A Book Club you don’t ‘have’ to do the reading for. We’ll read it to you… For enjoyers of eerie tales, curious to know more about the stories that make their skin crawl. Join Norton’s Narrator Gav Cross and author John Reppion as they delve into the stories behind some of your favourite spine-tingling tales. Whether you’re a seasoned ghost story expert or a newcomer to the realm of creepy fiction, Haunted Book Club welcomes all new members with open (and possibly skeletal) arms. Join in the conversation or sit quietly in the dark. Whatever you choose. Keep glancing over your shoulder… How does it work? Every other Tuesday, live here on Substack, we will host a book club focusing specifically on a classic short supernatural tales. https://gavcross.substack.com/s/haunted-book-club We have made some choices of the first few. But of course what we want is to know what we do next… We want you to be part of the choosing. We want to know what gives you the shivers and why… John will bring his extensive expertise in this field to give us an insight to the story, the author and its influence. Gav will ask some of the stupid questions because he is not as informed or clever as he pretends to be. But this is a Book Club so we want you to be part of that conversation as well. Let us know what you thought of the story how it made you feel, if you are a fan or not… What do you do? Obviously, we want you to join in. We want to chat to you as well. Don't get me wrong we love chatting to each other and that's basically what we've been doing for years now but we want to include you in that as well. We think it would be better if you know the story before coming to the book club. Many of you will already know these stories very, very well. Obviously, the best way to enjoy them is with a candle lit armchair by the fire, reading a first edition. If you don't have access to any of those things, we will do a reading for you over at Gav's other strand of Substack. You can also find this & lots of other stories on his Youtube, Spotify and your usual Podcast Places: https://gavcross.substack.com/s/phantastic-stories-with-gav-cross What happens next? Join in! Subscribe! Invote? Comment? Share? Buy some candles? Get to know us… John is popping on to Gav’s other Live Podcast: https://gavcross.substack.com/s/tell-me-your-story Come along live or listen back after. Let’s find out about how John gets his ideas for his own work and the collaborations with Leah Moore. (Link Below.) We are over on Instagram & Facebonk too. Links here: https://linktr.ee/haunted_bookclub That’s a LOT of stuff. Coffee? Tea? A tincture of something else…? Gav & John John Reppion is a writer, born in Liverpool. Since 2003 he has co-written comics in partnership with his wife, Leah Moore, as Moore & Reppion. John’s solo-scripted comics work has also appeared in 2000 AD, Judge Dredd Megazine, and Heavy Metal Magazine. He has written books and articles on Weird History, Folklore, Superstition, and Magic for the likes of The History Press, Fortean Times, Daily Grail Online, and Hellebore Zine. John’s Horror and Weird Fiction has appeared in anthologies from the likes of Titan Publishing, PS Publishing, Swan River Press, and Sarob Press. https://www.moorereppion.com/ Gav Cross is a storyteller and performer. He creates weird and scary shows for grown ups and families. “The War of the Worlds - An Abridged & Performed Reading”, he brings humour, heart, and a touch of chaos to venues, festivals, and theatres across the UK. Currently ’Norton’s Narrator’ for Norton Priory, bringing terror and shouting to the good people of the area. https://linktr.ee/gavcross This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gavcross.substack.com
