Tidings of Fear: 12 Twisted Tales of Terror (Maplewood)

Have yourself a scary little Christmas.

Tidings of Fearis a descent into twelve twisted tales where the holiday spirit is anything but holy. Journey to Maplewood Falls, West Virginia, where the snow hides secrets and the carols drown out the screams.

12 Twisted Tales of Terror:

1. The Yule Cat: An Appalachian retelling of the classic Nordic fairy tale, where MawMaw Harmon’s black housecat terrorizes her grandson when he spends Christmas Eve at her house.
2. Old Man Hemlock: An Airbnb in Hiawatha becomes a trap when three mysterious figures arrive during a snowstorm to challenge the renter with three deadly riddles.
3. Dash Away Dash Away All: A Radford University student trapped away from home for Thanksgiving spends her time awaiting her Door Dash holiday meal by playing a creepy new viral social media challenge on an AI image-generating app.
4. Santa Isn’t Real: A small boy stays up late at night to catch a glimpse of Santa but gets more than he bargains for.
5. Silent Night: A young family new to town finds out why the wind does not make a sound here and must spend Christmas Eve huddled in a root cellar to avoid upsetting an ancient horror.
6. The Carolers: A grieving mother’s famously over-the-top Christmas lights display attracts visitors from the sky, but these angels are not what they seem.
7. Snow Angel: An influencer’s livestream turns deadly when the Peppermint Man and a winged monster crash the party.
8. Big Red: A greedy lottery winner learns that luck bought with a lie comes with a terrible cost.
9. Over The River: A trip to grandma’s house turns into an endless time loop on a haunted highway, where the gas gauge is running dangerously low and a phantom hitchhiker in a Santa suit is demanding a ride.
10. Evergreen: A father looking for a budget-friendly Christmas tree stumbles into a grove where the sap runs red and the trees won’t let you leave.
11. Closing Time: A mall security guard discovers that after the Black Friday sales end, the mannequins are looking for new models to join their display.
12. Gnome on a Stove: With Elf on the Shelf sold out everywhere, two latchkey brothers make use of their idle time to find an alternative to keep the Christmas magic alive, only to find that this gnome protects the family with brutal violence.