Finalist for the 2025 World Fantasy Awards
A Southwest Review Must-Read Book of 2024
A Locus 2024 Recommended Reading Pick
A Parade Best New Halloween Book of 2024
A SIBA Read This Next! September Pick
A Millions Most Anticipated Book of 2024
A Literary Hub Most Anticipated Book of 2024
“[Evenson’s] writing approaches the luxurious, haunted feeling that Bradbury conjured so well. It’s almost a shame to have all these stories in the same place; they shouldn’t be read at once for risk of overdosing.”
—Liz Braswell, The Wall Street Journal
“This collection of unsettling stories blurs the lines between dream and reality, life and death, human and not, Bradbury and Borges.”
—Kirkus Reviews
"The prolific master of the eerie and strange can terrify and delight at any length, but his story collections are always a feast for any reader."
—Literary Hub
“A master class in ‘‘wrongness,’’ in existential dread.”
—Ian Mond, Locus
“It is practically impossible to do, after cracking open any collection of stories by the horror master Evenson, what the title of this latest collection asks of its readers. This book is already haunting you even before you’ve opened it.”
—The Millions
“Evenson is probably your favorite horror writer’s favorite horror author.”
—Liberty Hardy, Book Riot
“Master of the short form scary story Brian Evenson delivers another pitch perfect collection.”
—Michael Welch, Chicago Review of Books
“A gathering of stories that worries at a theme, pulls at some cosmic thread you’d just as soon stay un-pulled. Good night? Sleep tight? Good luck with that.”
—Andy Davidson, Southwest Review
“Evenson’s clear, fluid, perfectly balanced prose is a joy to read while deceptively simple, streamlined plots are hiding abysses of dark portents.”
—Dejan Ognjanović, Rue Morgue
“Brian Evenson, in his masterful stories, whatever combination of weird fiction, horror, and science fiction they might be; leaves his readers tottering [on the edge of an unknown abyss].”
—Zachary Gillan, Los Angeles Review of Books
“Good Night, Sleep Tight is a masterclass in the art of suspense and psychological terror. This collection lingers long after the lights have been turned out."
—George Dunn, FanFiAddict
“Evenson manages to tell stories that are fresh and new while remaining anchored firmly in the rich history of genre traditions. Read this. It will scare you. Then read it again. It’ll be scarier the second time.”
—David Lewis, Strange Horizons
“Within these pages: boundless imagery and virtuosic range. While Good Night, Sleep Tight harbors moments of legitimate terror, it’s Evenson’s powers of emotional observation that will make you gasp. And the unmatched artistry with which he renders them. This book is more than a gem: it’s a collection of precious stones.”
—Josh Malerman, New York Times bestselling author of Bird Box
“I can’t think of a better practitioner of the short story at work today.”
—Jeffrey Ford, Edgar Award winning author of The Girl in the Glass
"This disturbing collection proves why Evenson remains the undisputed master of short literary horror fiction."
—Eric LaRocca, author of Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke
