Episode 9: Victorian Christmas Ghost Stories (BONUS EPISODE)

The Mourning Hour

Happy Holidays from us to you! As a little gift, we've decided to give you two episodes for the week of Christmas. So in this episode, Katie gives us the history of why Victorian-era Christmas traditions involved telling ghost stories and why we enjoy being scared in general, and we each read a Christmas ghost story by Victorian-era authors. We hope you enjoy our first bonus episode and have a safe and happy holiday season!
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SOURCES:
Books:
The Valancourt Book of ​Victorian Christmas Ghost Stories, Vol. 1. Arthur Conan Doyle, Walter Scott. 2016.
The Victorian Book of the Dead. Chris Woodyard. 2014.
Number Ninety & Other Ghost Stories. B.M Croker. 2000.
Articles:
https://bigthink.com/high-culture/christmas-stories/
https://www.isisbooks.com/The-Spirits-and-Ghosts-of-Yule-s/396.htm
https://bookriot.com/ghost-stories-on-christmas-eve/
https://www.talkdeath.com/christmas-zombies-spirits-and-goblins-the-dark-and-chilling-history-of-ghost-stories-at-christmastime/
https://www.history.com/topics/christmas/history-of-christmas
https://localhistories.org/a-brief-history-of-christmas/#:~:text=In%20England%2C%20Christmas%20was%20originally,used%20until%20the%2011th%20century.
https://www.bl.uk/romantics-and-victorians/articles/the-victorian-supernatural
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/plea-resurrect-christmas-tradition-telling-ghost-stories-180967553/