Things Boys Do: A Short Horror Story

'Pemi Aguda

Mar 2021 · Come Join Us By The Fire, Volume 2 Book 17 · Nightfire · Narrated by JD Jackson

About this audiobook

Children can be cruel—evil, even. Three Nigerian men discover this the hard way.

"Things Boys Do" by 'Pemi Aguda is one of 18 short horror stories in Nightfire's audio anthology. Come Join Us by the Fire Season 2 is the second installment of Nightfire's audio horror anthology, featuring a wide collection of short stories from emerging voices in the horror genre as well as longtime fan favorites. The collection showcases the breadth of talent writing in the horror genre today, with contributions from a wide range of genre luminaries like Seanan McGuire, T. Kingfisher, and Caitlín R. Kiernan; it includes stories from Nightfire’s own Cassandra Khaw (Nothing But Blackened Teeth) and Silvia Moreno-Garcia (Certain Dark Things); and from rising stars like Nibedita Sen, Matthew Lyons, and Jessica Guess. Plus, it has Nick Antosca’s “The Quiet Boy,” soon to be a major motion picture, Antlers, starring Keri Russell.

Ratings and reviews

This was a very genuine surprise and so haunting and very unexpected. I thought I was going to read a juvenile story about boys and the things that they do. I found myself being captivated by the tale of three different men who shared a common horror. I'm glad I found this one and I'm glad I listened to this audiobook, read by the awesome JD Jackson. His inflection added a hunting surrealness to the story. I'm glad I picked this up.

A little bit weird for me.

2 thumbs up👍👍

About the author

’Pemi Aguda has an MFA from the Helen Zell Writers' Program at the University of Michigan. Her stories have appeared in Granta, American Short Fiction, Nightmare Magazine, and Zoetrope: All-Story among others. She is from Lagos, Nigeria.