Haunted Holidays (Daw Book Collectors) [Paperback]

Martin H. Greenberg (Editor), Russell Davis (Editor)

Book Description

Series: Daw Book Collectors | Publication Date: October 5, 2004

From Columbus Day to Christmas, from Labor Day to the Fourth of July, here are thirteen original stories of dark fantasy and the supernatural that give new meaning to the term holiday spirit.

Includes stories by:

Julie E. Czerneda
Peter Crowther
Esther Friesner
David Bischoff
and others

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: DAW (October 5, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0756402239
• ISBN-13: 978-0756402235
• Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 4.2 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,462,045 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #50 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Literature & Fiction > Genre Fiction > Horror > Dark Fantasy

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not Your Holly Jolly Christmas, January 4, 2005

By 

Rhonda Eudaly (Fort Worth, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Haunted Holidays (Daw Book Collectors) (Paperback)

Martin Greenberg is an Evil Genius. Only HE could bring together such stellar talent in one anthology AND manage to turn holidays on their ears. Nor is it your typical Christmas gone wrong collection - Greenberg is a better editor than that. These are holidays which sneak up on you and take you by complete surprise.

Greenberg also manages to masterfully weave together tone and style into a rich mix of emotion and diversity of style. From the dark humor of Esther Friesner to the haunting beauty of Brian Hopkins, this anthology will put you through the wringer and have you begging for more. And you'll never look at holidays the same way ever again.

For anyone who appreciates the dark, the disturbing, and the even the brilliant - this is a must have collection. You'll be entertained. You'll be freaked out. And by the last story, you'll never want it to end. It's not an anthology which will be ignored.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Every Holiday Has a Story..., May 28, 2005

By 

Madelyn Pryor "Goblyn Queen" (Mesa, AZ United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Haunted Holidays (Daw Book Collectors) (Paperback)

...well, NEARLY every holiday has a story, and this well thought out, excellent anthology sets out to prove just that. Martin Greenberg and Russell Davis assembled 13 stories using the stipulation that every holiday could be used except Halloween. The authors do a good job of finding creative ways to utilize the theme without being cheap or obvious.

A full list of the stories is....
For These Things I am Truly Grateful by David Wilson
Jewels in the Dust by Peter Crowther
Birthday Jitters by Julie E. Czerneda
The Dead Don't Waddle by Esther Friesner
Brotherhood by David D. Levine
Die, Christmas, Die! By David Bischoff
New World's Brave by Daniel M. Hoyt
Season Finale by Bradley H. Sinor
Voices in an Empty Room by Richard Parks
Memories Underfoot by Ruth Stuart
Judgment by Kerrie Hughes
Cover Me by Nancy Holder
The Secret Sympathy by Brian A. Hopkins


As with every anthology a few stories stand out as jewels. " The Dead Don't Waddle" alone is worth the money to purchase the book. It's laugh out loud funny and unusual at the same time. " Season Finale" by Bradley Sinor was well written and twisted around so it was hard to guess the end. I enjoyed it immensely. I enjoyed most of the stories. They were well thought out an executed. My only complaints come in " The Secret Sympathy" by Hopkins and " Jewels in the Dust" I found overly sentimental and preachy at times. They are why I give this anthology 4 stars and not 5.

Still, this anthology is a mix of both fantasy and horror with a dose of the unusual. Highly recommended.