seriousness, I liked this one a lot.
Cassidy, she don’t mean nothing no more.
‘In the Flesh’ is the best book on the Earth,
‘Cause it made Matthew Patrick fucking give birth.
You can point yourself to locker 14, to prove the vengeful spirit is Cassidy (it’s not)
But just look at "Man in Room 1280" (who’s there?) Andrew’s right there on page number 18."
- Lyrics from TDreads "Andrew is the vengeful spirit| epic Fnaf fan song"
In all seriousness, I liked this one a lot.
June 4, 2025
This one is very difficult because it has '"Bunny Call" which is a 2/5 for me, The Man in Room 1280" which is a 4.5/5, and "In The Flesh" which is like 3.5/5. I think I'll round it to 4 for this one because "The Man in Room 1280" was so compelling, though the ending felt a little lackluster.
Still very fun!
Still very fun!
January 29, 2023
Holy, probably one of my favorite books in this series. The stories where mostly unexpected. The last one gave me so much paranoia, I loved the feeling of it. I have never been disappointed with fnaf books and I never will.
October 6, 2021
⭐ 2,5
September 10, 2022
Very weird stories....I like it xD
May 14, 2023
cursed book
January 10, 2024
This book is just super annoying. You will get a headache trying to read it
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