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Winter Holiday: Dark Minds Novella 6 Kindle Edition

by Chad A Clark (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 7 ratings
A house in the mountains, the roads to and from it impassable. The perfect place for best-selling author Peter’s annual holiday; a refuge from the pressures of life and an opportunity to recharge his creative batteries in solitude.
A dream location.
Except this year, something else has taken residence on the snow-covered slopes, something filled with malignant intent and a desire to kill. Driven by impulses beyond its ken, it seeks out the house in which Peter is staying and the writer soon finds himself in a battle with the deadliest of foes, a creature born of nightmares…
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  3. Publication date
    January 22, 2018
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B078VBMN44
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ (January 22, 2018)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 22, 2018
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1.8 MB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 77 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 7 ratings

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Chad A. Clark

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Chad A. Clark is an author of dark-leaning fiction, born and raised in the middle of the United States. His road began in Illinois, along the banks of the Mississippi and from there he moved to Iowa, where he has lived ever since. From an early age, he was brined in the glory that is science fiction and horror, from the fantastical of George Lucas, Gene Roddenberry and Steven Spielberg to the dark and gritty tales of Stephen King and George Romero. The way from there to here has been littered with no shortage of books and movies, all of which have and continue to inform his narrative style to this day. Chad has written horror, science fiction and non-fiction. He has been published by Crystal Lake Publishing, Dark Minds Press, Shadow Work Publishing, EyeCue Productions, Darker Worlds Publishing and Sirens Call Publications. His books have received critical praise from the Ginger Nuts of Horror, Ink Heist, Confessions of a Reviewer, Horror DNA and This is Horror.

For more, check out www.cclarkfiction.net

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  • Lyndsay Johnson
    4.0 out of 5 stars An entertaining monster tale with plenty of guts
    Reviewed in the United States on February 7, 2018
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    Winter Holiday is the story of a prominent writer who retreats to his secluded mountainside vacation home to let his imagination run wild- and it certainly does. I found this novella to be an entertaining monster tale with plenty of guts and a sick little twist towards the end. An enjoyable, fast-paced horror read on a winter's day.
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  • Duncan Ralston
    5.0 out of 5 stars An unrelenting, dark, fast-paced creature feature!
    Reviewed in the United States on May 17, 2018
    Great read. If you're looking for an unrelenting, dark, fast-paced creature feature, look no further. This book has the goods.
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  • Ginger Nuts
    4.0 out of 5 stars A perfect read for Snowmaggedon
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 28, 2018
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    Chad A. Clark's Winter Holiday is the latest entry in the excellent Dark Minds novella series. Since the debut publication of Benedict Jones' Slaughter Beach, it has never failed to provide an entertaining and at times thought-provoking reading experience from such luminaries as Rich Hawkins, Gary Fry, Laura Mauro, the Ben above Jones and now Dark Minds Press goes international with their latest release from Iowa's very own master of horror Chad A. Clark.

    Winter Holiday has a simple premise; world-famous author has an annual tradition of taking time away from it all in a holiday home deep in the winter wilderness. Cut off from all forms of distraction Peter goes there to detox, but this year something is waiting for him, something that wants to rend him limb from limb.

    Winter Holiday is an explosive novella that wastes no time in getting to the heart of the action. This rip-roaring man versus monster tale strips away almost all characterisation and backstory to allow the action and sense of adventure to take centre stage. Chad doesn't waste time creating screeds of backstory or subtle character nuances, which in a novella length story can get in the way of the story developing. Instead Chad presents us with Peter, with just enough flesh to hang the tale onto and a couple of incidental characters from which to give the story some sense of reality, to focus on the struggle between author and beast.

    When a writer strips so much away from a story there is a risk that the story doesn't ring true, but Chad's handling of the action and his ability to pile on the tension more than compensates for this. Winter Holiday is a deeply satisfying adventure horror tale filled with exciting set pieces, heart-stopping pearls and enough blood and offal covered snow to make this another winner from Dark Minds Press.

    My only issue with the book is the rather abrupt ending; the story would have benefited from an extension of why and how the monster came to be, and just who the mysterious next-door neighbour was. I can see where Chad was trying to go with these points, and forgive the vagueness of this part of the review as it is best if you discover these things for yourself, and they almost work perfectly, but they did feel a little bit underdeveloped. However, as a whole Winter Holiday delivers everything it sets out to do, and who knows maybe we will fortunate to have further adventures of Peter if we do this reviewer will most certainly be picking up a copy based on the strength of this chilling novella.
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  • Bloke From Street
    4.0 out of 5 stars A zipline of terror
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 23, 2018
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    The Dark Minds novella series has been top notch, from the outstanding covers which adorn the books, down to each story, which have all been excellent. Winter Holiday keeps the tradition going, and to me, harked back to the first book in the series, Ben Jones' Slaughter Beach. This book does not let you rest for a minute, after a short setup, you're dumped into the action, of man versus monster. There is absolutely no messing about, no filler, no preamble or nonsense, just quick paced action, and a pretty decent story. I've read a couple of Clark's books and enjoyed them immensely, this is no exception. If you like your books like you dig an evening film, then this will be right up your street.
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