Fireside Ghost Stories For Christmas Eve

Author : Charles Dickens,Algernon Blackwood
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2017-09-27
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1977752810

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Fireside Ghost Stories for Christmas Eve by Charles Dickens,Algernon Blackwood Pdf

Ghost stories at Christmas can be traced back to pagan times - Yule and Saturnalia - when the Winter Solstice (like Hallowe'en and Wulpurgis Night) was viewed as a moment in space and time where the thinness of the boundaries between the supernatural and human worlds became remarkably plastic, and all manner of strange things were said to be seen and heard in the winter air. while we no longer have the old stories spoken in the old homes around the old fires by the old myth-keepers, let us sit around and enjoy some of the stories that would have sent shivers up the great-great-grandchildren of those little ones sitting around the Yule fire - the supernatural literature of the Victorians and Edwardians. Enclosed in this volume are tales of dark winter nights and harrowing encounters between the worlds of Man and the Hereafter. There are tales of cursed antiquities, otherworldly toy stores, possessed dolls, deals with the devil, and murderous cabin fever. I hope your Christmas is - as M. R. James put it "may be the cheerfuller for a story-book" which takes you back to a different world - one not mapped out, trending, or tweeted about, one dark, forbidding, and evocative. Perhaps I may be a luddite for saying it, but I find something strangely comforting in that. Something consoling and hushing and chilling. Perhaps you will, too.

Author : Gemma Dobson,Isabelle Mills
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0995786070

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Ghostly Tales for Christmas Eve by Gemma Dobson,Isabelle Mills Pdf

The dark nights have drawn in, so now is the time to start sharing spooky stories. Here are fourteen brand-new ghost stories, just waiting to bring a chill to your bones or a tear to your eye.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1992-10
Category : Ghost stories, English
ISBN : 0590550942

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Haunting Christmas Tales by Anonim Pdf

It is Christmas Eve and a group of friends are gathered around a fireside. The only light source is the fire - the only sound the hiss of logs. Warmed by their intimacy a group of friends begin to tell ghost stories.

Author : Lesley Anne Wright
Publisher : Austin Macauley Publishers
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2023-03-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781398428379

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Winter Tales by Lesley Anne Wright Pdf

Threatening, gloomy skies. Dark, chilly days and even darker, colder nights. Whispering from the corner or the rustle of dead leaves? A vision of the future or your worst nightmare come true? A silly game or a portal into the unknown? Was that a creak on the stairs or just the wind whistling in the eaves? You don’t have to believe in ghosts to enjoy a ghost story. Between these pages, you will find ghosts of all kinds. Not all ghosts are scary as I set out to prove in some of these stories. Some of the spirits within are indeed dark and vengeful, while others are playful and helpful and one wants to be forgiven for a past sin, despite the cruelty and injustice he himself suffered. All the stories within are set during winter, at or near Christmas, when in many homes it is traditional to read or listen to ghost stories, so curl up by the fireside and read on. I hope you enjoy the ghostly tales inside this cover. Sweet dreams and sleep well!

Author : Caitlin Matthews
Publisher : Barefoot Books
Page : 106 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1846860652

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Fireside Stories by Caitlin Matthews Pdf

Every time their brother turned a cartwheel, golden oranges fell from his pockets, along with sugar sweets in gold and silver paper. Schnitzle, Schnotzle & Schnootzle

Author : Neil Gaiman,M. R. James,E. Nesbit,Louis de Bernières,Muriel Spark,Frank Cowper,E. F. Benson,Bernard Capes,L. P. Hartley,Robert Aickman,Jerome K. Jerome,Kelly Link,Jenn Ashworth
Publisher : John Murray
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2017-10-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781473663473

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Ghosts of Christmas Past by Neil Gaiman,M. R. James,E. Nesbit,Louis de Bernières,Muriel Spark,Frank Cowper,E. F. Benson,Bernard Capes,L. P. Hartley,Robert Aickman,Jerome K. Jerome,Kelly Link,Jenn Ashworth Pdf

A present contains a monstrous secret. An uninvited guest haunts a Christmas party. A shadow slips across the floor by firelight. A festive entertainment ends in darkness and screams. Who knows what haunts the night at the dark point of the year? This collection of seasonal chillers looks beneath Christmas cheer to a world of ghosts and horrors, mixing terrifying modern fiction with classic stories by masters of the macabre. From Neil Gaiman and M. R. James to Muriel Spark and E. Nesbit, there are stories here to make the hardiest soul quail - so find a comfy chair, lock the door, ignore the cold breath on your neck and get ready to welcome in the real spirits of Christmas.

Author : William Wymark Jacobs
Publisher : Litres
Page : 20 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2018-07-22
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9785041239565

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The Toll-House by William Wymark Jacobs Pdf

Author : Frederick Forsyth
Publisher : Random House
Page : 127 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2011-06-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781446474471

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The Shepherd by Frederick Forsyth Pdf

The chilling thriller from the international bestselling phenomenon. 'A cunningle wrought tale' Financial Times 'A stirring and beautiful story' The Times _____________ Christmas Eve, 1957. For one Royal Air Force pilot, one last hurdle remains between himself and a cozy Christmas morning in England. A sixty-six-minute flight in his Vampire fighter plane from Germany to Lakenheath. A routine flight plan and a full tank of fuel. What could go wrong? But as the fog begins to close in, the compass goes haywire and the radio dies, leaving him in silence, lost and alone up in the inky black sky. All hope seems lost as he accepts his fate when, out of nowhere, a vintage fighter-bomber appears and is miraculously trying to make contact. For one lonely pilot this is a miracle, but really the mystery has just begun ... _____________ With over 1,000 5* reviews . . . ***** 'This was for me the best Christmas military short story' ***** 'What a great story!! I just loved it.' ***** 'A splendid story. Still have goosebumps after reading it.' ***** 'I, too, read this every Christmas season - and think of it often throughout the year.' ***** 'What a wonderful surprising ending, I didn't see that coming, very good story, I think imma remember it for a long time.'

Author : F Marion Crawford
Publisher : Biblioasis
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2021-10-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1771964537

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The Doll's Ghost by F Marion Crawford Pdf

World-renowned cartoonist Seth returns with three new Christmas ghost stories for 2021.

Author : Stevenson Lovecraft Et Al Blackwood
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2015-12-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1939437431

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Candle Game by Stevenson Lovecraft Et Al Blackwood Pdf

A TRADITION OF CHRISTMAS STORIES THAT CHILL NOT FROM THE COLD, BUT FROM FEAR Forgotten today, for centuries winter stories-tales of the fantastic and macabre-were a requisite of the holiday season, and ghost stories by the fireside on Christmas Eve were as much a part of traditional celebrations as festively decorated trees and joyous carols. Yuletide ghost stories have grown to be forgotten, remembered now only dimly through annual retellings of the tribulations of Dickens' Ebenezer Scrooge at the hands of four Christmas ghosts. Yet in the season when dark nights are their longest and coldest and the upcoming new year turns thoughts to reflect on the past, what more natural atmosphere could there be for the ghostly to reach out and make itself known? Candle Game: (TM) Lost Ghosts of Christmas contains complete rules for play and features tales of Christmas frights from some of the greatest writers of the weird and macabre, including the chilling classic stories "Smee," "The Shadow," "The Old Portrait," and "Their Dear Little Ghost." Included as part of the game, these spooky tales can also be read on their own or shared as they were meant to be- in front of a flickering fire on a cold Christmas Eve, to later conjure perhaps visions of something other than sugar plums once all are nestled all snug in their beds ...

Author : A. S. Mott
Publisher : Ghost House Books
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1894877403

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Fireside Ghost Stories by A. S. Mott Pdf

Gather 'round a blazing fire and break out these spooky and often heartwarming tales from ghost storyspinner A.S. Mott: · three ghost hunters who brave Wooster Mansion become trapped in a ghostly struggle between a murdered father and his children

Author : Bernard Capes
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2023-10-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 180494856X

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An Eddy on the Floor by Bernard Capes Pdf

A classic ghost story illustrated by acclaimed cartoonist, Seth. A man is unexpectedly appointed as doctor at the local prison. But when a terrified inmate begs to be moved, the young doctor begins to question his good fortune: the cell adjacent to the frightened man has been boarded up for years - and no one will let the doctor inside.

Author : Jerome K. Jerome
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 54 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2022-11-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783368316129

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Told After Supper by Jerome K. Jerome Pdf

Reproduction of the original.

Author : S. E. Schlosser
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2023-09-08
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781493069897

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Spooky Christmas by S. E. Schlosser Pdf

Grab an eggnog, gather ’round the fireplace and get ready for twenty-five creepy tales of ghostly hauntings, eerie happenings, and other strange holiday occurrences from times past! Holiday folklore traditions from around the United States are kept alive in these expert retellings by master storyteller S. E. Schlosser and through artist Paul G. Hoffman’s evocative illustrations. Ghosts, vampires, werewolves, and witches populate the pages of this compelling holiday collection. From Hanukkah and Christmas to Three Kings Day and New Year's, these spooky stories will have you looking over your shoulder again and again.

Author : Walter De La Mare
Publisher : Biblioasis
Page : 35 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2018-10-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781771962582

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The Green Room by Walter De La Mare Pdf

Reading a ghost story on Christmas Eve was once as much a part of traditional Christmas celebrations as turkey, eggnog, and Santa Claus. Behind the run-down bookstore is a private room for favoured customers, a strange little annex with a stranger atmosphere. The young man feels a wistful presence vying got his attention as he browses, and when he leaves, he knows he will return. Something has been asked of him, and he will answer.