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Episode 58: "Smee" by A.M. Burrage

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  Jackson refuses to play hide and seek at a Christmas party owing to a strange experience he had on another occasion. As a forfeit he is made to tell his tale... This is an audio presentation (with music and sound effects) of "Smee" by A.M. Burrage (1929). 💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀   Please support my work Researching, reading, re-reading, recording, mixing, uploading,  promoting each of these short story audio presentations takes many hours  - possibly more than you'd imagine.   You can say thank you in the following ways:   Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/encryptedpod   YouTube channel membership: https://www.youtube.com/c/EnCryptedClassicHorror/join   One-off donation: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/encryptedpod https://ko-fi.com/encryptedpodcast    Get in touch! I like to hear from listeners, so feel free to reach out to me on the  socials.  If you want to discuss the show, talk business, or have any  ideas for stories you'd like to hear in future epis

Episode 57: "The Snow" by Hugh Walpole

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  A young woman finds it hard to stop quarrelling with her husband at Christmas - but is the warning voice she hears her own...or someone else's? This is an audio presentation (with music and sound effects) of "The Snow" by Hugh Walpole (1929). LIKE THIS ONE? TRY... ELEMENTALLY: "The Tarn" https://youtu.be/MgV00xG-fNw FUNNY WEATHER WE'RE HAVING: "Luz" https://youtu.be/QUA07QyiXTY THE FIRST WIVES CLUB: "The Nature of the Evidence" https://youtu.be/t0h2Bda2nxE ANOTHER BY WALPOLE: "The Silver Mask" https://youtu.be/626lxy3cJBc SCARY CHRISTMAS: "Chance's Motto" https://youtu.be/9WrSBPBEDHw 💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀   Please support my work Researching, reading, re-reading, recording, mixing, uploading,  promoting each of these short story audio presentations takes many hours  - possibly more than you'd imagine.   You can say thank you in the following ways:   Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/encryptedpod  

Episode 56: "Proxy" by John Metcalfe

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  A lonely magazine illustrator is haunted by dreams of a beautiful woman - but is she real or merely a product of his imagination? This is an audio presentation (with music and sound effects) of "Proxy" by John Metcalfe (1925). Another Metcalfe tale will be coming later this week! LIKE THIS ONE? TRY... MORE METCALFE: "The Double Admiral" https://youtu.be/-GZVwV0hb-4 THE AWFUL TRUTH: "Beyond The Door" https://youtu.be/xv95-gtuuaU IN THE PSYCHIATRIST'S CHAIR: "A Meeting of Minds" https://youtu.be/5DpELDBRH0Y STRANGELY DRAWN TO YOU: "August Heat" https://youtu.be/Ea5Ibf5QLtQ MY PICK: "The Tarn" https://youtu.be/MgV00xG-fNw 💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀   Please support my work Researching, reading, re-reading, recording, mixing, uploading,  promoting each of these short story audio presentations takes many hours  - possibly more than you'd imagine.   You can say thank you in the following ways:   Patreon: https://www

Episode 55: "The Double Admiral" by John Metcalfe

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  The ageing retired Admiral Hook calls his friend, the Bishop John Charles, to visit him. He claims to be haunted by the vision of a mysterious island on the horizon. But what can it all mean? This is an audio presentation (with music and sound effects) of "The Double Admiral" by John Metcalfe (1925). Another Metcalfe tale will be coming later this week! LIKE THIS ONE? TRY... ISLE BE BOUND: "No Ships Pass" https://youtu.be/Fi-jbYno6aw A FRIEND IN NEED: "Pargiton and Harby" https://youtu.be/hBu3pUe5N3o WHAT JUST HAPPENED?: "Unseen-Unfeared" https://youtu.be/_H_mfNpSyuk MY PICK: "Lost Keep" https://youtu.be/_H_mfNpSyuk 💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀   Please support my work Researching, reading, re-reading, recording, mixing, uploading,  promoting each of these short story audio presentations takes many hours  - possibly more than you'd imagine.   You can say thank you in the following ways:   Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/encr

Episode 54: "The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell

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    What happens when the hunter becomes the hunted? Big game hunter Sanger Rainsford is about to find out when he seeks refuge on a tropical island following a fall from a yacht in this classic story of adventure and suspense. This is an audio presentation (with music and sound effects) of "The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell (1924). 💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀   Please support my work Researching, reading, re-reading, recording, mixing, uploading,  promoting each of these short story audio presentations takes many hours  - possibly more than you'd imagine.   You can say thank you in the following ways:   Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/encryptedpod   YouTube channel membership: https://www.youtube.com/c/EnCryptedClassicHorror/join   One-off donation: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/encryptedpod https://ko-fi.com/encryptedpodcast    Get in touch! I like to hear from listeners, so feel free to reach out to me on the  socials.  If you want to discuss the sho

Episode 53: "Sweeney Todd PART TWO" by Thomas Peckett Prest & James Malcolm Rymer

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   In Part TWO of "Sweeney Todd" we follow Colonel Jeffrey's attempts to discover what has happened to Thornhill - who went missing while trying to deliver a valuable string of pearls to Johanna Oakley of Fore Street. Meanwhile, Sweeney Todd gets into a spot of bother...and Mrs. Lovett receives a visitor. This is an audio presentation of "Sweeney Todd", adapted from "The String of Pearls" (1846-47) (attributed to Thomas Peckett Prest and James Malcolm Rymer) by Jasper L'Estrange. This is the second part of a continuing series. New episodes will be posted over the coming weeks. SUBSCRIBE and never miss an episode. Listen to the first part here: https://youtu.be/pqUi5Q8EZHc 💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀 Please support my work   Researching, reading, re-reading, recording, mixing, uploading, promoting each of these short story audio presentations takes many hours - possibly more than you'd imagine. You can say thank you in the followin

Episode 52: "The Nature of the Evidence" by May Sinclair

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  When his wife dies, a senior barrister quickly remarries - but what would his dead wife think of his chosen partner...? This is an audio presentation (with music and sound effects) of "The Nature of the Evidence" by May Sinclair (1923). 💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀   Please support my work Researching, reading, re-reading, recording, mixing, uploading,  promoting each of these short story audio presentations takes many hours  - possibly more than you'd imagine.   You can say thank you in the following ways:   Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/encryptedpod   YouTube channel membership: https://www.youtube.com/c/EnCryptedClassicHorror/join   One-off donation: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/encryptedpod https://ko-fi.com/encryptedpodcast    Get in touch! I like to hear from listeners, so feel free to reach out to me on the  socials.  If you want to discuss the show, talk business, or have any  ideas for stories you'd like to hear in future episodes, contact me:

Episode 51: "Luz"

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  A woman on her way home gets lost when a thick fog descends on London. In desperation, she accepts help from a mysterious blind man. But is he leading her home...or somewhere else? This is an audio presentation (with music and sound effects) of "Luz" by Elinor Mordaunt (1923). You can read this story in the newly published collection "The Villa and The Vortex" by Elinor Mordaunt (published by Handheld Press): https://www.handheldpress.co.uk/shop/fantasy-and-science-fiction/elinor-mordaunt-the-villa-and-the-vortex-selected-supernatural-stories-1916-1924 / 💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀   Please support my work Researching, reading, re-reading, recording, mixing, uploading,  promoting each of these short story audio presentations takes many hours  - possibly more than you'd imagine.   You can say thank you in the following ways:   Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/encryptedpod   YouTube channel membership: https://www.youtube.com/c/EnCryptedClassicHorror/join

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