Edited by Maria J. Pérez Cuervo

The Yuletide Special, containing an editorial introduction and the following articles…

• The Lord of Misrule: Katy Soar analyses how a Tudor celebration of merriment and role-reversal became associated with ritual sacrifice and the burning of Santa Claus.

• Gallery / Midwinter Megaliths: Jackie Bates selects the best megalithic sites in Britain and Ireland to witness the symbolic death and rebirth of the sun on the longest night of the year.

• From Ghoul to Godhead: John Callow traces the evolution of Herne the Hunter, from ghoulish figure to embodiment of the male aspect of the divine.

• The Hauntings of Cold Christmas: The establishment of a Hertfordshire hamlet as a dark tourism hotspot makes Verity Holloway reflect on the destructive potential of folklore in the digital age.

• Arctic Séances: Shane McCorristine reveals how séances, ghosts, spirits, and dreams played an important part in polar exploration.

• The Night of the Mothers: John Reppion summons the Matres and ventures into the bleak midwinter night to investigate the pagan celebrations of Modranicht.

• Tales of the Unsafe Church: Roger Clarke presents a tryptic of ghost stories where the worst evil doesn’t come from outside the church, but from within its walls.

• Children of the Snow: Elizabeth Dearnley evokes tales of ice, snow, and strangeness, and reflects on the symbolic power of wintry landscapes in children’s literature.

The Peculiar Parish Bookshop is proud to carry this fourth issue of Hellebore. These copies are in new condition.

92-page perfectbound pamphlet with black-and-white and tinted illustrations and photographs throughout.