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Scary Book of Christmas Lore

Scary Book of Christmas Lore

50 Terrifying Yuletide Tales from Around the World

by Tim Rayborn
Paperback
Publication Date: 09/02/2024

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You know Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen…but do you recall the most petrifying holiday figures of all? From beasts that threaten to cook kids into stew to sinister crones who snatch little ones from their beds, there are an abundance of frightening Christmas creatures. Discover stories of Yuletide terror from every corner of the world, including: Krampus (Austria, Slovenia, Croatia, and Northern Italy), a demonic half-goat monster who drags chains and whips bad children with birch sticks, or stuffs them in his sack to take away, The Kallikantzaroi (Greece, Bulgaria, Serbia, and Turkey), goblins who come out during Advent to cause mischief and evil, Père Fouettard (France, Belgium, and Switzerland), St. Nicholas's eternal cannibal manservant who deals with naughty children, Frau Perchta (Austria and Bavaria), who slits the bellies of bad children and stuffs them with straw, Whether you're a fan of history and folklore, you love learning about different cultures, or you just want to give a holiday gift that will bring the joy of Christmas to that lucky someone (just kidding), Scary Book of Christmas Lore is for you. 'Tis the season!
ISBN:
9781646434527
9781646434527
Category:
Christian worship
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
09-02-2024
Language:
English
Publisher:
Thomas\Nelson#Incorporated
Country of origin:
United States
Dimensions (mm):
201.93x125.73x21.59mm
Weight:
0.24kg
Tim Rayborn

Tim Rayborn is a writer, educator, historian, musician, and researcher, with more than twenty years of professional experience. He is a prolific author, with a number of books and articles to his name, and more on the way. He has written on topics from the academic to the amusing to the appalling, including medieval and modern history, the arts (music, theater, and dance), food and wine, business, social studies, and works for business and government publications.

He's also been a ghost writer for various clients. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Tim lived in England for seven years, studying for an M.A. and Ph.D. at the University of Leeds. He has a strong academic background but enjoys writing for general audiences.

He is also an acclaimed classical and world musician, having appeared on more than forty recordings, and he has toured and performed in the United States, Canada, Europe, North Africa, and Australia over the last twenty-five years. During that time, he has learned much about the business of arts and entertainment, and how to survive and thrive when traveling and working in intense environments.

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