In Series 5, Episode 9 join me, Adam Z. Robinson, and my guest, Dr Emily Vincent, as we discuss 'Playing with Fire' by Arthur Conan Doyle.

Dr Emily Vincent is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in English Literature at the University of Birmingham. As part of the Media and Epidemics project, Emily is co-writing a book on imaginative representations of influenza in nineteenth- and twentieth-century British periodicals and fiction. Emily holds a PhD in English Literature from the University of Birmingham. Her first monograph (forthcoming with Cambridge University Press) explores how women navigate maternal grief in fin-de-siècle ghost stories by examining loss, spiritualism, and maternity. In 2024, Emily compiled and edited Summoned to the Séance: Spirit Tales from Beyond the Veil, a collection of spiritualism-inspired ghost stories for British Library Publishing as part of their 'Tales of the Weird' series. You can find Emily on Bluesky @[email protected].

THE GHOST STORY BOOK CLUB: LIVE-STREAMED CHRISTMAS SPECIAL Tuesday 9 Dec, 7pm

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Join me for this Christmas Special of The Ghost Story Book Club, live-streamed on Zoom. My guest will be Mike Muncer (The Evolution of Horror) and we'll be discussing the classic BBC Ghost Stories for Christmas films Stigma (1977) and the M.R. James adaptation, Number 13 (2006). We'll also be asking for your comments and questions live during the episode!

Buying a ticket for this special live-streamed event is a fantastic way to support The Ghost Story Book Club podcast.

Date: Tues 9 Dec 2025

Time: 7.00pm UK (for a prompt 7.15pm start - you may not be admitted if you arrive after 7.15pm)