Episode 99: "The Meerschaum Pipe" by L.A. Lewis
A widower retires to a country house that was once occupied by a serial killer. His hopes of a quiet life are quickly dashed when there is another murder in the village. Is a copycat on the prowl?
This is an audio presentation of "The Meerschaum Pipe" by L.A. Lewis, first
published in 'Tales of the Grotesque: A Collection of Uneasy Tales'
(Philip Alan), 1934. Out of print for a long time, the collection is now
available to buy in paperback from Shadow Publishing
(https://www.shadowpublishing.net/product-page/tales-of-the-grotesque-a-collection-of-uneasy-tales)
If you'd like to learn more about the author, may I suggest the following blogs:
http://desturmobed.blogspot.com/2016/01/la-lewis.html
https://themenaceofobjects.wordpress.com/2014/06/20/l-a-lewis-tales-of-the-grotesque/
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About the story:
"The Meerschaum Pipe" by L.A. Lewis, first
published in 'Tales of the Grotesque: A Collection of Uneasy Tales'
(Philip Alan), 1934.
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/
Road to Hell by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4297-road-to-hell
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
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
Sound effects: All sound effects sourced at Freesound.
The recording was created using Audacity and BandLab. Podcast hosted by Anchor.
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Dear Mr Jasper,
ReplyDeleteI first listened to this splendidly narrated tale some months ago. I think I might have got in touch with you at the time but alas, my memory is not very clear (I was, at the time, flat on my broken back – having sustained a puppy-related T12 injury – dosed up to the gunwales with morphine, listening to your podcasts on YouTube).
I have listened to it several times since: Besides my entertainment, I think my guests at St Pancras Chapel would really enjoy it (a converted C13th chapel in the middle of the West Somerset countryside, it is just the milieu in which to savour a spooky tale of the paranormal) and recommend it whenever the opportunity presents.
But I'd quite like to work it into some proper marketing materials, were you agreeable, to which end, might I ask, do you have anything like a transcript of your podcast, from which I could copy and paste bits of text? Or do you happen to know of any digital sources of LA Lewis's work in the public domain, that I could copy and paste from?
(Actually, there are a number of your podcasts I think might appeal to my guests, however, I didn't want to deluge with them all just here!)
All the best,
Jason