Ghost Stories for Christmas 2025

The flickering flames wake spectral shadows of the past. Is the mind playing tricks, or do these shapes come with a sinister purpose? It’s almost the witching hour; dare to come into the candlelight. The late-night sensation that revived a time-honoured tradition, according to the New York Times. ArtsGroupie blends classic frights for modern nights.

Following three years of sold-out performances in the North West of England, ArtsGroupie’s Ghost Stories for Christmas returns to chill the air with stories from M.R. James and Algernon Blackwood as part of a newly expanded and immersive theatre experience.

Tickets for these intimate readings go very fast, so don’t miss out and book today.
Don’t miss this spine-chilling spectacle.

For TIS THE SEASON to be terrified!

“Storytelling is a basic human need. We have been coming together to share stories since the beginning of mankind. Now, in our daily lives, we are consumed by technology and spend a significant amount of time looking at our digital screens, for work and play. Artsgroupie invites the audience to sit, encounter a classic ghost story and engage the imagination in a dark, candlelit room to delight in the magic of words, composed to create a symphony of terror.”
John Maguire, ArtsGroupie CIC

“With four years of producing Ghost Stories for Christmas, this is an evolution of our show. No longer a spoken word event, this is a full immersive horror spectacle. We’re bringing two classic stories into the 21st century, proving there’s still plenty of scares left in the classics.”
David Griffiths, Performer and Co-Director

ArtsGroupie CIC

David Griffiths

David Griffiths is a playwright, director, screenwriter and author from Liverpool. His plays have been staged at fringe festivals in Edinburgh, Buxton and Camden. He recently directed an adaptation of George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty Four (“a powerful production”, North West End) and is touring his adaptation of Charles Dickens’ The Signalman for ArtsGroupie CIC across the north west (“suspenseful”, North West End). His latest stageplay, The Hammer and Helena, toured in the Summer and played the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

John Maguire

John Maguire is a playwright, heritage specialist community and Creative Director of ArtsGroupie CIC. John has had nine of his plays staged professionally, including Kitty: Queen of the Washhouse, a play that revisited the life of public washhouse pioneer Catherine Wilkinson.
John’s most recent play, A Portrait of William Roscoe, focused on the Liverpudlian icon, exploring his life in the arts and political activism. He is currently playing The Visitor in the classic ghost story, The Signalman, adapted by David Griffiths.