Stewart King

This is a quick collection of seven somewhat spooky short stories which explore the lonely and sinister side of the festive season. Some of them have a distinctly supernatural twist while others are more down to earth, but all come with a twist in the tail which typically delivers well-deserved come-uppance.

Some of the tales are more playful while others verge on sinister.
There’s some violent content but nothing I’d describe as horror, and the suggestions of the supernatural are just that: the otherworldly is implied rather than explicit so don’t expect werewolves to come sniffing around the Christmas tree.

(There's more detail about the individual stories over at http://murdermayhemandmore.wordpress.com/2014/12/23/ghosts-of-christmas-present-... )

This collection obviously isn’t intended to be award-winning literature but the writing is accessible and flows smoothly without any unwarranted padding or pretention. The standard of grammar and punctuation is much higher than you frequently find in indie ebooks. As often happens with collections of stories from one author, the stories do tend towards sharing a similar tone and cadence.

After enjoying these spooky stories, I’d happily pick up another of this author’s collections for future reading.
7/10
… (altro)