I'm dreaming of a Dark Christmas,

With every little tale that I read,

When the knife blades glisten

And scared children listen

To hear slayers in the night;

Where sugarplums can be gory

In the frightening elf story,

And trees eat favorite household pets.

There are gifts on all the pages

Of terror through the ages

Told of gift-giving regrets.

I'm dreaming of a Dark Christmas,

With every little tale I read,

While the bright lights shine

And the family dines 

In the soft fireplace glow.

So hold loved ones tight;

It's not Santa visiting tonight,

Death lies buried in the snow.

The holiday season isn’t all fun and games. One hundred-word holiday horror stories from dozens of authors. From dark and disturbing to morbid humor or guts and gore, these stories have it all.

How will you celebrate the holidays?

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