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A fabulous, holiday-themed horror collection!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 19, 2023

I mainly got this collection of short horror stories because I am a HUGE fan of Amy Cross books and I saw that she was one of the authors. And I’m so glad I did! This collection of short stories was so fun to read!

Each of the stories takes place around Christmas time, so it was a great book for December for those of us who like horror stories all year round. Each author had such a unique voice and storytelling technique! There were twists and surprises, “Oh my gosh” moments, and a range of character voices. Some ghosts, some devils, some people that were just plain bad. Fabulous! While not all stories could be winners, it was still fun to get introduced to authors I might never have read otherwise.

A fun collection of horror! I’ll be reading some more of these collections in the future!

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Jody

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Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 17, 2019

One of the few books I didn't care for..I prefer short stories and these were very long...almost novellas....and looking winded

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A fabulous, holiday-themed horror collection!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 19, 2023

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Kathryn G. Owen

Christmas Horror to Get You in the Holiday Spirit

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 27, 2021

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This is my first of Kevin J. Kennedy's series of horror collection names after colors. The White edition is a special Christmas collection, and I chose it to ring in the Christmas season this year. Overall it was a solid collection, with no real misfires. There were some particular standouts however:

"The Advent of Father Hirst" by Lex H. Jones is written as a series of diary entries by a priest, who is starting in a new town at the beginning of Advent. Upon discovering his predecessor's diary, he learns of an important and sacred tradition of his new church; he must keep the Advent candles lit all season. They must not go out, or the results would be too horrible to contemplate.

"White Oleanders" by Steven Stacy is basically Duel but Christmas themed. I wasn't sure I was going to like this one. "Road Rage" horror is not one of my favorite subgenres. However I decided to give this one a go, and it had me turning the pages so fast, I'd read the whole thing before I even realized it.

Finally, "A Christmas Ghost Story, 1895" by Amy Cross was a wonderfully vintage historical ghost story, centered around a group of men who gather each Christmas Eve to tell ghost stories. I'd been wanting to check out some of Cross's work, and this was the perfect intro.

Definitely check this collection out if you're looking for spooky good stories to get you into the Christmas spirit.

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Crusader

Twisted Holiday Cheer!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 2, 2020

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Wow! This was a great collection of Christmas horror stories and poems!

There are ten all together so I will just set them out with a once sentence cryptic taste without giving away spoilers.

'Twas the Night Before Yuletide by James Matthew Byers
Twisted poem about Santa along with some cannibalism - that is about all I can give on that one.

Christmas Eve by Mark Tufo
Death is just another journey

The Advent of Father Hirst by Lex H. Jones
Advent candle obsession becomes a possible possession

Santa's Claws by Mark Allan Gunnells
Naughty or Nice poem

Santa's Gift by Mark Allan Gunnells
Santa screwed up the year before and now a little girl wants revenge.

White Oleanders by Steven Stacy
A ghost truck that makes itself known on the highway and causes havoc.

Santa's Elite by Mark Cassell
Sometimes just one mistake can cause chaos even at Santa's workshop.

A Christmas Ghost Story, 1985 by Amy Cross
Ghost stories to some might be more than just stories.

The Christmas Miracle by Chris Miller
How far would you go to save the ones you love? Would you commit murder? This is an interesting story that is twisted but heartfelt too.

Down the Bizarro Watering Hole by Kevin J. Kennedy
Drinking shots at a bar turns out to be reflections of the past for one woman. Twisted tale but with a soft touch.

All in all this was a great bunch of stories and I was happy that I read it! New authors to pursue in here as well as that is what I always seem to find when reading these collection books by KJK Publishing a/k/a Kevin J. Kennedy. Five "Twisted Santa" Stars for this one!

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Ryan W.

Nice holiday horror collection.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 14, 2019

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Not bad. The poems were scattered throughout this short collection, and although some were clever, I wasn’t quite pining for them. I enjoyed quite a few of the short stories, though. Here were some of my favorites.

CHRISTMAS EVE-A delivery driver who is forced to work on (you guessed it) Christmas Eve becomes emasculated, and in the process, has to choose between good and evil.

SANTA’S GIFT-Short and sweet, but a bit contentious. Hint: Involves a shopping center, a little girl, and a gun.

THE CHRISTMAS MIRACLE-A man is up against the clock save his bedridden son, and has to find a matching donor to do so.

Overall, another solid holiday horror collection that Mr. Kennedy has produced for readers that need some Christmas cheers and Yuletide fears!

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GoldenDragonfly

You Know It! 😎

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 31, 2021

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Another winner! Another lovely anthology. Full of horror and suspenseful stories with a top-notch cast of writers who are just phenomenal!

This time I’m shouting about Chris Miller, Lex M. Jones, Mark
Tufo, Mark Alan Gunnells, Mark Cassell, Amy Cross and Kevin J. Kennedy, and others.

Marvelous!

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Lesley Oddi

Fun read.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 11, 2021

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This book was a fun read. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. I would recommend it to others interested in this genre.

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D Surga

short an good

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 24, 2019

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good stories

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Merry Bloody Christmas

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 24, 2019

Found within the pages of “The Horror Collection: White Edition”, are a collection of Christmas Horror short stories, stanzas and poetry by some of your favorite independent horror authors...

Twas the Night Before Yuletide by James Matthew Byers
Christmas Eve by Mark Tufo
The Advent of FAther Hirst by Lex H. Jones
Santa’s Claws by Mark Allan Gunnells
Santa’s Gift by Mark Allan Gunnells
White Oleanders by Steven Stacy
Santa’s Elite by Mark Cassell
A Christmas Ghost Story, 1985 by Amy Cross
The Christmas Miracle by Chris Miller
Down The Bizarro Watering Hole by Kevin J. Kennedy

Deck the halls with bowels and entrails . . . get comfortable with a toasty mug of hot chocolate or one of your favorite holiday beverages and get ready to have the Christmas scared right the hell out of you. If you are a fan of Christmas Horrors like “Silent Night, Deadly Night”, “Red Christmas”, “Black Christmas”, “To All a Goodnight”, or “Krampus”, you will certainly be entertained with this collection of grizzly, dark and gruesome stories. Lessons will be taught, names will be taken and lists will be updated to see who’s been naughty, naughtier or naughtiest - (nice doesn't count for much in this collection). The definition of “Elf” will be redefined and you will never look at Santa’s helper quit the same. So, do yourself a favor and pick up a copy of “The Horror Collection: White Edition” and have a very terrifying holiday season. If you’re familiar with ay of Kevin’s other productions you will not be disappointed.

Other Project by Kevin J. Kennedy: The Horror Collection: Gold Edition (THC Book 1); The Horror Collection: Black Edition (THC Book 2); The Horror Collection: Purple Edition (THC Book 3); Dark Thoughts: A Collection of Horror Stories; Dark Places, Evil Places Volume II; Carnival of Horrors: A Carnival Themed Horror Anthology; Collected Christmas Horror Short (Collected Horror Shorts, Book 1); Collected Christmas Horror Shorts 2 (Collected Horror Shorts, Book 4); Collected Halloween Horror Shorts: Trick r’ Treat (Collected Horror Shorts, Book 3); Collected Easter Horror Short (Collected Horror Shorts, Book 2); 100 Word Horrors: An Anthology of Horror Drabbles (100 Word Horror Collection, Book 1); 100 Word Horrors: An Anthology of Horror Drabbles (100 Word Horror Collection, Book 2); 100 Word Horrors: An Anthology of Horror Drabbles (100 Word Horror Collection, Book 3); Spooky Halloween Drabbles 2016; Hydrophobia: Charity Anthology for Victims of Hurricane Harvey; Spooky Halloween Drabbles 2015; You Only Get One Shot: A Horror Novella; The Queuing Dead: A Very British Zombie Anthology; Screechers: A Post-Apocalyptic Novella; VS: U.S. vs U.K. Horror; Made in Britain; Fifty Shades of Slay; Tales from the Braided Pony; Unleashed: Monsters vs Zombies Volume II; The Gatekeeper: A Kindle Short; No Place Like Home: Twisted Tales from the Yellow Brick Road; The Reverend Burdizzo’s Hymn Book; The Speculative Book; et. al.

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Lisa Lee

A Yule Horror Celebration

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 18, 2019

The Horror Collection: White Edition is a diverse collection of winter holiday horror stories ranging from dark humor to bizarre to poetry to straight-up gruesome.

Let’s take a look, shall we?

“Twas the Night Before Yuletide” by James Matthews Byers is a dark and shocking yuletide poem to educate you on the difference between Christmas and Yuletide and make you think twice about the holiday season.

“Christmas Eve” by Mark Tufo is a devilish tale of choices and consequences.

“The Advent of Father Hirst” by Lex H Jones is a creative dark story about past things coming back to haunt the present, but absolutely not in the vein of a Scrooge story.

“Santa’s Claws” by Mark Allan Gunnells is a frightful little Christmas poem that’s sure to give me nightmares.

“Santa’s Gift” by Mark Allen Gunnells is straight-up Christmas horror as only Mark can deliver it.

“White Oleanders” by Steven Stacy is a suspense horror thriller in the tradition of old school Stephen King, but with Steven’s distinct, impactful flair.

“Santa’s Elite” by Mark Cassell wins the FU to the Author Award for this collection. It is a dark and gruesome backstory about Santa’s helpers, unique and disturbing in the Mark Cassell way. Christmas is ruined forever in my head.

“A Christmas Ghost Story, 1985” by Amy Cross is actually a Christmas ghost story set in 1895. It is well executed and quite humorous, but not really horror.

“The Christmas Miracle” by Chris Miller is a gut-wrenching, horrifying tale of desperation, masterfully told as one expects of this rising master of the genre.

“Down the Bizarro Watering Hole” by Kevin J Kennedy is definitive bizarro horror with an old school Christmas theme.

No matter how you celebrate the holiday season, there is something here to make it twisted.

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Jody

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Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 17, 2019

One of the few books I didn't care for..I prefer short stories and these were very long...almost novellas....and looking winded

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