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The Darkest Lullaby: A Dark Nanny Anthology Kindle Edition

4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 15 ratings

The Darkest Lullaby is an anthology full of suspense and horror. You'll not want to miss this heart-pounding collection if you loved Survive the Night by Riley Sager, works by Stephen King, Neil Gaiman, Joe Hill, or American Horror Story.

Six authors come together to bring to life thrilling and heart-pounding horror stories of nannies and their wards, creating something unsettling that will haunt the reader long after they've finished reading!

A governess is plagued by nightmares of her own death each night—but are they mere dreams? Atrocities of the past collide with the future for a nighttime nanny. Secrets surrounding a castle are murderous for a caregiver. A failed witch's apprentice must take up her late aunt's babysitting shift at a terrifying house. For one babysitter, discovering the truth about a local house, and her ward, comes with a hefty price. An unsuspecting young woman gets more than she bargained for when she takes on a nannying job… for a doll.

Your new favorite hair-raising thrill awaits.

Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0C3FMYLSK
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Midnight Tide Publishing (October 25, 2023)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 25, 2023
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 3222 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 295 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 15 ratings

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I really enjoyed this dark nanny anthology. You hear a lot of bad nanny stories, but this?! This was crazy!The Silver Whistle 4⭐️When You Hear Them Scream 3⭐️A Little Bird and a Broken Cage 4.75⭐️That Thing in the House With the Arched Room 4.5⭐️You Can Close Your Eyes 5⭐️A Mother's Love 4.75⭐️Definitely an anthology I could see myself re-reading 🖤
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Reviewed in the United States on October 27, 2023
These are some pretty creepy stories about Nannies and the creepy jobs they end up with. I loved this!! It’s basically a book of nightmares, or may give you nightmares!

I love good anthologies, where you can read one story at a time. This one has six extremely good stories, so freaking creepy! After I’d read a story, it would stick with me. I couldn’t stop thinking/dreaming about it. They ALL did that to me!!

Highly recommend if you enjoy short creepy stories by some really good authors!!
Reviewed in the United States on October 31, 2023
I'm only familiar with 2 of these authors: C. Vonzale Lewis & Elle Beaumont, whom I both enjoy. The reason I chose to read & review this collection is because I feel that Ms Lewis is one of the best indie contemporary authors out there, & the only way I could find to get a copy of her story was to read the entire book (I am low income, & really appreciate the entire ARC concept). I have been surprised in the past; in fact I discovered Ms Lewis in a collection! I believe this is a horror compilation about Children & their caregivers.

Well here goes! (After reading, I'm giving the collection 4 of 5 stars).

1. The Silver Whistle - Marlena Frank 4/5

Short, quirky & entertaining 3 chapter Novella about a Nanny & her young charge. I really am unsure how to discuss the plotting without this review becoming a spoiler. I would recommend this, it held my interest & the end is definitely a bit of a surprise.

2. When You Hear Them Scream - C. Vonzale Lewis 4/5

As I mentioned above, I first discovered Ms. Lewis in a collection. She hasn't released a lot of books, & most are on compilations like this. I have her 2 stand alones (per her bio in the comp, there's a third one on the way called "Tribe"), & I have & have read 3 of the 7 stories that the same bio states are in compilations like this one. I'd love to get a hold of the other 4. The only one I could find was over my budget, & was mostly authors I wasn't familiar with. Per Amazon, 2 were only on out of print paperbacks (1 of which sells for $20 on Amazon), 1 is on a Kindle anthology called "This Fresh Hell" that's beyond my budget & there is a 4th comp with a story from Ms. Lewis per the bio that I can't find anywhere.

I find Ms Lewis' writing to be much more interesting, thoughtful & intelligent than the majority of contempoarary authors in this genre. This one is cult horror from either an ancient Greek fable, or possibly the author's imagination. Like always with Ms. Lewis, highly recommended.

3. A Little Blood & A Broken Cage - Jessica Cranberry 4/5 - Another author (4 of the 6) who is new to me. Creepy, well written story about a mean, semi-sane psychic, her daughter, her new nanny & trotured ghosts. Well written.

4. That Thing In The House With The Arched Roof - Katya de Becarra 3.5/5 - Creepy! This is a bit more standard of a creepy chiller than the ones that came before it. My first read from this author. Fast, easy read.

5. You Can Close Your Eyes - Elle Beaumont 4/5 - Very short story with a very unexpected & creepy twist!

6. A Mother's Love - D.M. Siciliano 3/5 - Another author who is new to me. It's a shame I can't give away spoilers, as this is very similar to Ms Beaumont's story, & if I describe either, it would give both away. This one doesn't have the element of surprise that Ms Beaumont's did & isn't as well written imo.

All in all this is better than the average comp, the only story close to a clunker is the last one. I can definitely recommend the first 5.

I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
Reviewed in the United States on October 25, 2023
I HAVE to give this anthology bonus points for the sheer beauty of its cover and inside graphics. There aren't character illustrations or anything, but each title page has a graphic of a skull with a butterfly, each chapter page is black with details that look like spider webbing, and the scene breaks are of skulls. All of this really drives home the cohesiveness of the anthology.

I don't want to give too many details on each story, because as this is an anthology sometimes even a few sentences can have spoilers. In short: this anthology features six stories revolving around nannies with spooky twists. I thought each story was well written. What's nice about anthologies, including this one included, is that the stories are perfect to read at your own pace. Each story is pretty short so you can fit in an entire story within an hour or so.

Not only is this anthology perfect for Halloween, but also for rainy days and bedtime stories.

I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
Reviewed in the United States on October 25, 2023
This was a perfect read for October, dark and disturbing, with six short stories by different authors, four of whom were new to me. All stories feature a nanny working in unusual situations, only some of whom survive to tell the tale.

The Silver Whistle by Marlena Frank - 3 stars

This author was new to me and I had no idea what was going on except that I kept telling Marion, the main character, to get out of there. I was surprised by the ending, but I'm not sure I liked it. It was definitely unsettling, so it achieved that at least.

When You Hear Them Scream by C. Vonzale Lewis - 5 stars

I've read two short stories by her before, both in anthologies with Elle Beaumont (Emporium of Superstition and Beyond the Cogs). I don't remember all the details, but I remember really liking both her short stories. This one was no exception. It was one of the longer of the stories in this collection, which I loved, and the author was able to take her time with developing the story and the characters. The story was creative and creepy, and I really loved the ending. The story contained two timelines, and I really liked how the past timeline was used--it really added depth and complexity to the story. After reading this story, I really need to check out her full-length novel series, Blood and Sacrifice (starting with Lineage) as it's apparent I really like her writing!

A Little Blood and a Broken Cage by Jessica Cranberry - 4 stars

I've also read one of her stories before, in Emporium of Superstition. Her previous story was one of my favorites, mainly because I really liked the two main characters and the feel of the story was New Orleans. This one was a bit strange, and I didn't connect as strongly with the main character. I think I wanted a little more depth. But it still kept me interested and I kept imagining what was happening behind the scenes. Overall, it was a satisfying read.

That Thing In the House With the Arched Roof by Katya De Becerra - 5 stars

Another author from the Emporium of Superstition and another one of my favorites from that collection. Katya has the ability to write a true short story and keep you riveted the entire time and give you a satisfying ending that keeps you unsettled and knowing there may be a next time. This was short, creepy, and man, I was looking down a dark corridor and remembering this story, lol!

You Can Close Your Eyes by Elle Beaumont - 4.5 stars

Any collection or story by Elle Beaumont that comes across my notifications for Book Sirens or from her is an automatic request from me. I always enjoy what she writes, and she's how I ended up discovering many of the writers in this collection and in the Emporium of Superstition. Rachel was such a disturbing character, and I couldn't understand how Eva could stand to work with her for more than a day! The ending was surprising but yikes!

A Mother's Love by D. M. Siciliano - 3.5 stars

This was a bit of an odd one, involving a doll. Not a fan of dolls, but they do make scary subjects in ghost stories. I don't want to reveal spoilers, but there were two things that Alexandra did when nannying for this girl that had me screaming to her, don't do that! She basically did what all the people do in horror movies that you keep telling them not to do. Despite that stupidity, I still was pretty creeped out by this story. But unlike some of the previous stories, I liked that Alexandra actually talked to her loved ones and shared some of what was going on!

Overall, I'd give this collection 4 stars, and if you like this, I would also recommend that you read the Emporium of Superstition. If you like steampunk, Beyond the Cogs is good, although it only contains 3 stories.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book from BookSirens. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
Reviewed in the United States on November 26, 2023
A spooky set of anthologies!!! Each author and story us different. If your a mood reader then short stories are a great way to break up your books or just when you don't want to start a whole series yet.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect Spooky short stories!
Reviewed in the United States on November 26, 2023
A spooky set of anthologies!!! Each author and story us different. If your a mood reader then short stories are a great way to break up your books or just when you don't want to start a whole series yet.
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