Winter is coming, the nights are longer. There are those who gather under the mistletoe with their family and friends while others advocate the abolition of the Christmas spirit under the slogan "Ban Christmas or Die." Among the pages of this collection of stories lurk ghosts and haunted houses, but also everyday problems that are much more recognizable and no less terrifying. They all have one thing in common: the cold. That cold that runs down our spine when we open the window on a winter afternoon, either because a cold breeze is blowing outside or because who knows what is hidden in that darkness?