Thank you for taking the time to download and listen to this year's scary festive tale. It's a real cracker this year- and you don't even have to wear the paper hat! The Tale of the Monkey's Paw in it's original form, as written by W.W. Jacobs, is a "3 wishes" story with a cautionary tale...

I'm so pleased you have returned for this year's Christmas Ghost Story. Written by  a master of the supernatural - Algernon Blackwood. We last read his work in 2015. As well as being a prolific ghost story writer, he also happens to be a master of my own profession - broadcasting. In this year's...

Welcome back for this year's Christmas Ghost Story. Written by  William Wymark Jacobs in 1897, an author best known for his horror story The Monkey's Paw.  This story reveals the tale of Jerry Bundler and the long term effects of his visit to a tavern,  that still casts a shadow over revellers...