The holiday season is upon us and it’s time to honor the long-celebrated tradition of gathering around the fire and telling ghost stories. Or sitting near the fireplace and reading a good book. Winter is the perfect time to snuggle up in your favorite blanket and read a story about haunted houses, ghosts, and other paranormal phenomena.
When we think about the holidays, many of us picture family, food, gifts, and other traditions. But when I think about it, I picture long dark nights where the daylight is so elusive it’s as if it’s hiding underneath the floorboards and in the cracks of my imagination. The days are cold, short, and hazy. The night creeps in early and seems to last forever. Dark and depressing as it can be, it is also magical in its own way.
The creatures of the unknown haunt the winter’s night like a specter shrouded in mystery and magic. They’ve been waiting all year for the darkness to come and now they are back creeping onto the pages of storytellers and poets alike. Their time hiding in the shadows is over. They’re here, ready and waiting to crawl into our dreams and terrorize our minds.
In honor of this tradition, I bring you three books with stories of the supernatural. Read them yourself or celebrate the tradition of gifting a book. But remember to leave these awesome authors a review.
Happy Holidays and Happy Reading,
Patricia
Never Whistle at Night
An Indigenous Horror Anthology
This book features tales written by indigenous authors and includes a lot of folk horror. So whether you love ghosts or monsters, this one has it all.
The September House by Carissa Orlando
If you love a good, haunted house story, then this one is for you. Bleeding walls, ghosts, and something hiding in the basement, what more could go wrong?
Starling House by Alix Harrow
I am reading this one currently and it has yet to disappoint. This is another haunted house story. This one is still a bit of a mystery, and I am not sure quite where it is going just yet. The main character is named Opal, and she is a bit of a misfit who is taking care of her younger brother. She takes a job cleaning the Starling House so that she can make some extra cash and this is when things start to get weird.
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