Episode 64: "The Story of a Disappearance and an Appearance" by M.R. James

 

When a clergyman goes missing at Christmastime, his nephew goes to join the search. But strange portents (and, in particular, a disturbing dream) point to foul play. This is an audio presentation of "The Story of a Disappearance and an Appearance" by M.R. James (1913).

This is part of a season of ghost and horror stories for Christmas. The playlist is here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7JYpOrSDoCdOa4uUF8OMcBHxVfP-hpef

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About the episode:

 

"The Story of a Disappearance and an Appearance" by M.R. James. First published in The Cambridge Review, June 1913. Later collected in "A Thin Ghost and Others" (pub. Edward Arnold, 1919).

 

Credit where credit's due:

 

Incidental music:

 

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/

 

The Chamber by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4486-the-chamber
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

 

 The Other Side of the Door by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4500-the-other-side-of-the-door
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

 

Music used : "The Unwanted" composed and produced by "Vivek Abhishek" Music link : https://youtu.be/A8mDPTdmLcs SUBSCRIBE us on YOUTUBE: https://bit.ly/3qumnPH Follow on Facebook : https://bit.ly/33RWRtP Follow on Instagram : https://bit.ly/2ImU2JV

 

Sound effects:  All  sound effects sourced at Freesound.

 

Thumbnail/video image uses an element of the image "Punch and Judy, Herne Bay"

Photographer: https://www.flickr.com/photos/danielbye/.  Source: https://flic.kr/p/ctR3K9

Image cropped and recoloured. Used under the following Creative Commons licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/

 

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

 

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