A university museum curator receives a mezzotint print depicting a country house. At first glance, the image seems ordinary, but on repeated viewings it begins to change in unsettling ways. This original recording is an audio presentation by Jasper L'Estrange for EnCrypted Horror. “THE MEZZOTINT” by M. R. James, 1904.💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀Supporting my workIf you like, you can donate in the following ways:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/encryptedpodYouTube channel membership: https://www.youtube.com/c/EnCryptedClassicHorror/joinOne-off donation: https://ko-fi.com/encryptedpodcastYou 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: [email protected]💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀About the story:"The Mezzotint” by M. R. James. First published in “Ghost Stories of an Antiquary” by M. R. James, 1904, pub. Edward Arnold.Music credits:Music used : "INFESTED” composed and produced by “Vivek AbhishekMusic link: https://youtu.be/xnBL0ByNaZo?si=7TdxoKA5YyxsKmYaSUBSCRIBE us on YOUTUBE: https://bit.ly/3qumnPH Follow on Facebook : https://bit.ly/33RWRtP Follow on Instagram : https://bit.ly/2ImU2JVMusic used with permission by VIVEK ABHISHEK https://www.youtube.com/@VIVEKABHISHEK/videosMusic used : "THE CORRIDOR” composed and produced by “Vivek AbhishekMusic link: https://youtu.be/r0EWPSHD8lY?si=M6kPYjqpC_zF6MTRSUBSCRIBE us on YOUTUBE: https://bit.ly/3qumnPH Follow on Facebook : https://bit.ly/33RWRtP Follow on Instagram : https://bit.ly/2ImU2JVMusic used with permission by VIVEK ABHISHEK https://www.youtube.com/@VIVEKABHISHEK/videosMusic used : "LONELY” composed and produced by “Vivek AbhishekMusic link: https://youtu.be/r1bpCevW5X0?si=IdRRAJtWnyEbWsgESUBSCRIBE us on YOUTUBE: https://bit.ly/3qumnPH Follow on Facebook : https://bit.ly/33RWRtP Follow on Instagram : https://bit.ly/2ImU2JVMusic used with permission by VIVEK ABHISHEK https://www.youtube.com/@VIVEKABHISHEK/videosMusic used : "BAMBI” composed and produced by “Vivek AbhishekMusic link: https://youtu.be/lG2ptsdkjOk?si=T13xIPWZZs7LGksESUBSCRIBE us on YOUTUBE: https://bit.ly/3qumnPH Follow on Facebook : https://bit.ly/33RWRtP Follow on Instagram : https://bit.ly/2ImU2JVMusic used with permission by VIVEK ABHISHEK https://www.youtube.com/@VIVEKABHISHEK/videosSound 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.💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀

One winter’s evening, a man, dogged by depression, encounters a mysterious figure who challenges his perception of time and fulfillment. But what is the true nature of his visitor?

This original recording is an audio presentation by Jasper L'Estrange for EnCrypted Horror. “THE GLASS OF SUPREME MOMENTS” by Barry Pain, 1892.

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About the story:"The Glass of Supreme Moments” by Barry Pain. First published in “Stories and Interludes” by Barry Pain, 1892, pub. Henry & Co.

Music credits:Music used : "THE DISORDER OF MEMORY” composed and produced by “Vivek AbhishekMusic link: https://youtu.be/76To_QO_z3Y?si=8B4YcCpFr8CLfGjESUBSCRIBE us on YOUTUBE: https://bit.ly/3qumnPH Follow on Facebook : https://bit.ly/33RWRtP Follow on Instagram : https://bit.ly/2ImU2JVMusic used with permission by VIVEK ABHISHEK https://www.youtube.com/@VIVEKABHISHEK/videosSound 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.

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A wealthy British businessman living in colonial Egypt finds his comfortable life begin to unravel when he is haunted by the mysterious sound of footsteps that seem to follow him through the streets at night.This original recording is an audio presentation by Jasper L'Estrange for EnCrypted Horror. “THE STEP” by E.F. Benson, 1931.Supporting my workIf you like, you can donate in the following ways:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/encryptedpodYouTube channel membership: https://www.youtube.com/c/EnCryptedClassicHorror/joinOne-off donation: https://ko-fi.com/encryptedpodcastYou 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: [email protected]💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀About the story:"The Step” by E. F. Benson. First published The Windsor Magazine, March 1931. Later collected in “More Spook Stories” by E. F. Benson, pub. Hutchinson, 1934.Music credits:Various pieces composed by Sascha Ende sourced at Ende App (https://ende.app/en) used with the standard licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) (https://ende.app/en/standard-license):https://ende.app/en/song/12559-cinematic-desert-1https://ende.app/en/song/12560-cinematic-desert-2https://ende.app/en/song/12561-cinematic-desert-3https://ende.app/en/song/12562-cinematic-desert-4Music used : "THE CORRIDOR” composed and produced by “Vivek AbhishekMusic link: https://youtu.be/r0EWPSHD8lY?si=HHKQGE8I9C4IbZg-SUBSCRIBE us on YOUTUBE: https://bit.ly/3qumnPH Follow on Facebook : https://bit.ly/33RWRtP Follow on Instagram : https://bit.ly/2ImU2JVMusic used with permission by VIVEK ABHISHEK https://www.youtube.com/@VIVEKABHISHEK/videosSound 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.💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀

Two wintry fireside tales. In “The Vanishing House” by Bernard Capes, a group of travelling musicians are passing the night in a country inn when their banjo player shares a mysterious story about his grandfather. In “On the Northern Ice” by Elia Wilkinson Peattie, a groomsman follows a beautiful skating apparition on his way to a wedding.This original recording is an audio presentation by Jasper L'Estrange for EnCrypted Horror. “THE VANISHING HOUSE” by Bernard Capes (1898). “ON THE NORTHERN ICE” by Elia Wilkinson Peattie (1898).💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀Supporting my workIf you like, you can donate in the following ways:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/encryptedpodYouTube channel membership: https://www.youtube.com/c/EnCryptedClassicHorror/joinOne-off donation: https://ko-fi.com/encryptedpodcastYou 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: [email protected]💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀About the story:"The Vanishing House” by Bernard Capes. First published in The Sketch, January 1898. Later published in “At a Winter’s Fire” by Bernard Capes, pub. Doubleday & McClure, 1899. “On the Northern Ice” by Elia Wilkinson Peattie. First published in “The Shape of Fear, and Other Ghostly Tales” by Elia Wilkinson Peattie, pub. The Macmillan Company, 1898.Music credits:Music used : "ROTTEN” composed and produced by “Vivek AbhishekMusic link: https://youtu.be/0lXZdoMJvrA?si=UTActELMM8ygnVBASUBSCRIBE us on YOUTUBE: https://bit.ly/3qumnPH Follow on Facebook : https://bit.ly/33RWRtP Follow on Instagram : https://bit.ly/2ImU2JVMusic used : “THE CORRIDOR” composed and produced by “Vivek AbhishekMusic link: https://youtu.be/r0EWPSHD8lY?si=V6mGuNzM-DxQGRJaSUBSCRIBE us on YOUTUBE: https://bit.ly/3qumnPH Follow on Facebook : https://bit.ly/33RWRtP Follow on Instagram : https://bit.ly/2ImU2JV"The Owl" by Vivek Abishek https://youtu.be/ZecH3M0VrH8?si=6IltWYkrO_zMms4nMusic used with permission by VIVEK ABHISHEK https://www.youtube.com/@VIVEKABHISHEK/videos'Permafrost' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.auhttps://www.scottbuckley.com.au/library/permafrost/'The Long Dark' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.auhttps://www.scottbuckley.com.au/library/the-long-dark/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.💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀

An unhappily married man takes his wife on holiday to Switzerland with a view to killing her.This original recording is an audio presentation by Jasper L'Estrange for EnCrypted Horror. “AN ALPINE DIVORCE” by Robert Barr, 1893.💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀Supporting my workIf you like, you can donate in the following ways:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/encryptedpodYouTube channel membership: https://www.youtube.com/c/EnCryptedClassicHorror/joinOne-off donation: https://ko-fi.com/encryptedpodcastYou 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: [email protected]💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀About the story:"An Alpine Divorce” by Robert Barr. First published in The English Illustrated Magazine, October 1893. Later collected in “Victorian Nightmares” (ed. Hugh Lamb, pub. W. H. Allen), 1977.Music credits:Music used : "SHE NEVER BLINKS” composed and produced by “Vivek AbhishekMusic link: https://youtu.be/LcCl6Iyx-1k?si=xnUuRb6W7rg2xlGpSUBSCRIBE us on YOUTUBE: https://bit.ly/3qumnPH Follow on Facebook : https://bit.ly/33RWRtP Follow on Instagram : https://bit.ly/2ImU2JVMusic used : “PSYCHO” composed and produced by “Vivek AbhishekMusic link: https://youtu.be/FDQvE-vBmk8?si=SAvPogTCDDtfY_N8SUBSCRIBE us on YOUTUBE: https://bit.ly/3qumnPH Follow on Facebook : https://bit.ly/33RWRtP Follow on Instagram : https://bit.ly/2ImU2JVMusic used with permission by VIVEK ABHISHEK https://www.youtube.com/@VIVEKABHISHEK/videosSound 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.💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀

To settle her father's debts the beautiful Alison Mercer is betrothed to mysterious archaeologist Simeon Stroud. But when dashing Hugh Davenant arrives in their village he comes with rumours of Stroud's dabblings in ancient Aztec rites...

This original recording is an audio presentation by Jasper L'Estrange for EnCrypted Horror. “THE OWL” by F.A.M. Webster, 1931.

About the story:"The Owl” by F.A.M. Webster . First published in "At Dead of Night" edited by Christine Campbell Thomson, 1931 (pub. Selwyn & Blount). Later published in Weird Tales magazine, August 1933.Music credits:Music used : "LEVIATHAN” composed and produced by “Vivek AbhishekMusic link: https://youtu.be/H4eDE9NnFmU?si=10Nx78Ot-B0Ux2lMSUBSCRIBE us on YOUTUBE: https://bit.ly/3qumnPH Follow on Facebook : https://bit.ly/33RWRtP Follow on Instagram : https://bit.ly/2ImU2JVMusic used : “DEEP DARK” composed and produced by “Vivek AbhishekMusic link: https://youtu.be/FMHbF8TBfyU?si=EUo2fOpueKiOiF0JSUBSCRIBE us on YOUTUBE: https://bit.ly/3qumnPH Follow on Facebook : https://bit.ly/33RWRtP Follow on Instagram : https://bit.ly/2ImU2JVMusic used : “DARK LANDS” composed and produced by “Vivek AbhishekMusic link: https://youtu.be/krP80v2x6PY?si=EQgkTdZqnjx34do9SUBSCRIBE us on YOUTUBE: https://bit.ly/3qumnPH Follow on Facebook : https://bit.ly/33RWRtP Follow on Instagram : https://bit.ly/2ImU2JVMusic used: “THE CORRIDOR” composed and produced by “Vivek Abhishek”Music link: https://youtu.be/r0EWPSHD8lY?si=rwJBaHGEoQdtGXbeSUBSCRIBE us on YOUTUBE: https://bit.ly/3qumnPH Follow on Facebook : https://bit.ly/33RWRtP Follow on Instagram : https://bit.ly/2ImU2JVMusic used with permission by VIVEK ABHISHEK https://www.youtube.com/@VIVEKABHISHEK/videosSound 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.💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀

When a US Navy exploratory ship finds a tramp steamer that went missing some years before, the mystery surrounding its disappearance becomes closer to being solved when a passenger’s journal is uncovered. But what really happened aboard the Wellington and what became of its crew?

This original recording is an audio presentation by Jasper L'Estrange for EnCrypted Horror. “SARGASSO” by Ward Muir, 1908.

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About the story:"Sargasso” by Ward Muir. First published Pearson’s Magazine, October 1908, pub. C. Arthur Pearson. Later collected in “From the Depths, and other strange tales of the sea” edited by Mike Ashley, pub. The British Library, 2018.

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Music used : "THE LAST MERMAID” composed and produced by “Vivek AbhishekMusic link: https://youtu.be/URj-yjffNdo?si=jPhy9EgvJEVxIiqTSUBSCRIBE us on YOUTUBE: https://bit.ly/3qumnPH Follow on Facebook : https://bit.ly/33RWRtP Follow on Instagram : https://bit.ly/2ImU2JVMusic used : “A SONG FROM THE DEEP” composed and produced by “Vivek AbhishekMusic link: https://youtu.be/q-mJi2PjsoY?si=E67vVN-JZjdBz9hHSUBSCRIBE us on YOUTUBE: https://bit.ly/3qumnPH Follow on Facebook : https://bit.ly/33RWRtP Follow on Instagram : https://bit.ly/2ImU2JVMusic used: “PRESENCE” composed and produced by “Vivek Abhishek”Music link: https://youtu.be/IJDMfZzZmME?si=nk8awr9SBaRRKh1PSUBSCRIBE us on YOUTUBE: https://bit.ly/3qumnPH Follow on Facebook : https://bit.ly/33RWRtP Follow on Instagram : https://bit.ly/2ImU2JVMusic used : “ABYSS” composed and produced by “Vivek AbhishekMusic link: https://youtu.be/9bmfMEW5NHU?si=3jJFFsBAEVVB5XEdSUBSCRIBE us on YOUTUBE: https://bit.ly/3qumnPH Follow on Facebook : https://bit.ly/33RWRtP Follow on Instagram : https://bit.ly/2ImU2JVMusic used: “HE SINGS AT NIGHT” composed and produced by “Vivek Abhishek”Music link: https://youtu.be/e86UW8p_XsA?si=-lHEc0J3RdNiMsOPSUBSCRIBE us on YOUTUBE: https://bit.ly/3qumnPH Follow on Facebook : https://bit.ly/33RWRtP Follow on Instagram : https://bit.ly/2ImU2JVMusic used with permission by VIVEK ABHISHEK https://www.youtube.com/@VIVEKABHISHEK/videosSound 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.

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A journalist with an interest in crime and the supernatural is invited by a disliked former colleague to investigate a strange item that has come into the man’s possession.This original recording is an audio presentation by Jasper L'Estrange for EnCrypted Horror. “THE GREEN BOTTLE” by Bernard Capes, 1902.💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀Supporting my workIf you like, you can donate in the following ways:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/encryptedpodYouTube channel membership: https://www.youtube.com/c/EnCryptedClassicHorror/joinOne-off donation: https://ko-fi.com/encryptedpodcastYou 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: [email protected]💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀About the story:"The Green Bottle” by Bernard Capes. First published in “Plots” by Bernard Capes, pub. Metheun, 1902. Later collected in “Tales From A Gas-Lit Graveyard” edited by Hugh Lamb, pub. W.H.Allen, 1979.Music credits:Music used : "DARK SOULS” composed and produced by “Vivek AbhishekMusic link: https://youtu.be/3n3K0D2pzIs?si=635EEg9Hl38xkANgSUBSCRIBE us on YOUTUBE: https://bit.ly/3qumnPH Follow on Facebook : https://bit.ly/33RWRtP Follow on Instagram : https://bit.ly/2ImU2JVMusic used : “VICIOUS” composed and produced by “Vivek AbhishekMusic link: https://youtu.be/WB4Wh_60mfo?si=EuRAndqopvFh2zjRSUBSCRIBE us on YOUTUBE: https://bit.ly/3qumnPH Follow on Facebook : https://bit.ly/33RWRtP Follow on Instagram : https://bit.ly/2ImU2JVMusic used : “ISOLATED” composed and produced by “Vivek AbhishekMusic link: https://youtu.be/TRvbK-zspf8?si=8NECLexmBbZK7Z1ZSUBSCRIBE us on YOUTUBE: https://bit.ly/3qumnPH Follow on Facebook : https://bit.ly/33RWRtP Follow on Instagram : https://bit.ly/2ImU2JVMusic used: “THE CORRIDOR” composed and produced by “Vivek Abhishek”Music link: https://youtu.be/r0EWPSHD8lY?si=XUQ2pnSrbl-KFn4PSUBSCRIBE us on YOUTUBE: https://bit.ly/3qumnPH Follow on Facebook : https://bit.ly/33RWRtP Follow on Instagram : https://bit.ly/2ImU2JVMusic used with permission by VIVEK ABHISHEK https://www.youtube.com/@VIVEKABHISHEK/videosSound 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.💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀