Haunted Book Club 004 - Part 2 The Chat "Spinach" by E.F. Benson With Gav Cross & John Reppion

from Haunted Book Club with Gav Cross & John Reppion · host John Reppion and Gav Cross

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 couple of readings in certain places for clarity and for some it just was not creepy at all.Satisfaction: 4/5 - 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, Tuesday 14th of April.Man Sized in MarblebyEdith NesbitOur version of that will drop on your feed next week. Get listening or reading!April 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).Now we have decided to continue with the haunted book club we need suggestions of stories and feedback.CLICK HERE!Gav & JohnMarch 2026* you will just have to listen for an explanation…Thank you Chris Williams, Josie Ray, Annie, dean mcleod, 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

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