Reviews - The Fright Before Christmas: Surviving Krampus and Other Yuletide Monsters, Witches, and Ghosts

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The Fright Before Christmas: Surviving Krampus and Other Yuletide Monsters, Witches, and Ghosts

Jeff Belanger

4.04 AVERAGE

glowbunny's review against another edition

4.25

dark informative inspiring reflective relaxing medium-paced

shoparoundthecorner98's review against another edition

4.0

Fun spooky folklore read for celebrating the darkness of winter. Curl up for an afternoon in a cozy corner while sipping cocoa or hot tea and learn about different intriguing yule monsters from around the world.

barinda8's review against another edition

4.0

dark funny informative

birgus61's review against another edition

4.0

I really enjoyed this romp through Christmas adjacent frightening and fascinating traditions and legends. As a person of Swedish descent, I appreciated the chapter on the tomten especially. The author shows us that many Christmas traditions are based on the very real threats that are associated with the winter solstice and the dangers of life in the cold darkness. And like the original fairy tales, these traditions are often about morality and consequences. By telling these stories of Christmas related threatening beings, the writer is also trying to give all his readers the kind of wake up call that Ebenezer Scrooge gets in A Christmas Carol, the wonderful story that I also read every year. I would recommend this to anyone who is interested in the history of the season. It was a great audiobook read by the author.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC audiobook!

littlebarda's review against another edition

3.0

Si sienten curiosidad por los orígenes de la natividad y los horrores que la envuelven, este libro puede ser un buen parte aguas, ligero y entretenido.