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Creepy Classics: Haunting Tales for Winter
Journey back in time to Christmases past, from Regency England and Wales, through Reformation Scotland, medieval France, and the fairytale setting of King Arthur’s court, all the way to Iceland in the Viking Age.
Each of these seven short stories and one novella have been inspired by an historical ghost story, taking place during and around the Christmas and New Year’s season. You’ll meet demonic figures, talking dogs, wild hunts, and enchanted knights, until you find yourself spending time at the struggling settlement of Frodiswater in the Viking Age, under siege from revenants and cursed by a mysterious plague. And in each story you’ll meet the people of the past, determined to enjoy their Yuletide celebrations despite the mayhem and tragedy taking place around them.
Each of these seven short stories and one novella have been inspired by an historical ghost story, taking place during and around the Christmas and New Year’s season. You’ll meet demonic figures, talking dogs, wild hunts, and enchanted knights, until you find yourself spending time at the struggling settlement of Frodiswater in the Viking Age, under siege from revenants and cursed by a mysterious plague. And in each story you’ll meet the people of the past, determined to enjoy their Yuletide celebrations despite the mayhem and tragedy taking place around them.
177 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 11, 2025
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November 10, 2025
(Note: The author gave me a free copy of this book for review.)
This volume of Creepy Classics contains my favourite story from Juliette’s podcast (also called Creepy Classics), ‘The Hauntings at Frodiswater’. I’ve been looking forward to revisiting this story ever since the publication of these books began, and here it has been expanded out to novella length, which is no bad thing! This story features revenants (sort of zombies) rather than ghosts, and the vibes are very creepy indeed as they plague a village in the grip of an Icelandic winter. There is also a very good sense of historical place and time, aided by the fact that this story is longer than the ones Juliette typically tackles, even before it was expanded for this book. You can really feel the isolation of the settlement, and how the harshness of the winter takes effect alongside the more supernatural problems the villagers face.
All of the stories in this volume take place in winter, as the title indicates, many around Christmas, Yule and New Year’s, and the dark and cold settings that are pretty much universally present across all the tales really set the tone and atmosphere. They also cover a range of time periods, from 10th century Iceland, through 14th century France, right up to Regency England, meaning there’s something for everyone here in terms of different themes and different kinds of hauntings.
Other personal favourites in this volume include ‘The Lady in the Cupboard’, which taps into my fear of ghostly ladies in big dresses (thank you, The Woman in Black!), and ‘Sir Gawain and the Green Knight’, a story that has been told in many other places, but here still manages to evoke that chivalrous, medieval-esque tale of knightly valour that we are familiar with when it comes to Arthurian legends.
I’d highly recommend this one if you’re looking for some ghost stories for spooky season!
This volume of Creepy Classics contains my favourite story from Juliette’s podcast (also called Creepy Classics), ‘The Hauntings at Frodiswater’. I’ve been looking forward to revisiting this story ever since the publication of these books began, and here it has been expanded out to novella length, which is no bad thing! This story features revenants (sort of zombies) rather than ghosts, and the vibes are very creepy indeed as they plague a village in the grip of an Icelandic winter. There is also a very good sense of historical place and time, aided by the fact that this story is longer than the ones Juliette typically tackles, even before it was expanded for this book. You can really feel the isolation of the settlement, and how the harshness of the winter takes effect alongside the more supernatural problems the villagers face.
All of the stories in this volume take place in winter, as the title indicates, many around Christmas, Yule and New Year’s, and the dark and cold settings that are pretty much universally present across all the tales really set the tone and atmosphere. They also cover a range of time periods, from 10th century Iceland, through 14th century France, right up to Regency England, meaning there’s something for everyone here in terms of different themes and different kinds of hauntings.
Other personal favourites in this volume include ‘The Lady in the Cupboard’, which taps into my fear of ghostly ladies in big dresses (thank you, The Woman in Black!), and ‘Sir Gawain and the Green Knight’, a story that has been told in many other places, but here still manages to evoke that chivalrous, medieval-esque tale of knightly valour that we are familiar with when it comes to Arthurian legends.
I’d highly recommend this one if you’re looking for some ghost stories for spooky season!
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