
Christmas and Other Horrors
An Anthology of Solstice Horror
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Narrated by:
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Carrie Coello
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Andrew J. Andersen
Hugo Award-winning editor, and horror legend Ellen Datlow presents a terrifying and chilling horror anthology of original short stories exploring the endless terrors of winter solstice traditions across the globe, featuring chillers by Tananarive Due, Stephen Graham Jones, Alma Katsu, and many more.
The winter solstice is celebrated as a time of joy around the world—yet the long nights also conjure a darker tradition of ghouls, hauntings, and visitations. This anthology of all-new stories invites you to huddle around the fire and revel in the unholy, the dangerous, the horrific aspects of a time when families and friends come together—for better and for worse.
From the eerie Austrian Schnabelperchten to the skeletal Welsh Mari Lwyd, by way of ravenous golems, uncanny neighbors, and unwelcome visitors, Christmas and Other Horrors captures the heart and horror of the festive season.
Because the weather outside is frightful, but the fire inside is hungry . . .
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Dark winter holidays
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Not a single bad story...
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More Narrators Please
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I love festive horror
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Some people on other sites complained that the collection was more focused on the solstice than Christmas. That’s true, but I liked it.
It has both gory and psychological horror, but the emphasis is on psychological. That was a plus for me, but if psychological isn’t your thing then most stories probably won’t be a good fit.
Mostly good
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This is an enjoyable anthology that features different holiday creatures, traditions, and locales. From the Christian Christmas, to folkloric creatures and the winter solstice. I particularly enjoyed that each story was finished with a small snippet of the author describing where they came up with the story idea. Which read like little behind the scenes inclusions.
But with a lot of these large anthologies, I have to wonder if creating them just for a large chunk of them to go to invited authors is the best move. Especially when many of these were just okay. My wonder is if the authors are writing just to be included off the invite, rather than a desire to write the story…which I could be entirely wrong, and enjoyment is subjective. That’s also not to say that I disliked any of them outright, and I appreciated how well rounded it was with its diversity of traditions, but maybe I was just looking for more of a Christmas-centric horror collection, which would be on me!
Stephen Graham Jones, Josh Malerman, and Gemma Files are a few standouts, with stories that I particularly enjoyed, as well as their reasonings for writing.
Good narration on some okay stories
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Still, a couple of the tales are good. It’s not something I imagine I will pick up year after year though.
It’s A Mixed Bag
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it was just ok
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Excellent anthology!
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I can't wait to revisit it year after year as part of my holiday traditions.
Excellent and Eclectic
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