For bad children, a lump of coal from Santa is positively light punishment when Krampus is ready and waiting to beat them with a stick, wrap them in chains, and drag them down to hell—all with St. Nick's encouragement and approval. Krampusnacht holds within its pages twelve tales of Krampus triumphant, usurped, befriended, and much more. From evil children (and adults) who get their due, to those who pull one over on the ancient "Christmas Devil." From historic Europe, to the North Pole, to present day American suburbia, these all new stories embark on a revitalization of the Krampus tradition. Whether you choose to read Krampusnacht over twelve dark and scary nights or devour it in one nacht of joy and terror, these stories are sure to add chills and magic to any winter's reading.
Authors
Jill Corddry started telling stories at an early age, and her parents get credit as the first to recognize her writing ability (and encouraged her accordingly). She even managed to use her BA in English for many years as a content writer for a few dot coms in Seattle. These days Jill finds a few spare minutes to write in between taking care of twins and dodging raindrops in the Pacific Northwest. Her short stories have most recently been published in Beyond the Nightlight, an anthology by A Murder of Storytellers; Out of the Green: Tales from Fairyland, an anthology by Urban Fey Press; the Krampusnacht: Twelve Nights of Krampus, an anthology by World Weaver Press; and Demonic Possession, an anthology by James Ward Kirk Fiction. She is a member of the Pacific Northwest Writers Association and the California Writers Club. For more info, and occasional updates, check out www.facebook.com/jillcorddryauthor, www.jillcorddry.com, or follow her on twitter @JillCorddry
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Scott loves a good story, and has been attempting to write his own (with varying degrees of success) since the age of 9. He worked for 15 years as a professional journalist and magazine editor before striking out on his own. He currently works as a freelance writer, and educational "living history" interpreter (director of his own Chivalry Today Educational Program, and during summer 2012 interpreter in the 100th Anniversary Titanic Exhibit at the San Diego Natural History Museum), and performing artist with the Intrepid Shakespeare Company. Scott's has contributed to a variety of compilations and anthologies. His current writing project is an Arthurian fantasy novel, "The Champion In Silence," a modern retelling of a 13th century legend about the only woman to ever become a Knight of the Round Table. (Ironically, several publishers have turned down the manuscript because, "Women don't read books about knights." Strangely, it seems that some notions about gender haven't changed much since the 13th century.)
