A Morbidly Beautiful holiday horror exclusive: Step into this short but satisfying dark Christmas tale before the clock strikes midnight.
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MORBID MINI: This twisted, tender Christmas horror story started as something Kelly Mintzer quietly sent me to read. It was too sharp, too potent, and too good not to share. For horror fans looking for something short, emotionally intelligent, and a little bit unhinged to slot between the usual festive rewatches, this story is a perfect pick.
When Morbidly Beautiful co-managing editor Kelly Mintzer sent me a short Christmas horror story she’d crafted to read, I knew almost immediately it was something that needed to be shared with our readers. It’s sharp, bloody, darkly funny, and quietly devastating in all the ways I love most about modern horror. Kelly was kind enough to allow me to publish it here for the very first time. Read my full review below — or skip straight to the story.
Logline: On a frozen Christmas Eve suspended at 11:59, a weary, bone-saw-wielding Santa figure and his partner, Mary, decide whether to literally carve justice out of a predatory man’s body to honor a desperate Christmas wish from a woman whose romantic history is full of harm, compromise, and self-loathing.
