It's Christmas, and Erika is alone for the first time after the death of her partner. Feeling vulnerable and melancholy, she has chosen a new beginning by spending her holidays at a ski resort. But Aspen is for couples and threesomes, and Erika feels left out... and lonely. Unitil she meets Stewart, a mysterious stranger who pretends not to be as lonely and despondent as she. Though cautious, she finds herself intrigued by this impossibly handsome stranger. What are his secrets? Should she find out?
"The Christmas Vampire" is a Christmas-themed horror/paranormal erotica/romance short story (3900 words) containing some adult content, by the author of the Bram Stoker Award-nominated novel WOLF'S TRAP, as well as the novels WOLF'S GAMBIT, WOLF'S BLUFF, WOLF'S EDGE, WOLF'S CUT, and SAVAGE NIGHTS, plus the story collection SHADOWPLAYS, the mini-collection MYSTERIES & MAYHEM (with David Benton), "The Great Belzoni and the Gait of Anubis" (novella), and numerous other works of horror, thriller, crime, and dark fantasy. He has also published a fair amount of nonfiction -- book reviews, articles, and interviews, all helping illuminate his chosen fields. Raised in Genova, Italy, as well as Kenosha, Wisconsin, he now lives and writes in Milwaukee. He is a member of the Horror Writers Association (HWA) and the International Thriller Writers (ITW).
"The Christmas Vampire" continues a tradition the author began in 2011, presenting a short tale for the Christmas season. Some are true horror, some are less violent or Young Adult in nature, but all deal with a variation on a classic monster.
Genre: Horror
"The Christmas Vampire" is a Christmas-themed horror/paranormal erotica/romance short story (3900 words) containing some adult content, by the author of the Bram Stoker Award-nominated novel WOLF'S TRAP, as well as the novels WOLF'S GAMBIT, WOLF'S BLUFF, WOLF'S EDGE, WOLF'S CUT, and SAVAGE NIGHTS, plus the story collection SHADOWPLAYS, the mini-collection MYSTERIES & MAYHEM (with David Benton), "The Great Belzoni and the Gait of Anubis" (novella), and numerous other works of horror, thriller, crime, and dark fantasy. He has also published a fair amount of nonfiction -- book reviews, articles, and interviews, all helping illuminate his chosen fields. Raised in Genova, Italy, as well as Kenosha, Wisconsin, he now lives and writes in Milwaukee. He is a member of the Horror Writers Association (HWA) and the International Thriller Writers (ITW).
"The Christmas Vampire" continues a tradition the author began in 2011, presenting a short tale for the Christmas season. Some are true horror, some are less violent or Young Adult in nature, but all deal with a variation on a classic monster.
Genre: Horror
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