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Anoka Paperback – October 26, 2020

by Shane Hawk (Author), Seweryn Jasiński (Illustrator)

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Welcome to Anoka, Minnesota, a small city just outside of the Twin Cities dubbed “The Halloween Capital of the World” since 1937. Here before you lie several tales involving bone collectors, pagan witches, werewolves, skeletal bison, and cloned children. It is up to you to decipher between fact and fiction as the author has woven historical facts into his narratives. With his debut horror collection, Cheyenne and Arapaho author Shane Hawk explores themes of family, grief, loneliness, and identity through the lens of indigenous life.

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"Please find another hobby. This is too horrible for words. How can you imagine someone enjoying this?" --My skeptical, yet supportive grandma

"The stories in Anoka are scary and funny and gruesome and fantastic but feel true. The short collection is filled with big ideas. Its stories make you think, make you not want to think about what you just read. The writing is sharp throughout. Pay attention to Cheyenne Arapaho author Shane Hawk, he's going to write great, horrible things." --Tommy Orange, author of THERE THERE

"While I don't read much horror, the vibrancy of these stories immediately impressed me. The voice in these six stories is urgent, insistent, and unrelenting, and I couldn't put the book down until I'd finished each one." --David Heska Wanbli Weiden, author of WINTER COUNTS

"The voice here is quiet, breathy, big-brass-ballsy, befogged, benighted, believable. The stories stick and poke like an infected tattoo you got done in your friend's basement. They look cool and terrible, hurt like hell and are remembered with little shudders and slit-eyed grins. Get this book. Stick it in your pocket, carry it around, and read it when you need a jolt. It'll get you where you need to be." --Theodore C. Van Alst, Jr., author of SACRED SMOKES

"Anoka is a place of many meanings, and here many meetings, as horrors creep from unexpected shadows. While each appears in this real place, they carry from the people through whose eyes we see this world. The stories coil around us, feeding unease. Personal standouts were 'Imitate,' a tale that sinks into doppelgangers, identity, and uncertainty, and 'Transfigured.'" --Hailey Piper, author of THE WORM AND HIS KINGS

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Shane Hawk is an emerging horror author of the Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes. His debut horror collection ANOKA is available now on Kindle, Audible, and in paperback. He lives in Southern California and teaches history. He loves doing anything with his girlfriend, Victoria Fletcher, by his side. Outside of fiction, he loves photographing landscapes, writing music, hiking the Sierras, and watching 80's movies.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08LS8L9DC
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Independently published (October 26, 2020)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 136 pages
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 979-8674225195
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.2 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.25 x 0.34 x 7 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #260,659 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #467 in Native American Literature (Books)
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SHANE HAWK (enrolled Cheyenne-Arapaho, Hidatsa and Potawatomi descent) is a history teacher by day and a horror writer by night. Hawk is the author of Anoka: A Collection of Indigenous Horror and other short fiction featured in numerous anthologies. He lives in San Diego with his beautiful wife, Tori. Learn more by visiting shanehawk.com.

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Josh & Tanessa

Recommended

Reviewed in the United States on September 27, 2023

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I really enjoyed all these short stories. The explanations at the end were helpful too. I definitely recommend!

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Prof. Fab

An unsuccessful effort

Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2023

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I was eager to read this collection since, judging from other reviews on this website, it seemed promising. I was curious about the author's take on traditional horror tropes (since the book is touted as "a collection of indigenous horror"), such as the werewolf, the doppelganger, and the cursed tome. I'm sorry to say I was disappointed to find that, not only did the stories lack a refreshing and unique and original perspective, but they were written in unconvincing, amateurish prose. I wanted to enjoy these works, but I came away from the book disappointed. The flash fiction "Soilborne" was probably my favorite story, short though it was; "Wounded" had potential but didn't seem to know where it was going; "Orange" made interesting use of color as a motif, but it had a weak central concept; "Imitate" was macabre in places and had a great opening, but the horror quickly evaporated and the ending was predictable and boring; and "Dead America" was ham-handed, aiming for the heart but hitting in the stomach with a mishandled ending. "Transfigured" had an interesting premise and was the best written of the bunch, but it didn't stick with me afterward. None of the stories did, really. The collection was short--only a hundred pages--and all the stories could have been more fully developed, especially the characters which were under-drawn and not particularly sympathetic. Everything had the potential to be more/better: the characters, the plots, the prose, and above all, the horror. I want to be haunted by a horror story, to be unable to sleep, to be disturbed and moved. None of this happened after finishing "Anoka," I'm sorry to say. The characters were unremarkable and unlikable, and all seemed to be mired in self-pity. None of the stories featured significant dialogue which created an insular effect of self-absorption: The characters remained too distant and too wrapped up in themselves to excite any empathy in the reader.

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Erica Robyn

Haunting, Brutal & Beautiful

Reviewed in the United States on February 28, 2021

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Anoka by Shane Hawk is a collection of indigenous horror that is sure to stick with readers. It’s haunting, it’s brutal, and it is doesn’t shy away from the difficult topics. It’s also absolutely beautiful.

First things first, I need to call out that cover illustration is by Seweryn Jasiński, @vvilczy on Instagram. How brilliant is that werewolf?! I was so captivated by the eyes and limbs that it took me a very long time to even see the deer in front of it. I couldn’t wait to read the stories inside this and find out where the werewolf comes into play.

Shane Hawk has an amazing array of tales here, and each has a slightly different feel when it comes to tone, but they also blend wonderfully together. I loved each of these tales, all for very different reasons. But one of my favorite elements at play here is the endings that make me immediately go back and restart the story again now that I know the full context.

I really enjoyed that each story had an authors note at the back of the book where readers could learn more about the inspiration of each tale and get more information.

Words just cannot express how much I loved this collection. While this was a debut collection, I already cannot wait to read more from Shane Hawk in the future. This is an author to keep your eye on for sure.

Do yourself a favor and snag this one today if you haven’t already! I would recommend this one to all horror readers, especially fans of gut-punch reads like Crossroads by Laurel Hightower.

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Great debut collection of Indigenous horror tales

Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2022

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This is an impressive debut collection of Indiginous horror stories by Shane Hawk, set within the titular Minnesotan town of Anoka.

The tales, which vary in length from 2 pages to more expansive pieces, take in cursed books, creepy doppelgänger kids and werewolves, among other things. All the while, Hawk gives us indigenous characters dealing with the collision of tradition, history and modernity.

Hawk crafts a nice line in rural Americana from a Native perspective, spinning stories that feel lived in and realistic. My only complaint is the collection feels too brief and could’ve used another story or two. I would like to have gotten a greater sense of the town of Anoka and why these supernatural happenings are centred there.

Still, it’s a great debut and I eagerly await whatever Hawke comes up with next.

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BansheeTales

Amazing collection!

Reviewed in the United States on August 16, 2021

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I love short story collections, and I am always game for indigenous horror. This collection really amazed me, and did I mention, horror fans, it's also scary as hell? Well, I did now, so consider yourselves warned!

This collection contains 6 short stories, all very different, but many things are similar. First, the prose is wonderfully written, and the characters are incredibly vivid. There are so many relatable themes of loss, fear, love, and identity while reminding us about the ties that bind us to family, culture/tradition, and society. I enjoyed them all, but "Imitate," "Transfigured," and "Dead America" really blew me away.

This collection has gotten a lot of hype, but it's 100% deserved. If you've not picked it up yet, what are you waiting for? Anoka will definitely deliver:)

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Juli B

Great Variety of Indigenous Horror

Reviewed in the United States on March 7, 2021

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I would give this 3.5 stars!

This debut collection by Shane Hawk features short stories that take place in Anoka, Minnesota and that include multiple horror elements. In these stories, Hawk also explores themes of family, grief, racism, and identity, not only in relation to indigenous culture, but also to members of the LGBTQ+ community. The stories have a little something for everyone with a wendigo, spiders, a changeling, witchcraft, and more!

My favorite stories were "Transfigured," "Orange," and "Imitate," none of which I wish to describe for fear of spoilers! The author included notes at the end that explain his thought process for the stories, and they were so insightful and even improved some of the stories for me!

I would definitely like to read more from the author, especially a full novel!

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Amelia Carr

Very creepy stories

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 18, 2022

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This is a great collection of short stories based in Anoka, all very creep and disturbing! Really good read!

SVG

A fun read

Reviewed in India on January 7, 2021

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What a creepy read. A book of short stories of 84 pages, but each raised my hackles. I was sure reading it around the bewitched hour didn't really help me maintain my calm.

The book had many stories, very true to the author's indegenous roots. But these were pure horror. Some shocked me, some startled me with the last line. And others downright scared me.

Then there was one which brought out my secret horror - monster under the bed. The story IMITATE caused goosebumps to appear, and the ending line, even though I expected it, still managed to cause my soul to shiver.

I loved how the author added personal note at the end which gave me a window into how his brain worked and where he got the inspiration for his stories.

My niggles too popped up, I longed for more horror to be seeped into his words. The story had a shocking value, but the eerie atmosphere was missing. But being short stories, it might have been difficult to create such a dark ambiance.

Overall, it was a fun read, creepy and shocking.

Austrian Spencer

Great collection of short stories from a promising new voice in horror

Reviewed in Germany on February 21, 2021

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Anoka, by Shane Hawk, is a collection of 6 short stories, all based around American Indian’s perspectives, beliefs, superstitions, and mythology. Identity is the core element in all the stories, and the book is easily read in an afternoon. I read them back to back, I wanted to immerse myself in the reading experience, so I settled in on a rainy Sunday to attack the meat of the book.

For me, the highlights were “Orange” and “Transfigured”, the latter being the highlight of the book because, of them all, the last was the real page-turner, and introduced some really nice elements into a werewolf story – firstly, the protagonist was the werewolf herself. Second, she is female, and third, she prefers her wolf self over her human self. That her transformation is not only limited to a full moon is also a new element, but the overriding joy of this story is how she exhilarates in her wolf form. The hunt for the deer is wonderfully done, we really get a taste of being in a wolf mind. Great close to the book.

There were short stories here that I didn’t relate to – Soilborne was over before it began, I’d just about got comfy on the sofa when it was already finished. And the story was great in concept, but for me, rather rushed. Dead America presented horror images one after the other but didn’t ground us in the character enough to invest. The descriptions of the spider in his ear and then the herd of buffalo stampeding through his house were vivid – but didn’t land with me because they held no weight – hallucinations or spirits – we are left to come to our own conclusion. Perhaps it went over my head. Quite likely, aÍ am a white European, and know little about Original American culture. So that’s on me, perhaps I need to research this more before I come to any conclusions.

There’s no denying that Shane’s voice is stamped out on all of these shorts, I am a fan of short sharp incomplete sentences. Shane has a great hold on his audience's breathing patterns and the rhythm of the stories is there – the flow is great – this took no time to read. And the cover is to die for, it’s literally everything you could wish for – both visually striking and menacing, a definite reader grab.

I believe Shane will be with us for some time and look forward to seeing what he comes up with next

Steve Vernon, Horror Author and Windbag at Large

Raw, hard-edged horror stories

Reviewed in Canada on July 12, 2021

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I believe that ANOKA is Shane Hawk's first full collection of horror fiction and it certainly shows. You can almost see the learning curve arcing like the twisting bend of a longbow. His fiction is raw, moody, dark, reminding me of a graffiti of bloodstains and shadow splashed upon a dusty brick wall. He is definitely an author to watch for in the future and I look forward to his next work.

The first story "Soilborne" reads like a dark and fitful fever dream. It's the kind of story that you'll reach the end and immediately reread it, chewing each word slowly.

The second story, "Wounded" is quiet and personal and it is going to leave you stained just a little.

The third story, "Orange" talks about a condition that is all too real.

"Imitate" has got a real Cronenberg kind of feel to it.

"Dead America" is kind of twisted and a little convoluted and you might find yourself having to reread that.

"Transfigured" is a werewolf story with a different twist.

Yours in storytelling,

Steve Vernon

Thomas Joyce

Creepy, and insightful

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 23, 2021

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A broad range of horror stories told from the point of view of native American protagonists all living in the Minnesotan town of Anoka. I really enjoyed the insight into some of the issues facing natives, while also enjoying a group of creepy and entertaining tales.

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