When the nights grow long and cold, there’s nothing better than huddling together to purge our collective fears with some cathartic tale telling, which is why reading scary stories together was once as much a part of traditional holiday celebrations as eggnog and Santa Claus. You didn’t think Charles Dickens invented the idea of Christmas ghosts all by himself, did you?

We, along with the good people of Clements (locksmiths by day, bartenders by night), are reviving this tradition with an evening of fellowship centered on drinks and vintage tales of dread. There will be readings to send a shiver up your spine, appropriately mournful carols, and smoothly spiced cocktails to savor. We’ll be on hand with books for sale to top off your stockings and encourage you to share this storytelling tradition among your own family and friends. It’ll be the most spirited occasion of the season!