Audio of Weird: A Clutch of Christmas Ghost Stories
Snuggle down, drink up and listen in to a read-aloud of ‘Rats’ by M.R. James and ‘Over Before Christmas’ by Alec Worley
At the Park Gate (1878) by John Atkinson Grimshaw
Lovely to see you! Do sit down.
The fire’s been keeping that armchair nice and warm for you.
Haha! No apologies, please! The word ‘late’ bears no meaning at all under this roof, I assure you. Though I do hope the snow hasn’t left the roads too inconvenienced…
My word! It’s quite the blizzard out there now, isn’t it? I fancy you were lucky in finding the place.
I know this address can be somewhat… elusive.
Brandy? Mulled wine? I can make you a sensational Old Fashioned…
Yes, I do seem to have gathered rather a lot of these fancy-looking bottles. Only the best for my subscribers!
Plus, Waitrose had an offer on.
Photo by Sid Balachandran on Unsplash
So, you’ve come for a Christmas ghost story, eh? Well, you’ll be pleased to know I’ve prepared two of them!
Wonderful to see the old folk customs revived, isn’t it? Hats off to that Mister Gatiss at the BBC. I do so look forward to his dramas on a Christmas Eve.
In an age when faces aglow with Christmas spirit may be nothing but a facade of binary code, a predictability of ones and zeros, then a little re-weirding is what’s required.
