Episode 65: "The Visiting Hours" by Jasper L'Estrange

 

An elderly woman with dementia begins having strange experiences on the week before Christmas, and seems terrified of an impending visitor. Christopher, a care assistant at the old people's home, wonders what it can all mean in this original short story written by Jasper L'Estrange.

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 Visiting Hours" written by Jasper L'Estrange (2021).
 
Credit where credit's due:
 
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/
 
Incidental music: 

Music used : "LONELY " composed and produced by "Vivek Abhishek" Music link : https://youtu.be/r1bpCevW5X0 SUBSCRIBE us on YOUTUBE: https://bit.ly/3qumnPH Follow on Facebook : https://bit.ly/33RWRtP Follow on Instagram : https://bit.ly/2ImU2JV
 
Music used : "JINGLE BELLS ." composed and produced by "Vivek Abhishek" Music link :https://youtu.be/mP1Er3W6Zk8 SUBSCRIBE us on YOUTUBE: https://bit.ly/3qumnPH Follow on Facebook : https://bit.ly/33RWRtP Follow on Instagram : https://bit.ly/2ImU2JV
 
Music used : "INTERIORS " composed and produced by "Vivek Abhishek" Music link : https://youtu.be/QyUYh5ZYVS4 SUBSCRIBE us on YOUTUBE: https://bit.ly/3qumnPH Follow on Facebook : https://bit.ly/33RWRtP Follow on Instagram : https://bit.ly/2ImU2JV 
 
Music used : "HE SINGS AT NIGHT" 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 
 
We Wish you a Merry Christmas by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4612-we-wish-you-a-merry-christmas
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The First Snowflakes On My Skin by Horst Hoffmann
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8699-the-first-snowflakes-on-my-skin
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
 
 
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*Used under the following licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
 
 
The recording was created using Audacity and BandLab. Podcast hosted by Anchor.
 
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