Christmas Dinner of Souls

Ross Montgomery

Oct 2017 · Faber & Faber

About this ebook

It's a dark and lonely Christmas Eve in the dining room of ancient Soul's College. The kitchen boy, 11-year-old Lewis, has helped prepare a highly unusual meal, made with unrecognisable ingredients, cooked by a mysterious chef. And then the guests arrive ... and carnage ensues. They are ex-students of Soul's College, and they are all completely demented. They demand bottle after bottle of wine, flinging their cutlery and howling like banshees until ... silence. The Dean of Soul's College has arrived, and the evening's ceremonies must begin.
For this is the annual meeting of a secret club for those who despise children, warmth, happiness, and above all Christmas. Each member must try to outdo the others by telling the most terrible, disgusting story they know.
A spooky, shocking, bloodthirsty alternative to festive cheer that will appeal to, fascinate and delight young readers.

Ratings and reviews

A Christmas Story + Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark Lewis messed up. It wasn’t his idea but he was the only one that got caught. The Dean of the school and Lewis’ mom agree that he deserves to spend his Christmas Eve working off his punishment. Bet Lewis’ mom didn’t know what he’d be doing! He is the serving boy at the annual Christmas Dinner of Souls. A group of misfit gathers to top each other when it comes to gruesome, macabre tales. Who will win the ultimate prize (which I won’t tell you)? Will Lewis be alive to see Christmas Day? Y’all! I ADORED this book!! While waiting for it to arrive, I had started reading Link by Link, which is supposed to be an anthology of haunted holidays. So far in the first 3 stories, it is about teen love. When my copy of Christmas Dinner of Souls came, I was more than happy to switch over. THIS is what I’m talking about! I read it in one sitting! Each story topped itself in creepiness, grossness, and the macabre! I didn’t know what was coming next and I wanted MORE!! Buy this for yourself or anyone who is looking for something different this Christmas! Or, if you’re twisted, get it for someone else who is all about Christmas romances and fah-la-la!

This book was fantastic I could not put it down btw this is a real review

About the author

Ross Montgomery is a primary school teacher and he writes his books when he really should have been marking homework. Author of Alex, the Dog and the Unopenable Door and The Tornado Chasers, Ross has been shortlisted for the Costa Book Award and nominated for the Branford Boase Award. Perijee & Me was his third middle-grade novel. Ross lives in Brixton, London.
David Litchfield lives in Bedfordshire. He first started to draw when he was very young, creating comics for his siblings. Since then David's work has appeared in magazines, newspapers, books and on T-shirts. He has also exhibited his illustrations in both solo and group shows in the UK, Europe and America. He is the author/illustrator of the award winning picture book The Bear and the Piano. The Building Boy was his first picture book with Ross.