Workplace unease + dreamlike visions. Is Jennifer seeing the future—or losing her grip? This story feels slightly different from his other works—it's less raw and unfiltered, but still unsettling, especially the ending.
Rating: 3.5 ⭐

The Indigo Room by Stephen Graham Jones is short story number two of five in the Shivers Collection: "a collection of haunting stories that reveal the otherworldly terrors all around us."

What starts in a boardroom slowly escalates to the whole office building, and when one thing goes wrong, they all go wrong! This story featured horrific premonitions and played with the deepest fears of parents everywhere. Though I'm sure no reader will have experienced a day at the office quite like this one, the overall story is extremely relatable! With an ending that left me gasping, this is one fantastic short story!

Kyla Garcia's audiobook narration was straightforward yet filled with all the proper emotions, and fear was definitely heard!

This series features 40-ish page/hour-ish long books, and they're just the sort of story to slip into when you've got just a bit of spare time!

Thank you NetGalley, Brilliance Publishing and Amazon Original Stories for the complimentary audio copy to read and review.

We all know and love SGJ to truly lay down the plot only after at least 200 pages with another 200 to go (not complaining!) so a short story is quite the treat. This was a quick, hallucinatory tale set at work during an important meeting. What could be scarier than work - especially when your boss who never comes actually shows up at the worst time possible.

Our main character, a stressed, single mother with a difficult ex, had to take her son to work with her even thought it’s a big no-no… then her boss shows up. Stakes are already high and now she’s hallucinating about awful things happening to her co-workers. But maybe it’s forshadowing? In just under 40 pages, this quick story sends you on a short and slightly disturbing ride into madness.

This is part of The Shivers collection along with stories from several amazing horror authors. I can’t wait to read them all. Thanks to Brilliance Publishing for my advanced audiobooks. The Shivers collection released today!

THE INDIGO ROOM by Stephen Graham Jones is about a corporate office meeting that gets freaky when the lights go out. Super strange and surprisingly emotional. Loved the narration! It was made for an audio performance imo:)

I really enjoyed the way this played out but overall it felt flat. I am a massive fan of Stephen Graham Jones but it felt like this didn’t have his same voice. Absolutely loved the ending though

This is my proof that SGJ isn't for me. Not impressed at all. Spooky office meeting room, but something this short needs more ooomf to get me loving the story.

I absolutely loved this short story. I can't wait until I can read the next book by Stephen Graham Jones. Five out of five stars from me and would be more if I could.

This short story felt a little disjointed to me. It definitely had a creepy “Final Destination” element, but I struggled to connect to the main character. Definitely keeps you thinking after you finish it! Really good narration.

Once things got going they were incredible but for it being a short story I wish it picked up quicker. I was a bit confused at times even thought it was a short story.

It takes a rare genius of a writer to achieve what SGJ has in a mere 36 pages.

This was impactful where the reality aspect is more scary than the horror.
It is a workplace horror regarding a recently divorced mum.

I didn’t even know I could feel so many emotions and feel so satisfied by such a tiny story.

Audiobook arc gifted by Brilliance Publishing.

Great short story for Amazons horror short story collection. Creepy right from the start and an ending that was satisfying in a way that not many short stories hit. Wonderful audio.

Wow this story was creepy. After seeing a vision in her company's "Indigo room", it comes true not long after. Jennifer needs to take care of her son while at her job, bit her boss does not allow for kids or pets to be there. You can feel the tension throughout the story, which is compounded by her realization that what she saw is now happening. Horrifying and tragic, this story was fast paced and eerie!

This began quite slowly so it was intriguing to see where the story went and what they twist would be.

I did like the main character and feel she'd be great ina full-length novel.

The main parts of this definitely felt like they could be a scene from a Final Destination movie.

This was a fun listen but not something I'll be thinking about for long. It did the job as a spooky story but did feel a tad basic.

I adore Stephen Graham Jones and he continues to be one of my favourite horror authors. This reminded me that I need to get into his short stories as I have only read his full length novels.
I think it is interesting that he explored office dynamics and motherhood. I would be curious to see him do more with those themes. I was just getting into this and then it was over.

This was a really interesting story; I was also very impressed by the narrator. The premise is unique and strange. Everything involving an elevator gives me the creeps, it is a trigger of mine and this story got me there. I’ve read one full novel and a couple of stories by Stephen Graham Jones and his writing style is usually very heavy for me to read and comprehend. But in this one the writing is actually very digestible and it flew buy so quickly. And yet, it was satisfying, there was an emotional nuance and an original plot, that I appreciate so much, especially when it comes to a short format storytelling. Highly recommend.
Thank you to NetGalley and Brilliance Publishing for providing me with the ALC.

The Indigo Room by Stephen Graham Jones and narrated by Kyla Garcia is a gripping horror story. Set in an office, the Indigo room is the name of a conference room in this office. It is where our protagonist, through a trick of the light, first sees her colleague with a missing head and another colleague with a missing hand. The day is already going badly, and then Jennifer's ex drops off their son - and could it possibly get worse? Don't answer that. This is a short story and part of the shivers collection. I listened to an ALC of the audiobook and Kyla Garcia expertly narrates the story. It is incredibly atmospheric and tense. I thoroughly enjoyed this short story horror. This story is part of The Shivers Collection of horror short stories. Thank you to Brilliance Publishing and Net Galley for my ALC.

Thank you Netgalley!

This was good but ngl I expected more from SGJ, a lot of his stories really dig into me and this was just middle of the road. A quick easy little book though :)

A creepy short story about an office meeting room that seems to offer glimpses of what's to come in a dark way. The main character is a single mom co-parenting her young son with her ex-husband, trying to juggle the stresses of parenthood and work expectations. Not my favorite thing from SGJ but interesting and creepy. The audio narration is good. I received an audio review copy via NetGalley, all opinions are my own.