The Laws of Nature

A Collection of Short Stories of Horror, Anxiety, Tragedy and Loss

By: Ashley Franz Holzmann

Narrated by: Mr. Creepy Pasta

There is a dark side to human nature that can be neither wished away nor completely mitigated. Ashley Franz Holzmann details just several of these laws in his introduction to The Laws of Nature: A Collection of Short Stories of Horror, Anxiety, Tragedy and Loss before taking his readers on a journey through the bizarre, the terrifying, and, ultimately, the disturbingly real truths that underlie much of modern American life. Ashley makes his debut into the horror genre with "The Stump", a story about an afternoon trot through the woods that quickly becomes a bloodbath, and, much as it does for that story's monster, the scent of fear will only lure veteran horror readers further through the forest. A teenager's vanity will likely cause his town to be consumed by a roaming swarm of insects that burst forth from his acne-riddled skin in "White Heads"; entire populations vanish into the void of the Alaskan tundra in "Glass Houses"; and superiority takes the form of a murdering, sadistic woman in "Lady Macbeth". But Ashley's best retellings focus less on gore and adrenaline and instead take human psychology as their medium, as demonstrated in "Plastic Glasses", where readers are brought into a world of disturbing personality and mental disorders. Ashley's work abounds with stories in this vein, stories that grab a hold of a common failing, such as marital friction in "Hush" or American male frustration in "Orpheus's Lot", and take it to an extreme that is nevertheless not inconceivable for most people. Coming from the mind of a man who has experienced more than his fair share of humanity, The Laws of Nature is, at its finest, a description of universal emotions of loss, nostalgia, anxiety, and soul-penetrating terror. Ashley's stories elicit empathy from his readers and draw them into worlds where they both acknowledge and cuddle with their fears and that leave them, ultimately, more human.

©2014 Ashley Franz Holzmann (P)2015 Ashley Franz Holzmann

Mr. Creepy Pasta is an amazing voice for horror

This is a novel of short stories of horror, mental illness, trauma and more. A few of these stories are very unbelievable - The Stump especially but it is more of a horror story. The rest of them are more believable and very creepy. One story that really got to me was Clarissa, the story is set out as an "writer" recording his story about meeting a killer named Clarissa and how she went about killing her victims. The narrator does a great job pulling the listening into this story, making you fell like he is speaking to you. At the end of it the "writer" ask how is your writing going Jennifer and a few other questions. Because I am a Jennifer and was totally engrossed into this story I was totally thrown off and freaked out. It was likely my favourite story. I also enjoyed the one about a truck driver explaining about how he drives truck and the safety that he has to deal with all the time, the other drivers out on the road and accidents. Another story is about a man who talks about losing his son to SIDs and hearing the baby still crying at night on the baby monitor, as the reader I felt he was just going through his grieving but in the end it isn't what you would expect.  If you enjoy creepy stories this is a great compilation that you should check out.

The narrator, Mr. Creepy Pasta, is amazing, he engages the readers and makes you feel like he is just talking to you. He really gets into the stories and "acts" them out verses reading them. There is music playing in the background for most of it but it really adds to the stories and makes things seem creepier. Mr. Creepy Pasta is an amazing voice for horror stories. I really enjoyed his narration so much that I looked him up on YouTube and have listened to more horror stories on his channel.

I give this book a 5 out of 5 stars. I will look for more from this author and the narrator.

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Enjoyable, just not scary

The stories were not really scary but very enjoyable nonetheless. If you're looking for scary stories then try somewhere else; however, if you have looking for something to work your imagination then you come to the right place.

Great book!

Stories weren't that bad but some of them didn't seem scary. MrCreepyPasta was a good choice to narrate the stories. I could listen to this guy tell stories all day. If you haven't heard him on YouTube, I advise you check him out

:(

I got this book expecting to be scared but now I'm just depressed. A couple of these stories will stick with me for a while.

Mostly good

Not the best collection of scary stories but not terrible. Mr Creepypasta is always a joy to listen to.

othe commenters are nit picky. mcp is awesome.

mr creepypasta is the man. myuuji as well and the book was actually really good. nice n graphic. real creepypastaish.

ASHLEY FRANZ HOLZMANN well done!!

The title of this book is not kidding when it says tales of anxiety, tragedy & loss! Some of the stories were so brutal I had to take a break, you can picture who and what he is describing as if you were watching it unveil in front of you. For short stories I was surprised with how much detail is packed in each, before I even finished this audible I purchased a hard copy to re-read because some of the stories I couldn't get out of my head! I need to read anything this man has written! & Mr. Creepy Pasta raises the anxiety level with his above and beyond narrative! The voices he does & his quick reading, actually intensifies the story quite drastically! This is for sure not for the faint of heart. TW for every single story, this one got to me.

Mrcreepypasta made these great. definitely buy it.

These were some amazing short storys made even better by mrcreepypasta. These storys were some of the best I've ever herd chapter 2 was my favorite definitely worth a buy.

Not my cup of tea

I love horror, science fiction and fantasy but these stories left me cold. Some were urban legend-y. Others just really angst-ridden. I can't recommend this one.

Very boring

I’m very disappointed and would like a refund. The stories are very slow I can’t stay awake. Very disappointed