We're very pleased to present the list of authors included in our new festive anthology! Following on from our previous anthology, Christmas Gothic, we're now publishing a second collection of yuletide chills in the form of Christmas Horror Short Stories. Available from August 2026 and with a foreword by Xavier Aldana Reyes, the book is packed full of classic fiction and fresh new Christmas tales from modern authors. Many thanks once again to everyone who submitted stories to this theme, and congratulations to the selected authors below!
Snow as Soft as Feathers by Colleen Anderson and Tom Johnstone
Demonic Yuletide by Christina Bergling
Hear Them Ring by A.G. Bestwick
The Sack Men by Rocky Boudreaux
The Fourth Call by Ramsey Campbell
Turn Left at Sarah Bernhardt by Catherine Cavendish
The Portrait by Donna Cuttress
Jól by Deborah L. DavittBlack Aggie by Marina Favila
In the Guest's Arms by Daniel FoleyTwo Lumps of Sugar by Marianne Halbert
The Christmas Collection by Mari HarrisonThe Christmas Song by Tim Jeffreys
Christmas Calendar by Christine LajewskiThe Last Grave by Damien Mckeating
Blood Trail by Gregory MeeceThe House Spirit by Claudia Romann
Christmas Deadcorations by Richard M. SandersWe're Crawling Under There by Zach Shephard
Little Christmas Tree by N.M. SirettSanta's in the Cellar by Em Starr
White Christmas by DJ TyrerMari Lwyd by Melissa Ulven
These modern authors will appear alongside work by the following classic writers: Mary E. Braddon, F. Marion Crawford, Charles Dickens, Amelia B. Edwards, W.W. Jacobs, Henry James, H.P. Lovecraft, Edith Nesbit, Robert Louis Stevenson, Hugh Walpole, and Edith Wharton.
This book will be available to buy from August 2026 via book stores, Amazon, and our website page for Christmas Horror Short Stories!
