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Festive cheer turns to maddening fear in this new collection of seasonal hauntings, presenting the best Christmas ghost stories from the 1850s to the 1960s. The traditional trappings of the holiday are turned upside down as restless spirits disrupt the merry games of the living, Christmas trees teem with spiteful pagan presences, and the Devil himself treads the boards at the village pantomime. As the cold night of winter closes in and the glow of the hearth begins to flicker and fade, the uninvited visitors gather in the dark in this distinctive assortment of haunting tales.… (más)
‘’The second Mrs. Ryder was a young woman not easily frightened, but now she stood in the dusk of the passage leaning back against the wall, her hand on her heart, looking at the grey-faced window beyond which the snow was steadily falling against the lamplight.’’
The Four- Fifteen Express by Amelia B.Edwards: A young man meets a peculiar passenger on his way to East Anglia.
The Curse of the Catafalques by F. Anstey: A very willing suitor must pass a test and meet the curse of a noble family with the blessings of his beloved. But which is this curse and why does it haunt the Catafalques?
Christmas Eve on a Haunted Hulk by Frank Cowper: The story of a man spending Christmas on a wuthering island and a haunted boat. Quite original and extremely atmospheric.
The Christmas Shadrach by Frank R. Stockton: I adored this one. A tale about a scoundrel that decides to finally grow up, a young lady in love and a strange paper-weight that seems to alter the personality of its owner. Marvellous!
Number Ninety by B.M.Croker: A young man decides to defy the legends of a haunted house and prove them wrong...Well, wrong choice…
The Shadow by E.Nesbitt: An eerie story of premonitions and harbingers of death plaguing parents and children.
The Kit-Bag by Algernon Blackwood: A trial, a murder, a strange spectre, an unreliable witness…
The Story of a Disappearance and an Appearance by M.R.James: A very peculiar Punch and Judy show and cruel murder.
Boxing Night by E.F.Benson: The uncanny tale of two sisters living in a remote farm, prophetic dreams that warn of danger and strangers seeking shelter from a nightly storm on a haunting Boxing Night…
The Prescription by Marjorie Bowen: A fishpond, a low door, arsenic and a doctor who found himself at the wrong place in the wrong time.
The Snow by Hugh Walpole: In my favourite story of all, a young woman has to face her mercurial nature and the vindictive presence of her husband’s first wife. Snow becomes a silent witness in a tragic tale.
Smee by A.M. Burrage: The hide-and-seek game of a jolly company on Christmas becomes rather unsettling when an unknown guest shows up… The Demon King by J.B.Priestley: A play turns into a sinister pantomime when those involved ‘’play’’ with fire. There is always a feeling of uneasiness when plays about the supernatural are performed. This story accurately depicts the reason why.
Lucky’s Grove by H.Russell Wakefield: A haunted grove, a cursed tree and an unfortunate family…
Fourteen beautifully haunting stories about the darker side of Christmas nights, part of a lovely collection by British Library.
‘’Nothing satisfies us on Christmas Eve but to hear each other tell authentic anecdotes about spectres. It is a genial, festive season, and we love to muse upon graves, and dead bodies and murders, and blood.’’
Festive cheer turns to maddening fear in this new collection of seasonal hauntings, presenting the best Christmas ghost stories from the 1850s to the 1960s. The traditional trappings of the holiday are turned upside down as restless spirits disrupt the merry games of the living, Christmas trees teem with spiteful pagan presences, and the Devil himself treads the boards at the village pantomime. As the cold night of winter closes in and the glow of the hearth begins to flicker and fade, the uninvited visitors gather in the dark in this distinctive assortment of haunting tales.
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The Four- Fifteen Express by Amelia B.Edwards: A young man meets a peculiar passenger on his way to East Anglia.
The Curse of the Catafalques by F. Anstey: A very willing suitor must pass a test and meet the curse of a noble family with the blessings of his beloved. But which is this curse and why does it haunt the Catafalques?
Christmas Eve on a Haunted Hulk by Frank Cowper: The story of a man spending Christmas on a wuthering island and a haunted boat. Quite original and extremely atmospheric.
The Christmas Shadrach by Frank R. Stockton: I adored this one. A tale about a scoundrel that decides to finally grow up, a young lady in love and a strange paper-weight that seems to alter the personality of its owner. Marvellous!
Number Ninety by B.M.Croker: A young man decides to defy the legends of a haunted house and prove them wrong...Well, wrong choice…
The Shadow by E.Nesbitt: An eerie story of premonitions and harbingers of death plaguing parents and children.
The Kit-Bag by Algernon Blackwood: A trial, a murder, a strange spectre, an unreliable witness…
The Story of a Disappearance and an Appearance by M.R.James: A very peculiar Punch and Judy show and cruel murder.
Boxing Night by E.F.Benson: The uncanny tale of two sisters living in a remote farm, prophetic dreams that warn of danger and strangers seeking shelter from a nightly storm on a haunting Boxing Night…
The Prescription by Marjorie Bowen: A fishpond, a low door, arsenic and a doctor who found himself at the wrong place in the wrong time.
The Snow by Hugh Walpole: In my favourite story of all, a young woman has to face her mercurial nature and the vindictive presence of her husband’s first wife. Snow becomes a silent witness in a tragic tale.
Smee by A.M. Burrage: The hide-and-seek game of a jolly company on Christmas becomes rather unsettling when an unknown guest shows up…
The Demon King by J.B.Priestley: A play turns into a sinister pantomime when those involved ‘’play’’ with fire. There is always a feeling of uneasiness when plays about the supernatural are performed. This story accurately depicts the reason why.
Lucky’s Grove by H.Russell Wakefield: A haunted grove, a cursed tree and an unfortunate family…
Fourteen beautifully haunting stories about the darker side of Christmas nights, part of a lovely collection by British Library.
‘’Nothing satisfies us on Christmas Eve but to hear each other tell authentic anecdotes about spectres. It is a genial, festive season, and we love to muse upon graves, and dead bodies and murders, and blood.’’
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