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"Lot No. 249" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Season 2 · Episode 44
samedi 26 octobre 2024 • Duration 01:25:36
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). 💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀 If you like, you can donate in the following ways: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/encryptedpod YouTube channel membership: https://www.youtube.com/c/EnCryptedClassicHorror/join One-off donation: https://ko-fi.com/encryptedpodcast You can now also say THANKS (on YouTube) with a SUPER THANKS! LIKE, COMMENT, SHARE - it all helps the show survive and prosper! If you want to discuss the show, talk business, or have any ideas for stories you'd like to hear in future episodes, contact me: encryptedpod@gmail.com 💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀 About the story: "Lot No.249” by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. First published in Harpers Magazine, September 1892. Later collected in “Round the Red Lamp: Being the Facts and Fancies of Medical Life” (1894, pub. Methuen). Music credits: The Desert Planet by Sascha Ende https://filmmusic.io/en/song/12290-the-desert-planet under the following licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode Cinematic Desert 3 by Sascha Ende https://filmmusic.io/en/song/12561-cinematic-desert-3 under the following licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode Frankincense and Myrhh by Scott Buckley https://www.scottbuckley.com.au/library/frankincense-and-myrrh/ under the following licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode Incantation by Scott Buckley https://www.scottbuckley.com.au/2024/10/new-library-track-incantation/ under the following licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode Music used : “The Corridor” composed and produced by Vivek Abhishek Music link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0EWPSHD8lY 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* *Used with the following licence: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ The recording was created using Audacity and BandLab. Podcast hosted by Spotify. Thumbnail image: https://pixabay.com/illustrations/ai-generated-mummy-creature-egypt-8350710/ created by Sabrina Belle (https://pixabay.com/users/sabrinabelle-20693007/) 💀💀💀💀💀
"The Mark of the Beast" by Rudyard Kipling
Season 2 · Episode 43
samedi 26 octobre 2024 • Duration 36:54
"The Trains Don't Stop Here" by M.R. Cosby
Season 1 · Episode 84
mardi 8 mars 2022 • Duration 45:33
Backpacking in Australia, a British traveller becomes separated from his friend and winds up in an isolated coal-mining town, only to be told "the trains don't stop here". But what is the secret of Clinker, the Coal Capital of NSW?
This is an audio presentation of "The Trains Don't Stop Here" by M.R. Cosby (2021). The author has kindly allowed by to read this story on EnCrypted.
Buy the book on Amazon (UK)
About the author: https://www.martincosby.com/
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Please support my work... Researching, reading, re-reading, recording, mixing, uploading, promoting each of these short story audio presentations takes many hours - possibly more than you'd imagine.
You can say thank you in the following ways:
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Get in touch! If you want to discuss the show, talk business, or have any ideas for stories you'd like to hear in future episodes, contact me: encryptedpod@gmail.com
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About the story: "The Trains Don't Stop Here" by M.R. Cosby. Collected in "The Trains Don't Stop Here, and Other Strange Adventures", published by Dark Lane, 2021.
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 used : " The Abondoned Piano " composed and produced by "Vivek Abhishek" Music link : https://youtu.be/fw_BOkl3NUs SUBSCRIBE us on YOUTUBE: https://bit.ly/3qumnPH Follow on Facebook : https://bit.ly/33RWRtP Follow on Instagram : https://bit.ly/2ImU2JV Very Low Note by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4581-very-low-note 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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"Old Man's Beard" by H.R. Wakefield
Season 1 · Episode 83
dimanche 6 mars 2022 • Duration 49:37
Horace Bickley becomes worried when his soon-to-be-married daughter begins to experience horribly vivid dreams of a grey-bearded man. He calls on the advice of his friend, Sir Perseus Farrah.
This is an audio presentation of "Old Man's Beard" by H.R. Wakefield (1929). First published in "Others Who Returned". Narrated, recorded and produced by Jasper L'Estrange for EnCrypted: The Classic Horror Podcast.
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Please support my work...
Researching, reading, re-reading, recording, mixing, uploading, promoting each of these short story audio presentations takes many hours - possibly more than you'd imagine. You can say thank you in the following ways:
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YouTube channel membership: https://www.youtube.com/c/EnCryptedClassicHorror/join
One-off donation:
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Get in touch!
I like to hear from listeners, so feel free to reach out to me on the socials. If you want to discuss the show, talk business, or have any ideas for stories you'd like to hear in future episodes, contact me: encryptedpod@gmail.com
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About the story
"Old Man's Beard" by H.Russell Wakefield. First published in "Others Who Returned" (pub. D Appleton & Company, 1929).
Credit where credit's due:
Ghost Story by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3805-ghost-story
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseTheme 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/
Very Low Note by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4581-very-low-note
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Music provided by "Vivek Abhishek" Music used : "Shark Attack" originally composed and produced by "Vivek Abhishek" https://youtu.be/2kECpZycm7Y SUBSCRIBE us on YOUTUBE: https://bit.ly/3qumnPH Follow on Facebook : https://bit.ly/33RWRtP Follow on Instagram : https://bit.ly/2ImU2JV
Music used : " THE LAST LETTER " composed and produced by "Vivek Abhishek" Music link : https://youtu.be/vjMC2SJjvZo 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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"The Lonesome Place" by August Derleth
Season 2 · Episode 33
lundi 8 juillet 2024 • Duration 25:46
"Fellow Traveller" by Jasper L'Estrange: An EnCrypted Original
Season 1 · Episode 76
mercredi 9 février 2022 • Duration 46:43
A friendly lorry-driver offers a lift to a stranded motorist, but is his passenger harbouring a deadly secret...?
This is an audio presentation of "Fellow Traveller", a new story written and narrated by Jasper L'Estrange (2022) for the EnCrypted Classic Horror podcast.
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Please support my work...
Researching, reading, re-reading, recording, mixing, uploading, promoting each of these short story audio presentations takes many hours - possibly more than you'd imagine. You can say thank you in the following ways:
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/encryptedpod
YouTube channel membership: https://www.youtube.com/c/EnCryptedClassicHorror/join
One-off donation:
https://ko-fi.com/encryptedpodcast
Get in touch!
I like to hear from listeners, so feel free to reach out to me on the socials. If you want to discuss the show, talk business, or have any ideas for stories you'd like to hear in future episodes, contact me: encryptedpod@gmail.com
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About the episode:
"Fellow Traveller" by Jasper L'Estrange was written especially for the show.
Credit where credit's due:
Unnatural Situation by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4567-unnatural-situation
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseTheme 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/Incidental music:
The Voices by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4512-the-voices
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Very Low Note by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4581-very-low-note
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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"What Comes?" by Rebecca Lloyd
Season 1 · Episode 71
lundi 24 janvier 2022 • Duration 36:32
A married couple attempt to start a new life in the country, but the unwelcome discovery of an old shoe buried in the thatched roof seems to cast a shadow over their future happiness. This is an audio presentation of "What Comes?" (2014) by Rebecca Lloyd. It is narrated and produced by Jasper L'Estrange for EnCrypted Classic Horror. The author has kindly allowed me to read this story for EnCrypted. If you are interested in finding out more about Rebecca's work or buying her books, please visit the author's website or the publisher's website.
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Please support my work...
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/encryptedpod
YouTube channel membership: https://www.youtube.com/c/EnCryptedClassicHorror/join
One-off donation:
https://ko-fi.com/encryptedpodcast
Get in touch:
Contact me via encryptedpod@gmail.com
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About the episode:
"What Comes?" by Rebecca Lloyd. First collected in "Mercy, and Other Stories" by Rebecca Lloyd. Published by Tartarus Press, 2014. Copyright (c) Rebecca Lloyd.
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/
The House of Leaves by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4496-the-house-of-leaves License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Very Low Note Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4581-very-low-note License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Music used : " THE CORRIDOR " (https://youtu.be/LqJueEKXOeg) and " THE GRUDGE " (https://youtu.be/LqJueEKXOeg) composed and produced by "Vivek Abhishek" https://youtu.be/r0EWPSHD8lY SUBSCRIBE us on YOUTUBE: https://bit.ly/3qumnPH Follow on Facebook : https://bit.ly/33RWRtPFollow 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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"Hybrid" by L.A. Lewis
Season 2 · Episode 32
dimanche 7 juillet 2024 • Duration 45:43
An EnCrypted Christmas: "Thurlow's Christmas Story" by John Kendrick Bangs
Season 1 · Episode 63
jeudi 16 décembre 2021 • Duration 40:00
Henry Thurlow is commissioned to write a Christmas ghost story for The Idler magazine, but when he is struck by a bout of writer's block an unlikely solution presents itself.
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Please support my work...
Researching, reading, re-reading, recording, mixing, uploading, promoting each of these short story audio presentations takes many hours - possibly more than you'd imagine. You can say thank you in the following ways:
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/encryptedpod
YouTube channel membership: https://www.youtube.com/c/EnCryptedClassicHorror/join
One-off donation:
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/encryptedpod
https://ko-fi.com/encryptedpodcast
Get in touch!
I like to hear from listeners, so feel free to reach out to me on the socials. If you want to discuss the show, talk business, or have any ideas for stories you'd like to hear in future episodes, contact me: encryptedpod@gmail.com
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About the episode:
"Thurlow's Christmas Story" (a.k.a. "Thurlow's Ghost Story") by John Kendrick Bangs. First published in Harper's Weekly, December 1894. Later collected in "Ghosts I Have Met And Some Others" by John Kendrick Bangs (pub. Harper & Brothers, 1898).
Credit where credit's due:
Incidental music:
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/
The Chamber by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4486-the-chamber
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
The Other Side of the Door by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4500-the-other-side-of-the-door
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Music used : "The Unwanted" composed and produced by "Vivek Abhishek" Music link : https://youtu.be/A8mDPTdmLcsSUBSCRIBE us on YOUTUBE: https://bit.ly/3qumnPHFollow on Facebook : https://bit.ly/33RWRtPFollow 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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An EnCrypted Christmas: "The Earth Draws" by Jonas Lie
Season 1 · Episode 61
mardi 7 décembre 2021 • Duration 20:49
In this dark Norwegian folk tale, a young shop assistant accidentally chances upon the secret stores of the hidden underground people - and one of their women becomes enamoured of him. But what calls to him every Yuletide...?
This is an audio presentation (with music and sound effects) of "The Earth Draws" by Jonas Lie, translated by R. Nisbet-Bain (1893).
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Please support my work...
Researching, reading, re-reading, recording, mixing, uploading, promoting each of these short story audio presentations takes many hours - possibly more than you'd imagine. You can say thank you in the following ways:
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/encryptedpod
YouTube channel membership: https://www.youtube.com/c/EnCryptedClassicHorror/join
One-off donation:
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/encryptedpod
https://ko-fi.com/encryptedpodcast
Get in touch!
I like to hear from listeners, so feel free to reach out to me on the socials. If you want to discuss the show, talk business, or have any ideas for stories you'd like to hear in future episodes, contact me: encryptedpod@gmail.com
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About the episode:
"The Earth Draws" by Jonas Lie. Originally collected in Trold by Jonas Lie (1891). This translation first published in the collection Weird Tales of the Northern Seas from the Danish of Jonas Lie by Jonas Lie, translated by R. Nisbet Bain (published by Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., 1893).
Credit where credit's due:
Incidental music:
Landskab by Alexander Nakarada
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7881-landskab
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
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/
Sound effects: All sound effects sourced at Freesound.
The recording was created using Audacity and BandLab. Podcast hosted by Anchor.
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