Thanks to Karen Bingley and Amazing Stories for reviewing the novella “Gramps v The real Santa(TM),” which is found in G.A. Grisenthwaite’s collection Tales for Late Night Bonfires! The story is billed as “experimental horror loosely based on the song ‘I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus.'”
Karen writes:
“The novella, “Gramps V the Real Santa™” is loaded. A shaggy dog story injected with interfusional writing. Grisenthwaite shows chaos by giving chaos. He illuminates darkness and doesn’t shy away. Grisenthwaite doesn’t wade in shallow waters, he plunges straight in. Introduces us early to the hypocrisy engrained in society. Uses trifecta to float freely without constraints of time. He examines the imposition of Christian beliefs on savages holding “pagan beliefs”. . . . In this masterpiece, he examines the imposition of Christian beliefs on a people stripped of home and identity, emphasizing the struggle for identity, amidst chaos.”
You can read the full review here.