Sarah's Reviews > Dead of Winter

The winter time is always the best season for short horror stories. I was delighted to discover Kealan Patrick Burke had a collection of winter themed tales, to keep me sufficiently spooked during these cold nights, after I had previously enjoyed his Halloween collection.
The stories are as follows: Snowmen, Doomsday Father Christmas, Black Static, Visitation Rights, Home, The Quiet and They Know.

Doomsday Father Christmas was a highlight for me, following Santa Claus himself and his cynicism at the modern day Christmas. How the myth of him is perpetuated by humanity’s greed.
Visitation Rights really hits you with a jarring twist. It initially starts out so seemingly different to where I thought it was going to go and the ending left me feeling haunted.

Burke’s writing never fails to impress me, his stories are always wonderfully dark and have a satisfying conclusion.