Twelve Days of Christmas

Comprising 12 connected tales, High Strangeness in the Village of Rillington focuses upon the weird events that transpired in a quiet village in the British Midlands, on a cold Christmas Eve, in the not too distant past. The collection was originally presented on YouTube as part of HorrorBabble's annual tradition: HorrorBabble's 12 Days of Christmas.

Following the passing of his elderly father, a man inherits the key to a mysterious cabinet. Within, he discovers a journal, detailing a series of strange happenings in his hometown some 60 years earlier.

A man drives into a blizzard atop the remote hills of the Peak District. It’s Boxing Day, and he’s on his way home following a Christmas spent with family. But the weather’s getting worse, and, in order to avoid losing control of the car, he’s forced to find a place in which to wait out the storm. His search leads him to the sprawling Miller’s Manor, on the outskirts of Miller’s Dale, wherein an unusual Murder Mystery Event is taking place. Much to his chagrin, he soon finds himself an unwilling participant in what quickly becomes apparent is no ordinary game.

In the last days of 1990, a writer sets out to explore a shadowy island in the North Sea. The little-known Isle of Seacliffe has long haunted the dreams of the middle-aged author - will his long-awaited excursion scratch a lifelong itch?

Weird things are happening at the Zetland Hotel. Lovers seeking sanctuary. Wallowers at the end of life. A creature in the shape of a child. Could the strangeness be connected to the mysterious occupant of room 13?

A troubled young man, in physical decline, tells of a strange and terrible ordeal following the sighting of an unusual phenomenon over the haunted plateau of Winter Hill. "The Man Who Saw the Light Over Winter Hill" was first presented as HorrorBabble's sixth Twelve Days of Christmas special, from December 26th 2023, through to January 6th 2024.

An urban explorer discovers an entrance to a secret government facility in Cumbria. An aspiring audioblogger, the young man is eager to chronicle his explorations below ground. Will this thirst for adventure be his undoing? "Lost in the Vaults of Cross Fell" was first presented as HorrorBabble's seventh Twelve Days of Christmas special, debuting December 26th, 2024.

When nine-year-old Betsy moves with her father to the quiet town of Lowther, she senses that something is wrong long before the adults do. Children begin to vanish, the streets empty, and a strange woman known only as the Bag Lady roams the town's forgotten paths. "Into the Gaping Maw of Cecelia Davenport" was first presented as HorrorBabble's eighth Twelve Days of Christmas special, from December 26th 2025, through to January 6th 2026.