Krampus: Creature of the Yuletide

by Neel Latchman

When Alister October had a stroke of luck and hit the jackpot in the lottery, he bought a house far away from all the troubles of his daily life. His luck was on a roll when he closed the deal on a stunning house atop a hill in the beautiful Alpine region of Switzerland for next to nothing. Burdened by the guilt of leaving his family behind, Alister used his newfound wealth and took his family on a mini vacation halfway around the world to his new house for the Christmas holidays.
His good fortune, however, came to a frightening halt when Alister and his family learned the haunting reason why the previous owners hastily vacated this beautiful home. This led to Alister, and his cousins, James and Ravi, discovering the harrowing legacy of their family when the unholy Creature of the Yuletide descended upon them the night before Christmas.

Genres: Horror, Christmas

152 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 29, 2022

Reviews

[Katie · Rating 3 out of 5]

First of all, good horror story, love the way Krampus was portrayed, lore etc.

There was a lot missing. No ages of characters, no descriptions. At a few points, there was lost opportunity to include more of the horror aspect. Felt rushed at the end and insensitive.

'Oh my dad has just died to save you all and I hate you, but ill give you an alibi for the missing children' - Revi

'Fair enough' says Alistair. Then he proceeds to say he's hunting down the monster, fist bumps with his brother and that's where it ends??
Nah.

[Shazna · Rating 4 out of 5]

Alister buys a house in Switzerland for next to nothing. Only it's not the house of their dreams as what lurks in the woods leads to a fight for survival...

I enjoyed this and also love the dark edition. The ending is left open. It did end to abruptly. Left me wanting more. Slow to start but picked up pace and liked the origin and tales of Krampus.

A good read this Christmas and a short read of 142 pages to reach your reading goals by the end of 2023.

Read in one sitting. Overall 4 stars

[Dani Jenkins · Rating 3 out of 5]

Abrupt ending. Wish there was more to the story, but it seems it was a prelude to something else. The story itself had several holes and unanswered questions, but seems as if they could be answered in a later story. Just needed more information all around. Overall, not a bad story, just feel like there was a lot missing.

[Shawnee Robertson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Let's start off with the fact I didn't know this was the 4th book in the series 😭 guess we will start with book 1 soon and reread!
LOVED the cover, obsessed with the black pages! Personally I think all books need this option. I was INVESTED! but it has such an abrupt ending.
Still loved it, but f*CK Ravi -.-

[Aminah · Rating 5 out of 5]

Okay, this was my first horror and I love how it didn't jump scare me. I love how the author wasn't too heavy with the horror in this story. Also I didn't know 'Krampus' was a real myth. I also love the build towards the ending I was like who's gonna die.

[Christiana · Rating 3 out of 5]

I loved how this book had all the creepy vibes without being scary, it definitely got me into it. However, really wished it had a better ending, way to abrupt and all how the conflict amongst the cousins were handled as well I didn’t like.

[KayCee · Rating 3 out of 5]

Enjoyable quick read. Didn’t realize it is a prequel book but that’s explains a lot. Had a lot of questions by the end so guess that means it time to continue on the story. Not what I typically read but do enjoy a horror story now and again.

[ebolazone33 · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good, but I needed a bit more. Krampus & the Yule Goat are very creepy, excellent descriptions. I wasn't sure if I missed whose children the nieces & nephew were? No one seemed to care all that much about them in the end. Their moms are going to be pissed though.

[Lauri · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good story.

[Amber☔️ · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved this book. The writing style was so smooth and effortless. Almost as though it was being told to me. Made me cry for sure!! I cannot wait to find out what Alister and James find out!

[Beth Roger aka Katiebella_Reads · Rating 3 out of 5]

The book is beautiful

[AM ALI · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed the storyline.

[Jaime Cannistra · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing

It might be a short story but it is intriguing. I read the whole thing in one sitting. Now on to the series I go!

[Gail Donehue · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this story , lots of excitement a real page turner !
I can’t wait to read the next one aI just wish i didn’t take 4-5 weeks to ship.

[Jen Ramsden · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fun seasonal read with a focus on the darker side of Christmas.

[Samantha Brown · Rating 4 out of 5]

Gave me Supernatural TV series vibes loved it can't wait to start the series following a lister and James

[Hayley Sheridan · Rating 3 out of 5]

I appreciate the idea but it didn’t quite land and as many have said there ending was very abrupt and odd. Loved the look of the book though.

[Kayleigh · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lots of fun, I hope he writes more about Allister and James

[Stephen · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was a cheesy book that was like Supernatural, Grimm, and Goosebumps had a child. The nonchalance of the characters at the end was ridiculous and not believable at all.

[Rachel Huss · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a crazzzyyyyy ending. I really enjoyed this and it was nice and quick read!

[Missy McIntosh · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such a quick scary holiday read I bought because I was intrigued by a special edition with dark blue pages (beautiful😍) is one I will read again!