Halloween has passed. Outside my condo, the decorations down. Meanwhile, the music stations and the big box stores are putting up the Christmas trees and the tinsel. People are planning their Turkey Day celebrations as preludes for the holiday season. What’s a horror author who basically lives every day as if it’s Halloween to do?
Simple: get in on it!
Some of you may recall two years ago a short story of mine was published in the anthology “Happy Hellidays” from Hellbound Books. The short story, called “The Wild Hunt,” followed two sisters who run away from home on Christmas Eve and come across a group out of ancient myth. I wrote the story because I wanted to follow in the tradition of Jews adding to Christmas music and literature,, though obviously it was a horror story. And, because Krampus stories have been done to death, I decided to focus my story on The Wild Hunt, a mythical group of supernatural hunters, monsters and spirits from legend and mythology.
Now, I decided to release the story as an ebook. It’s been a while since I released a single story like this, and I heard Christmas stories are enjoyed year round, so I thought, “Why the heck not?” Thus, I had a cover commissioned, and put the story out.
Here is the blurb that I’m using for the story:
Tatum and Mia have lived under the oppressive thumb of their abusive father for years. But when their father threatens to separate the two sisters, Tatum makes the risky decision to run away on Christmas Eve and take her sister with her. But the blizzard raging isn’t the only danger out there this Christmas Eve. Something ancient and powerful is riding through the blizzard tonight. An army of hunters out of myth and legend.
Will these mythical hunters be the sisters’ salvation? Or their doom?
If you’re at all interested, I’ll leave links below so you can check the story out. It’s a short story, after all, so it should be a quick read, and I remember people really enjoying the story at the time it came out. So, if you decide to check it out, I’m sure you’ll love it.
(Please be aware due to a mistake with the setup on Apple Books, it won’t be available there till Wednesday, November 5th. However, it is available for preorder there.)
And if you end up reading it, I hope you’ll leave a review. Positive or negative, I love reader feedback, and it helps both me and your fellow readers out in the long run.
Now, if anyone needs me, I had a long day and I might be getting sick, so I’m going to go indulge in some self-care. I just wanted to make sure people knew this story was available to read this holiday season.
So until next time, my Followers of Fear, good night, pleasant nightmares, and have a lovely holiday season.
Rami Ungar The Writer 