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Episode 32: What the Dickens

Episode 32: What the Dickens

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Sep 11, 2020
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Episode 32: What the Dickens
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Victorian Christmas card

Stories read in this episode:
“A School Story” by M. R. James and “The Open Window” by Saki

The horror subgenre called Christmas horror was started by the Victorians. The Victorian era encompasses the reign of Queen Victoria: 20 June 1837 until the day of her death, 22 January 1901.

The forerunners/pioneers of this horrific Christmas tradition were Dickens…

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