"The Cairn" by H.R. Wakefield

 

Two friends holidaying in the Lake District show an interest in climbing Brudon Hill, but the locals won't go up there when there's snowfall. Seebright dismisses their fear as superstition and decides to climb anyway.

This original recording is an audio presentation by Jasper L'Estrange for EnCrypted: The Classic Horror Podcast. "The Cairn" by H. Russell Wakefield was first published in 1929.

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About the story: 

First published in "Others Who Returned" by H.R. Wakefield.  Published by D.Appleton & Company, 1929.

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/ 

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

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