"The First Sheaf"

 

Old Porteous tells his friend about his strange experiences as a boy in Reedley End, an isolated parish plagued by drought and crop failure, whose denizens may have tried to reverse their fortunes by turning to "the old ways".

This original recording is an audio presentation by Jasper L'Estrange for EnCrypted: The Classic Horror Podcast. "The First Sheaf" by H. Russell Wakefield was first published in 1939.

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About the story: 

First published in "The Clock Strikes Twelve" by H.R. Wakefield, 1940, pub. Herbert Jenkins.

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/ 

Music: Pagan Cross by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

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

"To Reap The First Sheaf" composed by Jasper L'Estrange

Sound effects: All sound effects sourced at Freesound. 

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

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