"The Bad Lands" by John Metcalfe | Strange fiction | Audio presentation by Jasper L'Estrange

A man named Ormerod is sent to a coastal hotel as a treatment for his neurosis. But he becomes darkly fascinated with the strange landscape that lies beyond the strange tower. This is an audio presentation (with music and sound effects) of "The Bad Lands" by John Metcalfe (1920). 💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀 Please support my work Researching, reading, re-reading, recording, mixing, uploading, promoting each of these short story audio presentations takes many hours - possibly more than you'd imagine. You can say thank you in the following ways: Patreon:   / encryptedpod   YouTube channel membership:    / encryptedclassichorror   One-off donation: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/encrypte... https://ko-fi.com/encryptedpodcast Get in touch! I like to hear from listeners, so feel free to reach out to me on the socials. If you want to discuss the show, talk business, or have any ideas for stories you'd like to hear in future episodes, contact me: encryptedpod@gmail.com 💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀 About the episode: "The Bad Lands" by John Metcalfe. First published in Land & Water magazine, April 1920. First collected in "The Smoking Leg and Other Stories" by John Metcalfe (pub. Jarrolds, 1925). Credit where credit's due: Incidental music: Land of Phantoms by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song... License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Music used : " THE CORRIDOR " composed and produced by "Vivek Abhishek" Music link :   • [No Copyright Music] THE CORRIDOR | Horror...   SUBSCRIBE us on YOUTUBE: https://bit.ly/3qumnPH Follow on Facebook : https://bit.ly/33RWRtP Follow on Instagram : https://bit.ly/2ImU2JV Very Low Note by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song... License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Theme music: The Black Waltz by Scott Buckley | www.scottbuckley.com.au Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Sound effects: All sound effects sourced at Freesound. The recording was created using Audacity and BandLab. Podcast hosted by Anchor. 💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀