274 - A Ghost Story For Christmas
From Have You Seen This? by Have You Seen This?
April 13, 2026 · 1h 21m · Episode 274
About this episode
Tim and Jen discuss the British tradition of A Ghost Story For Christmas with author Ray Newman.
Tim and Jen get WELL ahead of the holiday season with some help from author Ray Newman, who explains the British tradition of A Ghost Story For Christmas. If you like arcane horror stuff (of course you do, you clicked on this episode), be sure to stop by Ray’s website and read his blog! Wanna see the original run of spooky stories told for the Yuletide season? The Internet Archive has got you. Mark Gatiss hosted an informative documentary on M.R. James that you can see on YouTube. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Hosts: Tim, Jen
Guest: Ray Newman
Topics covered
- ghost stories
- Christmas traditions
- horror literature
- British culture
- holiday season
Keywords
- ghost stories
- Christmas
- Ray Newman
- M.R. James
- horror
- tradition
- spooky
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Internet Archive, YouTube, Acast
Books & works: A Ghost Story For Christmas, M.R. James
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