Elizabeth's Reviews > Chill Tidings: Dark Tales of the Christmas Season

I think it is excellent. I wasn't sure whether to give it 4 or 5 stars, but I went with 5 because I found so many of the stories to be enjoyable. In any collection, there are bound to be some stories that just aren't as interesting to me as others, but I found here that even the stories I didn't care for as much were still quite entertaining. I know that it used to be the custom (and perhaps still is, in some places) to tell ghost stories on Christmas Eve, but I've had no personal experience with that, and I've only ever just read a handful. How nice to find so many such stories all contained in a single volume! Not only did I get to read the stories, but I appreciate how this book has strengthened my understanding of that particular tradition. I also must say how impressed I am with the editor for her informative and brief introductions to each tale. The stories are all chronological, and each is grounded in a bit of context and given alongside some information about the author's life. She put a lot of thought into this book, and it shows. All in all, a lot of fun.