A grieving traveller in twentieth century London, drawn to morbid curiosities, encounters a mysterious old man with an extraordinary claim.This original recording is an audio presentation by Jasper L'Estrange for EnCrypted Horror. βTHE GORGONβ by Clark Ashton Smith, 1932.πππππππππππππππSupporting my workIf you like, you can donate in the following ways:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/encryptedpodYouTube channel membership: https://www.youtube.com/c/EnCryptedClassicHorror/joinOne-...
Jun 07, 2026β’39 minβ’Season 2Ep. 111
WARNING: This story contains mild swearing and some adult themes.A rift develops between two adolescent boys when their friendship with a seasonal worker at the funfair seems to coincide with sinister events in their hometown. An original story Β© copyright of Jasper LβEstrange.πππππππππππππππSupporting my workIf you like, you can donate in the following ways:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/encryptedpodYouTube channel membership: https://www.youtube.com/c/EnCryptedClassicHorror/jo...
Jun 01, 2026β’38 minβ’Season 2Ep. 110
A woman becomes intrigued by the strange activity of the Willards and their children.This original recording is an audio presentation by Jasper L'Estrange for EnCrypted Horror. βWILLARDβS CURIOSβ by Rebecca Lloyd.πππππππππππππππSupporting my workIf you like, you can donate in the following ways:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/encryptedpodYouTube channel membership: https://www.youtube.com/c/EnCryptedClassicHorror/joinOne-off donation: https://ko-fi.com/encryptedpodcastYou can now...
May 24, 2026β’18 minβ’Season 2Ep. 109
Seeking shelter from the run, a courting couple find themselves in an apparently abandoned "Waxworks" and become startled by its chamber of horrors...This original recording is an audio presentation by Jasper L'Estrange for EnCrypted Horror. βWAXWORKSβ by W. L. George, 1922. πππππππππππππππ Supporting my work If you like, you can donate in the following ways: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/encryptedpod YouTube channel membership: https://www.youtube.com/c/EnCryptedClassicHorror/...
May 19, 2026β’37 minβ’Season 2Ep. 108
A bored barrister, stranded by rain in a lonely mountain inn, meets the oddly persistent Mr Tallent who proceeds to read to him. Years later, a death, a will, and a box of interminable manuscripts draw the narrator back into Tallentβs orbit, where questions of legacy, obsession, and a strangely lingering presence begin to surface. A wry, quietly uncanny tale about the burdens of bad art and the ghost it can leave behind.This original recording is an audio presentation by Jasper L'Estrange for En...
May 16, 2026β’39 minβ’Season 2Ep. 108
A renowned botanist starts behaving strangely when he returns from an expedition to Brazil.This original recording is an audio presentation by Jasper L'Estrange for EnCrypted Horror. βTHE MOANING LILYβ by Emma Vane, 1935. CREATOR'S NOTE: Someone has pointed out that the sound effect of a telephone used in this episode is a vintage 1930s British telephone and an American phone would have had a different ring. Hopefully this won't break the immersion of the story for you...ππππππππππππ...
May 10, 2026β’30 minβ’Season 2Ep. 107
Two more short stories by Barry Pain. In "The Magnet" (1901), the Reverend Ingram Shallow becomes obsessed with the recent train crash that has shaken the local community. In "Rose Rose" (1910) an artist's model determines to fulfil the terms of her contract.This is an original recording by Jasper L'Estrange.0:00 "The Magnet"15:04 "Rose Rose"33:08 OutroA MESSAGE FROM JASPER:Wow! Someone in the comments pointed out that EnCrypted Horror is five years old. And then YouTube confirmed it by putting ...
Apr 19, 2026β’34 minβ’Season 2Ep. 106
Two short stories by Barry Pain. In "The End of a Show" (1901), a quack showman has the opportunity to perform an act of charity. In "Not on the Passenger-List" (1915) a man attempts to console a distraught woman whose voyage to England sees her stalked by a supernatural presence.This is an original recording by Jasper L'Estrange.0:00 "The End of a Show"12:47 "Not on the Passenger-List"45:42 OutroπππππππππππππππSupporting my workIf you like, you can donate in the following ways:Pa...
Apr 11, 2026β’47 minβ’Season 2Ep. 105
A wealthy American by the name buys the supposedly haunted Barton Cross Manor and, with the help of the local vicar, begins to unearth a story of alchemy, hidden treasure, death and demonology. This original recording is an audio presentation by Jasper L'Estrange for EnCrypted Horror. βTHE TWELVE APOSTLESβ by Eleanor Scott, 1929. πππππππππππππππ About the story: "The Twelve Apostlesβ by Eleanor Scott. First published βRandallβs Roundβ by Eleanor Scott (pub. Ernest Benn, 1929). Mus...
Apr 05, 2026β’1 hr 7 minβ’Season 2Ep. 104
A cowboy believes himself to be cursed after he commits a terrible atrocity.This original recording is an audio presentation by Jasper L'Estrange for EnCrypted Horror. βTHE DEAD REMEMBERβ by Robert E. Howard, 1936.CREATORβS NOTE: These recordings contain sound effects and music because thatβs what I personally like to listen to, and what I enjoy making. πππππππππππππππSupporting my workIf you like, you can donate in the following ways:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/encryptedpodY...
Mar 25, 2026β’25 minβ’Season 2Ep. 103
After an Indian rajah's servant commits a shocking act of violence the rajah condemns him to an extreme punishment meant to keep him restrained forever. But the manβs thirst for vengeance knows no bounds.This original recording is an audio presentation by Jasper L'Estrange for EnCrypted Horror. βHIS UNCONQUERABLE ENEMYβ by W. C. Morrow, 1889.πππππππππππππππSupporting my workIf you like, you can donate in the following ways:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/encryptedpodYouTube chann...
Mar 19, 2026β’31 minβ’Season 2Ep. 102
Having moved to a rural Shropshire, a mother becomes worried about her teenage son β and why he seems drawn to the copse at Rickettβs field.This original recording is an audio presentation by Jasper L'Estrange for EnCrypted Horror. βTHE RINGERSβ by Rebecca Lloyd, 2015. Read with permission.πππππππππππππππSupporting my workIf you like, you can donate in the following ways:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/encryptedpodYouTube channel membership: https://www.youtube.com/c/EnCryptedCla...
Mar 13, 2026β’36 minβ’Season 2Ep. 101
Lieutenant Ward Harrison is sent to find out what is delaying the meteorological monitoring of a planned colonial base on the planet Mars. Vintage sci-fi horror from βAmazing Storiesβ magazine.This original recording is an audio presentation by Jasper L'Estrange for EnCrypted Horror. βMONSOONS OF DEATHβ attributed to Gerald Vance, 1942.πππππππππππππππSupporting my workIf you like, you can donate in the following ways:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/encryptedpodYouTube channel mem...
Feb 23, 2026β’58 minβ’Season 2Ep. 100
VALENTINE'S SPECIAL ***IMPORTANT NOTE: This episode contains dark humour . It also contains brief and very occasional mild swearing . If you're offended by the words "g-dd-mn", "bl--dy", "p*ss*d" or "s**t" (used once apiece) and you think hearing them will upset you or ruin your day, PLEASE DON'T LISTEN . This is your warning. I've had a bit of grief for this on YouTube and it's not my intention to upset anyone, so just give this one a miss. No harm done. I won't be at all offended. It's just me...
Feb 15, 2026β’41 minβ’Season 2Ep. 99
A chess fanatic inherits a chess set with a sinister and chequered historyβ¦and has to play for his life.This original recording is an audio presentation by Jasper L'Estrange for EnCrypted Horror. βTHE HAUNTED CHESSMENβ by E.R. Punshon, 1916. EDITORIAL NOTE: The source text I read this from gives the name "Casablanca" as a chess champion. I don't know if this was a deliberate thing or a misprint, but I now realise this ought to have been "Capablanca". Hopefully this won't affect your enjoyment to...
Feb 08, 2026β’40 minβ’Season 2Ep. 98
While on an expedition in the Canadian north woods, something begins to kill off the party β a mysterious something that βburnsβ patterns into everything in its path, including rock, and pursues its prey relentlessly.This original recording is an audio presentation by Jasper L'Estrange for EnCrypted Horror. βTHE THING FROM β βOUTSIDEββ by George Allan England, 1923.πππππππππππππππSupporting my workIf you like, you can donate in the following ways:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/e...
Jan 22, 2026β’1 hrβ’Season 2Ep. 97
Howard, long-suffering general dogsbody at White Lawns residential home, hatches a plan after hearing the bizarre story of his employerβs nose operation. This original recording is an audio presentation by Jasper L'Estrange for EnCrypted Horror. βHOWARDβS FRIENDSβ by Rebecca Lloyd, 2012. πππππππππππππππ About the story: "Howardβs Friendsβ by Rebecca Lloyd. First published in βBugsβ edited by Gerald Costlow, pub. Pill Hill Press, 2012. Music credits: Music used : "DEAD OF THE WATER...
Jan 21, 2026β’24 minβ’Season 2Ep. 96
A professor of comparative religion is drawn to investigate a remote part of Cornwall following a spate of disappearances.This original recording is an audio presentation by Jasper L'Estrange for EnCrypted Horror. βTHE LIVING STONEβ by E. R. Punshon, 1939.πππππππππππππππSupporting my workIf you like, you can donate in the following ways:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/encryptedpodYouTube channel membership: https://www.youtube.com/c/EnCryptedClassicHorror/joinOne-off donation: ht...
Jan 15, 2026β’31 minβ’Season 2Ep. 95
Asked whether heβs ever experienced the sensation of βthe other man on the ropeβ, seasoned mountaineer Sir Andrew Poursuivant regales his companion Bill with a story of a harrowing ascent up the Dent du GΓ©antβ¦a climb that has haunted him ever since.This original recording is an audio presentation by Jasper L'Estrange for EnCrypted Horror. βTHE THIRD SHADOWβ by H. R. Wakefield, 1950.πππππππππππππππSupporting my workIf you like, you can donate in the following ways:Patreon: https://...
Jan 07, 2026β’44 minβ’Season 2Ep. 94
A man is haunted from childhood by a recurring, deeply unsettling dream in which he always finds himself visiting the same gloomy house, meeting the same strange family, and being led toward a particular room at the top of the house. As the years pass, the dream evolves in disturbing ways. This original recording is an audio presentation by Jasper L'Estrange for EnCrypted Horror. βTHE ROOM IN THE TOWERβ by E. F. Benson, 1912.Happy Christmas and New Year everybody! See you in 2026!ππππππποΏ½...
Dec 24, 2025β’39 minβ’Season 2Ep. 93
A university museum curator receives a mezzotint print depicting a country house. At first glance, the image seems ordinary, but on repeated viewings it begins to change in unsettling ways. This original recording is an audio presentation by Jasper L'Estrange for EnCrypted Horror. βTHE MEZZOTINTβ by M. R. James, 1904.πππππππππππππππSupporting my workIf you like, you can donate in the following ways:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/encryptedpodYouTube channel membership: https://ww...
Dec 23, 2025β’32 minβ’Season 2Ep. 92
One winterβs evening, a man, dogged by depression, encounters a mysterious figure who challenges his perception of time and fulfillment. But what is the true nature of his visitor? This original recording is an audio presentation by Jasper L'Estrange for EnCrypted Horror. βTHE GLASS OF SUPREME MOMENTSβ by Barry Pain, 1892. πππππππππππππππ Supporting my workIf you like, you can donate in the following ways:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/encryptedpodYouTube channel membership: htt...
Dec 13, 2025β’33 minβ’Season 2Ep. 91
A wealthy British businessman living in colonial Egypt finds his comfortable life begin to unravel when he is haunted by the mysterious sound of footsteps that seem to follow him through the streets at night.This original recording is an audio presentation by Jasper L'Estrange for EnCrypted Horror. βTHE STEPβ by E.F. Benson, 1931.Supporting my workIf you like, you can donate in the following ways:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/encryptedpodYouTube channel membership: https://www.youtube.com/c/E...
Dec 13, 2025β’39 minβ’Season 2Ep. 90
Two wintry fireside tales. In βThe Vanishing Houseβ by Bernard Capes, a group of travelling musicians are passing the night in a country inn when their banjo player shares a mysterious story about his grandfather. In βOn the Northern Iceβ by Elia Wilkinson Peattie, a groomsman follows a beautiful skating apparition on his way to a wedding.This original recording is an audio presentation by Jasper L'Estrange for EnCrypted Horror. βTHE VANISHING HOUSEβ by Bernard Capes (1898). βON THE NORTHERN ICE...
Dec 01, 2025β’26 minβ’Season 2Ep. 89
Visiting a friend on the East Anglian coast, a man learns of a supernatural happenings that have followed a tragic motor accident. This original recording is an audio presentation by Jasper L'Estrange for EnCrypted Horror. βTHE DUST-CLOUD" by E. F. Benson, 1906.πππππππππππππππSupporting my workIf you like, you can donate in the following ways:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/encryptedpodYouTube channel membership: https://www.youtube.com/c/EnCryptedClassicHorror/joinOne-off donati...
Nov 28, 2025β’38 minβ’Season 2Ep. 90
An unhappily married man takes his wife on holiday to Switzerland with a view to killing her.This original recording is an audio presentation by Jasper L'Estrange for EnCrypted Horror. βAN ALPINE DIVORCEβ by Robert Barr, 1893.πππππππππππππππSupporting my workIf you like, you can donate in the following ways:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/encryptedpodYouTube channel membership: https://www.youtube.com/c/EnCryptedClassicHorror/joinOne-off donation: https://ko-fi.com/encryptedpodca...
Nov 23, 2025β’15 minβ’Season 2Ep. 89
To settle her father's debts the beautiful Alison Mercer is betrothed to mysterious archaeologist Simeon Stroud. But when dashing Hugh Davenant arrives in their village he comes with rumours of Stroud's dabblings in ancient Aztec rites... This original recording is an audio presentation by Jasper L'Estrange for EnCrypted Horror. βTHE OWLβ by F.A.M. Webster, 1931. About the story:"The Owlβ by F.A.M. Webster . First published in "At Dead of Night" edited by Christine Campbell Thomson, 1931 (pub. S...
Nov 17, 2025β’39 minβ’Season 2Ep. 88
When a US Navy exploratory ship finds a tramp steamer that went missing some years before, the mystery surrounding its disappearance becomes closer to being solved when a passengerβs journal is uncovered. But what really happened aboard the Wellington and what became of its crew? This original recording is an audio presentation by Jasper L'Estrange for EnCrypted Horror. βSARGASSOβ by Ward Muir, 1908. πππππππππππππππ Supporting my workIf you like, you can donate in the following wa...
Nov 05, 2025β’41 minβ’Season 2Ep. 87
A journalist with an interest in crime and the supernatural is invited by a disliked former colleague to investigate a strange item that has come into the manβs possession.This original recording is an audio presentation by Jasper L'Estrange for EnCrypted Horror. βTHE GREEN BOTTLEβ by Bernard Capes, 1902.πππππππππππππππSupporting my workIf you like, you can donate in the following ways:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/encryptedpodYouTube channel membership: https://www.youtube.com...
Oct 30, 2025β’37 minβ’Season 2Ep. 86
A shy novelist accepts an invitation to spend Christmas with another writer in a remote house in Penzance, Cornwall. He quickly regrets his decisionβ¦ This original recording is an audio presentation by Jasper L'Estrange for EnCrypted Horror. βMRS LUNTβ by Hugh Walpole, 1926. πππππππππππππππ Supporting my work If you like, you candonate in the following ways: Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/encryptedpod YouTube channelmembership: https://www.youtube.com/c/EnCryptedClassicHorror/joi...
Oct 19, 2025β’46 minβ’Season 2Ep. 85
