The Ghost Story Book Club

The Ghost Story Book Club


Latest Episodes

Christmas Special: with Mike Muncer - 'The Treasure of Abbot Thomas' (1974) and 'The Ash Tree' (1975)
December 19, 2023

InSeries 4, Episode 11 - our Christmas Special -join me,,and my guest, in this episode (recorded live on Zoom on 7 December 2023) as we discuss two class Ghost Story for Christmas films, 'The Tre

Ten Christmas Ghost Stories
December 12, 2023

InSeries 4, Episode 10join me,, as I count down ten of my favourite Ghost Stories for Christmas! What are your favourites? Tell me on and .

'The Upper Berth' by F. Marion Crawford: with Nathan Ballingrud
December 05, 2023

InSeries 4, Episode 9join me,, and my guest,as we discuss'The Upper Berth' by F. Marion Crawford Nathan Ballingrud is the author of The Strange, Wounds: Six Stories from the Border of Hell, and

'Martin's Close' by M.R. James: with Naomi Ryan
November 28, 2023

In Series 4, Episode 8join me,,and my guest, as we discuss 'Martin's Close' by M.R. James Naomi Ryan is a barrister. After completing the BCL at St Catherines College, Oxford, she taught crimina

'Berenice' by Edgar Allan Poe: with Leon Craig
November 22, 2023

InSeries 4, Episode 7join me,,and my guest, as we discuss 'Berenice' by Edgar Allan Poe LeonCraigis a writer and editor from London, now based in Berlin. Her gothic short story collectionParal

LIVE SPECIAL: The Woman in Black (1989 adaptation) with Prof. Catherine Spooner & Andrew Michael Hurley
November 15, 2023

Welcome to this special bonus LIVE episode of The Ghost Story Book Club! Join me (Adam Z. Robinson), Gothic expert and award-winning writer Professor Catherine Spooner and novellist Andrew Michael Hur

'The Giant Wistaria' by Charlotte Perkins Gilman: with Dr. Emily Vincent
November 08, 2023

InSeries 4, Episode 5join me,,and my guest,as we discuss'The Giant Wistaria' by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. DrEmilyVincentis a Deputy Associate Director of Research and an Honorary Fellow at..

'The Striding Place' by Gertrude Atherton: with Caroline Bird
November 01, 2023

InSeries 4, Episode 4join me,,and my guest, Caroline Bird as we discuss'The Striding Place' by Gertrude Atherton. Caroline Bird is a poet and playwright. Her most recent collection,The Air Year,

'The Hated House' by Celia Fremlin: with Kirsty Logan
October 25, 2023

InSeries 4, Episode 3join me,, and my guest, as we discuss 'The Hated House' by Celia Fremlin. Kirsty Logans latest novel isNow She is Witch (Harvill Secker, 2023), a queer medieval witch reven

'Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come to You, My Lad' by M.R. James: with Will Maclean
October 18, 2023

In Series 4, Episode 2join me,, and my guest, Will Maclean as we discuss'Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come to You, My Lad' by M.R. James. Will Maclean is a writer and the author of the novelThe Appariti