The Nutscracker

by Ryan Dyer

The Nutscracker In a city full of scum, assholes, crooks, sexual deviants, drug addicts and cheaters, a killer is on the loose!

The days leading up to Christmas have seen an epidemic of murders - testicles torn off of individuals without any clear motive.

The culprit, unbeknownst to the city’s police force, is a nutcracker with a taste for chestnuts roasting over an open fire.

What is the nutcracker’s motive and how will his reign of testicle terror finally end?

This remake/parody of The Nutcracker takes cues from grindhouse, sleaze, exploitation, black comedy, and Christmas horror stories while being directly influenced by The Junky’s Christmas by William Burroughs, Christmas Evil, Silent Night Deadly Night and the films of John Waters, Ryan Nicholson and Frank Henenlotter.

64 pages, Paperback

Published December 12, 2024

About the author

Ryan Dyer is a Canadian writer of horror and transgressive fiction with a degree in communications and media studies. His academic background shapes his approach to storytelling, where he experiments with structure, tone, and familiar cultural forms to unsettle readers and expose uncomfortable ideas.

He is the author of multiple short works and collections, including Hot Pot of Human Pieces, Clown in a Cornhole and Chinese Juggalo.

Reviews

[Russell Holbrook · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was such a weird read. Things would happen with no context or explanation. Most of the time I had no idea what was going on. Very odd.