The Krampus on Chestnut Street: A Novella
Fiction & Literature, Coming of Age, Horror, Science Fiction & Fantasy
| Author: | C. M. Smith | ISBN: | 9781310900389 |
| Publisher: | C. M. Smith | Publication: | December 30, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition | Language: | English |
| Author: | C. M. Smith |
| ISBN: | 9781310900389 |
| Publisher: | C. M. Smith |
| Publication: | December 30, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition |
| Language: | English |
In the tradition of Charles Dickens, who utilized ghosts to bring some horror to his classic Christmas novella A Christmas Carol, C. M. Smith uses a monster to explore the meaning of Christmas in a modern context. But this is no made up monster. This monster is real: the Krampus of Alpine folklore, a beast of great strength and ferocious temper whose mission is to punish bad children. He is “the anti-Santa Claus,” to quote Eric Pichler. In a work even more terrifying than Dickens’ classic, Smith recounts his encounter with this legendary beast in a tale that takes the reader back to Smith’s early childhood, to a series of events that he, for obvious reasons, has long been unwilling share.
In the tradition of Charles Dickens, who utilized ghosts to bring some horror to his classic Christmas novella A Christmas Carol, C. M. Smith uses a monster to explore the meaning of Christmas in a modern context. But this is no made up monster. This monster is real: the Krampus of Alpine folklore, a beast of great strength and ferocious temper whose mission is to punish bad children. He is “the anti-Santa Claus,” to quote Eric Pichler. In a work even more terrifying than Dickens’ classic, Smith recounts his encounter with this legendary beast in a tale that takes the reader back to Smith’s early childhood, to a series of events that he, for obvious reasons, has long been unwilling share.
