From Charles Dickens' famous A Christmas Carol to Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas, the festive season has long been closely associated with ghostly tales. In this fascinating work Darren W. Ritson looks not only at the fictional treatment of Christmas ghosts but also at a host of true-life stories from across the country.
Featuring accounts of unexplained phenomena, apparitions and poltergeists from across the country, and including the story of Christmas Eve Kitty in Blackpool, the Carlisle Devil Dog, the ghost children of Bramber Castle, and the skulls of Calgarth Hall this book is will delight anyone interested in the paranormal.
Drawing on historical and contemporary sources and illustrated with over seventy images, this collection of spine-chilling tales will entertain and terrify in equal measure and is guaranteed to spice up the festive season
- ISBN10 1322360847
- ISBN13 9781322360843
- Publish Date 1 January 2011 (first published 13 September 2010)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 22 July 2015
- Publish Country US
- Imprint History Press (SC)
- Format eBook
- Language English