Cold Snap — Robert Shearman

A little boy betrays his recently divorced father to the harsh mercies of Santa Claus, and realises just how much those presents under the Christmas tree can cost. From Remember Why You Fear Me, this story is one of a set of deliciously frightening and darkly satirical tales by Robert Shearman, winner of the World Fantasy Award, the British Fantasy Award, the Shirley Jackson Award, and the Edge Hill Reader's Prize.

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