Shivers For Christmas

Richard Dalby

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4.00 · 1 ratings · 386 pages · Published: 12 Oct 1996
Shivers For Christmas by Richard Dalby
Christmas is traditionally the season of season of carols, holly, mince pies and roaring log fires. It is the season of good will to all men. Gathered here, as an antidote to these heart-warming pleasures, is a selection of stories guaranteed to freeze you to the marrow. Ghosts, wolves, journeys into other dimensions, exorcism and rats are all set to transport you from the comfort of a warm hearth to a place where your bones will be chilled.

The stories in this collection range from classic tales by acknowledged masters of the macabre such as Saki, Nathaniel Hawthorne and Hugh Walpole to stories by modern masters such as Stephen Gallagher and Terry Pratchett. There are also stories which have been specially written for this collection. Notably, Richard Adams has written a spine-chiller, which tells the tale of a strange and alien encounter in the silent depths of the sea, and Stephen Gallagher reveals the perfect Christmas present to give a special friend.

You should also be prepared to be haunted by Joan Aiken's eerie tale of revenge set in bleak Ferry House, and to travel back in time, in Amelia B Edwards' Victorian tale, to a supernatural island. Allow Terry Pratchett to take you on a coach journey into his own nightmarish version of the Yuletide season, or be shocked by Jane Beeson's sinister tale set in the cold and unforgiving landscape of Dartmoor.

This collection of ghoulish delights is the perfect 'Christmas stocking' bulging with suprises, shocks and most important of all, shivers.
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