To start my review off, let me give a disclaimer that I have never found a short story collection that I have actually enjoy, and unfortunately this one did not change that. I found only a couple of these stories interesting, and the rest I was having to force myself to read which did not make a good reading experience. I found a lot of the stories were extremely to long and some of the point of views were just odd. I have rated each story with a rating out of 5 stars:
Absinthe and Angels: 4 out of 5
Christmas in Barcelona: 3 out of 5
Fresh as the New Fallen Snow: 2 our of 5
Love Me: 4 out of 5
Not Just for Christmas: 5 out of 5
Tenets: 2 out of 5
Good Deeds: 5 out of 5
It’s a Wonderful Knife: 4 out of 5
Mistletoe and Holly: 1 out of 5
Snakes Tail: 1 out of 5
The Second Floor of the Christmas Hotel: 4 out of 5
Farrow Street: 2 out of 5
Doctor Velocity: 2 out of 5
Yankee Swap: 3 out of 5
Honor Thy Mother:
3 out of 5
Home: 4 out of 5
Hiking Through: 3 out of 5
The Hangman’s Bride: 2 out of 5

I was excited to read this collection, especially since it was the 125th day of January here in New York. While I might have been thinking I would be looking for a great beach read, the weather had me more in the mood for some holiday horror. Not one of the eighteen stories failed to hold my attention and I was introduced to numerous authors I have not read before(as my TBR pile keeps growing and growing).
My three favorites were It's a Wonderful Knife by Christopher Golden, Mistletoe and Holly by James A. Moore and The Hangman's Bride by Sarah Pinborough. Reminded me of Tales from the Crypt and since some of these were extremely creepy, I was glad to be curled up on the couch in front of the fireplace with all the doors and windows locked while I was reading. If you enjoy this genre, I recommend Hark the Herald Angels Scream. I am looking forward to reading other books by these authors as each one had a unique storytelling style.
Thank you Christopher Golden, Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group and NetGalley for the complimentary digital ARC. I reread A Christmas Carol every year and plan to add this book to my annual holiday reading ritual.

Interesting collection of stories. Loved reading this. Good selection. Easy to read. Thanks for the opportunity to read this.

An excellent Christmas themed anthology that brings together some great storytellers from Joe Lansdale to Sarah Pinborough. Think Tales from the Crypt with a Santa hat on and you won’t go far wrong. A highly recommended read.

I really enjoyed the stories in this book. My personal favorite was 'Love Me' by Thomas Sniegoski. The last half of the story had me hooked like no other. If you enjoy basic & just bizarre Christmas themed horror tales this book is for you. Highly recommend it!

A host of authors contribute to a book full of Christmas-themed horror (some tales submerge themselves within the holiday more than others). As one would expect, there's a spectrum of styles presented, ranging from tongue-in-cheek to full-stop thrillers, and all have no qualms about throwing on some gore and viscera should the need arise.

Fans of anthologies such as Tales from the Crypt, Tales from the Darkside, and Creepshow are going to feel right at home here, and my money's on *you* feeling as if you got your money's worth. Each story is a page-turner, of that I can assure you.

When all is said and done, I'm making the declaration that this is a book that will inspire new writers to emerge, to grab the minds of readers young and old and cultivate greater love for the genre, to spotlight these authors and ultimately give them a grander venue through which to share their talents, and to serve as further proof that not everything (speaking to horror, in this instance) is a retread and, if it is, there are ways to inject new life into those stories and bring them about in a fresh and frightening new iteration.

It's an emphatic recommend from me. If you're a fan of the horror genre, do not miss this book.

Thanks to NetGalley and Knopf Doubleday for the advance read. Super grateful.

I made notes on each story, which may contain light spoilers, and posted them onto my Tumblr page (link below). I highly suggest going in to the book without any preview, but I realize that some might want to know a little more, and I thoroughly respect that.

http://nathanhelton.tumblr.com/post/173288657205/hark-the-herald-angels-scream-book-2018

This was one of the best anthologies I've read this year.. Usually there is at least one or two stories that I skip over (and that's fine, not every story will or should be to everyone's taste!) but not in this book. All the stories were top notch and there are ones where the final line will linger with me and creep me out each time I remember it. Very worth reading!