A spinster takes pity on a handsome young stranger who has fallen on hard times. But will she regret inviting this charming man into her beautiful London home? 

This is an audio presentation of the 1933 short story "The Silver Mask" written by Hugh Walpole. It is narrated and produced by Jasper L'Estrange for the EnCrypted Classic Horror Podcast.

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About the episode:

"The Silver Mask" by Hugh Walpole, first collected in All Soul's Night published by Doubleday, 1933.

Credit where credit's due:

Incidental music:

Nervous by Kevin MacLeod

Spider's Web by Kevin MacLeod

Supernatural by Kevin MacLeod

The Ghost Castle by Frank Schröter

Sound effects:

All sound effects sourced at Freesound.org

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