December 22, 2020
The tradition of telling ghost stories on Christmas Eve dates back to Victorian times and beyond, the greatest example being the ultimate: Charles Dickensโs novella A Christmas Carol, with its ghosts of Christmas past, present and future, and old Marley rattling his chains. But thereโs a Pagan note to it all, as well โ a whispering in the wintery darkness that makes us crow with delight, even as we are terrified to death. Ghost stories are also convivial storytelling at its best, when to...