Mountain Nightmare: A Christmas Tale

by John L. Davis IV

A weary father struggles to keep his two children safe, warm and entertained during Christmas-time inside a tiny mountain cabin during a brutally cold winter while something other than the wind howls in the forest outside their four walls.

18 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 25, 2017

About the author

I’ve been writing for many years, but only recently did I start publishing. Soon after that I was lucky enough to land a job as the Editorial Assistant for the Ralls County Herald-Enterprise. Now someone actually pays me to write, which is pretty cool. I graduated Wellsville Middletown High School in 1993, and after a short stint in the Army I traveled, mostly in the mid-west, though I've been as far north as Seattle and as far south as Pensacola. I haven’t done anything amazing like single-handedly save an entire tribe of Ugandan children from Ebola or serve overseas and save my entire squad from a tribe of Ugandan children with Ebola, but I love a good story, whether I’m reading one, or writing one.

Along with the independently published American Revenant zombie apocalypse series set in and around Hannibal, Missouri I dabble in horror, thrillers, and science-fiction, mostly in short stories. I’ve also written several short screenplays with plans to eventually script a feature-length film.

I live in Hannibal, MO with my wife, two daughters and one dog.

Reviews

[Thomas Hobbs · Rating 5 out of 5]

A family in a cabin

A family staying in a cabin up in the mountain. A man and his 2 kids spending Christmas living on limited means has to make do with what they have. A monster lurks outside. Great short story, I would like to see this expanded into a novel. Enjoyed this story.