Tales of supernatural horror and suspense, old and new, are brought to life in this series of audio narrations enhanced with spinetingling music and sound effects. Featuring stories by acknowledged masters of the genre like M. R. James, E. F. Benson and H. P. Lovecraft, alongside lesser-known authors of the early 20th century waiting to be rediscovered and contemporary talents, The EnCrypted Horror Podcast is your new home for horror, curated, read and produced by Jasper L'Estrange. Subscribe for chilling tales of ghosts, monsters and the macabre.
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"The Former Passengers" by B. M. Croker
Oct 18, 2026
Bound for his sister’s wedding in Singapore, Mr Lawrence misses his scheduled passage and but finds a cargo ship to take him there instead. At first, the Wandering Star seems a fortunate alternative…
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"In the Confessional" by Amelia B. Edwards
Oct 08, 2026
Step into the shadowy world of Amelia B. Edwards’ In the Confessional, a classic Victorian ghost story where faith, guilt, and the supernatural intertwine. After a strange encounter in a church, an…
"The Model Village" by Jasper L'Estrange
Sep 18, 2026
Ray Carter has run the old model village at Southton for decades. When his daughter unexpectedly visits, she is disturbed by what she finds.This original recording is an audio presentation by Jasper…
"Surprise Item" by H. R. Wakefield
Sep 13, 2026
A paranormal investigator is dispatched to a small town to find out more about an interrupted BBC radio broadcast that appeared to a sinister supernatural occurence.This original recording is an…
"Ginevra" by Jasper L'Estrange
Sep 08, 2026
A bored Englishman holidaying in Italy becomes fascinated with a mysterious island the locals refuse to talk about. Captivated by its beauty and intrigued by it secret, he decides to go there.This…
"The Pratts" by Jasper L'Estrange
Aug 28, 2026
A dysfunctional family stopping at a roadside café experience a series of increasingly bizarre and unsettling events in this darkly comic story inspired by a dream.This original recording is an audio…
"The Blood Fetish" by Morley Roberts
Aug 25, 2026
A dying anthropologist in Africa sends a mysterious artefact to a sceptical scientific rival. Will Simcox Smith make a convert of A. J. Hayling yet…?This original recording is an audio presentation…
"A: B: O" by Walter de la Mare
Aug 17, 2026
Two friends with shared interest in antiquities believe they have discovered buried treasure. But what they unearth was meant to stay buried…This original recording is an audio presentation by Jasper…
"'Look Up There!'" by H. R. Wakefield
Jul 28, 2026
On a recuperative sojourn in Italy, a civil servant becomes fascinated by two fellow guests – one who always looks upand his silent companion.This originalrecording is an audio presentation by Jasper…
"The Four-fingered Hand" by Barry Pain
Jul 24, 2026
The four-fingered hand is a vision that has haunted generations of the Brackley men. But is it some kind of warning...? And, if not, then what else?This original recording is an audio presentation by…
"Out of the Sea" by A. C. Benson
Jul 18, 2026
The priest of a small seaside village becomes embroiled in the nightmare of a wealthy family who believe themselves to be tormented by a monster from "out of the sea"...This is an original reading of…
"The Face" by E. F. Benson
Jun 26, 2026
Hester has everything - good looks, good health, a loving family. But she is troubled by a recurring dream she has had since childhood. But is it just a dream - or a warning?This is reading of "The…
"Twitch" by Jasper L'Estrange
Jun 18, 2026
An old man spies on his neighbours - with dangerous repercussions.This original recording is an audio presentation by Jasper L'Estrange for EnCrypted Horror, all lovingly recorded and edited by…
"The Gorgon" by Clark Ashton Smith
Jun 07, 2026
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…
"Spud" by Jasper L'Estrange
Jun 01, 2026
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…
"Willard's Curios" by Rebecca Lloyd
May 24, 2026
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. “WILLARD’S CURIOS” by…
"Waxworks: A Mystery" by W. L. George
May 19, 2026
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…
"Mr Tallent's Ghost" by Mary Webb
May 16, 2026
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…
"The Moaning Lily" by Emma Vane
May 10, 2026
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. “THE MOANING…
"The Magnet" & "Rose Rose" by Barry Pain
Apr 19, 2026
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…
"The End of a Show" and "Not on the Passenger-List" by Barry Pain
Apr 11, 2026
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…
"The Twelve Apostles" by Eleanor Scott
Apr 05, 2026
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…
"The Dead Remember" by Robert E. Howard
Mar 25, 2026
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. “THE DEAD REMEMBER” by Robert…
"His Unconquerable Enemy" by W. C. Morrow
Mar 19, 2026
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 man’s thirst for vengeance knows no…
"The Ringers" by Rebecca Lloyd
Mar 13, 2026
Having moved to a rural Shropshire, a mother becomes worried about her teenage son – and why he seems drawn to the copse at Rickett’s field.This original recording is an audio presentation by Jasper…
"Monsoons of Death" by Gerald Vance
Feb 23, 2026
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 “Amazing Stories” magazine.This…
"Dead Romantic" written and performed by Jasper L'Estrange
Feb 15, 2026
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…
"The Haunted Chessmen" by E. R. Punshon
Feb 08, 2026
A chess fanatic inherits a chess set with a sinister and chequered history…and has to play for his life.This original recording is an audio presentation by Jasper L'Estrange for EnCrypted Horror…
"The Thing from - 'Outside'" by George Allan England
Jan 22, 2026
While on an expedition in the Canadian north woods, something begins to kill off the party – a mysterious something that “burns” patterns into everything in its path, including rock, and pursues its…
"Howard's Friends" by Rebecca Lloyd
Jan 21, 2026
Howard, long-suffering general dogsbody at White Lawns residential home, hatches a plan after hearing the bizarre story of his employer’s nose operation. This original recording is an audio…
