Tales of supernatural horror and suspense, old and new, are brought to life in this series of audio narrations enhanced with spinetingling music and sound effects. Featuring stories by acknowledged masters of the genre like M. R. James, E. F. Benson and H. P. Lovecraft, alongside lesser-known authors of the early 20th century waiting to be rediscovered and contemporary talents, The EnCrypted Horror Podcast is your new home for horror, curated, read and produced by Jasper L'Estrange. Subscrib ...
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"Lucky's Grove" by H. Russell Wakefield
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With preparations underway for another lavish family Christmas, the Braxton estate is buzzing with activity. But the digging up of a fir tree from the grounds seems to trigger a chain of misfortune.This original recording is an audio presentation by Jasper L'Estrange for EnCrypted Horror. “LUCKY’S GROVE” by H. Russell Wakefield (1940).Supporting my…
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"The Little Ghost" by Hugh Walpole
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Staying at a country house, while coming to terms with the sudden death of a close friend, a man realises that he may not be entirely alone… This original recording is an audio presentation by Jasper L'Estrange for EnCrypted Horror. “THE LITTLE GHOST” by Hugh Walpole (1931). You can hear me discuss this story by becoming a channel member and listen…
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"The Waits" by L. P. Hartley
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Sitting down to dinner on Christmas Eve, the Marriner family are pleasantly surprised when Christmas “waits” pay them a visit, singing carols at their door. But when they refuse Mr. Marriner’s money the family begins to wonder what they want.This original recording is an audio presentation by Jasper L'Estrange for EnCrypted Horror. “THE WAITS” by L…
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"Christmas Honeymoon" by Howard Spring
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A newlywed couple venture to Cornwall for their honeymoon, but when night falls they find themselves hopelessly lost…until they find a sign pointing to an isolated fishing village.This original recording is an audio presentation by Jasper L'Estrange for EnCrypted Horror. “CHRISTMAS HONEYMOON” by Howard Spring (1939).You can hear me discuss this sto…
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"Transition" by Algernon Blackwood
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John Mudbury is returning home to his wife and children, laden with Christmas presents, when he experiences a brush with mortality that profoundly changes him.This original recording is an audio presentation by Jasper L'Estrange for EnCrypted Horror. “TRANSITION” by Algernon Blackwood (1913).You can hear me discuss this story by becoming a channel …
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"The Chinese Apple" by Marjorie Bowen
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Returning, somewhat reluctantly, to her childhood home to rendezvous with her recently bereaved niece, Isabelle Crosland soon becomes entangled in a sinister mystery.This original recording is an audio presentation by Jasper L'Estrange for EnCrypted Horror. “THE CHINESE APPLE” by Marjorie Bowen (1948).You can hear me discuss this story by becoming …
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"A Warning to the Curious" by M. R. James
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Two friends staying at a hotel in out-of-season Seaburgh meet fellow guest Paxton, a young man whose curiosity has led him to seek out a buried Anglo-Saxon crown…with unfortunate consequences.This original recording is an audio presentation by Jasper L'Estrange for EnCrypted Horror. “A WARNING TO THE CURIOUS” by M. R. James (1925).You can hear me d…
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"Oberon Road" by A. M. Burrage
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Returning from work one winter evening, a lonely Londoner discovers a magical place when his journey home leads him down a road he has never seen before…This original recording is an audio presentation by Jasper L'Estrange for EnCrypted Horror. “OBERON ROAD” by A. M. Burrage (1924).💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀Supporting my workIf you like, you can donate in the…
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"The Transfer" by Algernon Blackwood
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A governess experiences a strange sequence of events over the course of one hot summer’s day, involving a young child, a visiting uncle, and a sinister patch of land where nothing grows.This original recording is an audio presentation by Jasper L'Estrange for EnCrypted Horror. “THE TRANSFER” by Algernon Blackwood (1911).You can hear me discuss this…
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"Animate in Death" by L.A. Lewis
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Psychic researcher Eyston accepts an invitation to join his friend Raymond Cary for a fishing expedition on the Norfolk Broads. But it soon transpires that Cary has an ulterior…and supernatural…motive for contacting him.This original recording is an audio presentation by Jasper L'Estrange for EnCrypted Horror. “ANIMATE IN DEATH” by L.A. Lewis (1934…
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"Deborah" by Josephine Tey
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When a married couple chance upon a delightful cottage that is being let as a holiday home, it seems too good to be true. Is it? This original recording is an audio presentation by Jasper L'Estrange for EnCrypted Horror. “DEBORAH” by Josephine Tey (1929).You can hear me discuss this story by becoming a channel member and listening to an upcoming ep…
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"Shuck" by Rebecca Lloyd
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Visiting her twin sister at her new home in the isolated backwater of Thrubend Edge, a woman becomes drawn into a sinister web of madness and local folklore.This original recording is an audio presentation by Jasper L'Estrange for EnCrypted Horror. “SHUCK” by Rebecca Lloyd (2008). Read by permission of the author. For more information about Rebecca…
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"Lot No. 249" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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A medical student at Oxford University becomes embroiled in a sinister mystery when he is introduced to a neighbour whose interest in Egyptology is about to spiral out of control.This original recording is an audio presentation (with sound effects and music) by Jasper L'Estrange for EnCrypted Horror. “Lot No.249” by Rudyard Kipling (1892).💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀…
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"The Mark of the Beast" by Rudyard Kipling
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Following a night of drunken excess, an Englishman in India desecrates a temple, angering a leper priest. Soon after, he begins behaving very oddly. Has he succumbed to a disease or is there something more mysterious at work? Strickland of the police determines to find out.This original recording is an audio presentation (with sound effects and mus…
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"The Singular Death of Morton" by Algernon Blackwood
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Two friends hiking in the French hills of the Jura bordering Switzerland have a strange encounter with a mysterious girl at a derelict farmhouse. But why does she seem to follow them…and what is the secret of La Chenille?This original recording is an audio presentation (with sound effects and music) by Jasper L'Estrange for EnCrypted Horror. “The S…
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"The Magic Shop" by H.G. Wells
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A boy and his father pay a visit to a tiny shop in the heart of London, one that sells magic tricks and curiosities – and promises “genuine magic”. The boy is at once entranced…but the father becomes increasingly unnerved by both the shop and its mysterious owner… This original recording is an audio presentation (with sound effects and music) by Ja…
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"Fish Head" by Irvin S. Cobb
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In Reelfoot Lake, a backwoods bayou of the American South, lives an outcast freak – a lonely swamp dweller whose fishy features have earned him a strange moniker. Mystery and local superstition surround him, but when the Baxter brothers seek their revenge will they uncover the truth about the one they call…”Fish Head”.This original recording is an …
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"The Child" by L.A. Lewis
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Staying in a village while his motorcycle is repaired, a traveller learns of an horrific episode in the village’s recent past as well as the locals’ fear of the surrounding forest. His curiosity piqued, he decides to investigate…This original recording is an audio presentation (with sound effects and music) by Jasper L'Estrange for EnCrypted Horror…
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"The Curious Adventure of Mr. Bond" by Nugent Barker
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A lost traveller finds refuge in a desolate upland inn. At first he is grateful for the hospitality of the innkeeper and his wife, but the peculiar behaviour of the Sasserach brothers begins to make him feel increasingly uneasy.This original recording is an audio presentation (with sound effects and music) by Jasper L'Estrange for EnCrypted Horror.…
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"The Haunted Saucepan" by Margery Lawrence
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A bachelor is delighted to find a flat with a “fleabite rent” in the St. James’s district of London. It seems too good to be true. But when queer things happen in the kitchen he begins to suspect he is sharing the place with more than just his faithful valet…This original recording is an audio presentation (with sound effects and music) by Jasper L…
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"Crewe" by Walter de la Mare
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One night, in the desolate waiting room at Crewe, a stranded train passenger hears the strange story of how the former servant to a country vicar ended up sleeping rough at the station.This original recording is an audio presentation by Jasper L'Estrange for EnCrypted Horror. “Crewe” by Walter de la Mare (1929).You can hear me discuss this story by…
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"Harry" by Rosemary Timperley
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When a young girl starts talking to an imaginary friend, her adoptive mother becomes increasingly unsettled. It’s almost as if she can really see him. But who is this Harry? And, more importantly, what does he want…?This original recording is an audio presentation by Jasper L'Estrange for EnCrypted Horror. “Harry” by Rosemary Timperley (1955).You c…
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"Curfew" by L. M. Boston
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Staying with their aunt and uncle during the school holiday, a boy and his two brothers experience the slowly unfolding horror that begins with the unearthing of a long forgotten tomb.This original recording is an audio presentation by Jasper L'Estrange for EnCrypted Horror. “Curfew” by Lucy M. Boston.You can hear me discuss this story by becoming …
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"The Lonesome Place" by August Derleth
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In August Derleth’s classic short story a man is forced to recall the lurking fear that dogged him and his friend in their childhood…the dark and unnameable horror that dwelt in the Lonesome Place.This original recording is an audio presentation by Jasper L'Estrange for EnCrypted Horror. “The Lonesome Place” by August Derleth (1948).You can hear me…
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Urged by his friend to tell the story of a particularly disturbing case, Dr Xavier “Billy” Cole recounts the strange events surrounding a mutual friend who becomes convinced he is being shadowed by a sinister and beastly alter ego…This original recording is an audio presentation by Jasper L'Estrange for EnCrypted Horror. “Hybrid” by L.A. Lewis (193…
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"Behind the Wall" by Violet Jacob
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Visiting the town of Shorn for a weekend of golf, a young man sees more than he bargained for when peering through a hole in an old wall. Gradually, he begins to uncover part of the town’s dark history.This original recording is an audio presentation by Jasper L'Estrange for EnCrypted Horror. “Behind the Wall” by Violet Jacob (1910).You can hear me…
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"Green Thoughts" by John Collier
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An orchid collector plants a strange and exotic specimen in his hothouse…with unfortunate consequences.This original recording is an audio presentation by Jasper L'Estrange for EnCrypted Horror. “Green Thoughts” by John Collier (1931).You can hear me discuss this story by becoming a channel member and listening to a future episode of The EnCrypted …
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"Breakdown" by L.A.G. Strong
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An adulterous man finds himself driven to murder – and thinks he has plotted the perfect crime. But soon his carefully ordered world begins to unravel...This original recording is an audio presentation by Jasper L'Estrange for EnCrypted Horror. “Breakdown” by L.A.G. Strong (1929).You can hear me discuss this story by becoming a channel member and l…
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"The Fifteenth Green" by Margery Lawrence
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Invited to share his story at Saunderson’s Round Table, a golfer provides a terrifying account of an old fisherman, a vengeful curse, and the mystery of The Fifteenth Green… This original recording is an audio presentation by Jasper L'Estrange for EnCrypted Horror. “The Fifteenth Green” by Margery Lawrence (from “Nights of the Round Table”, first p…
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"The Grey House" by John Metcalfe
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When old Hammond finds himself one night driven to a mysterious house by a phantom taxi cab, he determines to try and find the Grey House again by any means necessary.This original recording is an audio presentation by Jasper L'Estrange for EnCrypted Horror. “The Grey House” by John Metcalfe (first published 1925).You can hear me discuss this story…
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"The Wood of Living Trees" by G. Ranger Wormser
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From the moment Manners is first introduced to a charismatic Russian named Andreyvich, he develops an intense distrust of the man. But why does he feel they have met before? And what is the dark secret of The Wood of Living Trees?This original recording is an audio presentation by Jasper L'Estrange for EnCrypted Horror. “The Wood of Living Trees” b…
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"The Story of The Inexperienced Ghost" by H. G. Wells
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One evening at the Mermaid Club, Clayton shares his strange supernatural encounter of the night before. But has he learned too much from his conversation with a ghost?This original recording is an audio presentation by Jasper L'Estrange for EnCrypted Horror. “The Story of the Inexperienced Ghost” by H.G. Wells. First published in The Strand Magazin…
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"The Bowmen" / "Out of the Earth" by Arthur Machen
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In 1914 Arthur Machen published “The Bowmen”, a patriotic supernatural tale intended to boost the morale of British soldiers fighting in the trenches and those at home who had heard reports of the horrors of warfare. However, much to his consternation, Machen’s story was taken as fact by a public who desperately wanted to believe and spawned the le…
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"Kecksies" by Marjorie Bowen
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Two debauched noblemen seek refuge in the cottage of Goody Boyle one stormy night. When they find out that her home is the last resting place of a mutual enemy – Richard Horne – and his corpse is in the next room, they decide to play a diabolical joke. But just who will have the last laugh in Marjorie Bowen’s classic tale of cruelty, revenge, and w…
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"An Experiment of the Dead" by Helen de Guerry Simpson
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When Reverend Dionysius Luan asks to visit his cousin who is in prison awaiting execution, the solicitor begins to wonder whether he has an ulterior motive. This original recording is an audio presentation by Jasper L'Estrange for EnCrypted Horror. “An Experiment of the Dead” by Helen de Guerry Simpson (1938).You can hear me discuss this story by b…
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"The Next Heir" by H. D. Everett
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A Canadian soldier journeys to England in response to an advertisement seeking the heir to his ancestral home Quinton Court. On visiting his cousin, a strange and invalid antiquarian, he uncovers dark secrets and begins to question whether he should accept the mantle of…the next heir.This original recording is an audio presentation by Jasper L'Estr…
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"Forgotten Harbour" by Gordon Hillman
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America's foremost authority on poltergeists, the indomitable Cranshawe, is called in to investigate the mysterious occurrences at a fogbound coastal town. But who, or what, is behind the strange sights and sounds, and will Cranshawe crack the case before yet another tragedy strikes Forgotten Harbour?This original recording is an audio presentation…
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"The Same Dog" by Robert Aickman
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The lives of a young girl and boy are changed irrevocably following an encounter with a strange dog at a mysterious house. But what really happened that day, and was it (as Mary suggests) a “haunted house”? This original recording is an audio presentation by Jasper L'Estrange for EnCrypted Horror. You can hear me discuss this story by becoming a Pa…
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"The Black Stone Statue" by Mary Elizabeth Counselman
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The resident of a rundown boarding house becomes intrigued when a familiar face comes seeking a room. The man has returned from South America with a strange story and even stranger cargo. But will it be his undoing…?This original recording is an audio presentation by Jasper L'Estrange for EnCrypted Horror. “The Black Stone Statue” by Mary Elizabeth…
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"Grey Sand and White Sand" by Helen de Guerry Simpson
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"The Hall Bedroom" by Mary E Wilkins Freeman
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The landlady of a boarding-house relates the strange history of the third floor hall bedroom through the journal left by its latest tenant: a man in town to “take the waters” who becomes convinced that there is something unusual about his lodgings…This original recording is an audio presentation by Jasper L'Estrange for EnCrypted Horror. “The Hall …
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"Oh, Whistle and I'll Come To You, My Lad" by M. R. James
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Professor Parkins is spending the winter holiday improving his golf at the seaside town of Burnstow when he makes a strange discovery at the site of an old monastery. But what is the secret of the whistle he finds? And when he blows into it has he roused more than the wind?This original recording is an audio presentation by Jasper L'Estrange for En…
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"The Horror of Abbot's Grange" by Frederick Cowles
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When a married couple take up residence at Abbot’s Grange, the husband has reservations about the place, especially when he learns about its dark history. But during their housewarming party, events take a sinister turn…This original recording is an audio presentation by Jasper L'Estrange for EnCrypted Horror. “The Horror of Abbot’s Grange” by Fred…
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"The Breakdown" by Marjorie Bowen
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On his way to spend Christmas with his friend, a man is stranded when the train does not run. Deciding to complete his journey on foot, he soon becomes lost and finds refuge in a desolate tavern, “The Wishing Inn”…This original recording is an audio presentation by Jasper L'Estrange for EnCrypted Horror. “The Breakdown” by Marjorie Bowen (circa 192…
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"The Last Laugh" by D. H. Lawrence
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A group of young people are out and about one snowy night in Hampstead, Northwest London, when strange laughter and mysterious voices seem to be changing both themselves and the world around them. This original recording is an audio presentation by Jasper L'Estrange for EnCrypted Horror. “The Last Laugh” by D. H. Lawrence (1925).You can hear me dis…
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"Mrs Raeburn's Waxwork" by Lady Eleanor Smith
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Stranded in a rainy manufacturing city and in need of money, a down-on-his-luck actor accepts a job at Mugivan’s Waxworks. But when dusk falls, the wax figures in the chamber of Curiosities and Horrors seem to take on a life of their own, and one in particular begins to exert a powerful influence over the hapless attendant.This original recording i…
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"Field with Five Trees" by Hugh Walpole
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When their previously happy marriage becomes strained, an author considers an affair? But could he ever leave his beloved Mary? And what is the secret of the five trees that stand in the field beyond their cottage?This original recording is an audio presentation by Jasper L'Estrange for EnCrypted Horror. “Field with Five Trees” by Hugh Walpole (193…
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"The New Mother" by Lucy Clifford (plus Bonus Story)
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Two children are encouraged to misbehave by a mysterious girl in the village. Their mother warns them what will happen if their naughtiness persists…***STAY TUNED AT THE END FOR A BONUS STORY***This original recording is an audio presentation by Jasper L'Estrange for EnCrypted Horror. “The New Mother” by Lucy Clifford (1882).You can hear me discuss…
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"Strange Bedfellows" by Jasper L'Estrange
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Staying at a hotel on a business trip, a middle-aged man has a variety of bizarre experiences. But who is the old woman in the elevator...and will he survive the night?This is an original story written and read by Jasper L'Estrange for the EnCrypted Horror Podcast.****BONUS CONTENT****As a Halloween treat, the main story is followed by a discussion…
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"The House in the Wood" by John Hastings Turner
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When Robbie McClaren suggests that they should go for a walking holiday in the Savernake Forest, his friend thinks it’s a good idea. But the mysterious house they find there is only the first strange discovery of the trip.This original recording is an audio presentation by Jasper L'Estrange for EnCrypted Horror. “The House in the Wood” by John Hast…
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