Downtown Huntsville Library
Ghost in the Shelves Book Club
Wednesday, December 3, 2025 6 p.m. – 7 p.m.
This is a book club for horror aficionados and other fans of ghosts, ghouls, and things that go bump in the night. this month we are discussing Hark! The Herald Angels Scream a short story anthology edited by Christopher Golden.
That there is darkness at the heart of the Yuletide season should not surprise. Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol is filled with scenes that are unsettling. Marley untying the bandage that holds his jaws together. The hideous children--Want and Ignorance--beneath the robe of the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come. The heavy ledgers Marley drags by his chains. In the finest versions of this story, the best parts are the terrifying parts. Bestselling author and editor Christopher Golden shares his love for Christmas horror stories with this anthology of all-new short fiction from some of the most talented and original writers of horror today. Eighteen stories of Christmas horror from bestselling, acclaimed authors including Scott Smith, Seanan McGuire, Josh Malerman, Michael Koryta, Sarah Pinborough, and many more.
Ghost in the Shelves meets on the first Wednesday of the month in the Workforce Development Area at the Downtown Huntsville Public Library.
Questions? Contact Jaimee at asprogramming@hmcpl.org