Сразу скажу - сборник отличный. Он полностью посвящен Новому году и Рождеству

I must say right away that the collection is excellent. It is completely dedicated to the New Year and Christmas.

These horror stories are written by adults for adults.

For those who still believe that Olivier is the best salad for the New Year.

For those who remember how his mother took him to kindergarten on a sled in the bitter frost, and meanwhile he fiddled with mittens with an elastic band.

For those who once upon a time decorated a living tree with glass toys in the form of a cucumber, lemon or an astronaut.

For those who were waiting for Santa Claus, even if he looked very much like his father in disguise.

For those who listened to grandmother's stories about the hungry years of the war and cried.

For those who were born in the USSR or managed to find the remnants of that period, since almost all stories, to one degree or another, breathe Soviet nostalgia.

I was born when Santa Claus became Santa Claus on a red wagon, polar bears in Christmas caps happily smacked glass bottles with lemonade, "Tales from the Crypt" was shown on TV, and my cousin was stirring upi in tap water. ⠀

And nevertheless, it was the stories with a Soviet touch that I liked the most. ⠀

Warmth emanates from them. And at the same time they are all creepy. Some were even able to scare the creeps.

In them, Santa Claus is not at all kind. They smell of rot and dampness, they don’t give gifts, and their Snow Maidens are frozen into the ice.

Here you will be told that you need to beware of your desires, you never know who wants to fulfill them.

Do not forget that you need to keep a clear line between sleep and wakefulness. Otherwise, someone else may occupy your body.

The top will really bite the barrel, and then turn into anyone.

Here is a Christmas tree toy - a talisman from the dead.

Carols are not just an excuse to ask for candy.

And also you will find out what will happen to the world if Santa Claus suddenly dies.

In a word, this collection is an excellent New Year's gift for all lovers of Russian horror and the series "The Scariest Book". ⠀

I was delighted.