Haunted Book Club 003 - Part 2 The Chat "The Eyes" by Edith Wharton With Gav Cross & John Reppion

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 clarity and for some it just was not creepy at all.Satisfaction: 2/5 - we are not always going to agree and there was a wide range of responses for this one but overall probably not the book club's favourite yet. 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, Monday 30th of March.Spinachby EF BensonOur version of that will drop on your feed next week. Get listening or reading!Mar 23rd: The Story - Spinach by EF BensonMarch 30th: 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 NesbitApril 18th: Haunted Book Club Live LIVE - Norton Priory, Runcorn - The Curfew by Lucy M.BostonMay14th: Haunted Book Club Live LIVE - Portico Library, Manchester - The Old Nurse’s Tale by Elizabeth GaskellMay 22nd: Haunted Book Club Live LIVE - Blooming Skull Coffee, Bebington, Wirral - Link to followDid 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. Don’t turn around…(No, that still doesn’t feel quite right as a catchphrase either. We should workshop it).Gav & JohnMarch 2026Thank you eejits, Jude Wilde, Claire Pitt, Clare Satsuma, Rachael Prime, and many others for tuning into my live video with John Reppion! Join me for my next live video in the app. 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