Long before Charles Dickens and Henry James popularized the tradition, the shadowy nights of winter have been a time for people to gather together by the flicker of candlelight and experience the intoxicating thrill of a ghost story. Now eight bestselling, award-winning authors - all of them master storytellers of the sinister and the macabre - bring the tradition to vivid life in a spellbinding new collection of original spine-tingling tales. Taking you from the frosty Fens to the wild Yorkshire moors, to the snow-covered grounds of a haunted estate, to a bustling London Christmas market, these mesmerizing stories will capture your imagination and serve as your indispensable companion to the cold, dark nights.
Formatted Contents Note: A study in black and white / Bridget Collins -- Thwaite's Tenant / Imogen Hermes Gowar -- The eel singers / Natasha Pulley -- Lily Wilt / Jess Kidd -- The Chillingham chair / Laura Purcell -- The hanging of the greens / Andrew Michael Hurley -- Confinement / Kiran Millwood Hargrave -- Monster / Elizabeth Macneal.