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).

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/

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

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