Episode 90: "The Headless Leper" by Frederick Cowles

 

A young lad has a terrifying experience while visiting his grandparents in East Anglia. Revisiting the scene in later life he learns more about the troubling history of the old Norman chapel and its unquiet resident.

This is an audio presentation of "The Headless Leper" by Frederick Cowles (1936), performed and produced by Jasper L'Estrange for the EnCrypted Classic Horror podcast. Contains sound effects and musical elements.

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About the story: 

 "The Headless Leper". First collected and published in "The Horror of Abbot's Grange" by Frederick Cowlesm. Published by Frederick Muller, 1936.

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/

Gregorian Chant by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3825-gregorian-chant
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

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

Sound effects: All sound effects sourced at Freesound. 

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

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