sorapandora's review against another edition
1.0
DNF after “Naughty.” I am not easily offended but that was just sick.
wellwortharead's review
3.0
I love Christmas themed horror almost as much as I love Halloween horror. So that, and this gorgeous cover meant I had to own a copy of this book. Most of these stories just weren't that impressive.
I did love The Endless Black of Friday by Nate Southard. It takes place outside a big box store as people line up for hours to get the best Christmas deals, but there is more to worry about than getting trampled over the hottest new toy or the last giant screen tv.
Red Rage by Stephen Mark Rainey was also very good, told on two timelines about a family recently moved into a house near Christmas, and what happened to the previous owners. I also enjoyed Belsnickel by J.F. Gonzalez when a long lost uncle comes to visit at Christmas. but all is not as it seems.
The other stories just weren't for me and the only one I will mention by name is because
Naughty by Shane Mckenzie should really have come with a trigger warning. Think Stir of Echoes but with revenge for an unnecessarily graphic gang rape on a physically and mentally disabled teen. Put a warning on that shit! Not everyone wants to read that.
3 out of 5 stars
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape and Child abuse
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