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title: "Click-Clack the Raddlebag by Neil Gaiman"
description: "Note: Neil Gaiman has been accused of sexual assault and abuse .  I am a big fan of Neil Gaiman.  I like his writing style, the sense of wonder that he brings into books and his literate references.  ..."
url: https://bookwi.se/click-clack-the-raddlebag-by-neil-gaiman/
date: 2014-10-30
modified: 2026-07-16
author: "Adam Shields"
categories: ["Book Reviews"]
type: post
lang: en
---

# Click-Clack the Raddlebag by Neil Gaiman

**Note: Neil Gaiman has been [accused of sexual assault and abuse](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn01dynqx7ro). **

I am a big fan of Neil Gaiman.  I like his writing style, the sense of wonder that he brings into books and his literate references.  But he has a dark, but romantic side.  So nothing ends quite as you think it will, but most of the time there is still hope.

Gaiman is trying to start a movement where people write short stories and give them away for Halloween.  This year he wrote a short story, Click-Clack the Raddlebag, and recorded it (I think he is a great narrator) and Audible.com is giving it away.  For each download, Audible will contribute to DonorsChoose.org.

You do not have to be a member of Audible to get the story.  So there is no reason to not try it out.

I love Gaiman, but I am not really a fan of the horror genre.  I like creepy and suspenseful, but not blood and guts.  This story has all of the creepy, none of the bad stuff.

It is about a young man that is putting the younger brother of his girlfriend to bed.  The boy asks the young man to tell him a story.  I won’t give any more away.  But the ending is great.  You really don’t get the creepy factor until the very last line.  Go get it. [It is free.](http://www.audible.com/pd/Fiction/Click-Clack-the-Rattlebag-a-free-short-story-written-and-performed-by-Neil-Gaiman-Audiobook/B00OTTEGQ2) (Only 11 minutes)