SHOW-OFF AND TELL #21 - William Malmborg - Santa Took Them

#21 in the Show-off and Tell is another that arrived with me last week. Again, this was a surprise delivery, but one that was extremely well received and greatly appreciated.

Santa Took Them by William Malmborg.

Now, thanks to Mr Malmborg, this is my second signed one from him on my shelf and they are both as beautiful as each other. I think I am going to have to get copies of his earlier works as well to complete the collection and keep it going with his new stuff as it comes out.

Can’t only own a couple!

This is my copy:

REVIEW: William Malmborg - Santa Took Them

Genre: Horror

Publisher: Darker Dreams Media

Publication Date: 30^th Nov 2015

Pages: 245

MY REVIEW:

So when it comes to the Christmas period, you want something festive to read to get you in the holiday mood, yes? As a lover of all things horror, my festive reads normally don’t tend to be very Home Alone-ish or Chris Cringle-ish. Which brought me to Santa Took Them, by William Malmborg. It has Santa in the title so it must be to do with Christmas!

I was hoping it had the same amount of blood, guts and gore and Mr Malmborg normally produces. Was I right in my assumption?

Christmas Eve 2005 in Holly Brook. A family has been massacred. The only survivor is eight-year-old Michelle. Her entire family has been killed, her siblings beheaded and her mother left for dead.

The only clue is written in blood on the wall. “Santa Took Them”

Ten years later and Michelle has been released from a secure psychiatric hospital after being believed to have been the perpetrator in the massacre.

The uncle she has been sent to live with has been murdered, along with his girlfriend, and Michelle is missing. A chilling message written in blood on the wall. “Santa Took Them!”

Now the hunt is on for Michelle to try and stop her rampage once again. The only question left to answer is, is Michelle really the murderer?