Hazel was born to her fortune-telling mother Queen Marie and Pluto. Yup, that Pluto, god of the underworld and all wealth. As … More
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It’s not Christmas till the Vicar of Dibley has four Christmas lunches.
If you’re a fan of British productions like Black Adder, Mr. Bean, Love Actually, Notting Hill, Bridget Jones, and loads more, … More
It’s not Christmas until you “call me Ishmael.”
The Pequod leaves New Bedford harbor on Christmas Day for a three-year voyage in search of “Moby-Dick, or The Whale.” … More
It’s not Christmas until Ebenezer buys a huge AF turkey.
What’s Christmas without your favorite version of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens? Death, humor, supernatural creatures, time travel–this story has everything! … More
It’s not Christmas till Father Christmas gives weapons to children.
And on the sledge sat a person whom everyone knew the moment they set eyes on him. He was a … More
It’s not Christmas till Hans Gruber falls from Nakatomi Plaza.
When you hear the big, bad sound of Run-D.M.C.’s Christmas in Hollis and think of Argyle dropping John McClane off in Nakatomi … More
It’s not Christmas till Lucy saves Peter from getting run over by a train.
Few romantic comedies warm our hearts as much as While You Were Sleeping, am I right? …Well, I’m pretending you said … More
It’s not Christmas till Shaun Spencer guesses what his dad got him for Christmas.
Psych is maybe my all-time favorite tv show, and they made some excellent Christmas episodes. The series (if, you know, … More
The Mary Celeste is found adrift under full sail (Dec 5, 1872)
Here is the prototypical “ghost ship” that other ghost ship stories are based on. The Mary Celeste departed from New … More
It’s not Christmas till Margaret Schlegel helps Mrs. Wilcox with her Christmas shopping.
Loads of people have commemorated Christmas in fiction many, many (MANY!) times, so we’re doing a little series here called … More
Fictional Almanac 