#the hooded congregration

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“People say that long ago the dead held a service on the night before Christmas ...”

I initially wrote the following on Christmas eve, fourteen years ago, but have since made an annual tradition of trotting out the creepy old chestnut to share with all of my friends and family and kindred spirits. I cannot envision a more like-minded bunch with which to share this ghostly Christmas tale and I hope you will enjoy its eerie delights as much as I do.

Click on the link for the entirety of The Hooded Congregation (The Christmas Service of the Dead) with illustrations by Chris Van Allsburg. And, as always, wishing you peace and light in this dark, dying time of the year, and may you not be without your shawl or other talisman this winter holiday when the dead are afoot and hungry for your company. The Christmas Service of the Dead | Unquiet Things