James appear alongside rare terror tales from forgotten authors who make their first appearance here in decades, including James Hain Friswell, F.
This is the dark gift you’ve been waiting for-a fearful feast of Yule stories that merge the Christmas traditions of years past with timeless nightmares…and visitations that could happen to you.īone-chilling classics from Charles Dickens, Sir Walter Scott, J.S. See why the Holiday season is the most frightening time of the year with 20 rare and classic supernatural stories collected from various sources, featuring a diverse array of authors, some well-known, others unjustly forgotten. Simmons invites readers to continue this shivery tradition with a collection of the genre’s most terrifying Christmas stories.
The Victorians popularized the tradition of telling ghost stories at this festive time of year, savoring tales of specters and otherworldly beings amidst the warmth of Holiday joy.Įditor William P. Long before Christianity, Christmas Eve was a night of Pagan mystery, when humanity prayed for the sun’s return, and spirits wandered snowy midnight lanes. The Holiday season has always hid horror beneath the holly and shadows behind the merriment.
Shadow House Publishing gives you tidings of terror with YULETIDE FRIGHTS: VICTORIAN GHOST STORIES FOR CHRISTMAS. This year, Christmas belongs to the dead.
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