Status Updates From Christmas Horror Vol. 1

The Colour That Stole Christmas by William Meikle

This one was okay. It reminded me a bit of that Creepshow episode with Stephen King. Bit weird, but okay..

Belsnickel by J. F. Gonzalez
Okay that one was excellent! I truly enjoyed every minute of that story.
Exceptionally good!!

The Sh!*tiest Guy in the World by John Skip
Another one that wasn’t particularly great. I get the message it was trying to send, but as a story, it was particularly uneventful.

Krampusnacht in Cell Block J by Cody Goodfellow
Didn’t care for this one. Wasn’t much to it. Felt like a bit of an idea that didn’t really pay off too well.

Naughty by Shane McKenzie
That’s probably the first story in this book I’ve actually enjoyed. Was it nice? No. It was actually pretty brutal and I imagine triggering for some people, but it was a well written and very effective story!
I certainly didn’t see the ending coming!
I’ll be honest. I was about ready to quit this book, but this story has given me enough to keep going until the end.

Pointy Canes by Jeff Strand
I was really enjoying this one….. until I wasn’t. It took a frankly ridiculous turn, which I suppose was meant to be funny, but it wasn’t. It was just stupid and completely ruined the story.

Red Rage by Stephen Mark Rainey
This was a good one. Quite different from your normal Christmas horror. I enjoyed it. I feel like it would make a good “Twilight Zone” episode.

Endless Black of Friday by Nate Southard.
Okay story again. Nothing major to write home about. Ironically, given the plot, I imagine I will have forgotten about this story by the end of the day…..

Santa Explains by Joe R Lansdale.
Erm. It was okay…. Ish. I called it pretty much immediately. There was really anything standout about this story. Hope the others are better.