The Witching Hour: From the creators of The Haunting Season and The Winter Spirits comes a spellbinding new collection of original haunted tales
By (Author) Bridget Collins
By (author) Imogen Hermes Gowar
By (author) Natasha Pulley
By (author) Jess Kidd
By (author) Andrew Michael Hurley
By (author) Elizabeth Macneal
By (author) Kiran Millwood Hargrave
By (author) Stuart Turton
By (author) Catriona Ward
By (author) Laura Shepherd-Robinson
Little, Brown Book Group
Sphere
27th January 2026
16th October 2025
United Kingdom
Hardback
480
Width 138mm, Height 222mm, Spine 22mm
FROM THE CREATORS OF THE HAUNTING SEASON AND THE WINTER SPIRITS COMES A BRAND NEW COLLECTION OF GHOSTLY TALES
Featuring new and original stories from:Michelle PaverStacey HallsBridget CollinsImogen Hermes GowarKiran Millwood HargraveAndrew Michael HurleyJess KiddNatasha PulleyElizabeth MacnealSusan Stokes-ChapmanLaura Shepherd-RobinsonStuart TurtonCatriona Ward_________There is something peculiar about the hour after midnight.It is the time when darkness reigns.And strange things roam the earth.In this dazzling collection of original haunted tales, thirteen bestselling and much-loved authors bring the old superstition of the witching hour to new and vivid life.Transporting you from the smog of London to the freezing mists of Svalbard, from an Irish town riddled with rumour to a sinister English boarding school, these thirteen stories will serve as your spinetingling companion to the long hours of winter.So curl up, light a candle, and wait for the clock to strike . . .Between them, the authors of The Witching Hour have published numerous national and international bestsellers, have won awards including the Costa First Novel Award and the British Book of the Year Award, and have been translated into 33 languages. Their books have sold more than three and a half million copies in the UK