The Witching Hour

From the creators of The Haunting Season and The Winter Spirits comes a spellbinding new collection of original haunted tales

Bridget Collins author Jess Kidd author Elizabeth Macneal author Kiran Millwood Hargrave author Stuart Turton author Natasha Pulley author Andrew Michael Hurley author Imogen Hermes Gowar author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group

Published:8th Oct '26

Should be back in stock very soon

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'A superb anthology for these dark winter nights' Guardian

'Now's the time to curl up with a ghostly tale - and this collection should be your go to!' Fabulous

'This cracking collection of spooky tales is perfect for the season of darkling nights' Mail on Sunday

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FROM THE CREATORS OF THE HAUNTING SEASON AND THE WINTER SPIRITS COMES A BRAND NEW COLLECTION OF GHOSTLY TALES

Featuring new and original stories from:

Michelle Paver
Stacey Halls
Bridget Collins
Imogen Hermes Gowar
Kiran Millwood Hargrave
Andrew Michael Hurley
Jess Kidd
Natasha Pulley
Elizabeth Macneal
Susan Stokes-Chapman
Laura Shepherd-Robinson
Stuart Turton
Catriona Ward

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There is something peculiar about the hour after midnight.

It is the time when darkness reigns.

And strange things roam the earth.

In this dazzling collection of new and original haunted tales, thirteen bestselling and much-loved authors bring this hour to vivid, spine-tingling life.

So curl up, light a candle, and wait for the clocks to strike . . .

A superb anthology for these dark winter nights * Guardian *
Now's the time to curl up with a ghostly tale - and this collection should be your go to! * Fabulous *
This cracking collection of spooky tales is perfect for the season of darkling nights * Mail on Sunday *
An anthology that invites you to linger at the edge of the unseen - where the ordinary slips, the uncanny stirs, and the night has stories it has been waiting to tell. Ghostly tales to creep beneath your skin and stay there long after the night is over, The Witching Hour is a delight for lovers of the weird and uncanny. -- Elaine Thomson

PRAISE FOR THE PREVIOUS ANTHOLOGIES
Every bit as good as an MR James collection

-- Rosie Andrews
Chilling, moving, tremendously satisfying and a joy to read -- Anna Mazzola
An eerily macabre, hauntingly propulsive collection of haunted tales -- Joanne Burn
Creepy and atmospheric . . . a cracking collection of haunted tales * Daily Mail *
Curl up with hot chocolate but maybe leave the lights on * Prima *

ISBN: 9781408734674

Dimensions: 196mm x 126mm x 34mm

Weight: 340g

480 pages