Santa Claus Vampyre Slayer

by Rob Fasone

Overview

The gentle snowfall settling over the sleepy coastal town of South Rich promises the beginning of another Christmas Eve. Holiday lights twinkle in the darkness, stockings are hung by the chimney with care, and, in bedrooms across town, vampires feast on the blood of the innocent.
Wait, what?
It's true. For Christmas this year, South Rich is getting an infestation of the bloodthirsty undead, lead by ancient vampire, Victor Kroll. Only one hero can drive out the darkness. Only one brave soul can save South Rich's children from becoming a vampiric Yuletide feast. He's fat, he's jolly, he's got a belly like a bowlful of jelly, and Victor Kroll's name is at the top of his Naughty List.
Join Santa, his trusty elf, Elmont, and Snowman as they join forces with Christmas-loving Howard Buttley to battle the forces of darkness and save South Rich from a menace Santa thought he'd eliminated from the world centuries ago.
You'd better watch out, Kroll. You'd better not cry. You'd better not pout and I'm telling you why. Santa Claus is coming to town, and he's got a sharpened candy cane stake gift-wrapped just for you.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781492229094
Publisher:	CreateSpace Publishing
Publication date:	10/31/2013
Pages:	98
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.99(h) x 0.20(d)

About the Author

Robert Fasone is a life-long fan of graphic novels, comics, and fantasy-horror, although he does enjoy almost all genres of literature. He's been writing for more than thirty years, so when he had the opportunity to write a dark Christmas story, he provided a tale which marries horror with the joys of Christmas.

Editorial Reviews

2014-01-10
This full-throttle farce sees Santa and a select team of warriors battle the bloodthirsty undead. One Christmas Eve, Santa Claus and his trusted elf Elmont are delivering presents in the Long Island area. In the town of South Rich, at the Beady household, Saint Nick senses malignance in the air. Finding blood on the floor, he follows the spotted trail upstairs to the bedrooms of young Scotty and Suzy. Each child's neck bears a two-pronged puncture wound! Mr. and Mrs. Beady—transformed into monstrous vampires—suddenly attack Santa, who defends himself with ancient magic (and a giant silver-and-gold candy cane). Elmont, descended from a proud lineage of warrior elves, helps as well. After winning the battle, Santa decides that delivering presents can wait; South Rich must be cleansed of vampires. Santa animates a snowman to help scout the area, and they soon encounter a man named Harold "Butt" Buttley fighting the undead. The pudgy citizen wears a gaudy Christmas robe, curses with abandon and believes deeply in the legend of St. Nick. When he learns that Santa searches for the Master Vampire, Harold suggests the abandoned mansion on Reacher's Cliff. The four vigilant slayers head there without a moment's delay. Debut author Fasone's lovably maniacal tale springs to life with equally improbable prose; the slim narrative is full of lines like: "He then began following the tiny red splatters across the floor like a hungry chicken pecking a trail of corn." Fasone also makes brilliant use of Santa's ancient powers, which include time manipulation, night vision and frigid energy blasts. Lest readers fear that holiday camp tramples the potential for horror action, Fasone frequently offers the epic flair found in high fantasy works: "The thing dropped hard to the carpet, and its body burst into a blinding flame of brilliant albescent color, flashing hot and sizzling low in less than an instant." Rudolf also makes an appearance—as it turns out, the red light of his nose is perfect for vanquishing evil. A thrilling new addition to the holiday literature canon.

Kirkus Reviews