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Haunted Book Club with Gav Cross & John Reppion

Ghostly, Spooky, Eerie & Supernatural Classic Tales. Chatted Out!

Haunted Book Club: for enjoyers of eerie tales, curious to know more about the stories that make their skin crawl. Award-winning storyteller Gav Cross and author John Reppion 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. gavcross.substack.com

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25:43

Haunted Book Club 011 The Story: A Journey by Edith...

Haunted Book Club with Gav Cross & John Reppion ·

2026/10/06

Another re-post from earlier this year from a time before Haunted Book Club. And Another great story. A return to Edith Wharton. Edith’s can write ‘em…A Journeyby Edith WhartonText Version Here or embedded in this post below!Listen or Read and join us for the natter:Haunted Bookclub: The Chat Tuesday 13th 9pmOr Live on Youtube HERE.Subscribe for a reminder!PLUS: What you doing Halloween?Join us for a live Special!A Reading & The Bookclub chat - all in one!BYOB…Listen or Read and join us for the

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42:11

Haunted Bookclub 10: The Chat The Well by WW Jacobs

Haunted Book Club with Gav Cross & John Reppion ·

2026/10/01

Another lovely natter with the Haunted Book Clubbers, this time themed around The WellBy WW JacobsBut as usual, company and nonsense meant we rambled all over the place. We also discussed:SkalliSome notes upon an Estuary Entity.A wonderful collaboration between our own John Reppion, Camille Smithwick & Patric Rogers.We are back on the 13th of October with:A Journeyby Edith WhartonLive LinkGav has read that previously so you could dive in! But it will be re posted on this feed, as usual, next

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32:04

Haunted Book Club 010: The Well by W.W. Jacobs Read...

Haunted Book Club with Gav Cross & John Reppion ·

2026/09/22

A re-post from earlier this year from a time before Haunted Book Club. Can you believe that time existed?The Wellby W.W. JacobsText Version Here or embedded in this post below!Listen or Read and join us for the natter:Haunted Bookclub: The Chat Tuesday 29th 9pmhttps://gavcross.substack.com/s/haunted-book-clubWilliam Wymark Jacobs - W.W. himself, will pop up here a lot… He holds a facination for me. Short story writer. Playwright. Fan of the supernatural. Writer of humour. East Ender. And the author

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49:26

Haunted Bookclub 009 Part 2 - The Chat: Lost Hearts...

Haunted Book Club with Gav Cross & John Reppion ·

2026/09/15

Our live Haunted Book Club Chat for Lost Hearts by MR JamesA super spooky affair that might have got the highest scores so far for levels of scare, spook and satisfaction…Join us on Tuesday the 22nd of September at 9pm where we will be discussing:The Well by WW JacobsGav’s version of the reading will drop on this feed soon but as it’s a story he read earlier this year it’s already on his youtube feed HERE:Very exciting that Moore & Reppion’s collection of MR Jamesadaptations have been collected are

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26:59

Haunted Bookclub 009 Part 1 - The Story: Lost Hearts...

Haunted Book Club with Gav Cross & John Reppion ·

2026/09/11

Join us on Tuesday 15th of September, live on Substack for the Haunted Bookclub with this CLASSIC of the genre.Lost Heartsby MR JamesCLICK HEREfor a free online version of the text, Gav can read it to you but there are many versions to listen too. Gav & John are fans of the MR James master Robert Lloyd Parry and Nunkie. Seek him out!Let us know what you think!John Reppion & Gav CrossSeptember 2026Find all the places we haunt here:https://linktr.ee/haunted_bookclubJohn:https://www.moorereppion.com/

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45:37

Haunted Book Club 009 Part 2 The Chat: The Five...

Haunted Book Club with Gav Cross & John Reppion ·

2026/09/10

Our live Haunted Book Club Chat for The Five Senses.by Edith NesbitIn which Gav discussed his undying love for EN and John had a much more rounded and thoughtful series of responses and guides.Join us on Tuesday the 15th of September at 9pm where we will be discussing:Lost Hearts by MR JamesGav’s version of the reading will drop tomorrow as this is a little behind!Let us know what you think!John Reppion & Gav CrossSeptember 2026Find all the places we haunt

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47:50

Haunted Bookclub 008 Part 01 The Story The Five...

Haunted Book Club with Gav Cross & John Reppion ·

2026/08/29

The first returning author and it is a particular favourite.Definitely not for railway children…The Five Senses by Edith Nesbit on Tuesday 1st September.LIVE HERE AT 9PMI couldn't find a text version online, but obviously as usual I have read it for you here or you can use our podcast for the audio only version.See you there!Now we have decided to continue with the haunted book club we need suggestions of stories and feedback.CLICK HERE!We can’t wait to see you Book Clubbers. Stay creepy!*John

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48:28

Haunted Book Club 007 - Part 2 The Chat "The Empty...

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2026/08/19

The one with the new set up where John & Gav are together at last…People didn’t find it as scary as we did… but boy was it satisfying…(Top Tip: Don’t do the washing up whilst listening…*)We scored it:Scare Factor: 3/5Creep Factor: 4/5Satisfaction: 4.5/5Next week will be:The Five SensesbyEdith NesbitThen we will pick a few for the next few weeks from the list we’ve been given. You can add to that by clicking here.Thank you for all the joining in, support, likes and shares. It really does help us!Gav

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46:16

Haunted Bookclub 007 Part 01 The Story The Empty...

Haunted Book Club with Gav Cross & John Reppion ·

2026/08/04

We are back on the Tuesday train. Tuesday 14th of August is when we will have the chat for the next haunted book club. And of course it is:The Empty House by Algernon BlackwoodIt should be Live HERE on the night.If you click the title above it will take you through to a free version online for you to read all of course course you can listen to Gav read it to you. Not just here but also on the podcast apps.A hugely popular story and the genre I bet it is in the collection you have.We are also looking

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63:17

The Haunted Book Club at the Wavertree Lock-Up with...

Haunted Book Club with Gav Cross & John Reppion ·

2026/06/17

NOTE: at the beginning there is a technical blip where the camera we intended to use gave up the ghost… the ‘vision’ element disappears for a short while. So it was filmed on the backup laptop camera throughout. A reference and ready recording of a delightful evening!What a treat it was to be joined by Haunted Book Clubbers in person and online. But a special big thanks to Richard MacDonald the keeper of the keys. The Wavertree Lock-Up is an iconic heritage building in Liverpool that few people

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39:13

Haunted Book Club 006 - Part 2 The Chat "The Red...

Haunted Book Club with Gav Cross & John Reppion ·

2026/04/30

Scores are getting even higher as this turned out to be very popular Story. And for very good reason.We scored it:Scare Factor: 4/5Creep Factor: 4/5Satisfaction: 4/5The fact that it is still vaguely unknown that she did baffles us.It is always a treat to come together on a Tuesday with the book clubbers and we can’t wait to bring the book club to life live at The Portico & Bloomimh Skull Coffee soon! Details here.Tickets for the secret gig discussed in The conversation are available. If you want

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27:57

Haunted Book Club 006 - Part 1 The Story - The Red...

Haunted Book Club with Gav Cross & John Reppion ·

2026/04/20

We are back on the Tuesday train. Tuesday 14th of April is when we will have the chat for the next haunted book club. And of course it is:The Red Roomby H.G. WellsIf you click the title above it will take you through to a free version online for you to read all of course course you can listen to Gav read it to you. Not just here but also on the podcast apps.A hugely popular story and the genre I bet it is in the collection you have. This version is from Gav's previous project where he read

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53:46

Haunted Book Club 005 - Part 2 The Chat "Man Sized in...

Haunted Book Club with Gav Cross & John Reppion ·

2026/04/15

One of the highest rated of the stories so far. There there is a reason that Edith Nesbitt is so highly regarded as a writer of weird and supernatural fiction. We scored it:Scare Factor: 3/5Creep Factor: 4/5Satisfaction: 4/5The fact that it is still vaguely unknown that she did baffles us. It is always a treat to come together on a Tuesday with the book clubbers and we can't wait to bring the book club to life live at Norton Prairie this weekend. Saturday, the 18th of April.Ticket LinkAnd then off

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48:00

Haunted Book Club 005 - Part 1 The Story - Man Sized...

Haunted Book Club with Gav Cross & John Reppion ·

2026/04/06

We are back on the Tuesday train. Tuesday 14th of April is when we will have the chat for the next haunted book club. And of course it is:Man Sized in Marbleby Edith NesbitIf you click the title above it will take you through to a free version online for you to read all of course course you can listen to Gav read it to you. A hugely popular story and the genre I bet it is in the collection you have. This version is from Gav's previous project where he read supernatural stories on a Tuesday evening

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49:56

Haunted Book Club 004 - Part 2 The Chat "Spinach" by...

Haunted Book Club with Gav Cross & John Reppion ·

2026/03/31

The fourth Haunted Book Club and we threw ourselves into the horror horn stew and dumplings* that is ‘Spinach’ by E.F. Benson.It is fair to say from the gecko that both of us are fans of Benson. And hedging our bets it was an easy one to include him in our first run.Featuring recurring themes of cousins and the such like this seemed to be a favoured story.We aggregated the scores. Oh yeah. We scored it.Scare Factor: 1.5/10 - not generally seen as scary whatsoever!Creep Factor: 2/5 - it required a

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50:40

Haunted Book Club 004 - Part 1 The Story - Spinach by...

Haunted Book Club with Gav Cross & John Reppion ·

2026/03/24

SpinachBy E.F. BensonWe genuinely look forward to the conversation that we have with you Book Clubbers. We look forward to knowing that you will tell us straight if you think the story is ‘Woo Hoo!’ or ‘Boo Hoo…’ REMINDER: The chat will take place on Monday the 30th at 9 pm instead of the usual Tuesday. Put it in your diary now with a reminder, we wouldn’t want to miss you.You can close your eyes and hopefully enjoy this reading by Gav. Or you can take your copy off the shelf. Here is a link to the

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47:07

Haunted Book Club 003 - Part 2 The Chat "The Eyes" by...

Haunted Book Club with Gav Cross & John Reppion ·

2026/03/18

The third Haunted Book Club and we dipped out toe in the crossover World between ghost and weird fiction and legit literature. The Pulitzer Prize winning Edith Wharton and The Eyes.Featuring a wide range of responses and a shocking moment when a cork self pops… The haunted book club continues into the darkness.We aggregated the scores. Oh yeah. We scored it.Scare Factor: 0.9/10 - not generally seen as scary whatsoever!Creep Factor: 1.5/5 - it required a couple of readings in certain places for

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46:25

Haunted Book Club 003 - Part 1 The Story - The Eyes...

Haunted Book Club with Gav Cross & John Reppion ·

2026/03/09

The EyesBy Edith WhartonWe genuinely look forward to the conversation that we have with you Book Clubbers. We look forward to knowing that you will tell us straight if you think the story is ‘Woo Hoo!’ or ‘Boo Hoo…’ It was boo-hoo tonight as the full recording made fresh failed… So this is a use of a live reading of the story by Gav from last year on his Phantastic Stories thread. So there are some unedited stumbles… Don't ever forgive him. He will be punished.The EyesBy Edith WhartonYou can close

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49:25

Haunted Book Club 002 - Part 2 The Chat "The Masque...

Haunted Book Club with Gav Cross & John Reppion ·

2026/03/04

The second Haunted Book Club and we haven’t even started haemorrhaging too many stories yet!The Masque of the Red Deathby Edgar Allan PoeHarry Clarke’s iconic illustration to accompany a very non pockect sized edition…Thank you to every one that joined in especially if your name was Claire/Clare. Never too many Claire/Clare’s.Lots to say about this one - we didn’t find it scary. Some of us get the ‘ick’ from EAP. But it did stick around in our visual perceptions of horrible plagues…We aggregated the

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21:51

Haunted Book Club 002 - Part 1 The Story - The Masque...

Haunted Book Club with Gav Cross & John Reppion ·

2026/02/23

We had such fun at the first Haunted Book Club. Who knew that such a classic tail could throw up so much new thinking? That is of the value of a good conversation with good people and we hope we can keep that rolling with this dark red classic…The Masque of the Red DeathBy Edgar Allan PoeYou can close your eyes and hopefully enjoy this reading by Gav. Or you can take your copy off the shelf. Here is a link to the text online:Link to the story at the Poe MuseumAnd then on the 3rd of March at 9 pm, we

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