33: HOLIDAY BONUS Episode: Victorian Christmas - Why December is Creepier Than October
Creepy Shit18 Des 2025

33: HOLIDAY BONUS Episode: Victorian Christmas - Why December is Creepier Than October

Why was Victorian Christmas Ghost Stories Scarier Than Halloween - I’ve got the Evidence-Based Paranormal History for you in this Holiday Bonus Episode.

Think Christmas is all warm and fuzzy? Think again. Before Santa and consumerism took over, Christmas Eve was THE night for telling terrifying ghost stories designed to scare the absolute shit out of your family. The Victorians understood something we’ve completely forgotten: December is objectively creepier than October.

In this bonus episode, we’re diving deep into the dark origins of Victorian Christmas traditions, exploring why our ancestors gathered around fires during the longest nights of the year to tell stories about the dead. We’ll cover real, documented Victorian hauntings—including the Cheltenham Ghost (one of the best-recorded paranormal cases in history), and the infamous Cock Lane Ghost that captivated all of London.

Discover why Charles Dickens didn’t just write A Christmas Carol—he was obsessed with Christmas ghost stories and wrote some truly disturbing tales. We’ll explore the psychology behind why winter makes us see ghosts (spoiler: carbon monoxide poisoning played a role), Victorian death culture and mourning jewelry made from human hair, and why the commercialization of Christmas killed this incredible tradition.

This is evidence-based paranormal history at its finest—well-researched, genuinely unsettling, and factual. No speculation, no bullshit, just documented cases and the fascinating cultural history of why Christmas used to be scary as hell.


One more thing: if you want this show ad-free and early, I’ve got a Patreon - $2.99 a month.

You get episodes on Friday instead of Monday, zero ads so there’s no interruptions during the creepy parts, and I drop bonus episodes quarterly that are only for supporters.

It’s patreon.com/creepyshitpodcast. Link’s in the show notes.


**Perfect for fans of:** Victorian history, ghost stories, paranormal research, Christmas folklore, Gothic literature, Charles Dickens, M.R. James, haunted houses, evidence-based paranormal investigation, dark history, and anyone who thinks Halloween gets too much credit for being spooky.

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