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The Dead of Winter
The Dead of Winter: Beware the Krampus and Other Wicked Christmas Creatures | Sarah Clegg
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Discover the monsters, witches, and other ghoulish creatures that make up lesser known Christmas folklore in this gleefully creepy guideperfect for horror fans who love the wintry holidays. When you think about Christmas, you likely picture mangers, glowing fireplaces, sweet carolers, and snow-blanketed hills. But behind all this bright magic, theres something much darker lurking in the shadows. In The Dead of Winter, Cambridge-trained historian Sarah Clegg delves deep into the folklore of the Christmas season in Europe, detailing the way its terrifying and often debaucherous past continues to haunt and entertain us now in the twenty-first century. Perfect for the growing mainstream audience obsessed with horror and monsters, this guide makes the perfect gift, beautifully packaged in a stocking-stuffer-friendly trim size.
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A look at the darker side of Christmas in Europe including: Krampus, Santa's alter-ego St Nicholas, & how Christmas carolling from door-to-door could have developed from the originally much more sinister practice of guising.

I've always thought that the words to 'We Wish You A Merry Christmas' were a little bit sinister - demanding figgy pudding & refusing to leave until they received it - & if it did originate with guising then no wonder.

OutsmartYourShelf Although the author did explain why the book wasn't laid out in date order, I found the jumping about from month to month a little frustrating. I also thought that for such a wide-ranging subject , it was quite a short book & certain things could have been expanded on. For example, the walk on Christmas Eve before sunrise where legend has it that you could see ghostly re-enactments of the future burials that would take place during the next year - 1mo
OutsmartYourShelf I'm from the UK & never heard of this. Where did it come from? Is it a regional thing? I think the whole ghost side of things could have featured more. 3⭐

My thanks to #NetGalley & publishers, Granta Publications, for the opportunity to read an ARC.

Full Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6665749809
Read 14th-15th Oct 2024

#Flerken #HauntedShelf 311 points
Words Found - unearthly
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Sace That‘s a gorgeous cover! 1mo
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Catsandbooks 👏🏼👻❤️ 1mo
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