Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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A round-up of recent reads, which have tended to be ghostly, festive and Holmesian (sometimes all at once).

Illusions of Presence: Lost Christmas Ghost Stories ed. Johnny Mains
Mugby Junction, Dickens and the gang
Holmes for the Holidays, ed. Anne Perry
Sweet Valley Twins: The Christmas Ghost
Christmas and Other Horrors, Ellen Datlow


Event mentioned:
Ghosts of Christmas Past
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