The Dead of Winter

by Cecily Gayford | Horror |
ISBN: 9781800817753 Global Overview for this book
Registered by wingGoryDetailswing of Nashua, New Hampshire USA on 1/16/2025
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Journal Entry 1 by wingGoryDetailswing from Nashua, New Hampshire USA on Thursday, January 16, 2025
I got this UK-edition softcover from an online seller. It contains an assortment of classic horror tales, including some of my favorites:

A. M. Burrage's "Smee," a classic tale set in an English country house at Christmastime and featuring a game that goes... wrong.

A disturbing tale of hideous revenge on an unfaithful spouse, "The Case of Lady Sannox" by Arthur Conan Doyle - one of Doyle's grislier tales, too.

"Lucky's Grove" by H. Russel Wakefield: this one was new to me, and involves a family who fall foul of an ancient curse when someone harvests a tree from a grove said to be sacred to Loki to serve as the family Christmas tree.

M. R. James' "The Story of a Disappearance and an Appearance": This one's in the form of letters sent from one brother to another about his investigations into the Christmas-season disappearance of their uncle. He has odd dreams about a Punch-and-Judy show that turns sinister - even more sinister than the actual performance, which is saying something!

"Jerry Bundler" by W. W. Jacobs (best known for "The Monkey's Paw"): While this story isn't as chilling as that one, it has its own creepy charm - especially for those of us who hate practical jokes!

Released 3 wks ago (1/22/2025 UTC) at LFL - Friendship Park at Roberts Field in Chelmsford, Massachusetts USA

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