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The nights have drawn in and daylight is scarce. In homes around the country, people are closing the curtains and holing themselves in, shutting out the darkness and surrounding themselves with festive light. This is the time for sharing ghost stories, whether spine-chillingly terrifying or heart-warmingly beautiful. Be frightened, shed tears, raise smiles. After all, 'tis the season. This is the anthology from the first Crowvus Christmas Ghost Story Competition, with the winning entries and Highly Commended stories. Stories included are: Pinky by Alastair Chisholm The Spectre and the Child by Anna Bayly The Holiest Day by Stephen Wade A Christmas Hob by Chris Michael The Intruders by Ellen Evers The Stranger in the Lane by Alicia Bruce Anchoring a Dispirited Soul by Emily Baldock The Linen Sheet by Tricia Lyon The Long Drive Home by Hayley Byrne The Boy on the Cliff by Samuel Morris The Haunting of Holly House by Isabelle Mills Grim by Chris Newton Black Dog by A. J. Black