THE YULETIDE

A Christmas Horror Story from Tales from The Hollow

Two estranged sisters. One snowbound retreat. A Christmas that demands the truth.

Claire and Jenny haven't spoken in eight years—not since their mother's funeral revealed deep wounds neither could face. When they return to rural Ohio to scatter her ashes at a remote retreat, a blizzard traps them with the secrets they've buried for decades.

As Christmas decorations manifest unbidden and a figure wearing their dead mother's face appears in the snow, they discover The Yuletide: an ancient entity that feeds on family lies and the gap between holiday cheer and hidden resentment.

It knows what Claire suffered to protect her sister. It knows why Jenny stayed away. And it won't stop until they speak the truth to each other—or die pretending everything is fine.

Set in December 1983 at the isolated Ironwood Retreat, THE YULETIDE is a gothic Christmas horror story about childhood trauma, family secrets, and the cost of forgiveness.

Part of the Tales from The Hollow series - standalone gothic horror stories set in 1980s rural Ohio, connected by the mysteries of Grindstone Hollow and Ironwood Retreat.

Content warning: Themes of childhood abuse, family trauma, and supernatural horror. No graphic content.

Written and narrated by Stephen Crane.