by Tim Curran
Staring into the flames that burn as bright and hot as the hellfire in his soul, he whispers, “Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas.”
The End
About the Author
Tim Curran lives in Michigan and is the author of the novels Skin Medicine, Hive, Dead Sea, and Skull Moon. Upcoming projects include the novels Resurrection, The Devil Next Door, and Hive 2, as well as The Corpse King, a novella from Cemetery Dance, and Four Rode Out, a collection of four weird-western novellas by Curran, Tim Lebbon, Brian Keene, and Steve Vernon. His short stories have appeared in such magazines as City Slab, Flesh&Blood, Book of Dark Wisdom, and Inhuman, as well as anthologies such as Flesh Feast, Shivers IV, High Seas Cthulhu, and, Vile Things. Find him on the web at: www.corpseking.com
Afterword
Well it looks like you have made it to the end of our little book. I hope you enjoyed it.
I had planned to put together a little Christmas collection this year and add a few bonus stories from other authors in the back. I started contacting some authors that I have spoken to in the past to see what the interest would be and the response was overwhelming. It meant the book was going to be bigger than I expected and a lot more work to put together. With the help of a wonderful editor I had been working with, some great stories from a group of my favourite authors and an excellent cover designer we managed to put this book together in 6 weeks. It was a lot of work and stress but I think the end result is worth it.
I only became a part of the writing world just over a year ago so this was a big step for me to take and I only hope everyone involved and everyone who reads it enjoys it as much as I have. I’d highly recommend checking out some work from any of the authors in the book that you hadn’t read before.
If you have a few minutes to spare, please consider leaving a review on Amazon or Goodreads as it truly helps authors more than you might realize.
From everyone involved at ‘Collected Christmas Horror Shorts’, we wish you a very Merry Christmas and hope the New Year ahead brings you an abundance of scary reads!
Thanks again for your support,
Kevin J. Kennedy
