"Seashore Macabre: A Moment's Experience" by Hugh Walpole | Scary stories | Audio presentation

[@EnCryptedHorror]

Ran out of time this month! So I've recorded this seaside short by Hugh Walpole to "tide" you over. It's a sort of companion piece to "Tarnhelm", recounting the author's apparently autobiographical experience in Seascale, Cumbria. I'm waiting to record (and release soon) my own new seaside story, "The Southton Mermaid". Look out for it!

[@spews1973]

Your Donald Pleasancesque ability to make ordinary things sound incredibly ominous was particularly strong this time.

[@EnCryptedHorror]

Thanks Simon. High praise 😊

[@terryIKE69]

I've been succinctly appeased Jasper. Appreciate the fabulous rendition of an uncomfortably sinister tale, got a shivery charge out of it

[@EnCryptedHorror]

Glad to hear! Thanks Terry.

[@thisisdavid2]

an excellent choice, I always feels Walpole doesn't get the attention he deserves, so nicely done :)

[@rebeccalloyd6681]

I agree!

[@EnCryptedHorror]

Yes, very underrated and, even on the internet, undiscussed. But his strange stories are quite remarkable.

[@mijiyoon5575]

That bicycle bell, crunch of pebbles beneath tires ... ham sandwiches, boiled eggs & gingerbread/s ...I'd eat that in a minute especially w/ *Miracle Whip* a type of US salad dressing/sandwich spread just like mayo w/out the spices. Loved this visit to the seashore & beach ... always interesting to have a child's POV. Thank You for putting me there *Jasper L'Estrange* 👍👍👍👍👍

[@EnCryptedHorror]

Very evocative, isn't it? We always used to eat ham sandwiches at the beach, along with a flask of coffee, usually behind a wind break, as it was often...bracing 😄

[@taliabee8661]

Blimey oh reilly!! That was a hair-raiser. Like many, I’m having a bugger of a time of it at the moment but, if it’s quite the right thing to say, this has properly perked me up! Thank you (I think) 😀♥️

[@janetcw9808]

Hope that The Life improves for you soon, kindest regards.

[@jeffreese1828]

Great stuff , Jasper ! Happy May Eve , everyone ! Be careful tonight ! 💀🎱💀

[@EnCryptedHorror]

Thanks Jeff!

[@rebeccalloyd6681]

The story oddly hangs. I love the description of the sand and wind and the rock... The whole very very English. I look forward to your story.

[@EnCryptedHorror]

Thanks Rebecca. Yes, marvellous evocation of a time and place. I liked the "sizzling" paintwork.

[@donaldmccleary9015]

Awesome story and narration. I love stories of these little towns. They remind me of being a kid. The food they discuss brings back great memories. Walpole really knew how to get it done! Thanks!

[@susanhepburn6040]

Such a good combination again. Two talents so well matched made for a very unsettling listener experience! Thank you very much.

[@EnCryptedHorror]

Thank you, Susan 🙏

[@nancynickerson4341]

Macabre indeed! Thank you Jasper.

[@EnCryptedHorror]

You're welcome 😊

[@andrewcooper162]

Another great selection, and your eerie narration added to the enjoyment 🙂

[@Red13teen]

Jasper your so bloody strange mate!!!!!!....good work don't u dare stop being that way🤪

[@EnCryptedHorror]

Haha! When you're strange, you're strange 😜

[@Red13teen]

@@EnCryptedHorror funnily enough my 92 year old Greek nanna use to say the exact same thing Jasper!🤨🤨🤔🤔😊😊😁😁😆

[@XadrumLtd]

Loving these tales by Hugh Walpole. Thanks Jasper. 👍

[@EnCryptedHorror]

Let's try and make Hugh a household name. He's up there with the best of 'em IMO.

[@XadrumLtd]

@@EnCryptedHorror will added some Walpole to my reading list for my book review show. I did wonder if he was related to Horace Walpole, but couldn't find anything to suggest that he was.

[@EnCryptedHorror]

I think he may have been related in some way but I'd need a pen and paper to work it out 😄 Quite a lot of connected Walpoles on Wikipedia.

[@XadrumLtd]

@@EnCryptedHorror ha. Yeah I had a quick look. Nothing immediate popped up. I did have a suggestion though, if it's out of copyright: 'The Ghost Pirates' by William Hope Hodgson.

[@rosiemcnaughton9933]

Good one! Enjoyed it. Your voice lends the proper sinister atmosphere...😱

[@EnCryptedHorror]

Thanks Rosie 🙏

[@gillianshimwell4984]

Vivid, interpretation of a child's view... nothing supernatural but the boy's guilty imagination,but what qere the consequences? I'll listen again tomorrow

[@EnCryptedHorror]

The author's childhood experience of Cumbria seems to have had a profound effect (see also "Tarnhelm"). I guess only he knew...

[@whousay4672]

Thanks I thoroughly enjoyed this.

[@EnCryptedHorror]

Glad to know 👌

[@FIONA21ful]

Delighted to have this with which to while away my lie -in this morning. Thank you .

[@EnCryptedHorror]

You're welcome 👍

[@elliaurora825]

Hey I've just came across your channel & I've sub'd to you as you've got a good selection of stories for me to catch up on, keep up the good work your doing. X😎🐘

[@EnCryptedHorror]

Hi Aurora! Thanks for subscribing 😊 Welcome to the channel 👋

[@janetcw9808]

Listened thrice x

[@EnCryptedHorror]

Thanks Janet 😊

[@shearonashley2317]

Jasper I LOVE your voice x

[@grahamturner1290]

Pier Pressure. This should have been published in the Strand.. 🏖️

[@EnCryptedHorror]

As they say, life's a beach and then you die...

[@grahamturner1290]

@@EnCryptedHorror it's a shore thing...

[@katharinebarker5222]

Pier pressure, is English your first language?

[@grahamturner1290]

@@katharinebarker5222 welcome to the wonderful world of puns. This minor example is quite obvious in English. What's your first language, may I ask?

[@johncochrane2707]

This was wonderful.I shall be handing over a penny for my copy of the The Weekly Telegraph in the hopes they have printed "The Southton Mermaid" by Mr Jasper L'Estrange.

[@terryIKE69]

If you could be so kind to procure a second copy, I'd pay you double- two pennies for an issue

[@EnCryptedHorror]

Haha! Thanks John. It's an evocation of another time, isn't it. My own daughters get magazines that cost £5 and have almost no words in them 😞