In Series 5, Episode 7 join me, Adam Z. Robinson, and my guest, Brontë Schiltz, as we discuss 'A Wicked Voice' by Vernon Lee.

Brontë Schiltz is a writer, journalist and PhD candidate researching the Televisual Gothic at
Manchester Metropolitan University's Manchester Centre for Gothic Studies. Her creative
work has been published in Hungry Ghost Magazine, Olney Magazine and Lotus-Eater
Magazine, as well as Comma Press collections The Book of Manchester (2024) and The
Monster, Capital (2025). Her debut collection is forthcoming. She is the members
coordinator of the International Gothic Association and the principal editor of Hive Journal

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In Series 5, Episode 6 join me, Adam Z. Robinson, for a LIVE episode of the podcast, recorded at The Dukes, Lancaster, on Tuesday 28 October 2025, as part of their 'Spooked' festival.

I was joined on stage, after a screening of Night of the Demon (1957), by writer and academic researcher Brontë Schiltz and academic, writer and poet Professor Catherine Spooner for a discussion about the film and M.R. James's enduring appeal.

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In Series 5, Episode 5 join me, Adam Z. Robinson, and my guest, Adam Farrer as we discuss 'In the Tube' by E.F. Benson.

Adam Farrer is a writer, lecturer, mentor and editor based in Manchester, UK. His debut essay collection, Cold Fish Soup (Saraband, 2022), won the NorthBound Book Award and the follow-up, Broken Biscuits and Other Male Failures, was published in the UK by HarperNorth in February 2025 and was published in the US on November 4th 2025

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**CONTENT WARNING: As mentioned in the episode, as part of our discussion, Adam and I have a frank conversation about suicide, both in terms of the story and in real life experiences.**

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