Hugo Award winning editor and horror legend Ellen Datlow presents this chilling horror
anthology of 18 original short stories exploring the endless terrors of winter solstice
traditions across the globe featuring chillers by Tananarive Due Stephen Graham Jones Alma
Katsu and many more. The winter solstice is celebrated as a time of joy around the world--yet
the long winter nights also summon a darker tradition of ghouls ghost tales and horror. This
anthology of all-new stories invites you to huddle around the fire and revel in the unholy the
dangerous the horrific aspects of a time when families and friends come together--for better
and for worse. From the terrifying Austrian Schnabelperchten to the skeletal Welsh Mari Lwyd
by way of ravenous golems uncanny neighbors and unwelcome visitors Christmas and Other
Horrors captures the heart and horror of the winter season. Because the weather outside is
frightful but the fire inside is hungry... Featuring stories from: Nadia Bulkin Terry Dowling
Tananarive Due Jeffrey Ford Christopher Golden Stephen Graham Jones Glen Hirshberg Richard
Kadrey Alma Katsu Cassandra Khaw John Langan Josh Malerman Nick Mamatas Garth Nix Benjamin
Percy M. Rickert Kaaron Warren
