Winter's Ghosts

by Stephanie Ellis, Alyson Faye, Charlotte Riddell

Winter is traditionally the time for a ghost story. Alyson Faye and Stephanie Ellis continue this custom with their short stories, 'Chilled to the Bone' and 'Dead Man's Fair' where, in both gothic mansion and remote hills, blizzards close in and the dead walk. Pairing with these modern day writers are Charlotte Riddell and Edith Wharton, both known for their skill in weaving a ghostly tale but whose stories are in danger of being forgotten. Their inclusion here is intended to help prevent this and honour those female authors who paved the way for the rest of us.

84 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 29, 2023

About the author

Stephanie Ellis writes dark speculative prose and poetry and has been published in a variety of magazines and anthologies. Her longer work includes the novels, The Five Turns of the Wheel, Reborn and The Woodcutter, and the novellas, Paused and Bottled. Her new post-apocalytpic/sci-fi/horror novel, The Barricade is due out this year!

She is a Rhysling and Elgin nominated poet, co-authoring the poetry collection, Foundlings, with Cindy O'Quinn, Lilith Rising with Shane Douglas Keene and solo work Metallurgy.

She can be found at https://stephanieellis.org

Reviews

[Marcus Naylor · Rating 5 out of 5]

Gleefully gothic

A gleefully gothic anthology wher
e deadly plots and ghosts collide. I enjoyed the dark antics of Edgar Milner and the ghoulish revenge of a wronged father very much and could see the influence that the earlier writers had in the authors.

[Robin Knabel · Rating 5 out of 5]

This haunting collection is comprised of four ghost stories, each poised in the most horrifying of seasons—winter! I read this book when it was -5 degrees outside, which only added to the thrills and chills of the stories. I can also attest to it being a two-hour read. I didn’t calculate the time it took for me to finish, but I read it to completion over coffee one morning.

For a full review of the stories you can read my full review here:
https://robinknabel.squarespace.com/r...

[A.M. Symes · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a fun gothic-style collection of ghost stories...with a heavy dose of revenge!

[Melody · Rating 5 out of 5]

Winter’s Ghosts, an anthology of chilly ghost stories, was the perfect little collection for my new year nights...

Read my full review here: https://horrortree.com/epeolatry-book...