Stories Book The Chimes of Midnight 1 image Overview Characters How to Read Related Stories Quotes Overview Releasing on Thursday, October 9, 2025 Written by Robert Shearman Publisher Penguin Random House Pages 304 Synopsis 'Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the house not a creature was stirring... But something must be stirring. Something hidden in the shadows. Something which kills the servants of an old Edwardian mansion in the most brutal and macabre manner possible. Exactly on the chiming of the hour, every hour, as the grandfather clock ticks on towards midnight. Trapped and afraid, the Doctor and his companion, Charley, are forced to play detective to murders with no motive, where even the victims don't stay dead. Time is running out. And time itself might well be the killer... Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Owned Save to my list Saved Edit date completed Custom Date Release Date Archive (no date) Save Characters Eighth Doctor Charlotte Pollard How to read The Chimes of Midnight: Books The Chimes of Midnight Related Stories Other adaptations of this story: We define an adaptation as a recreation of a similar story but on a different medium or with different characters. Main Range • Episode 29 The Chimes of Midnight Rating: 4.71 Story Skipped Audio Drama Reviews(22) More Actions View Sets Close Related Sets Set of Stories: Big Finish Main Range Set of Stories: Big Finish Main Range 1-50 Set of Stories: Main Range: Eighth Doctor Add Review Edit Review Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Save to my list Saved Quotes Add Quote Submit a Quote