The Witching Hour
On sale
8th October 2026
Price: £10.99
‘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 . . .
‘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
🕰️🌙🕯️
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
_________
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 . . .
Reviews
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.
This cracking collection of spooky tales is perfect for the season of darkling nights
PRAISE FOR THE PREVIOUS ANTHOLOGIES
Every bit as good as an MR James collection
Chilling, moving, tremendously satisfying and a joy to read
A superb anthology for these dark winter nights
Creepy and atmospheric . . . a cracking collection of haunted tales
An eerily macabre, hauntingly propulsive collection of haunted tales
Now's the time to curl up with a ghostly tale - and this collection should be your go to!
Curl up with hot chocolate but maybe leave the lights on