Chilling Books Embracing the Sinister Side of Christmas

Charlie Manx drives a 1938 Rolls-Royce Wraith that can slip in and out of this world. It’s how he is able to take children to Christmasland. But far from a magical wonderland, Christmasland is a place of terror. Victoria McQueen went there once. She’s the only one to escape. She wants to forget. Manx wants to remember. And when he picks up her son, Victoria knows she has to go back to Christmasland or lose her son forever.

Take the Secret Santa episode of The Office and add a little Stephen King for the perfect holiday horror treat.

Lussi Meyer is so desperate to work in publishing, she takes the first job she’s offered. Only, she never expected that working in horror would be, well, horrifying. The workplace pranks escalate until the office Secret Santa where she receives a demonic looking gift she doesn’t understand. And when her co-workers start dying gruesome deaths, she realizes she has to figure out who gave her this object before it destroys the company, or worse, takes her soul.

Christmas has never been Allison’s favorite holiday. But for the sake of her girls, she plays along. Until her estranged mother calls. Mavis has only weeks to live, and though Allison’s childhood was filled with trauma and abuse, she agrees to let Mavis stay with them for her final days. Only, strange things start happening the moment Mavis arrives. And as the holiday cheer turns into a terrifying nightmare, Allison has to confront the demons of her past so that she can protect her family from the monster she’s invited in.

Get ready to learn a murderous twist to every Christmas song you’ve ever known. It should be a time for family bonding. For cherishing all that is merry and bright. But when Austin’s parents take him and his sister to a remote cabin for Christmas, he had no idea it would be a holiday he’d never forget. She’s made her list. She’s checked it twice. And now Candy Cain is about to kill everyone naughty and nice. 

On Christmas, a year into a passionate affair with Henry, Scarlett tries to unravel their intense relationship and her obsession with his taxidermy creatures. She calls their remote Somerset moorland home and is both obsessed with Henry and trapped by him. For many Christmas is magic. It invokes warm memories of holiday’s past. But for Scarlett, the past holds memories full of secrets and promises. The kind that are grotesque. The kind that just might kill.

Want to hear the tale of how Santa Clause stole Christmas? The Yule Lord, Krampus, wants to tell you. It began when Santa imprisoned Krampus half a millennia ago. But on Christmas Eve, just over in Boone County, Virginia, Krampus escapes. Struggling songwriter Jesse finds himself in the middle of this ancient feud, and if he can figure out how to survive, he might not just redeem himself, but save the magic of the season for good.