The Thirteenth Day of Christmas and Other Tales of Yuletide Ho...

Remember that line from "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year"? "There'll be scary ghost stories and tales of the glories of Christmases long, long ago." Telling ghost stories during the Yuletide season was a popular tradition during Victorian times, and David Allen Voyles revives the tradition with his collection of twelve original, frightening ghost tales and one novella, all set in the Christmas season. You'll find a wide array of supernatural entities within The Thirteenth Day of Christmas and Other Tales of Yuletide Horror, from traditional ghosts to modern twists on familiar Christmas characters like Santa and Krampus. You'll travel to a modern hotel in the Arctic Circle that's made entirely of ice, as well as to a nineteenth century village in Bulgaria whose citizens have a unique yearly ritual with an enigmatic toymaker. There are ghostly mysteries to be solved, wicked children to be punished, haunted graveyards, possessed dolls, and even a humorous account of Santa's visit to a haunted house on Christmas Eve. So turn down the lights, grab a cup of eggnog, and light the Yule log as you prepare to read these Christmas ghost stories. Just remember as you read them, you can cry and you can pout, but one thing is for sure--you better watch out!

About the Author

Some of the tales in David Allen Voyles' first collection of original horror stories The Thirteenth Day of Christmas and Other Tales of Yuletide Horror were those he told while conducting tours for his ghost tour company Dark Ride Tours in Asheville, NC. Playing the role of gravedigger/storyteller Virgil Nightshade, Voyles entertained guests as they were transported to various spooky sites in a 1972 Cadillac hearse converted for that purpose. Having taught literature for thirty years, Voyles is no stranger to weird tales and horror fiction in general. His love for authors such as Ray Bradbury, H.P. Lovecraft, Robert Bloch, Ramsey Campbell, Stephen King, Neil Gaiman, and Shirley Jackson as well as a lifetime obsession with Halloween insured that it was just a matter of time before he tried his hand at publishing his own tales of terror.

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