Presented by the Manistee Civic Players

"Arthur Kipps is a well-to-do lawyer living in the English countryside. After Christmas Eve dinner, Arthur joins his family in the drawing room, where they are trading ghost stories—an “ancient” tradition. The children urge Arthur to contribute, but Arthur becomes agitated and upset, proclaims that he has no story to tell, and abruptly leaves the room. Alone, Arthur reflects on the very real story of horror and tragedy that took place in his youth. Realizing that these memories keep him from feeling lighthearted even at Christmastime, Arthur decides to write his story down once and for all, hoping that doing so will exorcise the demons he has been struggling with all his adult life."

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