Scary Book of Christmas Lore: 50 Terrifying Yuletide Tales from Around the World | 
pickThe holidays have legends from all around the world, and many of them are pretty terrifying! Enter the "Scary Book of Christmas Lore", a history of Christmas-time tales from around the world. From the well known Krampus and Yule Cat to lesser known tales from Japan and South Africa, this comprehensive volume shows us how many of these tales have developed over time and space. It's a fun holiday read for sure!
so-soAll in all I found this book a little misleading and was hoping for more of the “terror” in the “50 Terrifying Yuletide Tales from Around the World” cover description. It was fairly repetitive, but if you think of it as an introduction to winter/yule lore it‘s not a bad book. There are 50 entries, many with an illustration but they‘re all a broad summary lacking many details.
so-soManage your expectations if you decide to pick up this book. You won't find enchanting storytelling of Yuletife folk horrors to share around the fire nor will you find a thorough encyclopedia. You'll have to look elsewhere, as there is not even a bibliography. Instead, you'll read brief explanations and histories of these traditions.
The rest of my review:
https://bibliolatry.blog/2024/12/09/book-review-scary-book-of-christmas-lore
“But what many people don't know is that the Christmas ghost story was a staple of late Victorian holiday tales, and people loved to read and listen to scary stories of ghosts and haunt-ings set during the chilliest days of the year. The cold weather, the gloomy fog, the bare trees, the snow-covered ground...all of these made for fertile imagery for tales of spooks and delight.” pg 56
I am a creepy but bright and shiny festive person around Christmas. I just started a Krampus/christmas/yule tattoo sleeve. Super pumped - but I also love the bright and shiny happy parts of Christmas too!
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Okay I admit I like a creepier Christmas than most and personally I prefer to celebrate the Winter Solstice with lots of music. I think The Black Parade works as a Christmas album 🖤
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I should be taking my midterm but instead I‘m reading creepy Christmas and Yuletide stories gearing up for my Krampus/Christmas sleeve next weekend.
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The villains of Christmas are showcased in this book of folklore from various countries.
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pick‘Some children fear more than just a lump of coal in their stocking.‘
A look at the grimmer side of the Yuletide season. This was really interesting. Lots of great illustrations.
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