The Ghost Story Book Club

Welcome back to The Ghost Story Book Club... for the final time this series! In Series 2, Episode 13 join me, Adam Z. Robinson, and my guest, Jenn Ashworth as we discuss 'The Signal-Man' by Charles Dickens. Jenn Ashworth is novelist and Professor of Writing at Lancaster University. Her novels include A Kind of Intimacy, The Friday Gospels and Fell. She was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 2018. In 2019 she published Notes Made While Falling, a memoir told in a series of essays. Her latest novel is Ghosted: A Love Story. Visit Jenn's website here. Follow her on Twitter @jennashworth SUPPORT ME ON PATREON www.patreon.com/adamzrobinson Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/GhostClubPod Do you have any suggestions of stories we should cover? Email: theghoststorybookclub@gmail.com The Book of Darkness & Light Facebook page: www.facebook.com/TheBookofDarknessAndLight

Welcome back to The Ghost Story Book Club! In Series 2, Episode 12 join me, Adam Z. Robinson, and my guest, Catriona Ward as we discuss 'The Monkey's Paw' by W.W. Jacobs.  Catriona Ward is a novelist. She was born in Washington, DC and grew up in the United States, Kenya, Madagascar, Yemen, and Morocco. She read English at St Edmund Hall, Oxford and is a graduate of the Creative Writing MA at the University of East Anglia. Her most recent novel, The Last House on Needless Street is published by Viper (Serpents Tail) and Tor Nightfire. Catriona's second novel Little Eve won the 2019 Shirley Jackson Award, the August Derleth Prize at the British Fantasy Awards and was a Guardian best book of 2018. Her debut Rawblood also won the 2016 August Derleth, making her the only woman to have won the prize twice. Catriona's forthcoming novel, Sundial, is due for release in March 2022. She lives in London and Devon. Follow Catriona on Twitter @Catrionaward  SUPPORT ME ON PATREON www.patreon.com/adamzrobinson A CHRISTMAS CAROL TOUR DATES: www.thebookofdarknessandlight.com/dates Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/GhostClubPod Do you have any suggestions of stories we should cover? Email: theghoststorybookclub@gmail.com The Book of Darkness & Light Facebook page: www.facebook.com/TheBookofDarknessAndLight

Welcome back to The Ghost Story Book Club! In Series 2, Episode 11 join me, Adam Z. Robinson, and my guest, Thom Burgess as we discuss some of the Best Comic Book & Graphic Novel ghost stories. Thom has put together a list of ten of his favourites.  After his breakout indie comic Malevolents in 2015, Thom Burgess quickly garnered attention from the likes of David Sandberg, Andy Nyman (Ghost Stories) and had forewords in his books from the likes of Reece Shearsmith and international horror manga artist Junji Ito. Thom has maintained a high profile within the comics medium, publishing Hallows Fell, Photoghasts and Nyctophobias in which his ghost stories were illustrated by talents such as Pam Smy, Abigail Larson and Trevor Henderson. In 2020 Thom launched a Kickstarter for his graphic novel anthology Early Haunts. The campaign eventually gained 799 backers.  His most recent project, Photoghasts: A Haunted Photo Card Game already has in excess of 460 backers. Check out Thom's website here and follow him on Twitter.  SUPPORT ME ON PATREON www.patreon.com/adamzrobinson A CHRISTMAS CAROL TOUR DATES: www.thebookofdarknessandlight.com/dates Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/GhostClubPod Do you have any suggestions of stories we should cover? Email: theghoststorybookclub@gmail.com The Book of Darkness & Light Facebook page: www.facebook.com/TheBookofDarknessAndLight

Welcome back to The Ghost Story Book Club! In Series 2, Episode 10 join me, Adam Z. Robinson, and my guests, Daisy Butcher and Janette Leaf as we discuss 'The Mummy's Soul' by Anonymous, 'The Moth' by H.G. Wells and 'Butterflies' by Lafcadio Hearn from their book 'Crawling Horror: Creeping Tales of the Insect Weird'.  Daisy Butcher is a doctoral scholar and Visiting Lecturer at the University of Hertfordshire. She is currently writing up her thesis 'Cursed Tombs, Killer Blooms and Dangerous Wombs: The Female Mummy and Plant-Woman as Monsters of (In)fertility.' She is particularly interested in representations of female monstrosity and body horror during the long nineteenth-century and modern film/TV. She has presented at many national and international conferences, guest lectured and published on the monstrous feminine. Follow Daisy on Twitter @daisy2205   Janette Leaf is a doctoral scholar at Birkbeck, University of London. She has just submitted her PhD thesis on ‘Locating the Sympathetic Insect: Cultural Entomology, Egyptianised Gothic and Emotional Affect in Richard Marsh's The Beetle'. She is particularly interested in fin-de-siècle Gothic, the Weird and anything Egyptological. She has presented on insect imagery and on Richard Marsh at many national and international conferences. Janette's favourite ghost story is Richard Marsh's 'The Houseboat'. Follow Janette on Twitter @janetteleaf1 SUPPORT ME ON PATREON www.patreon.com/adamzrobinson A CHRISTMAS CAROL TOUR DATES: www.thebookofdarknessandlight.com/dates Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/GhostClubPod Do you have any suggestions of stories we should cover? Email: theghoststorybookclub@gmail.com The Book of Darkness & Light Facebook page: www.facebook.com/TheBookofDarknessAndLight

Welcome back to The Ghost Story Book Club! In Series 2, Episode 9 join me, Adam Z. Robinson, and my guest, Mark Nixon as we discuss 'A School Story' & 'Wailing Well' by M.R. James. Mark Nixon is a writer who dwells by a graveyard in County Durham. In addition to writing and publishing short ghost stories, Mark has written extensively in the audio drama format, appearing on such podcasts as the NoSleep Podcast, The Lift and his own Shadows at the Door: The Podcast. Through all this, Mark quickly established himself  as a champion of ‘quiet horror' and offers distinctive, drama driven narratives within pleasing terrors.  SUPPORT ME ON PATREON www.patreon.com/adamzrobinson A CHRISTMAS CAROL TOUR DATES: www.thebookofdarknessandlight.com/dates Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/GhostClubPod Do you have any suggestions of stories we should cover? Email: theghoststorybookclub@gmail.com The Book of Darkness & Light Facebook page: www.facebook.com/TheBookofDarknessAndLight

Welcome back to The Ghost Story Book Club! In Series 2, Episode 8 join me, Adam Z. Robinson, and my guest, Brontë Schiltz as we discuss 10 of the Best Television Ghost Stories. Brontë and I have picked five favourites each and we discuss why we love them! Brontë Schiltz graduated from the Manchester Centre for Gothic Studies at Manchester Metropolitan University in 2020 with a Masters in English Studies: The Gothic, and is currently working as an independent researcher. Her research interests include the televisual Gothic, the queer Gothic and Marxist horror. Watch her talk on the televisual gothic here. Read more about The Hungry Ghost Project here. Visit Brontë's website here.  SUPPORT ME ON PATREON www.patreon.com/adamzrobinson A CHRISTMAS CAROL TOUR DATES: www.thebookofdarknessandlight.com/dates Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/GhostClubPod Do you have any suggestions of stories we should cover? Email: theghoststorybookclub@gmail.com The Book of Darkness & Light Facebook page: www.facebook.com/TheBookofDarknessAndLight

Welcome back to The Ghost Story Book Club! In Series 2, Episode 7 join me, Adam Z. Robinson, and my guest, Lauren Owen as we discuss 'The Judge's House' by Bram Stoker. Lauren Owen is a novelist. She grew up in Yorkshire and studied English at St Hilda's College, Oxford. Her first novel, The Quick, is the Victorian tale of two siblings and of London's mysterious Aeglolius Club. Her second novel, Small Angels - which follows the lives of four sisters growing up by a haunted vineyard - will be released in August 2022.  Visit Lauren's website and follow her on Twitter.    SUPPORT ME ON PATREON www.patreon.com/adamzrobinson A CHRISTMAS CAROL TOUR DATES: www.thebookofdarknessandlight.com/dates Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/GhostClubPod Do you have any suggestions of stories we should cover? Email: theghoststorybookclub@gmail.com The Book of Darkness & Light Facebook page: www.facebook.com/TheBookofDarknessAndLight

Welcome back to The Ghost Story Book Club! In Series 2, Episode 6 join me, Adam Z. Robinson, and my guest, Louise Blain as we discuss 'Ringing the Changes' by Robert Aickman.  Louise Blain is a writer and broadcaster working across entertainment, technology, and gaming. She presents BBC Radio 3's monthly Sound of Gaming show - which you can listen to here - and regularly features on BBC Radio Scotland. Her bylines include GamesRadar, NME, and T3. SUPPORT ME ON PATREON www.patreon.com/adamzrobinson A CHRISTMAS CAROL TOUR DATES: www.thebookofdarknessandlight.com/dates Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/GhostClubPod Do you have any suggestions of stories we should cover? Email: theghoststorybookclub@gmail.com The Book of Darkness & Light Facebook page: www.facebook.com/TheBookofDarknessAndLight

Welcome back to The Ghost Story Book Club! In Series 2, Episode 5 join me, Adam Z. Robinson, and my guest, Mike Muncer (of The Evolution of Horror) as we discuss 10 of the Best Ghost Story Movies. Mike and I have picked five favourites each and we talk about why we love them and this chilling cinematic sub-genre so much! Mike Muncer is producer & senior editor of the BBC's Inside Cinema. He's a film journalist and creator and host of The Evolution of Horror podcast. Follow Mike on Twitter here.  SUPPORT ME ON PATREON www.patreon.com/adamzrobinson A CHRISTMAS CAROL TOUR DATES: www.thebookofdarknessandlight.com/dates Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/GhostClubPod Do you have any suggestions of stories we should cover? Email: theghoststorybookclub@gmail.com The Book of Darkness & Light Facebook page: www.facebook.com/TheBookofDarknessAndLight

Welcome back to The Ghost Story Book Club! In Series 2, Episode 4 join me, Adam Z. Robinson, and my guest, Emily Klassen as we discuss 'Smee' by A.M. Burrage.  Emily Klassen is a classical soprano and actor living in Toronto, Canada. She specialises in music from the Baroque period and has performed extensively Canada and abroad. She made her worldwide television debut on the critically acclaimed NBC series Hannibal where she performed an excerpt from Handel's “Piangerò la sorte mia.” Check out Emily's website and her YouTube page.  SUPPORT ME ON PATREON www.patreon.com/adamzrobinson A CHRISTMAS CAROL TOUR DATES: www.thebookofdarknessandlight.com/dates Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/GhostClubPod Do you have any suggestions of stories we should cover? Email: theghoststorybookclub@gmail.com The Book of Darkness & Light Facebook page: www.facebook.com/TheBookofDarknessAndLight

Welcome back to The Ghost Story Book Club! In Series 2, Episode 3 join me, Adam Z. Robinson, and my guest, Robert Lloyd Parry as we discuss 'Canon Alberic's Scrapbook' by M.R. James. Robert Lloyd Parry is a writer, actor and storyteller. His theatre company is Nunkie Theatre and he is perhaps best known for his performances as M.R James. He does wonderful performances online and he's back on the road up and down the UK this autumn/winter. Visit www.nunkie.co.uk for tour dates and tickets. Robert's Facebook page and YouTube Channel. SUPPORT ME ON PATREON www.patreon.com/adamzrobinson A CHRISTMAS CAROL TOUR DATES: www.thebookofdarknessandlight.com/dates Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/GhostClubPod Do you have any suggestions of stories we should cover? Email: theghoststorybookclub@gmail.com The Book of Darkness & Light Facebook page: www.facebook.com/TheBookofDarknessAndLight

Welcome back to The Ghost Story Book Club! In Series 2, Episode 2 join me, Adam Z. Robinson, and my guest, Danny Robins as we discuss 'The Truth, the Whole Truth and Nothing but the Truth' by Rhoda Broughton Danny Robins is a writer, broadcaster, journalist and playwright. He is the creator of the podcast series Haunted, the BBC drama-documentary The Battersea Poltergeist and, most recently, the West End play 2.22 starring Lily Allen. Follow Danny on Twitter  For tour dates for The Battersea Poltergeist Live visit: www.batterseapoltergeistlive.com SUPPORT ME ON PATREON www.patreon.com/adamzrobinson A CHRISTMAS CAROL TOUR DATES: www.thebookofdarknessandlight.com/dates Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/GhostClubPod Do you have any suggestions of stories we should cover? Email: theghoststorybookclub@gmail.com The Book of Darkness & Light Facebook page: www.facebook.com/TheBookofDarknessAndLight

Welcome back to The Ghost Story Book Club!  In Series 2, Episode 1 join me, Adam Z. Robinson, and my guest, Michelle Paver as we discuss 'The Kit-Bag' by Algernon Blackwood. Michelle Paver is an award-winning novelist and children's writer. As well as being the writer of the fantasy series, Chronicles of Ancient Darkness, Michelle may be best known to listeners of this podcast as the author of the ghost story novels Dark Matter and Thin Air. Michelle's novel Wakenhyrst was published in 2019 as is another gothic treat. Check out Michelle's website, follow her on Twitter and YouTube.  JOIN ME ON PATREON www.patreon.com/adamzrobinson Follow me on Twitter:  twitter.com/GhostClubPod Keep up with The Ghost Story Book Club by joining this group: www.facebook.com/groups/AZRevents Do you have any suggestions of stories we should cover?  Email: theghoststorybookclub@gmail.com Like The Book of Darkness & Light Facebook page: www.facebook.com/TheBookofDarknessAndLight

Series 2 is coming. Subscribe to the podcast and follow us on Twitter and we'll announce the date of the first episode very soon!  Follow us on Twitter:  twitter.com/GhostClubPod JOIN ME ON PATREON www.patreon.com/adamzrobinson Keep up with The Ghost Story Book Club by joining this group: www.facebook.com/groups/AZRevents Email: theghoststorybookclub@gmail.com

In Episode 8 join me, Adam Z. Robinson, and my guest, Jenn Ashworth, as we discuss 'The Beckoning Fair One' by Oliver Onions. Jenn Ashworth is a writer based in Lancaster. Her latest book, Notes Made While Falling, a memoir told in essays, is out now. Her novels include A Kind of Intimacy and Fell. She lectures in creative writing at Lancaster University. You can follow Jenn on Twitter here.  JOIN ME ON PATREON www.patreon.com/adamzrobinson Follow me on Twitter:  twitter.com/Adam_Zed Keep up with The Ghost Story Book Club by joining this group: www.facebook.com/groups/AZRevents Do you have any suggestions of stories we should cover?  Email: theghoststorybookclub@gmail.com Like The Book of Darkness & Light Facebook page: www.facebook.com/TheBookofDarknessAndLight

In Episode 7 join me, Adam Z. Robinson, and my guest, Tajinder Singh Hayer, as we discuss 'The Brown Hand' by Arthur Conan Doyle Tajinder Singh Hayer is a writer for TV, radio and theatre. He was born in Bradford, West Yorkshire, in 1980. Taj was Writer in Residence at BBC Manchester. He was also Writer in Residence at the West Yorkshire Playhouse from March-September 2004, a member of the Lime Pictures/Liverpool Everyman writers group and an Associate Writer with Peshkar Productions. Taj currently teaches creative writing at Lancaster University. His works include You: The Player (West Yorkshire Playhouse, 2012), On Top (Old Red Lion, 2012) and Mela (West Yorkshire Playhouse, 2008) Here's a link to Ragged Edge Productions. And here's a link to  the Colonial Countrysides project,  both mentioned in the episode.  JOIN ME ON PATREON www.patreon.com/adamzrobinson Follow me on Twitter:  twitter.com/Adam_Zed Keep up with The Ghost Story Book Club by joining this group: www.facebook.com/groups/AZRevents Do you have any suggestions of stories we should cover?  Email: theghoststorybookclub@gmail.com Like The Book of Darkness & Light Facebook page: www.facebook.com/TheBookofDarknessAndLight

In Episode 6 join me, Adam Z. Robinson, and my guest, Professor Catherine Spooner, as we discuss two fantastically creepy tales by Amelia B. Edwards. Professor Catherine Spooner is Professor of Literature and Culture at the Department of English and Creative Writing at Lancaster University. She specialises in Gothic literature, film and popular culture, with an emphasis on fashion and costume. Her publications include: Post-Millennial Gothic: Comedy, Romance and the Rise of Happy Gothic (2017),  Fashioning Gothic Bodies(2004) and Contemporary Gothic (2006).  Follow Catherine on Twitter here.  A CHRISTMAS CAROL - The Festive Audio Experience Tickets here  JOIN MY PATREON www.patreon.com/adamzrobinson Keep up with The Ghost Story Book Club by joining this group: www.facebook.com/groups/AZRevents Do you have any suggestions of stories we should cover?  Email: theghoststorybookclub@gmail.com Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/Adam_Zed Like The Book of Darkness & Light Facebook page: www.facebook.com/TheBookofDarknessAndLight

In Episode 5 join me, Adam Z. Robinson, and my guest, Andrew Michael Hurley, as we discuss the creepy countryside classic, 'And No Bird Sings' by E.F. Benson. Andrew Michael Hurley is an award-winning novelist. His first novel, The Loney won the Costa Best First Novel Award and the Book of the Year at the British Book Industry Awards. Devil's Day, his second novel, was picked as a Book of the Year in five newspapers and won the Encore Award. His most recent novel, Starve Acre, has just been released in paperback. Find out more about Andrew here: John Murray Press.  A CHRISTMAS CAROL - The Festive Audio Experience Tickets here  JOIN MY PATREON www.patreon.com/adamzrobinson Keep up with The Ghost Story Book Club by joining this group: www.facebook.com/groups/AZRevents Do you have any suggestions of stories we should cover?  Email: theghoststorybookclub@gmail.com Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/Adam_Zed Like The Book of Darkness & Light Facebook page: www.facebook.com/TheBookofDarknessAndLight

In Episode 4 join me, Adam Z. Robinson, and my guest, Mary Wild, as we discuss two classic tales: The Tell-Tale Heart and The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe. Mary Wild is the creator of the PROJECTIONS lecture series, applying psychoanalysis to film interpretation, a regular feature in Freud Museum London public programme. Her interests include cinematic representations of mental illness, the double, the uncanny, and death drive in the genres of horror, sci-fi, ontological thrillers and documentaries. Mary co-hosts Projections Podcast with Sarah Cleaver.  JOIN MY PATREON www.patreon.com/adamzrobinson Keep up with The Ghost Story Book Club by joining this group: www.facebook.com/groups/AZRevents Do you have any suggestions of stories we should cover?  Email: theghoststorybookclub@gmail.com Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/Adam_Zed Like The Book of Darkness & Light Facebook page: www.facebook.com/TheBookofDarknessAndLight

In Episode 3 join me, Adam Z. Robinson, and my guest, Becky Darke, as we discuss two classic ghost stories: John Charrington's Wedding by E. Nesbit & Hand in Glove by Elizabeth Bowen Becky Darke is a London-based podcaster and film reviewer. She produces and co-hosts the ‘90s pop-culture podcasts Don't Point That Horror At Me and Return to Eerie, Indiana. She's also a regular contributor to The Evolution of Horror and The Final Girls. You can find Becky's written reviews on the FilmBusters and Zobo With A Shotgun websites. JOIN MY PATREON www.patreon.com/adamzrobinson Keep up with The Ghost Story Book Club by joining this group: www.facebook.com/groups/AZRevents Do you have any suggestions of stories we should cover?  Email: theghoststorybookclub@gmail.com Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/Adam_Zed Like The Book of Darkness & Light Facebook page: www.facebook.com/TheBookofDarknessAndLight

Here's your reading for Episodes 3 and 4: EPISODE 3 (w. Becky Darke): 'John Charrington's Wedding' by E. Nesbit and 'Hand In Glove' by Elizabeth Bowen. Join us LIVE on Weds 26 August at 8pm (UK): Join us LIVE here. EPISODE 4 (w. Mary Wild): 'The Raven' and 'The Tell-Tale Heart' by Edgar Allen Poe. Join us LIVE on Thurs 10 September at 8pm (UK): Join us LIVE here. Ghost Story Writing Course: ghoststorywriting.eventbrite.co.uk Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/adamzrobinson

In Episode 2 join me, Adam Z. Robinson, and my guest, the very wonderful Mike Muncer, as we discuss one of the best ghost stories ever written: M.R James's 'A Warning to the Curious'. Mike Muncer is producer & senior editor of the BBC's Inside Cinema. He's a film journalist and creator and host of The Evolution of Horror podcast. Follow Mike on Twitter here.  JOIN MY PATREON www.patreon.com/adamzrobinson Keep up with The Ghost Story Book Club by joining this group: www.facebook.com/groups/AZRevents Do you have any suggestions of stories we should cover?  Email: theghoststorybookclub@gmail.com Follow Adam on Twitter: twitter.com/Adam_Zed Like The Book of Darkness & Light Facebook page: www.facebook.com/TheBookofDarknessAndLight

Episode 2 is coming soon. I'll be chatting to Mike Muncer, creator and host of The Evolution of Horror podcast. We'll be discussing M. R. James's classic tale of terror 'A Warning to the Curious'. You can find the tale in many ghost story collections or for free online. Watch Episode 2 streamed LIVE on Thursday 30 July at 8pm (UK). Join the event here.  I'm now on Patreon! Please support me! There'll be ghostly treats every month, from audio ghost stories to creative writing workshops. Join me here.  Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/adamzrobinson Join me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/AZRevents Email: theghoststorybookclub@gmail.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/Adam_Zed My theatre company: https://www.facebook.com/TheBookofDarknessAndLight/

Episode 1 of the Ghost Story Book Club.  In our first ever episode join me, Adam Z. Robinson, and my brilliant guest Rhianna Dhillon as we discuss Edith Wharton's chilling ghost story 'Mr Jones'. We chat about feminism, gaslighting and comedy in Wharton's remarkable tale.  Rhianna Dhillon has worked as a film and TV critic for 9 years, beginning her career at BBC Radio 1 and 1Xtra as their in-house film critic. Now freelance, Rhianna regularly hosts Q&As for BAFTA and BFI and contributes to numerous outlets for the BBC and ITN. She currently has a weekly review slot on BBC6Music's Breakfast Show with Lauren Laverne. Join in with Episode 2 (30 JULY) LIVE online https://www.facebook.com/events/286083065972046/ For Episode 2 we'll be looking at 'A Warning to the Curious' by M.R. James. Join us on Thursday 30 July at 8pm (UK) for a live-streamed video vlogcast and add your own thoughts and contributions.  Keep up with The Ghost Story Book Club by joining this group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/AZRevents Do you have any suggestions of stories we should cover?  Email: theghoststorybookclub@gmail.com Follow Adam on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Adam_Zed Like The Book of Darkness & Light Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/TheBookofDarknessAndLight/