EnCrypted: The Classic Horror Podcast

On his way to spend Christmas with his friend, a man is stranded when the train does not run. Deciding to complete his journey on foot, he soon becomes lost and finds refuge in a desolate tavern, “The Wishing Inn”… This original recording is an audio presentation by Jasper L'Estrange for EnCrypted Horror. “The Breakdown” by Marjorie Bowen (circa 1920s). You can hear me discuss this story by joinin...

A group of young people are out and about one snowy night in Hampstead, Northwest London, when strange laughter and mysterious voices seem to be changing both themselves and the world around them. This original recording is an audio presentation by Jasper L'Estrange for EnCrypted Horror. “The Last Laugh” by D. H. Lawrence (1925). You can hear me discuss this story by joining as a YouTube channel m...

Stranded in a rainy manufacturing city and in need of money, a down-on-his-luck actor accepts a job at Mugivan’s Waxworks. But when dusk falls, the wax figures in the chamber of Curiosities and Horrors seem to take on a life of their own, and one in particular begins to exert a powerful influence over the hapless attendant. This original recording is an audio presentation by Jasper L'Estrange...

When their previously happy marriage becomes strained, an author considers an affair? But could he ever leave his beloved Mary? And what is the secret of the five trees that stand in the field beyond their cottage? This original recording is an audio presentation by Jasper L'Estrange for EnCrypted Horror. “Field with Five Trees” by Hugh Walpole (1934). You can hear me discuss this story by joining...

Two children are encouraged to misbehave by a mysterious girl in the village. Their mother warns them what will happen if their naughtiness persists… ***STAY TUNED AT THE END FOR A BONUS STORY*** This original recording is an audio presentation by Jasper L'Estrange for EnCrypted Horror. “The New Mother” by Lucy Clifford (1882). You can hear me discuss this story by joining as a channel member or b...

Staying at a hotel on a business trip, a middle-aged man has a variety of bizarre experiences. But who is the old woman in the elevator...and will he survive the night? This is an original story written and read by Jasper L'Estrange for the EnCrypted Horror Podcast. ****BONUS CONTENT**** As a Halloween treat, the main story is followed by a discussion about the story in an episode of "EnC...

When Robbie McClaren suggests that they should go for a walking holiday in the Savernake Forest, his friend thinks it’s a good idea. But the mysterious house they find there is only the first strange discovery of the trip. This original recording is an audio presentation by Jasper L'Estrange for EnCrypted Horror. “The House in the Wood” by John Hastings Turner (1937). You can hear me discuss this...

While on holiday in the Swiss Alps, a man learns of a race of subhuman cave dwellers supposedly live on the Ungeheurehorn – The Horror-Horn. He dismisses these rumours as local superstition, but was he right to? This original recording is an audio presentation by Jasper L'Estrange for EnCrypted Horror. “The Horror-Horn” by E. F. Benson (1922). You can hear my thoughts about this story by joining m...

While travelling through “unadministered territory” in Southeast Asia an Englishman is forced to spend the night at an abandoned and dilapidated jungle rest-house. However, his qualms about the place prove well-founded when the bungalow begins to reveal a gruesome history. This original recording is an audio presentation by Jasper L'Estrange for EnCrypted Horror. “Fear” by P.C. Wren (1944). THANKS...

Elisa Minden is due to be married to a wealthy scholar Humphrey Orford. But as the wedding day draws near she starts to wonder about Mr Orford’s first wife, who died twenty years before, and begins to unravel a mystery. This original recording is an audio presentation by Jasper L'Estrange for EnCrypted Horror. “Scoured Silk” by Marjorie Bowen (1918). 💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀 Supporting my wo...

The death of the Hewson family's housemaid prompts eight-year-old Dulcie to explore the woodshed. The curious wax figurine she finds there, hidden amongst the rubbish, both fascinates and unsettles her. But could there be more to this childish thing than first meets the eye...? This original recording is an audio presentation by Jasper L'Estrange for EnCrypted Horror of the story "The...

Dr Megan Wood thinks the Georgian house on the edge of a desolate Norfolk marsh will be the perfect place for her research into local churches. But the strange behaviour of her two new landladies hints at an even stranger secret - one that puts her in unwitting peril! This original recording is an audio presentation by Jasper L'Estrange for EnCrypted Horror. "Jack Werrett, The Flood Man&q...

The written record of a 17th-century murder trial takes an unusual turn  when witnesses relate seemingly supernatural occurences. But through their testimonies the true circumstances of Ann Clark's death are  gradually uncovered. This original recording is an audio presentation by Jasper L'Estrange for  EnCrypted Horror. "Martin's Close" by M.R. James (1911). 💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀...

Two Eton schoolboys bond over their interest in Egyptology, but the burgeoning friendship is overshadowed by the presence of a former Eton master called William ("Bloody Bill") Hexham. This original recording is an audio presentation by Jasper L'Estrange for EnCrypted Horror. The story is "Bloody Bill"(c) Reggie Oliver (2005). Read with the author's permission. Find out more about Reggie Oliver he...

I hope you indulge me with this reading of a charming seasonal story by Hugh Walpole that is mysterious, maybe, but not in any way horrific... This heralds my upcoming season of Christmas ghost stories. Faced with economic uncertainty and personal strife, Christmas seems a very gloomy prospect for everyone, including the wealthy Winsloes. But the arrival of a mysterious stranger, whose personality...

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....

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). 💀💀💀💀💀💀...

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 EnC...

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 B...

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). 💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀 Please support my work... Researching, reading, re-reading, recording,...

Captain Brander's reputation as a teller of tall tales precedes him, but is the  strange account he relates to his passenger, Miss Baker, of what befell him and a shipmate on the island of Zante mere fabrication...or the  unvarnished truth? This original recording is an audio presentation by Jasper L'Estrange for  EnCrypted: The Classic Horror Podcast. "The Gorgon's Head" by Gertrud...

The good people of Riverville turn out in droves for the arrival of  Morgan's Wonder Carnival, but when a bad-tempered hypnotist takes to the  stage they get more of a show than they bargained for.  This original recording is an audio presentation by Jasper L'Estrange  for EnCrypted: The Classic Horror Podcast. "Levitation" by Joseph Payne  Brennan (1958).  💀💀💀💀💀...

A married couple and their friend are travelling in France when a series  of strange events causes them to become increasingly disoriented. But  what can it all mean? This original recording is an audio presentation by Jasper L'Estrange for EnCrypted: The Classic Horror Podcast. "Gone Away" by A.E. Coppard (1935). THANK YOU SO MUCH TO EVERYONE WHO LISTENS TO THIS PODCAST!  Please su...

Old  Mr. Cotter decides to celebrate his birthday with a walk in the woods  of his rambling country estate. But do the trees seem to mimic his own  mood? And what surprises await him in the youngest wood? This  original recording is an audio presentation by Jasper L'Estrange for  EnCrypted: The Classic Horror Podcast. "Decay" by J.C. Moore was first published in 1934. 💀💀...

In the midst of a devastating undeclared war, two men are holed up in an abandoned office block when one of them apparently starts to  telepathically channel the thoughts of a murderer. This original recording is an audio presentation by Jasper L'Estrange for  EnCrypted: The Classic Horror Podcast. "Time To Kill" by Henry Kuttner was first published in 1940. 💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀...