Yuletide Tales for the Darkest Nights: Holiday Ghost Stories with Rissa Miller

Yuletide Tales for the Darkest Nights: Holiday Ghost Stories with Rissa Miller

Come in from the cold and join us for an old-fashioned evening of storytelling. Long before the holiday season boasted twinkling lights, cheerful carols, and brightly wrapped gifts, winter was a season for hauntings.

From ancient midwinter traditions and the eerie lore of the Winter Solstice to the Victorian love affair with fireside ghost stories, we’ll discover why our ancestors thought this was exactly the right time of year to gather close and tell tales about things that go bump in the long winter night.

Join storyteller and folklorist Rissa Miller as she explores the centuries-old connection between midwinter and the supernatural. Along the way, Rissa will share traditional winter folk beliefs and, of course, plenty of ghost stories—including tales from the golden age of the Victorian Christmas ghost story. (Dickens, anyone?)

After all, ghosts weren’t always for…