It might go against your Horror Lovers heart but…
True horror lovers know how exciting the genre can be. How luxurious. How indulgent. But, and this may come as a surprise to some of you, not everyone shares your passion. This is the reason you need to embrace your inner horror lover and see the dark in even the pinkest of presents. Seriously, not everyone wants the stuff you want.
So in a complete contradiction to the presents you should get me I give you the nice list.
1. Smellies
Don’t be afraid of smellies, these are an easy present for those people you rarely see but regularly have to buy for. But so that you don’t feel like you’re being a total bore try something like Burt’s Bees products, where you can let your imagination run wild whilst giving something they’ll really like.
2. Wine
You’ve probably already guessed where I’m going with this – but alcohol in general is a good choice, especially if you know they’re a drinker and have a favourite tipple. And true horror lovers know how often a good red wine is used in addition to a carefully prepared meal.
At this time of year there are often some pretty decent bottles going at discount prices – I like the ones with pretty bottles. For instance I love the bottle for Kraken Black Spiced Rum.
3. 
DVD’s
Now I don’t advocate buying a DVD you love for someone who isn’t into the same genre. But you probably have at least one friend or relative on the same wavelength as you right?
But! You have a wider range options with cartoons – Hotel Transylvania perhaps? Or Minions? You could help get those younger relatives interested in horror early on with some gentle, nicely animated, movies – plus they’ll have the added benefit of keeping all ages of family members quiet (for an hour or so) on boxing day.
You could also consider going with something super girly for…well….you know which relative I’m thinking of.
Safe in the knowledge that Britt Robertson gets thrown through a window in Scream 4
See…
She’s also in Under the Dome – You’re welcome
4. Chocolates (or sweets, biscuits, hampers etc)
Now these always strike me as the ‘everyone likes them because they’re food so it’s a safe bet’ kind of gift. And I’m not complaining – I like chocolates and candy and other food products. And pointing people in the direction of new delights they haven’t sampled yet removes the ‘they couldn’t think of anything better for me’ thoughts.
So I will share with you my recently discovered but absolutely favourite choc gift – because the box is amazing, the truffles are divine, and they’re by someone other than Mars or Cadburies. And whilst clicking the image will take you to Amazon, you can also find these chocolates at the bigger Tesco’s.
This kid falls in a lake of liquid chocolate (that makes it not cold) then gets sucked up a tube that, until he went in it, was filled with chocolate – lets think about this for a moment – how does he take a breath in there? There is no air. Then he gets stuck – can anyone imagine what should actually be happening? Yup thought you could.
This whole thing is a candy coated horror movie – a recluse tempts children in with chocolate, then poisons most of them with candy, and the parents are all rather chill about it (“Now what did I tell you about behaving in here?”), and everyone just stands around watching each kids mistakes (including their own), quickly distracted by singing Oompa Loompas – which, I have to say, have a very unbelievable story behind how they came to be there living and working in a factory.
Horror lovers rejoice
You don’t have to feel awkward giving regular gifts, if you do it with the same passion you put into finding the right horror movie. Smellies, Wine, DVDs, and Chocolate can be gifts you’re glad you gave and they’ll be happy to receive.
Kate xxx
P.S. Or you could simply ask what they’d like – turns out people don’t like surprises as much as you’d think.
Horror and Fantasy Author – Also writing as K.T. McQueen. Love Western Horror, cowboy boots, my cactus Collin, & my Demon Cat.
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