Shadows Under the Tree: Short Yuletide Frights for Chilling Long Nights

By J. Elliott

Shadows Under the Tree: five uncanny stories perfect for folks who don't like to be truly scared but enjoy a frisson and an entertaining story. While these could be read at any time, they share satellitic links to Christmas. And before Halloween became wildly popular, there was the tradition of ghost stories at Christmas, to bring folks together in the darkest part of winter. Ghost Story Advent anyone?A house with PTSDA Pygmalion-esque snowwomanA bored ghost who entertains itself with ghost town guestsan homage to William Hope Hodgson's Thomas Carnacki occult detective storiesa mysterious box found at a yard sale plusa bonus folk-horror poemAge appropriate 15+ While there is nothing overtly scary or graphic, this collection was not written for children. The longest story in the collection touches briefly on dark family secrets and vices.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0H8ZYN547
• ISBN13: 9798989216666
• Release Date: July 2026
• Publisher: Hedonistic Hound Press
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.0" x 8.0"