As we creep ever closer to the winter solstice, the darkness between dusk and dawn yawns wider. Creatures that dwell in the dark grow in power, striding confidently through the moonlit corridors the night.
Most of us associate ghost stories with Halloween, but October 31 is just the beginning of the spookiest time of the year. Join us today on the Metaphysical Apothecary Podcast as we discuss some of our favorite Christmas cryptids, winter ghosts, and frosty creatures that go bump in the night!
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Resources:
The Dark History of Christmas Traditions | The Independent
Winter Solstice And The Wild Hunt
Holiday Horrors: The Companions of Saint Nicholas
A Plea to Resurrect the Christmas Tradition of Telling Ghost Stories
Love of the Goddess: Berchta, Germanic Goddess of Winter
10 Evil Winter-Dwelling Beasts From Folklore
These 20 Terrifying Christmas Monsters Will Haunt Your Holidays
Krampus not the Only Christmas Monster
The Forgotten Goddess: Perchta and Her Wintery Court | Blood and Spicebush
Berchta: Alpine Goddess of Women, Children, and the Perchten
The Mysterious Welsh Tradition of the Mari Lwyd
Intro/Outro: Magical Transition by Kevin MacLeod
