The Mezzotint (2021) with Mark Gatiss

Happy Holidays! This week I'm joined by the one and only MARK GATISS to discuss his latest M.R. James adaptation THE MEZZOTINT (airing on BBC 2 on Christmas Eve) and we also discuss the tradition of Christmas ghost stories and his relationship with the horror genre. Then, Adam Robinson drops in to recommend some of his favourite Christmas ghost stories and discuss The Mezzotint in spoilerific detail.

03:00 - Mark Gatiss Interview (Spoiler Free)

47:30 - Adam Robinson Ghost Stories Chat (Spoiler Free)

01:13:00 - The Mezzotint (SPOILERS)

Adam's 10 Ghost Story Recommendations:

1. The Crown Derby Plate - Marjorie Bowen

2. Someone in the Lift - L.P. Hartley

3. The Kit-Bag - Algernon Blackwood

4. The Four-Fifteen Express - Amelia B. Edwards

5. The Shadow - E. Nesbit

6. The Story of a Disappearance and an Appearance - M.R. James

7. The Snow - Hugh Walpole

8. Smee - A.M. Burrage

9. Jenn Ashworth - Dinner for One 'Ghosts of Christmas Past'

10. The Hanging of the Greens - Andrew Michael Hurley 'The Haunting Season'