Flayed Ed

by Richard Kadrey, Ramón de Ocampo (Narrator)

The true story of Ed Gein, or is it?

Time: 7 minutes

Genres: Short Stories, Horror, Audiobook

1 pages, Audiobook

Published October 17, 2019

About the author

Richard Kadrey is a writer and freelance musician living in Pittsburgh, best known for his Sandman Slim novels. His work has been nominated for the Locus and BSFA awards. Kadrey's newest books are The Secrets of Insects, released in August 2023; The Dead Take the A Train (with Cassandra Khaw), released in September 2023; The Pale House Devil, released in September 2023.

Reviews

[karen · Rating 4 out of 5]

SPOOKTOBER DAY TWENTY-FOUR

welcome to my spooktober audio advent calendar, where, each day during the month of spooktober, i will be celebrating by listening to a free audio short from nightfire's Come Join Us by the Fire series, and you can join ME by following the links. let's all be scared together!


7 minutes

okay, this one is great—it's one of those WHAT IF __ WAS REALLY __ kind of stories or one of those times where you're watching a true crime documentary that's suddenly lovecraft. i guess the takeaway here is...give serial killers the benefit of the doubt?

listen to it here:

https://play.google.com/books/listen?...

THE STORIES:

OCTOBER 1: 57 REASONS FOR THE SLATE QUARRY SUICIDES - SAM J. MILLER
OCTOBER 2: SOME BREAKABLE THINGS - CASSANDRA KHAW
OCTOBER 3: EMERGENCY LANDING - SEANAN MCGUIRE
OCTOBER 4: THE CHANGELING - SARAH LANGAN
OCTOBER 5: THE BEASTS OF THE EARTH, THE MADNESS OF MEN - BROOKE BOLANDER
OCTOBER 6: THE FIREPLACE - CLAY MCLEOD CHAPMAN
OCTOBER 7: BONE - TADE THOMPSON
OCTOBER 8: IN SHEEP'S CLOTHING - MOLLY TANZER
OCTOBER 9: DREAM HOME - KAT HOWARD
OCTOBER 10: SPAWNING SEASON - NICHOLAS KAUFMANN
OCTOBER 11: THE GIRLS FROM THE HORROR MOVIE - GWENDOLYN KISTE
OCTOBER 12: IT WASHED UP - JOE R. LANSDALE
OCTOBER 13: BLACK NEUROLOGY - RICHARD KADREY
OCTOBER 14: WHEN THE ZOMBIES WIN - KARINA SUMNER-SMITH
OCTOBER 15: WASP & SNAKE - LIVIA LLEWELLYN
OCTOBER 16: THIS GUY - CHUCK WENDIG
OCTOBER 17: THE POND - PAUL TREMBLAY
OCTOBER 18: A LIFE THAT IS NOT MINE - KRISTI DEMEESTER
OCTOBER 19: GREENER PASTURES - MICHAEL WEHUNT
OCTOBER 20: THAT WHICH DOES NOT KILL YOU - LUCY A. SNYDER
OCTOBER 21: COLD, SILENT, AND DARK - KARY ENGLISH
OCTOBER 22: WAS SHE WICKED? WAS SHE GOOD? - M. RICKERT
OCTOBER 23: THE DAYS OF FLAMING MOTORCYCLES - CATHERYNNE M. VALENTE
OCTOBER 25: MAMA TULU - JESSICA GUESS
OCTOBER 26: THE VAULT OF THE SKY, THE FACE OF THE DEEP
OCTOBER 27: EL CHARRO - JOHN LANGAN
OCTOBER 28: STANDING WATER - CAITLIN R. KIERNAN
OCTOBER 29: MIDNIGHT CALLER - STEPHEN GRAHAM JONES
OCTOBER 30: TOOTH, TONGUE, AND CLAW - DAMIEN ANGELICA WALTERS
OCTOBER 31: THE QUIET BOY - NICK ANTOSCA

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[Marc D. ✨ · Rating 5 out of 5]

5/5 estrellas.

¿Para qué voy a mentir? Me dejó helado.

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

A twisted tale of sacrifices and obligations - and how they can be misinterpreted outside of their origins. It's a story that will make you think, though the conclusions are not for the squeamish. For that matter, the story isn't either.

[Kelly⁷ · Rating 3 out of 5]

Damn, this one was really good

[Madhurabharatula Pranav Rohit Kasinath · Rating 4 out of 5]

The first 'story' I really liked in this anthology (the Brian evenson one doesn't count), this is an imaginative spin on the Serial Killer trope that manages to enter pure lovecraftian territory. The real beauty in this story is, to be honest, it's ability to move from small town murders to apocalyptic scenario without seeming forced. It isn't scary but it is horrifying and dark and works on multiple philosophical levels - questioning monotheism along the way. I loved it.

[Hart_D (ajibooks)]

Lots of reviews are praising this story, but to me, the whole concept seems very disrespectful, in several different ways. If this had been the first story I would not have kept going with the anthology.

[K Morlando · Rating 4 out of 5]

Could have been just a little bit scarier, but I definitely enjoyed it.

[Jessi Rose · Rating 2 out of 5]

Usually I like reading about Ed Gein, but I did not find this one all that interesting.

[Sue · Rating 5 out of 5]

Now we understand why Ed Gein only killed women.

[Kendra Raptor · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very well written and intriguing short story.

This one left me with a lingering uneasy feeling. Partly because the recent goings ons in todays time!! 😳

[Stephanie · Rating 3 out of 5]

An interesting twist of a serial cannibal murderer and the ancient Aztec-like god only he knows how to appease - but of course, a modern Wisconsin town wouldn't understand the connection, and their justice just might cost them even more...

[connorishere · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well that escalated quickly (literally).
From deranged serial killer to burdened savior. I didn't expect dark gods to make an appearance, but that was a great touch.