The Ghost Story Book Club

Adam Z. Robinson
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The Ghost Story Book Club

Welcome to The Ghost Story Book Club. Each episode, along with a special guest, writer and host Adam Z. Robinson discusses the ghost story genre and looks at a different classic ghost story. Authors include: M.R. James, E. Nesbit, Edith Wharton, Edgar Allen Poe, Algernon Blackwood, E.F Benson and many more. You can email your thoughts on the stories to: theghoststorybookclub@gmail.com and follow on Twitter at @ghostclubpod

  1. TRAILER

    ANNOUNCEMENT: Live-Streamed Christmas Specials!

    Join us for TWO Live-Streamed Christmas Specials! Tickets are limited and are on a Pay What You Decide basis. Book now... LIVE STREAMED CHRISTMAS SPECIAL #1 - with Mike Muncer - Weds 11 Dec, 7.15pm https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-ghost-story-book-club-live-streamed-christmas-special-1-tickets-1074447825369 LIVE STREAMED CHRISTMAS SPECIAL #2 - with Jenn Ashworth and Andrew Michael Hurley - Weds 18 Dec, 7.15pm https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-ghost-story-book-club-live-streamed-christmas-special-2-tickets-1074490382659  Or visit my LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/tbodal

    4 min
  2. Christmas Special: with Mike Muncer - 'The Treasure of Abbot Thomas' (1974) and 'The Ash Tree' (1975)

    20/12/2023

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

    In Series 4, Episode 11 - our Christmas Special - join me, Adam Z. Robinson, and my guest, Mike Muncer in this episode (recorded live on Zoom on 7 December 2023) as we discuss two class Ghost Story for Christmas films, 'The Treasure of Abbot Thomas' (1974) and 'The Ash Tree' (1975) Mike Muncer is the host and creator of The Evolution of Horror, a weekly podcast in which he explores the history of the horror genre by delving into particular sub-genres across several weeks. Each episode Mike is joined by a different guest: a critic, filmmaker or expert, to discuss a particular film in depth, to look at its place within a sub-genre and its impact and legacy on cinema history. Subscribe to The Evolution of Horror wherever you get your podcasts. Follow Mike on Twitter here.  UNHOMELY: BOOK YOUR TICKETS HERE Leeds Playhouse, 21 - 23 March The Dukes, Lancaster, 26 - 30 March Harrogate Theatre, 10 - 13 April The Drama Studio (EnableUs), 19-20 April   Book now: https://linktr.ee/tbodal   SUPPORT ME ON PATREON www.patreon.com/adamzrobinson Join us on Facebook: facebook.com/groups/theghoststorybookclub/ Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/GhostClubPod

    1h 55m
  3. Ten Christmas Ghost Stories

    13/12/2023 · BONUS

    Ten Christmas Ghost Stories

    In Series 4, Episode 10 join me, Adam Z. Robinson, as I count down ten of my favourite Ghost Stories for Christmas! What are your favourites? Tell me on Twitter and Facebook.

    27 min
  4. 'The Upper Berth' by F. Marion Crawford: with Nathan Ballingrud

    06/12/2023

    'The Upper Berth' by F. Marion Crawford: with Nathan Ballingrud

    In Series 4, Episode 9 join me, Adam Z. Robinson, and my guest, Nathan Ballingrud 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 North American Lake Monsters, which won the Shirley Jackson Award. A novella, Crypt of the Moon Spider, will appear in 2024. He has been shortlisted for the World Fantasy, British Fantasy, and Bram Stoker Awards. His stories have been adapted into the Hulu series Monsterland. He lives in Asheville, NC. Find Nathan on Twitter here. On Instagram here   The Ghost Story Book Club: Christmas Special Live-Stream Book now, here: Tickets Date: Thursday 7 December, 7pm (UK time) Guest: Mike Muncer (from The Evolution of Horror)  Texts: BBC Ghost Stories for Christmas, The Treasure of Abbot Thomas (1974) and The Ash Tree (1975) TICKETS:https://gsbcxmas.eventbrite.com

    1h 25m
  5. 'Martin's Close' by M.R. James: with Naomi Ryan

    29/11/2023

    'Martin's Close' by M.R. James: with Naomi Ryan

    In Series 4, Episode 8 join me, Adam Z. Robinson, and my guest, Naomi Ryan as we discuss 'Martin's Close' by M.R. James Naomi Ryan is a barrister. After completing the BCL at St Catherine’s College, Oxford, she taught criminal law to undergraduates at St Hilda’s College Oxford and University College London before embarking on her career as a criminal barrister. She both prosecuted and defended before moving to work for as a civil service. She has worked for an array of prestigious departments, including the Attorney General’s Office, the Director of Public Prosecutions and the Court of Appeal, and she continues to work as an advisory barrister on criminal matters. When she isn’t advising on criminal matters, she delivers talks on the more macabre side of legal history. She is a regular feature at London’s Month of the Dead festival, and can often be found addressing museums and other legal and supernatural organisations on the topic of ghost law. She plans to finish her book on the subject next year. Find Naomi on Instagram @spooky_barrister    The Ghost Story Book Club: Christmas Special Live-Stream Book now, here: Tickets Date: Thursday 7 December, 7pm (UK time) Guest: Mike Muncer (from The Evolution of Horror)  Texts: BBC Ghost Stories for Christmas, The Treasure of Abbot Thomas (1974) and The Ash Tree (1975) TICKETS:https://gsbcxmas.eventbrite.com

    1h 50m
  6. 'Berenice' by Edgar Allan Poe: with Leon Craig

    22/11/2023

    'Berenice' by Edgar Allan Poe: with Leon Craig

    In Series 4, Episode 7 join me, Adam Z. Robinson, and my guest, Leon Craig as we discuss 'Berenice' by Edgar Allan Poe Leon Craig is a writer and editor from London, now based in Berlin. Her gothic short story collection Parallel Hells was published by Sceptre Books and she is currently working on her first novel. Leon’s fiction has also appeared in the White Review, the London Magazine, the Best British Short Stories 2022 anthology and the Queer Life, Queer Love anthology. Her criticism has been published by the TLS, the Literary Review and Another Gaze among others.  Find Leon on Twitter @Leon_c_c   The Ghost Story Book Club: Christmas Special Live-Stream Book now, here: Tickets Date: Thursday 7 December, 7pm (UK time) Guest: Mike Muncer (from The Evolution of Horror)  Texts: BBC Ghost Stories for Christmas, The Treasure of Abbot Thomas (1974) and The Ash Tree (1975) TICKETS:https://gsbcxmas.eventbrite.com

    1h 28m
  7. LIVE SPECIAL: The Woman in Black (1989 adaptation) with Prof. Catherine Spooner & Andrew Michael Hurley

    15/11/2023 · BONUS

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

    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 Hurley for this post-screening discussion of The Woman in Black (1989 TV film adaptation) which was recorded LIVE at The Dukes, Lancaster, on Saturday 28 October 2023 as part of the Dark Dukes festival.   The Ghost Story Book Club: Christmas Special Live-Stream Thurs 7 December Book now, here: Tickets Date: Thursday 7 December, 7pm (UK time) Guest: Mike Muncer (from The Evolution of Horror)  Texts: BBC Ghost Stories for Christmas, The Treasure of Abbot Thomas (1974) and The Ash Tree (1975) TICKETS:https://gsbcxmas.eventbrite.com

    52 min
  8. 'The Giant Wistaria' by Charlotte Perkins Gilman: with Dr. Emily Vincent

    08/11/2023

    'The Giant Wistaria' by Charlotte Perkins Gilman: with Dr. Emily Vincent

    In Series 4, Episode 5 join me, Adam Z. Robinson, and my guest, Dr. Emily Vincent as we discuss 'The Giant Wistaria' by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Dr Emily Vincent is a Deputy Associate Director of Research and an Honorary Fellow at the Centre for Nineteenth-Century Studies International, based at Durham University. Emily holds a PhD in English Literature from the University of Birmingham. Her thesis explored how women navigate child loss in fin-de-siècle ghost stories by examining spiritualism and maternity in the supernatural works of Florence Marryat, Margaret Oliphant, and Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Emily also co-runs Gothica, an international interdisciplinary reading group on the Gothic. Find Emily on Twitter @Emily__Vincent  and Gothica @Gothica_UoB.   The Ghost Story Book Club: Christmas Special Live-Stream Book now, here: Tickets Date: Thursday 7 December, 7pm (UK time) Guest: Mike Muncer (from The Evolution of Horror)  Texts: BBC Ghost Stories for Christmas, The Treasure of Abbot Thomas (1974) and The Ash Tree (1975) TICKETS:https://gsbcxmas.eventbrite.com

    1h 44m
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Welcome to The Ghost Story Book Club. Each episode, along with a special guest, writer and host Adam Z. Robinson discusses the ghost story genre and looks at a different classic ghost story. Authors include: M.R. James, E. Nesbit, Edith Wharton, Edgar Allen Poe, Algernon Blackwood, E.F Benson and many more. You can email your thoughts on the stories to: theghoststorybookclub@gmail.com and follow on Twitter at @ghostclubpod

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  • Creator
    Adam Z. Robinson
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2024
  • Episodes
    50
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Adam Robinson
  • Show Website
    The Ghost Story Book Club

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