Horror and Christmas go together better than people admit. The Victorians told ghost stories by the fire, and now comic creators are keeping that tradition alive in ink and blood. Every holiday horror can be made into a story! When white landscapes conceal something sinister beneath, there’s reason to be afraid. Whether a spectre lurks in the fog like A Christmas Carol or horrors fester in the halls of Crimson Peak, the motif is unmistakable. Add beasts on the prowl—Krampus, the Yuletide Cat, or worse—and the season is ripe for tales where carollers might not make it home.
In consideration for the season are the following new releases for 2025.
Dread the Halls (One-Shot)
Image Comics / Syzygy
Writers: Chris Ryall & Jordan Hart
Artists: Walter Pax et al.
Arriving December 3 2025, this 72-page anthology rekindles the Christmas Eve tradition of telling ghost stories—only these tales are darker, bloodier, and wrapped in twinkling lights. Imagine Creepshow colliding with A Christmas Carol if Marley’s chains dragged more than just regret. Each short story offers a distinct take on yuletide fear, from haunted hearths to interstellar dread. It’s a rare big-publisher project that gives holiday horror the prestige treatment, showing how the genre has clawed its way back into the mainstream with polish and purpose.
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