 Horror/Scary: December 17, 2025 Issue [#13499] |
This week: Christmas Ghosts Edited by: W.D.Wilcox  
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"It is required of every man," the ghost returned, "that the spirit within him should walk abroad among his fellow-men, and travel far and wide; and, if that spirit goes not forth in life, it is condemned to do so after death."
-Charles Dickens (A Christmas Carol)
"Of course, they had more chains on him than Scrooge saw on Marley's ghost, but he could have kicked up dickens if he'd wanted. That's a pun, son."
-Stephen King (The Green Mile)
"I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year."
— Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol
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It’s not a tradition that’s much followed today, but in the Victorian era, gathering around the fireplace on Christmas Eve to tell ghost stories was one of the mainstays of the holiday period. How the connection between Christmastime and the supernatural originated is debatable, but some historians believe the roots of this tradition likely lie a lot further back than the 19th century.
Some spooky tales from local Christmas folklore continue to be circulated in many places today. But aside from unending adaptations of Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol, nowadays festive ghost stories aren’t quite as much of a part of the holidays as they once were (regardless of what the lyrics to Andy Williams’ The Most Wonderful Time of the Year might say).
But if you’re on the lookout for a chilling wintertime tale, Ebenezer Scrooge’s festive redemption isn’t the only one on the bookshelf. Here are 10 other, less well-known, spooky classics to take a look at this Christmas.
“The Ash Tree” by M.R. James
“The Kit-Bag” by Algernon Blackwood
“Between the Lights” by E.F. Benson
“Smee” by A.M. Burrage
The Haunted Man by Charles Dickens
A Strange Christmas Game by J.H. Riddell
Number Ninety by B.M. Croker
“All Souls” by Edith Wharton
“The Ghost’s Summons” by Ada Buisson
“The Shadow” by Edith Nesbit
Merry Christmas, One and All!
W.D.Wilcox
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