Episode 56: "Proxy" by John Metcalfe

 

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!

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About the episode:

 

"Proxy" by John Metcalfe. First published in "The Smoking Leg and Other Stories" by John Metcalfe (pub. Jarrolds, 1925).

 

Credit where credit's due:

 

Incidental music:

 

Ghost Story by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3805-ghost-story
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

 

The House of Leaves by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4496-the-house-of-leaves
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

 

Theme music:  The Black Waltz by Scott Buckley | www.scottbuckley.com.au Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

 

Sound effects:  All  sound effects sourced at Freesound.

 

The recording was created using Audacity and BandLab. Podcast hosted by Anchor.

 

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