Dark Tidings

There's no place like horror for the holidays

Photo by Srikanta H. U on Unsplash

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Something is often amiss in all the holiday cheer. Santa’s jingle bells, presents under the tree, hope for humanity, the coming of light after winter solstice, the gathering of family and friends, it can all be wonderful, can’t it? But that my dears is only half the story. There is also darkest night, winter storms, Krampus, and punishments for naughty children. Shadows await, and we, the grave tenders here at Macabre Monday, have plenty of darkness to serve up to you this season.

Drum roll please…

We are proud to promote Twelve Days of Christmas - Dark Tidings a collaboration, initiated by our very own Macabre Monday community member, Garen Marie. If you haven’t started, dive in now, and enjoy a spooky start to your holidays! One story will be posted each day, starting December 13th, and continuing through Christmas Eve. It’s sure to be a fright!

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And without further ado, the Weekly Digest:

• Polly Mordant
  stunned us with one of her Wyrde tales, “Blasted Hill.”

Blasted Hill

• Kathrine Elaine
  took revenge in a way most of us know well: she wrote a story.

The Voice of Snow

• Paige Garland
  wove a Krampus tale fit for all the naughty children this year.

Wreath

• Jessica Maison
  gave us the beautiful and terrifying myth of Berchta, the Christmas Witch.

The Christmas Witch and the White Lady

• Arthur Macabe
  published a deliciously sinister morsel, “Wake Me Please,” in which reality is not what it seems.

Wake Me Please

• EJ Trask
  took us to warmer weather, with an eco horror story, “Weatherman.”

Weatherman