EAN: 9781803363264

CHRISTMAS AND OTHER HORRORS - ELLEN DATLOW TERR...

A terrifying and chilling anthology of original short stories exploring the endless horrors of
winter solstice traditions across the globe. Even though many celebrate the winter solstice as
a time of joy  a darker tradition of ghost tales and horror stories resides in the long winter
nights. This anthology of all new stories will scour the world for the unholy  the dark  the
dangerous  the horrific aspects of a time when families and friends come together - for better
and worse. Alongside Christmas celebrations  around the world are Makara Sankranti in the Hindu
calendar in India  Yalda Night in Iran  Chanukah  the Roman Saturnalia  the Krampus  Dongzhi
(solar term) in East Asia where sunlight passes through the 17 arches of Seventeen Arch Bridge
Summer Palace  Beijing  the pagan festival of Yule  St. Lucia's Day in Scandinavia  the Druidic
tradition of Alban Arthan  Soyal for Hopi Indians  Peruvian solstice festivals  and even
Christmas in Antarctica at the research stations. Because the weather outside is frightful  but
the fire inside is hungry...

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