Haunted Book Club 001 - Part 2 The Chat "The Signalman" by Charles Dickens With Gav Cross & John Reppion

The first Haunted Book Club lands with a screech!The Signalmanby Charles DickensThank you to every one that joined in and I thinke we all went on a git of a journey with this story…It’s definite that we think differently now.We aggregated the scores. Oh yeah. We scored it.Scare Factor: 3/10 - Not so scary but THAT description of going down into the cutting…Creep Factor: 4/5 - This one lingers… This one gets stuck in the back of the brain…Satisfaction: 4/5 - It’s a classic for a reason. It’s got everything on the surface and so much more going on underneath.Was it a ‘Woo Hoo!’ or a ‘Boo Hoo…’? You should have a listen and decide for yourself.You missed ‘The AfterLive’. The Substack exclusive and cut section of the HBC. You have to be here live to be part of that…The next Haunted Book is 9pm, Tuesday 3rd of March.The Masque of the Red Deathby Edgar Allan PoeOur version of that will drop on your feed next week. Get listening or reading!Coming up on Substack we have:Feb 23rd: The Story - The Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allen PoeMar 3rd: Haunted Book Club - The Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allen PoeMar 9th: The Story - The Eyes by Edith WhartonMar 17th: Haunted Book Club - The Eyes by Edith WhartonMar: 21st: Haunted Book Club Live LIVE - Norton Priory, Runcorn - The Curfew by Lucy M.BostonMar 23rd: The Story - Spinach by EF BensonMarch 31st: Haunted Book Club - Spinach by EF BensonApril 6th: The Story - Man Sized in Marble by Edith NesbitApril 14th: Haunted Book Club - Man Sized in Marble by Edith NesbitMay 21st: Haunted Book Club Live LIVE - Portico Library, Manchester - The Old Nurse’s Tale by Elizabeth GaskellDid you spot the Live LIVE?That’s right - you can sot with us in the same wonderful and atmospheric space that is Norton Priory or the Portico Library. We will still do the reading for you but you can join in live with like minded pals and us!Phew - that is a lot to take in. We know!Thank you again. Stay creepy… (No, that doesn't feel quite right as a catchphrase. We should workshop it).Gav & JohnFeb 2026All the place we are can be found here:https://linktr.ee/haunted_bookclubJohn Reppion can be found here:https://www.moorereppion.com/Gav Cross can be found here:https://linktr.ee/gavcrossThank you eejits, Judith Wilde, Chris Williams, Kelly Williams, dean mcleod, and many others for tuning into my live video with John Reppion! Join us for our next live video! 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