Earlier this year I contributed a text story to the smashing small press horror comic Hallowscream. Myself and Andy Lee have a strip in the Scary Christmas Special as well. The first two pages are below, you can read the rest this December via The Theatre of Terror.
It's based on a story I recorded a few Christmases ago. The strip will also appear in a slightly different format in next year's Tales of the Oak comic...
And quite frankly any excuse for my family tale of terrifying winter fun from last year...Santa's Little Werewolves....
I've been sharing festive and winter stories all month here and on the Tales of the Oak blog. It's my favourite time of year for writing and telling stories. But I'm actually supposed to be maybe possibly moving house this week, just in time for Christmas, and I've honestly run out of steam. Here's a well intentioned selection of links in place of anything else new this year, just in case yer still in the mood, and feel like gorging on wintery folktales, fables and festive fear.
Alice's Winter Wonderland Christmas
A tale of unease featuring Master Mariner Para Handy
A Christmas message from Councillor Harry Macarthur
Another comic strip of festive terror The Green Oak Trees
A lost chapter from Wind in the Willows in which badger and mole talk Mithraic worship.
Midwinter fables featuring robber wives, christmas present quests and scary rabbits.
My thoughts on the ancient practice of trying to ruin Christmas for everyone in Midwinterfestivusmas
Or if you'd rather not be bothered with all that sort of nonsense, here instead is a specially selected wee Christmas playlist of alternative classics. I picked them just for you.
Feliz navidad.
xx
