Twas the Scary Night
Season's Greetings from Macabre Monday
Christmas is designed to be a season of giving. We exchange gifts, do acts of kindness, and try to make the world a better place for one day.
Horror doesn’t take a holiday in the Macabre Monday realm. Christmas is a fertile ground for some devilishly good horror stories.
Santa Claus himself has a dark side. Don’t believe us? Recall key lyrics from a popular Christmas carol and try to convince yourself he’s not an omniscient dark entity.
He sees you when you’re sleeping.
He knows when you’re awake.
Don’t need to tell us twice that we better watch out! We’ll supersize the sacrificial offering of milk and cookies when Santa comes to town this year.
It’s not too late to celebrate a darker Christmas with the Twelve Days of Christmas - Dark Tidings collaborative event on Substack, organized by Macabre Monday community member
. Daily spooky stories from 12 different writers, starting on Friday the 13th and wrapping up on Christmas Eve. Each tale is inspired by a gift from the classic Christmas carol, “The Twelve Days of Christmas.”Check out all the stories from start to finish. We promise you’ll never look at those gifts — or the holiday itself — the same way again.
The Weekly Digest
A selection of last week’s memorable Macabre Monday offerings:
This chilling crime story from
is set in 1882 where occult conspiracies and a shadowy order threaten Violshire:
A depression-era Christmas horror tale from
offers up a spooky twist on werewolves:
A child’s letter to Santa Claus features a horrifying revelation in
’s chilling tale:
Katie must decipher a series of strange, eerie phone calls in this spooky tale from
:
Finally,
presents chapters 15 and 16 of her novel, Restless Spirits, the first book in a suspenseful series. (The complete book is available at booksellers for just 99 cents.)
Thanks for the Dark Tidings mention! Appreciate it.
Thank you so much for the mention! 🙏 Happy Holidays!