On doctor's orders, solicitor Jack Forran goes for a period of rest in a country cottage. But when members of the party begin to experience strange sensations,  brother-in-law Tom and friend Archie wonder if there is more to their  idyllic retreat than meets the eye.

This original recording is an audio presentation by Jasper L'Estrange for  EnCrypted: The Classic Horror Podcast. "The Fourth Wall" by A.M. Burrage (1915).

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About the story:

"The  Fourth Wall" by A.M. Burrage. First published in 1915. First collected  in "Warning Whispers: New Weird Tales" by A.M. Burrage (ed. Jack Adrian, pub. Equation, 1988).

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Life changes for a lonely woman when she develops a romantic infatuation with a stage ventriloquist. But is her passion destined to remain  unrequited?

This original recording is an audio presentation by Jasper L'Estrange for  EnCrypted: The Classic Horror Podcast. "The Glass Eye" by John Keir Cross (1944).

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About the story:

"The Glass Eye" by John Keir Cross. First published in "The Other Passenger:  18 Strange Stories" by John Keir Cross. Pub. John Westhouse, 1944.

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When Amos Meldrum begins experiencing the strange sensation of having an invisible (yet palpable) nose in place of his own, his friends and acquaintances think he must be going mad. But is the truth far more peculiar? And can his psychoanalyst uncover the secret of Mr. Meldrum's mania?

This original recording is an audio presentation by Jasper L'Estrange for EnCrypted: The Classic Horror Podcast. "Mr.Meldrum's Mania" by John Metcalfe (1931).

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About the story:

"Mr.  Meldrum's Mania" by John Metcalfe. First published in "Judas and Other  Stories" by John Metcalfe. Pub. Constable & Co., 1931.

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Keen to know more about the mysterious and infamous Circus Brandt, a woman encourages her juggler friend to recount the grisly sequence of events that made him quit the show...and which haunt his nightmares still...

This  original recording is an audio presentation by Jasper L'Estrange for  EnCrypted: The Classic Horror Podcast. "Satan's Circus" by Lady Eleanor Smith (1931).

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About the story:

"Satan's  Circus" by Lady Eleanor Smith. First published in Weird Tales, October  1931. Later collected in "Satan's Circus and Other Stories" by Lady  Eleanor Smith (pub. Gollancz, 1932).

Credit where credit's due:

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A woman with a penchant for exploring empty houses begins to unearth a  sinister secret when she finds a pair of red shoes in an abandoned home.  

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The father of a possibly clairvoyant boy made no secret of his animosity towards his son, but does Martin Drake's latest vision reveal that his father had a change of heart before he died?

This original recording is an audio presentation by Jasper L'Estrange for EnCrypted: The Classic Horror Podcast. Story: "The Birthright" written by Hilda Hughes (1931).

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About the story:

"The Birthright" by Hilda Hughes. First published in "When Churchyards Yawn" (ed. Cynthia Asquith, pub. Hutchinson, 1931).

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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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A well-travelled seaman is hired by a mysterious individual known as The Schoolmaster to take him and his ship through hellish waters to Cape Wrath on an apparently scientific expedition. But Captain Ballister and his ragtag crew soon begin to realise that their voyage on The Mainz Psalter could well be their last...

This original recording is an audio presentation by Jasper L'Estrange for EnCrypted: The Classic Horror Podcast. "Le Psautier de Mayence (The  Mainz Psalter" was written by Jean Ray (1931), translation by Lowell Blair.

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About the story:

"The Mainz Psalter" by Jean Ray. First published in The Revue Belge, June  1931. Later translated and collected in "Ghouls In My Grave" (pub.  Berkeley Medallion, 1965). Translation by Lowell Blair.

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by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au

Music: Countdown by Alexander Nakarada

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An East End community is terrorised by a serial killer with a seemingly  supernatural ability to disappear. When the local police fail to  apprehend the murderer, a plucky journalist steps in to solve the  mystery

This original recording is an audio presentation by Jasper L'Estrange for  EnCrypted: The Classic Horror Podcast. "The Hands of Mr. Ottermole" was written by Thomas Burke (1931).

Coming soon: "The Mainz Psalter" by Jean Ray.

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About the story:

"The  Hands of Mr. Ottermole" by Thomas Burke. First published in "The  Pleasantries of Old Quong" by Thomas Burke. Pub. 1931, Constable &  Co.

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A writer receives an unexpected letter in which a lowly chairmaker confesses to a bizarre and disturbing trangression.

This  original recording is an audio presentation by Jasper L'Estrange for  EnCrypted: The Classic Horror Podcast. "The Human Chair" was written by Edogawa Ranpo (1925).

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About the story:

"The  Human Chair" by Edogawa Ranpo, first published in 1925. This  translation uncredited in my edition (?). Collected in "Japanese Tales  of Mystery and Imagination" by Edogawa Ranpo (pub. Charles E. Tuttle,  1956).

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As executor of his old schoolfriend's estate, Justin is intrigued when he finds a series of letters among the dead man's belongings. Reading them, he uncovers a secret episode in his late friend's past.

This  original recording is an audio presentation by Jasper L'Estrange for EnCrypted: The Classic Horror Podcast. "Dear John" by Rosalie Parker (2020) recorded with the author's permission.

To purchase the book: https://www.pspublishing.co.uk/through-the-storm-hardcover-by-rosalie-parker-5108-p.asp

For more information about the author: http://tartaruspress.com//rosalie/index.html

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About the story:

"Dear John" by Rosalie Parker. Collected in "Through The Storm" by Rosalie Parker (pub. PS Publishing, 2020).

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