# Christmas Horror Novels? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 4, 2009, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-horror-novels/519962 "2009-12-04T06:16:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2009, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-horror-novels/519962/1 "2009-12-04T06:16:33Z")
Not Christmas horror **movies** , nor Christmas **murder mysteries** , but Christmas horror novels. Know any? While I know of a few short stories that are horror set at Christmas, I don’t know of a single novel that falls in the horror catergory rather than mystery. I fear it’s an unplumbed depth. ---
**Author:** ![Walloon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/fbc32d/32.png) [@Walloon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walloon)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2009, 10:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-horror-novels/519962/2 "2009-12-04T10:01:07Z")
• [Christmas Coffin](http://www.amazon.com/Christmas-Coffin-Michelle-Lundy/dp/0557037514/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1259920577&sr=1-2), by Michelle Lundy. • [I Am Scrooge: A Zombie Story for Christmas](http://www.amazon.com/Scrooge-Zombie-Story-Christmas/dp/0575091541/ref=sr_1_15?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1259920642&sr=1-15), by Adam Roberts. (The title is a pun on Richard Matheson’s _I Am Legend_.) ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2009, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-horror-novels/519962/3 "2009-12-04T17:04:39Z")
The category is up for debate, but _[Santa’s Twin](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/997134.Santa_s_Twin)_ at least deserves consideration. ---
**Author:** ![yanceylebeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yanceylebeef/32/12290_2.png) [@yanceylebeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yanceylebeef)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2009, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-horror-novels/519962/4 "2009-12-04T18:04:52Z")
Christopher Moore’s [The Stupidest Angel](http://www.amazon.com/Stupidest-Angel-Heartwarming-Christmas-Terror/dp/0060842350/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1259949704&sr=1-1) needs to be on this list. Great and fast read. It helps a little to be in the know about the denizens of Pine Cove, but it’s not a deal breaker. ---
**Author:** ![Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/bc8723/32.png) [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unauthorized_Cinnamon)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2009, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-horror-novels/519962/5 "2009-12-04T18:09:56Z")
Definitely go get The Stupidest Angel. Now. Run! (It was my introduction to Pine Cove and it didn’t detract one bit for me.) It isn’t just straight-up horror, it is laugh-your-ass-off funny too. ---
**Author:** ![ToeJam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dfb087/32.png) [@ToeJam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ToeJam)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2009, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-horror-novels/519962/6 "2009-12-04T21:53:21Z")
These aren’t quite novels as they’re pretty much written for young adults/ teens, but RL Stine’s Fear Street “Super Chiller” novels were the first thing that popped into my head: [Silent Night](http://www.amazon.com/Silent-Night-Street-Super-Chillers/dp/0671738224) [Silent Night 2](http://www.amazon.com/Silent-Night-Street-Super-Chillers/dp/0671786199/ref=pd_sim_b_1) - Which I think has the best cover of the series, and that’s what popped into my head. [Silent Night 3](http://www.amazon.com/Silent-Night-Street-Super-Chillers/dp/0671529706), ooh, I don’t think I read this one! And I just saw this one by the Cover- maybe it has to do with X-Mas? As I did enjoy the Cheerleaders’ series, but this one is just weird based on the cover: [Cheerleaders: The New Evil](http://www.amazon.com/Cheerleaders-Evil-Street-Super-Chillers/dp/0671868357/ref=pd_sim_b_3) ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2009, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-horror-novels/519962/7 "2009-12-04T22:48:48Z")
> [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](#): > > Definitely go get The Stupidest Angel. Now. Run! (It was my introduction to Pine Cove and it didn’t detract one bit for me.) It isn’t just straight-up horror, it is laugh-your-ass-off funny too. Is Pine Cove the place from Practical Demon Keeping? ---
**Author:** ![chorpler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chorpler/32/2888_2.png) [@chorpler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chorpler)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2009, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-horror-novels/519962/8 "2009-12-05T12:04:05Z")
> [@elfkin477](#): > > Is Pine Cove the place from Practical Demon Keeping? It is indeed. And **The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove**. ---
**Author:** ![Teacake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Teacake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Teacake)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2009, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-horror-novels/519962/9 "2009-12-05T12:11:44Z")
_The Woman in Black_ begins on Christmas Eve as the family sit round the fire telling ghost stories. ---
**Author:** ![chorpler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chorpler/32/2888_2.png) [@chorpler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chorpler)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2009, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-horror-novels/519962/10 "2009-12-05T12:16:05Z")
Forgot to add: **The Stupidest Angel** also brings in characters from **Island of the Sequined Love Nun** and **Lamb**. All of which are definitely worth reading, but **The Stupidest Angel** is an awesome … well, tale of Christmas terror. ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2009, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-horror-novels/519962/11 "2009-12-05T13:32:47Z")
[The Vampire’s Christmas](http://www.amazon.com/Vampires-Christmas-Joseph-Michael-Linsner/dp/1582403422/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1260019848&sr=1-1) by Joseph Michael Linsner. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2009, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-horror-novels/519962/12 "2009-12-05T14:50:30Z")
_[Santa Steps Out](http://www.amazon.com/Santa-Steps-Out-Robert-Devereaux/dp/0843947810)_ by Robert Devereaux