Recs if you like The Winter Spirits: Ghostly Tales for Frosty Nights...

Horror short story collections and anthologies

Victorians would tell ghost stories on Christmas Eve, a practice dating back to Yule. This list includes titles perfect to recount over a fire with roasted chestnuts.

Alternative Xmas reading — think downbeat stories, family dysfunction, holiday loneliness, seasonal depression, black comedy. There's a gift from me to you under the tree in the comments.

Other winter-holiday books welcome as long as they're cranky!

Is your cynicism chronic? Check out my list Bleakness Is My Weakness...

a definitely not exhaustive list of books containing ghosts, ghost hunters (professional and amateur) and those that can see them/are haunted by them. this list contains middle grade, YA and adult fiction.

for those of us who grew up loving Casper and never quite moved on.

recs welcome🫶

A butterfly on the windowsill. A rainbow on a drizzling day. A fox glimpsed in the glow of the streetlights. Little moments can change your whole day - as short stories can pack a punch and linger in your mind. So go on, read the read the underdog of the literary world…

books i have read or want to read that give me winter vibes.

Cozy fiction reads perfect for curling up on the couch with a fuzzy blanket & a warm cup of tea. All fiction genres, not just fantasy.

It’s true. Might as well find an eerie ghost story for you both…