Never whistle at night : an Indigenous dark fiction anthology / edited by Shane Hawk & Theodore C. Van Alst Jr.

"A Vintage Books original"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 397-400).

Foreword / Stephen Graham Jones -- Kashtuka / Mathilda Zeller -- White hills / Rebecca Roanhorse -- Navajos don't wear elk teeth / Conley Lyons -- Wingless / Marcie R. Rendon -- Quantum / Nick Medina -- Hunger / Phoenix Boudreau -- Tick talk / Cherie Dimaline -- The ones who killed us / Brandon Hobson -- Snakes are born in the dark / D.H. Trujillo -- Before I go / Norris Black -- Night in the Chrysalis / Tiffany Morris -- Behind Colin's eyes / Shane Hawk -- Heart-shaped clock / Kelli Jo Ford -- Scariest. Story. Ever. / Richard Van Camp -- Human eaters / Royce K. Young Wolf -- The longest street in the world / Theodore C. Van Alst, Jr. -- Dead owls / Mona Susan Power -- The prepper / Morgan Talty -- Uncle Robert rides the lightning / Kate Hart -- Sundays / David Heska Wanbli Weiden -- Eulogy for a brother, resurrected / Carson Faust -- Night moves / Andrea L. Rogers -- Capgras / Tommy Orange -- The scientist's horror story / Darcie Little Badger -- Collections / Amber Blaeser-Wardzala -- Limbs / Waubgeshig Rice.

"A bold, clever, and sublimely sinister collection of horror, fantasy, science fiction, and gritty crime by both new and established Indigenous authors that dares to ask the question: "Are you ready to be un-settled?" Many Indigenous people believe that one should never whistle at night. This belief ranges far and wide and takes many forms; for instance, Native Hawaiians believe it summons the Hukai'po, the spirits of ancient warriors, and Native Mexicans say it calls a Lechuza, a witch that can transform into an owl and snatch the foolish whistlers in the dark. But what all these legends hold in common is the certainty that whistling at night can cause evil spirits to appear-and even follow you home. In twenty-five wholly original and shiver-inducing tales, bestselling and award-winning authors including Tommy Orange, Rebecca Roanhorse, Cherie Dimaline, Waubgeshig Rice, and Mona Susan Power introduce readers to ghosts, curses, hauntings, monstrous creatures, complex family legacies, desperate deeds, and chilling acts of revenge. Introduced and contextualized by bestselling author Stephen Graham Jones, these stories are a celebration of Indigenous peoples' survival and imagination, and a glorious reveling in all the things an ill-advised whistle might summon"-- Provided by publisher.