The Twelve Even Stranger Days of Christmas [Paperback]

‘A treat for anyone looking for an antidote to the usual saccharine Christmas fayre.’NBmagazine


From the twice CWA Dagger shortlisted author ofThe Twelve Strange Days of Christmascome twelve thirteen stories to transport you to the macabre world of inexplicable phenomena.

As dark winter nights draw in, prepare to lose yourself in the world of the peculiar. With a tale for each day of the festive period and an unlucky thirteenth, Christmas is not the only spirit in these pages. ’Tis the season for sacrificial feasts, cultish communities and sinister rituals. So wrap up warm and get ready to be terrified and delighted as you journey from the spooky to the downright strange.Syd Mooreis best known for her Essex Witch Museum Mysteries (Strange Magic, Strange Sight,Strange Fascination, Strange Tombsand later in 2020,Strange Tricks). The series was shortlisted for theGood Reader Holmes and Watson Award 2018.She has twice been shortlisted for the CWA Short Story Dagger in 2019 and 2020. Her debut screenplay,Witch West, which she developed from an original idea, has been optioned by Hidden Door Productions and will be released in Autumn 2021. She lives in Essex.‘A treat for anyone looking for an antidote to the usual saccharine Christmas fayre...inventive and original and very entertaining.’‘A quick escape from the stresses of Christmas day!’‘Starting off strongly with [Moore’s] ownirresistibletake on the Seven Dwarfs… all featuring some element of the macabre or paranormal and infused witha robust sense of humour… they definitely suit the long, shadowy winter evenings, and it’s a fun collection if you like to get a little spooked but not entirely grossed-out.’‘An indulgence for dark winter nights… transformed folk tales, folk horror…classic ghost stories, tales of slã1