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!

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

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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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