“Between the Lights,” first published in Benson’s 1912 collection The Room in the Tower and Other Stories, is set in a ...

Nightmare and waking life seem to finally collide in A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Room in the Tower by E.F. Benson ...

As a ghost, Jacob Marley helps save Scrooge in the classic Dickens tale. Now, other authors are writing books that tell ...

In Victorian England, from the 1830s until around 1900, telling ghost stories was a big part of how you celebrated Christmas: ghosts, evil spirits and people gone insane!

Heartwarming is a common adjective for many holiday events but when it comes to “A Christmas Carol,” expect some ...

A GHOST STORY OF CHRISTMAS at Olney Theatre? Olney Theatre continues its lovely tradition of its annual rendering of Paul ...

In Victorian England, Ghost Stories Were a Beloved Christmas Tradition A version of this story originally ran in 2021; it has been updated for 2025. Halloween Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol ...

From the column: "It was the pairing of Leech’s pictures with Dickens’ passages that made this book an overnight success, ...

As he voices a new Dickens podcast, David Suchet reflects on timeless storytelling and the hope Christmas brings.

A special concert of tales and music celebrating the tradition of ghost stories at Christmas. The BBC Symphony Orchestra is joined by West End legend Alex Jennings.

Telling spooky stories over the festive season was already a long-standing tradition before Charles Dickens wrote the most famous Christmas ghost story of all, A Christmas Carol, in 1891, cementing ...