Shadowed Traditions

by Natalie Thorpe, Marit Prins, Lenna du Fin

An anthology of dark and smutty Holiday tales in English and in Dutch

Marked by Krampus - Kindra White
Een Peperkoeken Hartje - Eva Yarich
Christmas Takedown - Rachel Elisabeth
De Geur van Verbrand Zilver - Pippa Storm
Silent Night - Marit Prins
Beneath Crimson Snow - Lana Lain
Kerstcadeau uit de Schaduw - Lenna du Fin
A Christmas Karl - Natalie Thorpe
The Great Beastmas - M. D. Wetsteyn

500 pages, Hardcover

Published December 1, 2025

About the author

After studying English language and literature, Natalie made the switch to become a teacher in primary education but has since quit teaching to prioritise her family while she moonlights as a caregiver for the elderly and dreams of being a full-time author.


Besides being an avid reader, Natalie Thorpe often spends her time walking with her dog in the woods near her home in the Netherlands, listening to music or taking on yet another hobby.

Her penchant for morally grey characters and the fantasy genre started at a young age with Jareth the Goblin King and her favourite movie Jim Henson’s ‘Labyrinth’ (1986).