Why do we tell ghost stories at Christmas?

Why Christmas ghost stories? What is the allure of telling scary ghost stories at Christmastime? The tradition goes back to ancient times.
Butt-Dialed from the Afterlife: A Christmas Ghost Story

Our holiday episode is now available, and in it we share a personal, real, Christmas ghost story, along with some visits from animal ghosts.
A Christmas Ghost Story

Holidays are the perfect time to curl up with a good, true ghost story.
Christmas ghost stories and why the Victorian era was creepy AF

The Victorians certainly didn’t invent the tradition of telling ghost stories at Christmas. Because, as we know, people have enjoyed scaring the hell out of each other for centuries.
The Holiday Ghost Stories Episode

Holidays are about gathering together with family, so in this special holiday episode, we’ve roped our family members into telling their own personal ghost stories.
The Long Lost Tradition of Telling Ghost Stories at Christmas

Maybe it’s just because we’re all together; maybe it’s the sense of nostalgia. But there’s definitely something there.