Christmas Horror

When Jenny and Greg stumble upon a mysterious crimson ornament, they unknowingly invite an ancient darkness into their home, a presence hungry for blood and steeped in centuries-old secrets. As the festive decorations around their tree twist into sinister forms, Jenny and Greg are thrust into a battle for their lives and their very souls. The ornament binds them to an ancient curse, where shadows take shape, whispers echo in the dark, and the spirit of Christmas is consumed by something far more malevolent.

Holly has a plan, and it doesn’t include the sexy ex-marine who enters the bakery looking for a job. With an unknown foe hunting her, and the people closest to her keeping secrets. Can she trust a man whose existence is nothing more than a myth? Dash Cascade is on the hunt for the man who assassinated his team. After weeks on the killer’s trail, the last person he expects to find is his mate or the trouble she’s connected to.

Blackraven Manor holds terrible secrets. The Blackraven family continues to terrorize children. Roy is abandoned on Christmas Eve and seeks warmth in Castle Blackraven. He soon finds out the terrible truth and curse surrounding the Legend of The Green Ghost. In order to save the children, he must go back into the cold unforgiving wilderness and find help. Merry Christmas!

As harsh weather descends on the Texas Hill Country, it’s looking nothing like Christmas at the fort in Ashley Oaks. That is, until Jenni decides the children survivors deserve gifts and a holiday celebration. Christmas during a zombie apocalypse. What can go wrong?

Widely acknowledged as the master of the supernatural, M. R. James penned many of his classic ghost stories to be read aloud to friends, by candlelight, in his study on Christmas Eve. These five adaptations, originally broadcast on BBC Radio 4, perfectly capture the mood of nerve-jangling...

There seems to be nothing strange with family Christmas Eve visits...or is there? From Barry T. KuKes' vibrant imagination comes an emotional, enigmatic tale of a magic house that brings the dead back to life every Christmas Eve, in The Christmas House and The Christmas House II: Martha's Return.

Brought to you by Penguin. Welcome to The Shame Game. Are you ready to play? I know what you did. What you’ve kept hidden all these years. Now I’m going to make it public. Unless you do exactly what I say. There’s only one way to keep your secret hidden: you need to ruin your best...

Everyone deserves love right? Even ferrets! Calluna is back for a Christmas bonus featuring all her men, Lars and Reg, and of course Klaus the rashy ferret! Join the gang as they celebrate their first Christmas together as a family. There will be Christmas fun, laughs, steam, and possibly a love adventure for dear little Klaus?

The Henderson family, eager to escape the pressures of city life, planned a perfect Christmas in the snow-covered wilderness. But from the moment they discover the mysterious box under the tree, strange and ominous occurrences cast a shadow over their cozy holiday plans. As the nights grow colder and longer, and the silver bell’s haunting chime fills the cabin, it becomes clear something dark lurks in the heart of the woods. The family’s dreams of a peaceful Christmas turn into a desperate struggle for survival as they are hunted by an ancient force bound to keep them silent forever.

Picking up where the first book left off, Michael Carter sells the magical house on Festive Lane to a new and unsuspecting family, the Hills. A much different family nucleus than the Carters, Harry and Susan Hill, are dealing with a myriad of challenges brought on by the sudden custody of three stepchildren awarded to them by Susan's recently deceased sister, Carin.

Life has been difficult for the Feltcher family since the loss of loving wife and mother, Courtney Feltcher. Her husband, Jack Feltcher, buries his grief in his job, working long hours and neglecting his children. The Feltcher children struggle with the loss of their mother, and a father who is too busy with work to be present. Chad Reynolds, an ex-con with a bone to pick, plots his revenge, while a malevolent Christmas elf rises.

Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol is perhaps the most famous ghost story of all. For nearly 200 years, this tale has singlehandedly extended the haunting season from autumn through winter, and ghost lovers everywhere are happy about that. Traditionally, A Christmas Carol is told and retold each year in every form from plays to movies and TV shows. But, originally, the tale was read aloud as folks sat by the hearth, drinking mulled cider or hot cocoa as they warmed their hands at the fireplace. Many of us first heard the tale as children.

The Carters, a family looking to escape holiday chaos, arrive at a secluded cabin nestled deep within the snowy woods, eager for a peaceful Christmas. But as they settle into their rustic hideaway, the surrounding pines appear to draw nearer, bringing with them a foreboding silence and strange, inexplicable whispers in the night. Strange symbols, eerie voices, and unsettling encounters with the locals hint at secrets hidden within the forest, a place where time itself seems suspended and ancient rituals still hold sway.

Atlantis is rising from the depths, wreaking havoc across the world with its emergence, and apparently, Santa is the only one who can stop it. When diplomacy fails to dissuade the Atlantians from pursuing their devastating goals, Santa realizes a new fight to save the Earth has just begun.

These 25 poems range from the bizarre to the horrifying. If you enjoy listening to Christmas horror, check out these Christmas horror poems to add some scare to your holidays!

Christmas may come but once a year but human emotions, the driving force of our characters, are with us every day. Yet, somehow these same emotions when they happen at Christmas seem amplified; we seem more tender to their touch, their words. Whether it’s a long-lost returning soldier wondering how best to return to the arms of his family without too great a risk of shock... Or a prodigal son whose taken path has driven pain into his own and others hearts… These stories reveal much about the human condition.

‘Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the mall, rushed a worker, named Steve, who was sick of you all. From Doris to Karen, and that pest, Creepy Santa, Steve wanted to clock them with a big, glass decanter. With the help of an elf, her clothes quite revealing, Steve finished his shopping with much a mixed feeling. After a beer or two, and he’d bought all his presents, Steve went to a house with a marijuana essence. Along with his buddies, their names Dave and Spike, the three amigos partied with beer and ganja alike.

Jessica Lockhart is in need of a live-in carer over the Christmas period; Isla Barrow is the woman who takes the job. After a fraught journey to reach her along remote country lanes, Isla arrives to find the old woman in distress, and the house strangely unnerving. With the weather hostile, no phone line or mobile signal, and her charge growing increasingly frail, Isla realizes death is waiting. And something else besides: vengeance.

Christmas in New Orleans—a city brimming with cheery jazz, red and green bulbs lighting the streets, the spicy aroma of gumbo, and the cold chill of spirits asking Santa for the gift of redemption. After a string of challenging cases, paranormal investigator Kimberly Wantland is looking forward to spending the holidays quietly with her friends in the Big Easy. But ghosts don’t rest at the Cardinal Hotel.

It's Christmas Eve - a time of wonder, magic, anticipation....And terror. A father who will go to any lengths to feed his hungry children. An unsuspecting woman who inherits a house with a deadly secret. A murderous widow who shares a train carriage with Jack the Ripper. Two burglars who bite off more than they can chew, during a late-night raid. These, and many more bedtime stories, come hideously to life, in Mark L'Estrange's 19 tales of terror - each set on the most festive night of the year.