Festive Horrors - An Anthology
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Who said that terror only happens on Halloween? Christmas may be a time of joy and love but like all year round, you can never let your guard down. You don't know what can be lurking just behind you...
This is an anthology of very short Horror & Dark Fantasy stories and poems with some Contemporary elements. Happy Holidays...
(Every flash fiction piece and poem in this anthology is complete and stands on its own)
DISCLAIMER: This anthology involves mature themes and content, such as graphic violence, death, blood and gore. It is not suitable for readers under the age of 15.
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