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Episode 81: "Miracle In Suburbia" by Thomas Burke

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  A down-on-his-luck young man accepts the curious proposition of a stranger who asks him to recover a stolen artifact.  This is an audio presentation of "Midnight in Suburbia" by Thomas Burke (1935). This story features in the anthology "And Midnight Never Come" edited by Hugh Lamb & Richard Lamb. For more information, visit: http://hughlamb.com/bibliography/and-midnight-never-come/ πŸ’€πŸ’€πŸ’€πŸ’€πŸ’€πŸ’€πŸ’€πŸ’€πŸ’€πŸ’€πŸ’€πŸ’€πŸ’€πŸ’€πŸ’€   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://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 t

Episode 80: "What's Done In The Dark" by Jasper L'Estrange

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A vicar's extramarital affair sets tongues wagging in the rural village of Bleakford. But why does his lover seem to exert such a hold over him? This is an audio presentation of "What's Done In The Dark", a new story written and narrated by Jasper L'Estrange (2022) for the EnCrypted Classic Horror podcast. πŸ’€πŸ’€πŸ’€πŸ’€πŸ’€πŸ’€πŸ’€πŸ’€πŸ’€πŸ’€πŸ’€πŸ’€πŸ’€πŸ’€πŸ’€   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://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 l

Episode 79: "The Private Thinker" by Charles Wilkinson

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  Directed to conduct an inventory of the house of a recently deceased relative, Magnus Moore's investigations awaken strange memories of his history with the Hyatt family...but has his presence in the house awakened something else?  This is an audio presentation of "The Private Thinker" by Charles Wilkinson.  The story appears in his latest collection "Mills of Silence" (2021, Egaeus Press).  For more information and to purchase the book:  Publisher website: http://www.egaeuspress.com/Mills_of_Silence.html πŸ’€πŸ’€πŸ’€πŸ’€πŸ’€πŸ’€πŸ’€πŸ’€πŸ’€πŸ’€πŸ’€πŸ’€πŸ’€πŸ’€πŸ’€   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://ko-fi.com

Episode 78: "Sweeney Todd PART FOUR" by Thomas Peckett Prest & James Malcolm Rymer

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  In Part FOUR of "Sweeney Todd" young Tobias becomes increasingly suspicious of his master's criminal activities and the barber makes another attempt to profit from the stolen pearls. 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 fourth 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 πŸ’€πŸ’€πŸ’€πŸ’€πŸ’€πŸ’€πŸ’€πŸ’€πŸ’€πŸ’€πŸ’€πŸ’€πŸ’€πŸ’€πŸ’€ 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:  NEW! Become a member on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/EnCryptedClassicHorror/membership Patreon (with acces

Episode 77: "Bad Romance: EnCrypted Valentine's Night Special - A Fearsome Threesome!"

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  A trio of short stories with a "romantic" bent, including "The Open Window" by Saki, "John Charrington's Wedding" by E. Nesbit, and "A Woman Seldom Found" by William Sansom. This is an audio presentation by Jasper L'Estrange for EnCrypted Classic Horror. COMPETITION DETAILS:  5 x digital downloads of "Gwendy's Button Box" audiobook to be won. Visit StephenKingAudio.com to learn more about Stephen King and Richard Chizmar's electrifying new audiobook, Gwendy's Final Task. Return to Castle Rock in this final installment of the New York Times bestselling Gwendy's Button Box Trilogy. Download Gwendy's Final Task wherever audiobooks are sold or visit StephenKingAudio.com to learn more.  To win a digital download, send the name of a horror short story or novel you LOVE to: encryptedpod@gmail.com Put "I LOVE HORROR" in the subject line. Closing date: 24 Febuary 2022 (midnight, GMT) Winne

Episode 76: "Fellow Traveller" by Jasper L'Estrange

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A friendly lorry-driver offers a lift to a stranded motorist, but is his passenger harbouring a deadly secret...? This is an audio presentation of "Fellow Traveller", a new story written and narrated by Jasper L'Estrange (2022) for the EnCrypted Classic Horror podcast. πŸ’€πŸ’€πŸ’€πŸ’€πŸ’€πŸ’€πŸ’€πŸ’€πŸ’€πŸ’€πŸ’€πŸ’€πŸ’€πŸ’€πŸ’€   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://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:  enc

Episode 75: "The Villa DΓ©sirΓ©e" by May Sinclair

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A recently engaged woman is to stay in her fiancΓ©'s villa in the south of France. But will her misgivings about sleeping in the room in which his former bride-to-be died prove unfounded...or does the Villa DΓ©sirΓ©e hold a shocking secret? This is an audio presentation of "The Villa DΓ©sirΓ©e" by May Sinclair (1921). It is narrated and produced by Jasper L'Estrange for the EnCrypted Classic Horror Podcast πŸ’€πŸ’€πŸ’€πŸ’€πŸ’€πŸ’€πŸ’€πŸ’€πŸ’€πŸ’€πŸ’€πŸ’€πŸ’€πŸ’€πŸ’€   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://ko-fi.com/encryptedpodcast    Get in touch! I like to hear from listeners, so feel free to reach out to me on the  socia

Episode 74: "The Vertical Ladder" by William Sansom

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  Young Flegg accepts the dare of climbing a disused gas tower. As his climb goes on and on, however, he becomes increasingly panicked. This is an audio presentation of "The Vertical Tower" by William Sansom. It is narrated and produced by Jasper L'Estrange for EnCrypted Classic Horror. "The Stories of William Sansom" is available to buy from various outlets including Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0571279554/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_9ZJD865SA1QR5ZY0C3ZB πŸ’€πŸ’€πŸ’€πŸ’€πŸ’€πŸ’€πŸ’€πŸ’€πŸ’€πŸ’€πŸ’€πŸ’€πŸ’€πŸ’€πŸ’€   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://ko-fi.com/encryptedpodcast    Get in touch! I like to hear from li

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