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A review by exorcismofemilyreed
Collected Christmas Horror Shorts, Vol. II by Christina Bergling, Matthew V. Brockmeyer, Kevin J. Kennedy, Brandy Yassa, Michael A. Arnzen, Amy Cross, Sara Tantlinger, Chris Motz, Steven Stacy, Andrew Lennon, J.C. Michael, Lisa Morton
3.0
"Today's different. Today's special. Today's Christmas."
Collected Christmas Horror Shorts Vol. II is an anthology of 22 Christmas-related horror stories edited by Brandy Yassa. This anthology is a bit of a mixed bag - I found some that I adored, and some I really didn't care for. Overall, I enjoyed many of the stories offered in this book.
My top 5 stories were Christmas Lunch by Amy Cross, Duende by Christina Bergling, The Mall Santa by Christopher Motz, Sugar Vision by Sara Tantlinger, and Something in the Stocking by P. Mattern. There was a pretty good variety of stories here, and I was happy while reading. I ordered the book when I found out Sara Tantlinger was going to have a story in it, and I absolutely loved hers (as expected). All 5 of these stories were so entertaining, and I would love to see what other spookiness these writers have come up with.
I had only read 4 of these authors before, and it was awesome to be introduced to so many new ones. I'll definitely be keeping an eye out for more from writers such as Andrew Lennon and Veronica Smith. I also enjoyed hearing about some legends like Duende that I hadn't heard of before.
While there were many fantastic stories in this anthology, there were quite a few that were a struggle to read. The good ones are worth getting through the bad ones, though. I think the anthology could have used a little more editing - there were some errors that I found to be distracting. Nothing too bad, though. Overall, I'm glad that I picked up Collected Christmas Horror Shorts Vol. II, and I would read another volume in this series. Yay for all the fun Christmas horror I've found this year! I hope I find good ones next year, too.
Collected Christmas Horror Shorts Vol. II is an anthology of 22 Christmas-related horror stories edited by Brandy Yassa. This anthology is a bit of a mixed bag - I found some that I adored, and some I really didn't care for. Overall, I enjoyed many of the stories offered in this book.
My top 5 stories were Christmas Lunch by Amy Cross, Duende by Christina Bergling, The Mall Santa by Christopher Motz, Sugar Vision by Sara Tantlinger, and Something in the Stocking by P. Mattern. There was a pretty good variety of stories here, and I was happy while reading. I ordered the book when I found out Sara Tantlinger was going to have a story in it, and I absolutely loved hers (as expected). All 5 of these stories were so entertaining, and I would love to see what other spookiness these writers have come up with.
I had only read 4 of these authors before, and it was awesome to be introduced to so many new ones. I'll definitely be keeping an eye out for more from writers such as Andrew Lennon and Veronica Smith. I also enjoyed hearing about some legends like Duende that I hadn't heard of before.
While there were many fantastic stories in this anthology, there were quite a few that were a struggle to read. The good ones are worth getting through the bad ones, though. I think the anthology could have used a little more editing - there were some errors that I found to be distracting. Nothing too bad, though. Overall, I'm glad that I picked up Collected Christmas Horror Shorts Vol. II, and I would read another volume in this series. Yay for all the fun Christmas horror I've found this year! I hope I find good ones next year, too.