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Night Tales with Cornelius Darkly, Volume 2

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The night terror continues in Volume 2 of Night Tales with Cornelius Darkly, the location has changed—a 1990's advertising agency, where all hell has broken loose. Our narrator remains as your guide—now through this trippy body horror built on broken dreams. This is not for the faint hearted. Nightmares will come calling. Dive in if you dare to this short horror story. Enjoy immersive music and sound design with this unique release.

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I absolutely LOVE the Darkly franchise, but this second series really takes it up a notch. We move from the childhood horrors of series 1 to the depressingly real adult horrors of the working world in series 2. Our dry, wry narrator is plagued with visions and encounters as horrific as the actions of his boss, his colleagues, and the corporate treadmill slowly eating at his soul. As somebody who has worked in agencies for many years, I can confirm the characters are relatable, the dreads and desires are real, and the moments hiding in the toilet are spot on! Gruesome moments of picture-perfect horror conjure the weird, close-to-home discomfort of David Lynch in this wonderful, viscerally creepy homage to the genre of horror. An absolute MUST listen, with some surprisingly poignant and even, dare I say, beautiful writing: “I’m a turd… I’m drowning in everyone’s shit, I’m slipping slowly into the abyss, at one with a universe of unwanted matter.”

We’ve all been there, narrator. We’ve all been there. More please, Stefan Shaw! 😈

Absolute freakiness - a tale of relatable, grotesque burnout for workers crushed by the system and stomped flat by life.

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This macabre tale of a workplace straight out of hell made me wince, laugh and even gag at times. It's a brilliant listen, just try not to have nightmares afterwards.

Darkly imaginative and wickedly witty

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I think we can all sympathise having a terrible time at work but this workplace is straight out of hell!

We’re on a twisted and surreal journey through a man who’s just trying to live his life but his life is spiralling and getting very strange…

The boss Colin, is the personification of a hellish boss and the horror of the story narrated to perfection by our author takes you through a graphic and twisted reality that left me wondering is this real or are we going through this man’s breakdown in the form of a horror story.

If you’re a fan of the spooky, dry humour and being able to relate to a horrifying workplace then you’ve found the book for you!

A Twisted Ride

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This surreal horror ride cranks up everything that made Volume 1 so good. The 90s ad-agency setting is a perfect pressure cooker for dread, and the body-horror weirdness pairs brilliantly with the dark humour, building a vivid, off-kilter terrifying world that can make you shudder, laugh, and gag in the same breath.

The narration feels intimate and dreamlike — unsettling but strangely comforting. If you like horror that’s stylish, psychological, and a little surreal, you will love this.

A seriously great listen.

Twisted, dreamy, and wildly addictive.

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I really enjoyed this audiobook. The story felt very real to me, especially the parts about pointless meetings, losing track of time, and realizing how much energy we sometimes spend on things that don’t really matter. Anyone who has spent time in a corporate or agency environment will probably recognize some of these moments, and maybe a few ‘Colins’ too.

The characters and situations felt authentic, and the story kept me hooked all the way through. It also made me reflect on my own past experiences.

The narration was excellent as well. The atmosphere worked really well in audio format, and the author’s voice fit the tone of the story perfectly.

Overall, a very engaging and thoughtful listen. Looking forward to the next one.

A true horror story rooted in the reality of ad agencies

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