Chilling Christmas Tales

by David Wyatt (Illustrator), Joan Aiken, Garry Kilworth

Following on from Haunting Christmas Tales, ten best-selling authors have come together to bring you Chilling Christmas Tales: ten original horror stories, all with a Christmas theme. Some are certain to shock and terrify, whilst others will inspire your pity for an innocent victim. The woman who is transported back twenty years to relive the grim secret of her past, the boy who is ensnared in the clutches of the evil Megowl, and the tragedy of the highwayman's last ride will freeze you to the depths of your soul.

Genres: Christmas, Short Stories, Horror

285 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1992

About the author

David Wyatt began illustrating at the age of seventeen, working for the British comic 2000 AD. He has illustrated ever since, when not distracted by music or trees. He lives in England.

Reviews

[Kristin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some good, some ok stories. I enjoyed googling the British slang and learning about British Christmas traditions. So many mince pies! My favorite story was “In the Bleak Midwinter.” “Megowl” was also good for some Mogwai, I mean Gremlins fun.

[Amanda Carter · Rating 1 out of 5]

I've had birthday cards more chilling than these stories

[Clare Robinson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Christmas ghosts goblins and vampires galore.

Despite being for kids I really enjoyed this festive tale of spooky short stories. Usually in short story collections it is a mixed bag with a few being duds in this case I enjoyed every story. Ghosts a plenty with lots of great morality lessons. I'm not sure of the suitability for ages as I imagine some of these may scare younger readers but as an adult I appreciated how well written they were for being aimed at kids.

[Ria · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a fantastic collection of tales, all of them horrifying and creepy yet set around Christmas.
I read this with aloud my niece and as we read along her favourite story kept changing as we read.
There really is something for everyone here, old fashioned tales, ghosts, monsters, old and modern stories.
A feast for all tastes.
Such a great read that over Christmas I found another two volumes online I purchased for our reading sessions as my niece enjoyed this so much.

[Chelsea May xxx · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book wasn’t as good as I expected it to be at all. Some of the stories in this book were just okay reads and some of the stories were so boring and draining to read. I expected more from these stories if I am being honest. The stories were not the chilling at all. I am so glad I didn’t wait to read this book at Christmas as I would be so disappointed by it. Xxx

[Bethany · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some good, some freaky. Overall, just ok

[Simone McKenna · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really enjoyed it, even more than the Mysterious Christmas Tales! My favourites were I'll Be Seeing You and The Highwayman's Last Ride.

[Gina Dickerson · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great collection of chillingly entertaining tales!