Chung Bora
Algonquin Books
30 September 2025
208
eBook - EPUB
Horror Short Stories
ARC via Edelweiss
The acclaimed Korean horror and sci-fi writer’s goosebump-inducing new book follows an employee on the night shift at the Institute. They soon learn why some employees don't last long at the center. The handkerchief in Room 302 once belonged to the late mother of two sons, whose rivalry imbues the handkerchief with undue power and unravels the lives of those who seek to possess it. Meanwhile a live-streaming, ghost-chasing employee steals a cursed sneaker down the hall, but later finds he can’t escape its tread. The cat in Room 206 begins to reveal the crimes of its former family, wanting to understand its own path to the Institute’s dimly lit halls.
Midnight Timetable is a collection of horror short stories that interconnect through a mysterious institute where cursed and haunted objects are kept safely locked away. Some of the tales were genuinely spooky, and since I read right before going to sleep each night, I had to alternate this book with a few chapters from another so I wasn't reading it directly before lights went out! As well as being spooky ghost stories, though, the tales also shone a light on various aspects of contemporary society, such as the inheritance of debt, abuse, animal testing and conversion therapy, making this a thought-provoking read. Perhaps I didn't love this quite a much as Cursed Bunny, but it was still an enjoyable read and Chung Bora's work is always worth picking up. I am giving it 4.5 stars.
I received this book as a free eBook ARC via Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review.
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