Wassail to the Mausoleum Cakes: A Gathering of Christmas Ghosts

The barrier between our world and the next thins and fades, they say, as the festivals of December approach.

So you'll need some Christmas ghost stories to make the most of it, in the tradition of the Victorians and their ancestors.

Sit before a roaring fire with a steaming glass of wassail and imbibe stories with ghosts of all kinds - ghosts of the dead, ghosts of nostalgia, ghosts of bygone traditions. And don't forget that lesser-known gem, the Christmas werewolf!

Explore such topics as Christmas alone, perspectives of the dead, grim secrets, a haunted piano and cookie tin, and so much more-all in poetry, song lyrics, short story, and art. And as all good collections do, it ends with an ode to Australian post-punk guitarist, Rowland S. Howard.

Wassail.