In koontz s first christmas story santa s twin, santa had an evil brother named bob who caused a lot of problems when he replaced santa on his christmas eve present run. Hes bringing horrible things to put under the tree and doing terrible things to sully santas name and reputation. And i defy any parent to get through the entire santas twin in one setting at bedtime. In 1996 dean koontz once again ventured into the world of childrens books with an evil santa, the unknown twin of good old chris kringle, bob. Presumably, this would make the pointyeared krampus kind of the template for santas elves in later rankinbass productions, but the jury is still out among the scholarly community on this subject.
His evil jealous twin brother has control of his sleigh and reindeer, is vandalising houses and switching toys for toad snot and other disgusting things, so that kids will hate his brother and live in fear each christmas for centuries to come. Then, all the adults go out and gets drunk, and much hilarity ensues. Titans curse, the percy jackson and the olympians, book. But as its the holidays, i thought id repost this piece i did a few years ago about the history of santafigures in other countries. Santa s evil twin bob has locked santa up and christmas is set to be ruined, until two young girls, emily and charlotte, save santa and christmas. Some culturesparts of austria, germany, switzerland, slovenia, and italyhave an antisanta claus, krampus. Alyssa glenberg tell me when it s over, thalia groaned. Santa s evil twin has kidnapped santa and taken over. Jan 01, 1995 santa s twin who is rude and meanstole the sleigh, will make the scene.
In the poetic and almost suess like story, santa is kidnapped and his evil twin. But he hadnt reckoned on a brave little boy and his friends who set out on an adventure to rescue santa and restore christmas to. The statue was holding on to us so we couldnt fall, but still thalia clutched his arm like it. Written in verse, this book should appeal to adults and children alike. And using both hands, coleslaw in slews, biscuits by twos, all of us too fat to fit in our shoes. Krampus is one of the companions of saint nicholas in several regions including austria, bavaria, croatia, hungary, northern italy.
Not to mention the picture in which it appears that santa s evil twin brother is suffocating a rabbit which somehow got chosen as the cover art for this book. Krampus and saint nicholas visit a viennese home in 1896. Thats because i have a looming book deadline january 25th, to be exact. Hes tired of being outshined by his brother, santa and decides to make everyone hate him instead. He s bringing horrible things to put under the tree and doing terrible things to sully santa s name and reputation.
Okay, so when do these kids get the story read to them. Whether its just through their voice or their jokes, i find it so neat. Dec 20, 2009 the netherlands sinterklaas does have a white beard and a big book with children s names in it, much like the gentle santa who keep a list of who s naughty and nice, but he also goes about with a. Dean koontz spins a wonderfully funny tale about santa s evil twin brother named bob. This explains evil obamas bitterness that is causing him to cling to his bible, guns, and victory in iraq.
Titans curse, the percy jackson and the olympians, book 3. Dec 15, 2010 presumably, this would make the pointyeared krampus kind of the template for santas elves in later rankinbass productions, but the jury is still out among the scholarly community on this subject. It is the tale of santas evil twin who is determined to ruin christmas, he has locked up santa and has set off on santas sleigh to cause mischief instead of leaving presents. The other interpretation of krampus is more mystical. Dean koontz signed first edition book santas twin now available. Known as the master of terrifying horror novels, mr.
Santas evil twin, llc specializes in business services at noncommercial site. The book overall is far more messageoriented, and so less potent, than its more. Santas evil twin has kidnapped santa and taken over. Separated from his evil twin at birth, good obama happily grew up among the friendly and altruistic marxists, while evil obama had the misfortune of being raised by distant cousin lynne cheney and her conniving husband dick. His previous novels for adults include the hugely popular tres navarre series, winner of the top three awards in the mystery genre. Jun 25, 2015 the best of rick riordans chapter titles june 25, 2015 find me at the library if there is something i love as much as reading, its the authors personal touch they put on a book. Santas twinwho is rude and meanstole the sleigh, will make the scene. Koontz fans first encountered santas evil twin in mr. In the front room, at one of the trees the bad twin of santa is on his knees, giggling as he stuffs another gift box with a few pairs of his smelly old socks.
I wrestle santa s evil twin tell me when it s over, thalia said. Krampus may look like a devil, or like a wild alpine beast, depending on the region and what materials are available to make a krampus. Murder, his 1993 novel about a mission viejo writer whose happy family life is interrupted when his identical twin shows up saying. I wrestle santas evil twin tell me when its over, thalia said.
With andre bourque, colin mcclean, amy stromer, walter barret robinson. It is a time we can really see who the author is simply through their writing. Parks, phil ilt two sisters save christmas from santas evil twin brother who delivers worms, spiders, spinach, and brussels sprouts candy. Last updated on march 29th, 2018 leave a reply cancel reply. Christmas was the time of year that santa committed mass murder likely as a way of.
The statue was holding on to us so we couldnt fall, but still thalia clutched his arm like it was the most important thing in the world. Santas evil twin, bob, is on the loose, and causing holiday havoc, hoping his famous brother will get the blame. Santas satanic sidekick, krampus, invades america the holidays get a new kind of hellish with the arrival of santas evil twin, krampus. Santas evil twin bob has locked santa up and christmas is set to be ruined, until two young girls, emily and charlotte, save santa and christmas.
In koontzs first christmas story santa s twin, santa had an evil brother named bob who caused a lot of problems when he replaced santa on his christmas eve present run. Its about santa claus evil twin brother, who embarks on a joyride in santas sleigh one christmas eve. A hallway glows with warm twinkly light, gilded, coffered, paneledjust right. Juvenile nonfiction 20041001 by dean koontz robot santa. This isnt the kind of book youd expect from horror and suspense writer dean koontz, its actually a childrens picture book. Initially, i was curious to see what dean koontz had come up with in the line of a christmas story. Santas twin by dean koontz 1996, hardcover ten years ago, about the time my son entered junior high, in 1989, i bought this book. These youngsters bravely set out to resolve this problem. Santa s twin brother decides to tie santa up and ruin xmas. If there is something i love as much as reading, its the authors personal touch they put on a book. Sep 21, 2004 santa s twin brother decides to tie santa up and ruin xmas.
Choose from over 50,000 books from the premier collectible book site. Alyssa glenberg tell me when its over, thalia groaned. Two little sisters are the only ones who can stop him from ruining christmas. He lands in a house and leaves horrible presents and ruins their house but his plans are foiled by the two sisters who live there.
This book was based on the poem santa s evil twin, which was a tale told by the character marty stillwater to his daughters in koontz s earlier novel mr. Written in poem form, this is one of the funniest reads for christmas. In central european folklore, krampus is a horned, anthropomorphic figure described as halfgoat, halfdemon, who, during the christmas season, punishes children who have misbehaved. The company is located in perkasie and incorporated in pennsylvania. Parks, phil ilt two sisters save christmas from santa s evil twin brother who delivers worms, spiders, spinach, and brussels sprouts candy. Santas twinwho is rude and mean stole the sleigh, will make the scene. Santas evil twin kidnaps him with the plan to reverse christmas forever. Apparently santa has been kidnapped by his evil twin brother, bob claus. Harperprism firm, two sisters save christmas from santa s evil twin brother who delivers worms, spiders, spinach, and brussels sprouts candy. So lets look ahead to the big holiday thats coming, coming, coming our way. This book is fun reading with wacky descriptions and imaginable ryhmes. The story is very much targeted at the 38 year old set. This book was based on the poem santas evil twin, which was a tale told by the character marty stillwater to his daughters in koontzs earlier novel mr. Santas twin by dean koontz well, now thanksgiving is safely past, more turkey eaten this year than last, more stuffing stuffed, more yams jammed into our mouths, and using both hands, coleslaw in slews, biscuits by twos, all of us too fat to fit in our shoes.
Santas twin brother decides to tie santa up and ruin xmas. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. Loyal readers may have noticed that i havent been posting very frequently recently. It is the tale of santa s evil twin who is determined to ruin christmas, he has locked up santa and has set off on santa s sleigh to cause mischief instead of leaving presents. The netherlands sinterklaas does have a white beard and a big book with childrens names in it, much like the gentle santa who keep a list of whos naughty and nice, but he. The statue was holding on to us so we couldnt fall, but still thalia clutched his arm like it was the most important thin in the world.
Titans curse, the percy jackson and the olympians, book 3 rick riordan. If a child is bad, krampus will take the childs gifts away. This contrasts with saint nicholas, who rewards the wellbehaved with gifts. Unbeknownst to santa, he has created a robot santa to help out this. After the first few pages, i knew i had found something special. He s tired of being outshined by his brother, santa and decides to make everyone hate him instead. Maybe, maybe i would recommend this to middle school age boys who might think the humor is funny. Koontz turned his hand to writing a christmas story aboutwho else. Harperprism firm, two sisters save christmas from santas evil twin brother who delivers worms. Koontzs poetry whimsically captures his naughty deeds as well as the two intrepid little girls who are determined to stop him.
Two sisters save christmas from santas evil twin brother who delivers worms, spiders, spinach, and brussels sprouts candy. Santa has been tied up, stuffed into a sack and thrown into the basement of his house in santa s village, north pole. Hes bringing horrible things to put under the tree and doing terrible things to sully santa s name and reputation. Dean koontz took his readers through a rhyming story of santas evil twin trying to ruin christmas. Customers who bought this item also bought these digital items. Krampus is the evil demon anti santa, or maybe his evil twin. Santas twin by dean koontz, phil parks, paperback barnes. Santas evil twin, the krampus martinis, bikinis, and. Robot santa by dean kuntz first edition childrens books further. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then. Rick riordan is the author of the first four books in the new york times bestselling percy jackson and the olympians series. This isnt the kind of book youd expect from horror and suspense writer dean koontz, it s actually a children s picture book. According to the rather warped history of the santas slay reality and the ancient book of klaus, the traditional santa clause myth is a lie and the jolly old elf is, in fact, an unholy child of satan who was born of a virgin named erica and thus somewhat of an antichrist figure. I love how this story is like a modern day version of how the grinch stole christmas.
Emmy and lottie are the only ones who can save santa and christmas. I will share with you a few of bobs favorite things, like cat poop, mud pies and toad snot. Why what would your mother think, they ask him and he realizes the err of his ways. Santas twin 2004 read online free book by dean koontz in. Dec 21, 2009 some culturesparts of austria, germany, switzerland, slovenia, and italyhave an antisanta claus, krampus. In koontzs first christmas story santas twin, santa had an evil brother named bob who caused a lot of problems when he replaced santa on his christmas eve present run. Santa s twin who is rude and meanstole the sleigh, will make the scene. Vitina molgaard well, now thanksgiving is safely past, more turkey eaten this year than last, more stuffing stuffed, more yams jammed into our mouths. Santa s evil twin, bob, is on the loose, and causing holiday havoc, hoping his famous brother will get the blame. Santas evil twin, llc perkasie, pa business information.
Thats despite a promising premise involving santa clauss evil twin brother. In this sequel, robot santa, a year has gone by and bob has decided to atone for his evil ways. The story was engaging, humorous, and a great way for the author to describe the typical christmas traditions without listing facts. Santas twin dean koontz page 2 read online free books. The evil twins first stop is the home of young charlotte and emily, who are awakened by his mischief in their living room, where among other malicious acts hes rearranging the girls presents. Santas twin by dean koontz signed first edition book. He stalks the streets hitting people with switches.
The book describes the horrible presants the mean mr claus gives out including toad snot and snail slime and the mean things he does like loading 10 pounds of popcorn in a microwave. The last page asks you if you noticed all the snowmen hiding on each page. Santas twin 2004 read online free book by dean koontz. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read.
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