The Pond: A Short Horror Story

Paul Tremblay

Feb 2020 · Come Join Us By the Fire Book 5 · Nightfire · Narrated by Ramon de Ocampo

About this audiobook

"The Pond" is a short horror story by award-winning author Paul Temblay, one of 35 entries in the audio horror anthology Come Join Us by the Fire.

Childhood's end is dead as a wish that never came true...

Come Join Us by the Fire, edited by Theresa DeLucci, is an audio-only horror anthology of 35 short stories from Nightfire Books, a horror imprint of Tor Books. The collection showcases the breadth of talent writing in the horror genre today, with contributions from a wide range of bestselling genre luminaries including China Miéville, Chuck Wendig, Richard Kadrey, and Victor LaValle; Shirley Jackson Award winners Paul Tremblay, Priya Sharma, and Sam J. Miller; Nebula Award winners Brooke Bolander, Alyssa Wong, Kij Johnson; and many, many more.

Ratings and reviews

Not bad to be free. Clear voicing. Some background sound effects. Narrator involved with emotions. Thanks!

Perfect example of the 'start and end your story with the same sentence' writing prompt. So creepy, but so interesting.

Very descriptive imagery. A decent example of a creepy short story with a twist. Good narration.

About the author

Paul Tremblay is the author of several novels, including the Bram Stoker Award and Locus Award winning The Cabin at the End of the World, winner of the British Fantasy Award Disappearance at Devil's Rock, and Bram Stoker Award/Massachusetts Book Award winning A Head Full of Ghosts. Stephen King has called his latest release, Growing Things, "One of the best collections of the 21st century." He is currently a member of the board of directors of the Shirley Jackson Awards, and his essays and short fiction have appeared in the Los Angeles Times, Entertainment Weekly online, and numerous year’s-best anthologies.