The Ghost Story Book Club

In Series 3, Episode 9 join me, Adam Z. Robinson, and my guest, Emily Klassen as we discuss 'They' by Rudyard Kipling.

Emily Klassen is a classical soprano and actor living in Toronto, Canada. She specializes in music from the Baroque period and has performed extensively at home 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."

Website: www.emilyklassen.com YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/EmilyKlassen Instagram: www.instagram.com/emily_klassen/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/emilyklassensoprano/ Twitter: www.twitter.com/Emily_Klassen

Content Warning: Some versions of this story (including, I believe, the original) have an instance of a very offensive racist word and other offensive terms. I believe some of the audio versions have omitted these words. The story also deals with themes of child death.

Book your tickets for my event with The Evolution of Horror Presents here. Monday 12 December, Genesis Cinema, an exclusive live ghost story reading plus screenings of Whistle and I'll Come to You and A Warning to the Curious.

A Christmas Carol: BOOK YOUR TICKETS HERE

Live at Barons Court Theatre, 7-24 December. Use the code GHOSTCLUB22 for a discount on tickets

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In Series 3, Episode 8 join me, Adam Z. Robinson, and my guest, Andrew Michael Hurley as we discuss 'The Cicerones' by Robert Aickman.

Andrew Michael Hurley is currently based in Lancashire. His first novel, The Loney, was originally published by Tartarus Press as a 300-copy limited-edition, before being republished by John Murray. It went on to sell in twenty languages, win the Costa Best First Novel Award and 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. Starve Acre was published by John Murray in 2019, with a film adaptation starring Morfydd Clark and Matt Smith in production. Andrew also wrote a short story for The Haunting Season, a best-selling anthology of ghostly and gothic tales published by Sphere in 2020. His audio series Voices in the Valley is available now on BBC Sounds.

Be part of our Christmas Special Live-stream on Friday 2 December in which Mike Muncer and I will discuss the films The Stalls of Barchester (1971) and Lost Hearts (1973). Simply join my Patreon and you'll be given free access! Join here.

Book your tickets for my event with The Evolution of Horror Presents here. Monday 12 December, Genesis Cinema, an exclusive live ghost story reading plus screenings of Whistle and I'll Come to You and A Warning to the Curious.

A Christmas Carol: BOOK YOUR TICKETS HERE

Live at Barons Court Theatre, 7-24 December. Use the code GHOSTCLUB22 for a discount on tickets

SUPPORT ME ON PATREON www.patreon.com/adamzrobinson

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Join the discussion on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/groups/theghoststorybookclub/

In Series 3, Episode 7 join me, Adam Z. Robinson, and my guest, Becky Darke as we discuss 'The Lost Ghost' by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman.

Becky Darke is a podcaster, writer, presenter and programmer with her sights on film, horror and the '90s. You can find Becky on the podcasts Don't Point That Horror At Me, Return to Eerie Indiana, The Evolution of Horror and The Final Girls. Follow Becky on Twitter: @bunnydarke

Be part of our Christmas Special Live-stream on Friday 2 December in which Mike Muncer and I will discuss the films The Stalls of Barchester (1971) and Lost Hearts (1973). Simply join my Patreon and you'll be given free access! Join here.

Check out Becky's Evolution of Horror Presents events here.

Book your tickets for my event with The Evolution of Horror Presents here. Monday 12 December, Genesis Cinema, an exclusive live ghost story reading plus screenings of Whistle and I'll Come to You and A Warning to the Curious.

A Christmas Carol: BOOK YOUR TICKETS HERE

Live at Barons Court Theatre, 7-24 December. Use the code GHOSTCLUB22 for a discount on tickets

SUPPORT ME ON PATREON www.patreon.com/adamzrobinson

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Join the discussion on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/groups/theghoststorybookclub/

Do you have any suggestions of stories we should cover? Email: [email protected]

In Series 3, Episode 6 join me, Adam Z. Robinson, and my guest, Louise Blain as we discuss 'The House with the Brick Kiln' by E.F. Benson.

Louise Blain is a broadcaster and writer specialising in gaming, technology, and entertainment. She hosts BBC Radio 3's monthly Sound of Gaming show and can be found talking all things tech on BBC Radio Scotland. Her bylines include GamesRadar, T3, The Guardian, and NME. Louise is also a regular contributor to The Evolution of Horror podcast.

Follow Louise on Twitter: @shiny_demon

Listen to The Sound of Gaming on BBC Sounds here.

A Christmas Carol: BOOK YOUR TICKETS HERE

Live at Barons Court Theatre, 7-24 December.

Use the code GHOSTCLUB22 for a discount on tickets

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Join the discussion on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/groups/theghoststorybookclub/

Do you have any suggestions of stories we should cover? Email: [email protected]

LIVE-STREAMED CHRISTMAS SPECIAL - Be part of the audience! On Friday 2 December, I'm going to be hosting a LIVE-STREAMED episode of the podcast. Be part of the audience - join my Patreon here.

My guest will be none other than Mike Muncer of The Evolution of Horror podcast and we will be discussing the classic BBC Ghost Story for Christmas films, specifically The Stalls of Barchester (1971) and Lost Hearts (1973). The event will be held LIVE on Zoom at 7pm (UK time) on Friday 2 December. Mike and I will be discussing the films and we'll be asking for your thoughts, comments

To be a part of this live event, simply join my Patreon at: www.patreon.com/adamzrobinson. Info on how to book your place will be available on my Patreon and tickets are available now!

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In Series 3, Episode 5 join me, Adam Z. Robinson, and my guest, Andy Mitton we discuss 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow' by Washington Irving.

Andy Mitton is a writer, composer, director, and editor, and designer. His primary focuses are the disparate worlds of musical theater and horror movies. Film credits include The Harbinger - currently on the festival circuit and slated for release in North America through XYZ Films - and also 2018's The Witch in the Window, 2016's We Go On, and 2010's Yellowbrickroad. He has also written music and lyrics for two family musicals commissioned and premiered by The Kennedy Center, The Gift of Nothing, and Me…Jane: The Dreams & Adventures of Young Jane Goodall.

Follow Andy on Twitter @andymitton

A Christmas Carol: BOOK YOUR TICKETS HERE

Live at Barons Court Theatre, 7-24 December.

Use the code GHOSTCLUB22

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Do you have any suggestions of stories we should cover? Email: [email protected]

In Series 3, Episode 4 join me, Adam Z. Robinson, and my guest, Kirsty Logan we discuss two stories: 'The Red Room' by H.G. Wells & 'There Will Come Soft Rains' by Ray Bradbury.

Kirsty Logan's first story collection, The Rental Heart & Other Fairytales, won the Scott Prize, the Polari First Book Prize, and the Saboteur Award. Her first novel, The Gracekeepers, won a Lambda Literary Award and was selected for the Radio 2 Book Club and the Waterstones Book Club. Her other books include A Portable Shelter, The Gloaming and the collection of Gothic tales, Things We Say in the Dark. Her forthcoming novel, Now She Is Witch, is due for release in January 2023 and her ghostly audio series The Sound at the End is available on Audible. As we discuss in the episode, Kirsty's incredible BBC series A History of Ghosts is currently available on BBC sounds.

Kirsty's recommendations:

'Louisa, Please Come Home' by Shirley Jackson

Our Wives Under The Sea by Julia Armfield

Apple and Knife by Intan Paramaditha

Diary of a Void by Emi Yagi

A Christmas Carol: BOOK YOUR TICKETS HERE

Live at Barons Court Theatre, 7-24 December.

Use the code GHOSTCLUB22

SUPPORT ME ON PATREON www.patreon.com/adamzrobinson

Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/GhostClubPod

Join the discussion on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/groups/theghoststorybookclub/

Do you have any suggestions of stories we should cover? Email: [email protected]

Welcome to this special bonus episode of The Ghost Story Book Club.

It's an episode of two halves: First, I'm joined by Lesley Manning and Stephen Volk, the director and writer (respectively) of Ghostwatch (1992). It's the 30 year anniversary of that outstanding film and I was lucky enough to spend some time chatting to Stephen and Lesley.

Then, in the second half of the podcast, join me (Adam Z. Robinson), author Jenn Ashworth and Gothic expert Prof. Catherine Spooner for this post-screening discussion of Ghostwatch which was recoded LIVE at The Dukes, Lancaster on Friday 28 October.

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In Series 3, Episode 3 join me, Adam Z. Robinson, and my guest, Leon Craig we discuss 'Count Magnus' by M.R. James.

Leon Craig's debut short story collection Parallel Hells was published by Sceptre Books in February 2022. She has written freelance journalism for the White Review, the TLS, the Brixton Review of Books and Another Gaze, among other publications. Leon is a member of The Future is Back, an LGBT+ writing collective lead by Olumide Popoola and funded by Arts Council England. She is currently working on her first novel. The paperback of Parallel Hells is out now! Follow Leon on Twitter @Leon_C_C

As mentioned in the episode, check out: Lick the Dust (story) https://www.thewhitereview.org/fiction/lick-the-dust/ and Stubborn Objects (essay) https://www.thelondonmagazine.org/essay-stubborn-objects-by-leon-craig/ EVENTS THIS WEEK

Come along to the first ever live episode of The Ghost Story Book Club. Join me, Jenn Asworth and Prof. Catherine Spooner after a screening of Ghostwatch. Live at The Dukes, Lancaster, Friday 28 October. Tickets here.

And on Saturday 29 October I'm introducting a screening of Ghostwatch with a Q&A with director Lesley Manning, plus a post-screening panel discussion afterwards with Becky Darke, Brontë Schiltz and Mike Muncer. Tickets here.

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In Series 3, Episode 2 join me, Adam Z. Robinson, and my guest, Jenn Ashworth as we discuss 'The Violet Car' by E. Nesbit.

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. Jenn has written a brand new introduction for a new edition of A Helping Hand by Celia Dale. And most recently Jenn's short story 'Flat 19' was shortlisted for the BBC National Short Story Award. Follow Jenn on twitter here.

Here's the audio version of 'The Violet Car' that I mention in the episode.

Come along to the first ever live episode of The Ghost Story Book Club. Join me, Jenn Asworth and Prof. Catherine Spooner after a screening of Ghostwatch. Live at The Dukes, Lancaster, Friday 28 October. Tickets here.

And on Saturday 29 October I'm introducting a screening of Ghostwatch with a Q&A with director Lesley Manning, plus a post-screening panel discussion afterwards with Becky Darke, Brontë Schiltz and Mike Muncer. Tickets here.

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: [email protected]