Up on the Rooftop

by Trevor Shaw

Everyone knows Santa watches to see who’s been good. This year, something else is watching.

While his parents and younger siblings obsess over a viral Santa-tracking app called Sleigh Watch, seventeen-year-old Dylan wants nothing more than to be left alone. But as the night wears on, strange reports begin surfacing along Santa’s supposed route. Dylan dismisses it as another holiday gimmick, until it reaches his house.

Up on the Rooftop is an atmospheric holiday horror short about the danger of indifference toward the holiday spirit and the things that still walk this world when belief no longer keeps them out.

41 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 5, 2026

Reviews

[Lou Canning · Rating 4 out of 5]

Quick fun read

I love these Christmas horror stories!
Lots of fun and mystery .
I haven’t got a clue who the Christmas time visitor was or what he wanted .
But it was an enjoyable worth while quick read.

[Robin · Rating 3 out of 5]

17-year-old Dylan is unhappy with his family on Christmas Eve and refuses to join in family traditions until everyone starts watching the new Santa-tracking app, Sleigh Watch. The app starts out great, very impressive and fun to watch, until it turns nasty. At the same time the weather in Georgia turns nasty, with wind and snow. Dylan gets caught up in all the very odd goings-on. This is a very weird story that sometimes does not make a lot of sense.

[Tyronia · Rating 5 out of 5]

up on the rooftop

This was a suspenseful thriller that kept me on the edge of my seat. It was truly a fast read. with some creepiness but it make its point.I hope you read it too