In this infinitely seasonably-giftable little tome, John Updike (with the illustrative assistance of Edward Gorey) takes aim at the holiday season, casting our festive traditions in a decidedly more ominous light. Who is really climbing down our chimneys? What does the Christmas tree do when we’re not looking at it? You’ll find no answers in The Twelve Terrors of Christmas – only pine-scented questions.

 

Pomegranate, 2006. Hardcover.