A Dark Victorian Christmas: Ghost Stories for the Longest Nights

Discover the spooky Victorian tradition of Christmas ghost stories, spirits, and eerie midwinter tales with historian Rissa Miller!
About this Event

Long before Christmas became all twinkling lights and cheerful elves, the holiday season had a darker side. In Victorian Britain, gathering around the fire to tell ghost stories was a beloved holiday tradition, and Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol was part of a much larger fascination with spirits, omens, haunted houses, and the supernatural during the darkest days of the year. This engaging spooky-history presentation by Rissa Miller explores the Victorian tradition of Christmas ghost stories, why ghosts and Christmas once belonged together, and the beliefs, customs, and eerie tales that haunted the midwinter season. With the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come already roaming the Dickens of a Festival, it’s the perfect opportunity to discover why a Victorian Christmas just isn’t complete without a few ghosts.