The Christmas Banquet (Fantasy and Horror Classics)

What is the worst misery a soul can endure?

In a chilling inversion of the holiday spirit, an eccentric, melancholy gentleman's will establishes a shocking annual tradition: a magnificent Christmas Banquet hosted exclusively for the ten most miserable people that can be found in the city.

The guests, an "aristocracy of wretchedness", range from the hypochondriac to the misanthrope, each sharing their unique burden of grief and despair over the holiday feast.

Year after year, the only consisten...