Mr Smith's Dream

It is the night before Christmas Eve. Amidst the tangle of clumsily-wrapped gifts and shabby decorations, Mr Smith lies collapsed on his living room floor waiting for the end. When instead a familiar figure appears in the doorway Mr Smith is taken on a fantastical journey through his hometown, a twisted version of Manchester he has only ever dreamt of.

James Cessford is the author of bestselling ghost story The Carousel. His new extended short Mr Smith’s Dream is an alternative Christmas Carol, a fairy tale of terror and wonder, and a love song to a city whose ancient forces work to restore a man’s faith in magic before it is too late.