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).

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About the story:

"The Lonesome Place” by August Derleth. First published in “Fantastic Famous Mysteries”, February 1948. Later collected in “Lonesome Places” by August Derleth (pub. Arkham House, 1962).

Music credits:

“The Old Ones” by Scott Buckley ('The Old Ones' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au). Scott Buckley is an incredible composer and musician who makes his work available “royalty free” for creators like me, purely to share his music. Check out his website.

Music used : "THE DOOR" composed and produced by "Vivek Abhishek"

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

The thumbnail artwork was sourced at Pixabay. Free for use under the Pixabay license (https://pixabay.com/service/license-summary/). Artist is AcocetGEO (https://pixabay.com/users/avocetgeo-29164295/). As requested a charitable donation has been made for the use of this image.

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