A review by connorjdaley
A Tricker-Treater Christmas: A Holiday Horror Story by Briana Morgan

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Decided to give this a go as Christmas horror is 100% my style this year and I liked the cover art. 

This features a character that the author has used elsewhere before, the Tricker-Treater, but it did not feel as if the prior story was a necessity to understand this. The TT is a kind of Internet folklore figure that’s passed around forums kind of like the slender man. There’s a way to call him, to grant you your wish, but there’s a hefty fee…and the fine print is a must read.  

The plot using the dysfunction of the family gave the need for the TT a grounded feel. The father’s fear of losing his daughter, on top of his job, makes his desperation real for the reader. I could feel his desire to hold on to her, for some last semblance of control, and his turn to the TT as a last resort was right there. 

The Tricker-Treater as a character was terrifying and his description had me thinking of him speaking with a proper Englishman’s accent (that might just be the top hat) with a skeletal demonic visage. 

Personally a 4/5* for me.