This fatty is what we call an odyssey. An icy, grisly odyssey. You may have watched the AMC series this is based off of (I haven’t, yet), so you have an idea what this arctic novel entails. Frankenstein and The Thing aren’t the only ones that can chisel out a frozen horror tale. The Terror … Continue reading
There’s only 12 days until Christmas and here’s the first 12 Days of Christmas collection I’ve seen. Excuse me, 12 terrors. Written by Claudette Melanson, with a bonus story by Lynn Lamb, this anthology features those iconic figures of the horror holidays we’ve all come to love. Santa Claws, mischievous elves, homicidal maniacs, and the … Continue reading
This is another novel from McMahon that uses two time periods to tell a startling story. Back in 1908, a woman is found dead behind her house just months after the death of her daughter. Now, a mother of two girls goes missing and it’s up to her oldest to decipher the mystery spiraling out … Continue reading
Victorian ghost stories? Sure, why not? But Victorian CHRISTMAS ghost stories? That’s next level shit right there. Valancourt, the little press that could, brings to life those forgotten pages for the modern society to enjoy and this first book of (3) Christmas collections is the handbook on how to have a very scary holiday. Each … Continue reading
I feel like 30 Days of Night is often overlooked when it comes to winter horror/holiday horror. It’s the epitome of seasonal depression come on. 30 days of NIGHT? Fuck. I’m already feeling that grind at home. It’s impossible to fully wake up when it’s overcast every gd day. This graphic novel may have the … Continue reading
Flint Maxwell is a fellow Ohioan and described every town I’ve lived in to a tee in his short story compendium. There’s five wintery tales of horror in this little diddy that are succinct and down right creepy (and gory). From inanimate objects destroying lives to eerie accounts of the strange, there’s a channel for … Continue reading
Alone in a big, empty house by a smoldering fire is probably one of the most haunting feelings. Mistletoe imitates it perfectly. And you bet your sweet ass this is another Gothic, Neo-Victorian ghost story. Suffering from grief, a widow purchases a new home in time for snow fall and finds herself tormented by beings … Continue reading
Happy Krampusnaucht! Today is the day we celebrate that old Christmas Devil that is every horror fan’s answer to celebrating the holidays with some edge. Here I have an entertaining history book on Krampus (a biography, if you will) that lays out where he came from, why he does what he does, and why we … Continue reading
The tradition of telling ghost stories around an open fire is long since past (I’m sounding like a god blessed carol here), mainly because we don’t scare as easily anymore and we can’t sit by our relatives that long without needing a break. The Woman in Black starts out with our narrator and his family … Continue reading
This anthology is an assortment of tastes. There’s some tame stories in here, a particularly festive tale or two, and some that are suitable for year round. And of course, a Christmas ghost story collection wouldn’t be complete without the addition of M.R. James. Not everyone is going to enjoy every single story in here … Continue reading
