Classic Ghost Stories

The Signal-Man, The Mezzotint, and others Oh, Whistle and I'll Come to You My Lad, remains one of the most read and truly unnerving ghost stories ever written and this, along with many others were recited by James himself, (as was the tradition every Christmas) to the pupils of The King's College Choir School. Hopefully by a crackling fire, a few flickering candles, and not too much wind! These tales, above all, are spine tingling and thoroughly ripping yarns. So sit back by the light of your flickering candle and enjoy. Your disposition may never be the same again. Stephen Critchlow is a popular and versatile actor who has enjoyed a wide variety of work. Including Hamlet and Pygmalion in The West End, Cyrano De Bergerac at The Royal National Theatre and playing Kenneth Horne in Round The Horne Revisited on Tour. Television and film work includes Cider with Rosie, Little Lord Fauntleroy, The Prince and The Pauper, Heartbeat, Monarch of the Glen, Fantabulosa, Trial and Retribution, The Calcium Kid and Churchill. He has been in over two hundred productions as a member of the BBC Radio Drama Company and has recorded William Blake poetry for Naxos AudioBooks.