Hope you enjoy this novella-length tale of inheritance, family secrets, and Roman remains. Noticed a bit of beef in the comments yesterday, but it seems to have been removed. I'm often up for a bit of heated debate (ask my other half!) but please keep it civil. I like the nice respectful crowd we've got here and would like to keep it so. Ta 😊
TS 52:50 I adore that haunting music. By the way, that gong sound made my cat Bo jump up & look around ... then he flopped over & fell back asleep when he didn't hear it again. Lazy 15 lb *fixed* male cat 😻
I, for one, truly enjoy the various sound effects you use to augment your delicious narrations. They are explicit enough to help bring the story to life and subtle enough not to interfere. Please do continue. ❤
Thank you. I usually find a completely dry narration track a bit tiresome (unless the narrator is very very good) so the smattering of music and sounds helps focus my attention. Others seem to find it an unwelcome distraction, which is a matter of taste, but they also seem to be indignant and quite uppity about it, which is odd. Still...my house, my rules 😂🤭
Thank you, Jasper L'Estrange, for this engrossing tale. I can't imagine how anyone could possibly have a complaint against your creepy productions. You are awesome company to this disabled woman who is without friends or family. GOD BLESS YOU 🙌. Big, big hugs to you from Ohio. 😊
🇬🇧 Thank You Mr L'estrange for this wonderful narration. I always remember my English Teacher reading us The Great God Pan by Arthur Machen, on friday afternoons. " Oh what was He doing, The Great God Pan, down by the Reeds on the River..." I had many wonderful posters of the Fae & magical beings by *Arthur Machen on my walls. Then many years later bought them all over again & had them properly framed & they are all on my walls again & give me such delight & pleasure. I even have a tarot deck with all or most of Arthur Machens ink & pen drawings, they are such beautiful images. I see HD Everett is a lady author I wonder if she wrote any other excellent tales? I also observe this story was 1st published in 1920! I wonder what readers thought of this tale back then? Quite scary id imagine. Its lovely to hear this story retold now, its very descriptive & Gives wonderful images of pure & Devilish aspects of nature, although not necessarily evil just Pagan Gods & the Old Gods Of Nature. Many thanks & appreciation of your retelling of this long story It was delightful. Peace & Good Cheer to All 🇬🇧👧 PS * I should have said the paintings & ink drawings of the Fae & other fairy tale beings were by Arthur Rackham! Not Machen! He may have done illustrations too but its Arthur Rackham whos so famous for his incredible art work.
Yes, we had some Arthur Rackham prints at home when I was growing up. Used to love looking at them. And, yes, H (Henriette) D Everett wrote at least one collection of ghost/supernatural stories, which I shall definitely be looking into. Simon over at @bitesizedaudio recorded another of her better-known stories "The Death Mask": th-cam.com/video/SfxqoqLG7CQ/w-d-xo.html
@@EnCryptedHorror Oh thank you for that! Im a big fan of Simon Stanhopes Bite Size Audio so i shall check back in his annals ( hopefully not to painfully har har) & seek out The Death Mask! I almost called my 2nd daughter Henrietta but settled on Harriet Marguerite My 1st daughter is Louisa Charlotte! I do love Victorian Christian names.. cant be doing with these Horrendous surnames as christian names... You know, like Mackenzie or Madison; Porter or Peyton! Sorry but they remind me of Trailer Parks, trowel thick make up & He said, She said & I go. Sorry for being hoity toity but each to his/her own. An anagram of my real full name & using up every single letter & omitting not one, i came up with ELVIRA SNORHORSE... Isnt that splendid? Not sure if i should live in The Shire with that sobriquet! Anywiggles, thanks for your reply & i look forward always to your next edition! Peace & Goodwill 🇬🇧👧
You would love the story, "Faerie Tale" by Raymond E Fiest, the Amadan Na Briona (the fool) is the perfect misunderstood villain in the story! One of my most favorites of all so far!
@@rayswoop4947 Yes, ive read it, quite a long read & very much to take in. It was quite a long time ago when i read it & always said id re read it... which i still have to do. As a bibliophile, i read 4 to 6 books per month on average. And there have been books ive read which, at the time.. did my head in. Eg Clive Barkers The Great & Secret Show & his Imagicka. However years later i re read both & found them 100% easier & much more understandable & therefor more enjoyable. I think i shall take my copy of Raymond Feists book & read it again very soon. Thanks for reminding me! Have you read The Great & Secret Show by Clive Barker? Its pretty amazing.. as is Imagicka. Both mind bending books. Peace & Good Cheer 🇬🇧👧
Oooo noooo! Can't you just picture the patients in that sanatorium/sanitarium/sanatarium? Laying there listening to the trip-trap of ghostly cloven hooves doing the rounds every night? Brings new meaning to the term bed-Pan..... This was well worth the (short) wait thanks Jasper. Your creator's note in the description actually made me laugh out loud!❤ I adore these old stories so much. There's something oddly satisfying - even comforting - dipping in to this long ago world, where breakfast and tea was 'set out' and people dressed for dinner, or took supper in their room and smoked thoughtfully afterwards by a freshly laid fire.
Mr Jasper, just this past week I re-read Machens The Great God Pan and then re-listened to this gem. You really REALLY did a great job on this one, perfect slow pacing, build up and voices. A seriously great job. Your best yet imho. Thank you.
Most enjoyable! I love a good tale with pagan elements. But more than just the story itself you provide exquisite ambience and a patient, methodical reading that is superb. Thank you for a Sunday morning treat that makes being ill in bed all weekend less of a loss.
My goodness Jasper that was presented and read magnificently !You have obviously put a huge amount of work into this for our pleasure, it is greatly appreciated.THANK YOU 🥰
Every few days I check if you've posted a new story. When it does appear, my mood always brightens & I listen to it immediately. I can count the so-so tales on one hand & have fingers unused, but still enjoy your narration regardless. "The Next Heir", was supremely written & seems more modern than it's age dictates. You do a hell of a job in researching & finding these lesser known tales. When accompanied by your narration & production values, it makes for a damn fine 1 hour & 42 minutes! You'd have tens of thousands of subscribers if youtube would promote you better!
I'm so glad you enjoy the channel, Bill. Some of the so-so ones I look back on and think, "Why did I bother with that?" but at the time I probably thought it had at least something good going for it. Usually what I'm looking for is an author who is relatively unknown, or a story with something interesting about the setting or the nature of the ghost etc. This one, though I had some reservations about the ending, I just really loved the slow build-up and all the little mysteries.
I would be delighted to find Pan, god of nature, music, and mischief outside my window! I think he’d appreciate the statue I have of him on my mantle. 😍
The protagonist mentions observing the Roman road (in the beginning of the story) easily recognized after centuries. And our modern and advanced society can't even build one that'll last twenty years.😡 Lots of work went into this long production, I appreciate all the labor, great story!
Um, do you think maybe it's because Roman roads had hundreds of pounds driving on them, maybe 1,500 vehicles a year? Compared to our roads 1,000 pounds and above, hundreds of thousands of vehicles a year? Why does everyone in comments sections either think 1) everyone in olden times was incredibly stupid and inefficient Or 2) everyone and everything in olden times was much better than today. Why do you admit your brash ignorance of engineering and physical realities with a comment like this? Did you even think of the logistics for 1 minute before spouting your incredibly unfair comparison? No, you just wanted to say something "funny" and apparently "insightful", before you actually stopped to think of the issues in an engineering perspective. Wow. This is the most unthought-out comment I have read all day. And I spent all day reading comments sections, so you were up against the dumbest in the world, and still you succeeded at CPMPLETELY not understanding the issue you're waxing poetic about. Please use your brain before you type next time, because actual engineers (and people who think) might be reading, and take pity on your incredibly obtuse middling of the issue. Jesus wept. 👎🏾👎🏾👎🏾👎🏾👎🏾👎🏾👎🏾👎🏾👎🏾 Nine thumbs down. Don't quit your day job. Dense as a supermassive black hole, you are.
That said, starting to wonder if it was, in fact, perhaps a PRE-deluvian society that built ALL of that stuff. Cheers, Redux (a little Latin consolation prize for the Romans amongst us, lol)
Love these nice long ones! I do six mile walks a few times a week, and these keep me company. I do feel a bit like Richard has the heart of a little old lady. I've always wanted to live in a place like that! And as always, outstanding narration!
If I remember correctly, you’ve been working on this one for some time. Beautifully done Jasper! All of your hard work shows in the quality of your creations! It was well worth the wait!!! Ever since you did the story The Last Laugh, my interest in Pan or stories about forgotten gods has been piqued. Thank you for always stimulating my brain! 🐙 🐐
This story turned out to be very problematic - all sorts of technical issues and I started getting a sore throat and losing my voice part-way through the recording - but we got there in the end! Glad you liked it.
This is just BRILLIANT! Really PANtastic! Your narration abilities are the top of my list. When we are blessed with your talent, what are we to do but celebrate having access to it! We are blessed! Thank you so much for your thoughtful production of a written masterpiece. I think this one of my favorite stories as it has all those gothic elements that I love & the writing is exquisitely delivered. It is like triple cream on a currant poppy crisp- DELIGHTFULLY TART & TANGY! Perfection! 🪭
The ambience provided by the sound effects in this one was perfect. I like the way you put forethought into and obviously read the stories before recording them. So many narrators do a cold reading and have no emphasis or inflection at all in the appropriate places. I guess thats the difference between a voice actor and a mere reader. Very very good job
Thank you! I don't know how others work, but I build these recordings often sentence by sentence, sometimes doing multiple takes. That way, I can work on the pace and emphasis in the edit. I'm full of admiration for those I've seen who can read the whole piece live, but it's not something I could do.
Titanic effort Mr LeStrange . You choices in story are always a surprise, and your productions faultless; I'm sure that you must sweat bullets over perfecting them sometimes. Much appreciated.
Absolutely fantastic! Wonderful story and narration! I really love it! Fantastic job! This theme and the stories attached to it are amazing! These folks knew how to write. Great job! Thanks!
@@EnCryptedHorror I've been a fan of horror and ghost fiction since the 1980s. These days I prefer stories that focus more on mood rather than on tightly structured plots.
It's fascinating how the history of pan has spread throughout the UK by the Roman occupation years ago. A lot of authors from over there have used satyrs and folk horror in their stories, which are my favorite.
Yes, I went down a bit of a rabbit-hole reading about Pan and how, throughout the ages, he has variously been taken as a proto-Christ as well as the anti-Christ. The link to Cain in this story feels quite unique. Certainly about the time this story was written, Pan was all the rage!
@@EnCryptedHorror he sure was! There is a really good one called, "Greenmantle," which is supposed to be Pan and Curnunnos all in one. I especially thought how interesting it was how the Christians began to depict the devil after Pan because he looked so...evil, and alien to them😆 thank you for this! I haven't heard this one. These types of stories always fills me with a sense of mystery and awe! Oh, and the proto christ is even mentioned in Greenmantle, it's really good. All the best Jas!
WOW! Excellent job with this piece! Well worth the wait! You had my feathers standing on end! BRAVO!👏 🙃 By the way, I just subscribed to your channel on Patreon!
Jolly good, quite drew me in. Nice to have a lengthier tale now n then. As noticed would be a fab spot for the poor buggers in the new nuthouse 😅. Very charitable of him!?
Thank you, as ever, mr L'strange, I was most intrigued to read a reply from you to another fan regarding your having maybe some reservation regarding the ending. I too had some trepidation as the story came to a close. Mine was a slight worry that ms Everett had somehow not quite finished the story in a manner (that I'd find) either robust enough or else too melodramatic. I am most satisfied with that ever so subtle note of lingering dread, suspence and ambiguity that were achieved with such a concise handful of sentences. Another bravura performance by all involved. (I'd be most interested to know what was your hesitation regarding the end of the story. If uou have a little time and care to Share). Either way as ever, a million thank yous
Hi Sam, my own feelings about the story are that it's possibly overstuffed with ideas and could have easily been a novel, and that this may have led to a somewhat truncated conclusion. I was a bit disappointed the first time I read the story that the second "momentous interview" happens offstage (as it were) and that the return to the house doesn't give us a climactic showdown. It felt like a nice slowburn build-up without a great pay-off. But I look for the good in things. I *really* love the set-up, I love a lot of the incidentals, and the second time I read it I was happier with how it ended. It's an interesting one though.
@EnCryptedClassicHorror I agree with what you say. Definitely, the second 'momentous interview' might just as well have been given body (pardon me). Likewise, the 'showdown' with the house being less combatative. Perhaps we've both observed something that the author herself encountered. As you say, the tale has so many ideas that suggest more and yet don't give conclusions, that perhaps yhe author herself had , at first, intended a longer tale with more resolution, more conclusion. That somehow thos tale maybe got away from her and instead of delving deeper into the fight on the boat, the rituals the cousin needed sustaining, the history of thr connection with pan, with paganism....maybe initially there was to be more and somehow that shortened ending is tangible. Perhaps. This is a thought. The dread implied by the land having a convalescent home being built on it and our hero bringing his wife to live (possibly uninformed) at the other house all leaves me with enough of a sensation that the genuii loci may still need appeasement. Thank you for your reply and the works. S
I've finally realized after all this time listening to you, who your voice reminds me of & I hope you don't mind me putting this up here. You can always delete it. It's the lead singer of *Gerry & the Pacemakers* ... *Gerry Marsden.* I like his song "Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying". I always think of it as a city song ...don't know why...I ... just...do. Wonderful music they created
I never in a million years would have expected that name, Miji! I'll have to check out some interviews with Gerry to see if I can hear the similarity. I too like the song "Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying". Weirdly, I was only the other day watching Gerry and the Pacemakers perform on a Brit Invasion episode of an old 70s show called Midnight Special.
It is a very good story. But, I will always wonder what the conditions were that he would not just swear to, but was greatly horrified by. He already had a good idea of what would be asked of him. What else was demanded?
Hello Jasper, I listen to your stories before bed - they're great! I'm hoping you could help me identify a story I heard and haven't been able to find since -- I'm pretty sure it was on your channel. Premise: a man travels to France and stays at an inn near the birthplace of Joan of Arc (maybe he was working on a book?) and the porter at the hotel warns him against uncovering something supernatural. Thanks!
Really like this one but I would have had a darker ending. The Satyrs grab Quinton the arsonist, drag him to the altar stone , a Faun sacrifices him as they dance in glee and the famished Great God Pan appears ……to dine on both soul and flesh.
One of my late uncles would often say to someone he did not want on his porch *"See that road out there, go get on it."* This is what you said *Jasper* in your written intro if they don't like it in this community 😉
Horses/mules not raised with/around goats are terrified of them. I'll take their word for it. My mule actually preferred chasing a freight train just like in the movies to moving past a herd of goats. Ill take their word for it. Pan is not for me. Now a nice centaur, maybe..😅🏇😊
Pan was a Greek god, so I am surprised that the present owner of the estate is interested in Roman finds. But, I am only almost halfway through the story, so perhaps this discrepancy is later explained.
Hope you enjoy this novella-length tale of inheritance, family secrets, and Roman remains. Noticed a bit of beef in the comments yesterday, but it seems to have been removed. I'm often up for a bit of heated debate (ask my other half!) but please keep it civil. I like the nice respectful crowd we've got here and would like to keep it so. Ta 😊
thanks for uploading this. i enjoyed it immensely
Didn’t want this to end. Loved it. Thanks Jasper
Glad you liked it! 👌
TS 52:50 I adore that haunting music. By the way, that gong sound made my cat Bo jump up & look around ... then he flopped over & fell back asleep when he didn't hear it again. Lazy 15 lb *fixed* male cat 😻
I, for one, truly enjoy the various sound effects you use to augment your delicious narrations. They are explicit enough to help bring the story to life and subtle enough not to interfere. Please do continue. ❤
Thank you. I usually find a completely dry narration track a bit tiresome (unless the narrator is very very good) so the smattering of music and sounds helps focus my attention. Others seem to find it an unwelcome distraction, which is a matter of taste, but they also seem to be indignant and quite uppity about it, which is odd. Still...my house, my rules 😂🤭
Thank you, Jasper L'Estrange, for this engrossing tale. I can't imagine how anyone could possibly have a complaint against your creepy productions. You are awesome company to this disabled woman who is without friends or family. GOD BLESS YOU 🙌. Big, big hugs to you from Ohio. 😊
Back atcha from the East Midlands of England 😊
@EnCryptedClassicHorror I want to tour your country sooo badly. Maybe one day....Enjoy England for me 🙂
Hear! hear! 👏
We are your friends!!
@@colemarie9262 You're a doll, thank you. 😊
Loved this! Who wouldn't want to inherit a Pan-infested stately home with adjacent Tudor farm (sigh) ?
A wonderful story- masterfully presented. You, sir, are an artist of the highest order.
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed.
🇬🇧 Thank You Mr L'estrange for this wonderful narration.
I always remember my English Teacher reading us
The Great God Pan by Arthur Machen, on friday afternoons.
" Oh what was He doing, The Great God Pan, down by the Reeds on the River..."
I had many wonderful posters of the Fae & magical beings by *Arthur Machen on my walls.
Then many years later bought them all over again & had them properly framed & they are all on my walls again & give me such delight & pleasure.
I even have a tarot deck with all or most of Arthur Machens ink & pen drawings, they are such beautiful images.
I see HD Everett is a lady author
I wonder if she wrote any other excellent tales?
I also observe this story was 1st published in 1920!
I wonder what readers thought of this tale back then? Quite scary id imagine.
Its lovely to hear this story retold now, its very descriptive &
Gives wonderful images of pure &
Devilish aspects of nature, although not necessarily evil just Pagan Gods & the Old Gods
Of Nature.
Many thanks & appreciation of your retelling of this long story
It was delightful.
Peace & Good Cheer to All
🇬🇧👧
PS * I should have said the paintings & ink drawings of the Fae & other fairy tale beings were by Arthur Rackham! Not Machen!
He may have done illustrations too but its Arthur Rackham whos so famous for his incredible art work.
Yes, we had some Arthur Rackham prints at home when I was growing up. Used to love looking at them. And, yes, H (Henriette) D Everett wrote at least one collection of ghost/supernatural stories, which I shall definitely be looking into. Simon over at @bitesizedaudio recorded another of her better-known stories "The Death Mask": th-cam.com/video/SfxqoqLG7CQ/w-d-xo.html
@@EnCryptedHorror
Oh thank you for that!
Im a big fan of Simon Stanhopes Bite Size Audio so i shall check back in his annals ( hopefully not to painfully har har)
& seek out The Death Mask!
I almost called my 2nd daughter Henrietta but settled on Harriet
Marguerite
My 1st daughter is Louisa Charlotte!
I do love Victorian Christian names.. cant be doing with these
Horrendous surnames as christian names...
You know, like Mackenzie or Madison; Porter or Peyton!
Sorry but they remind me of Trailer Parks, trowel thick make up & He said, She said & I go.
Sorry for being hoity toity but each to his/her own.
An anagram of my real full name & using up every single letter & omitting not one, i came up with
ELVIRA SNORHORSE...
Isnt that splendid? Not sure if i should live in The Shire with that sobriquet!
Anywiggles, thanks for your reply & i look forward always to your next edition!
Peace & Goodwill
🇬🇧👧
You would love the story, "Faerie Tale" by Raymond E Fiest, the Amadan Na Briona (the fool) is the perfect misunderstood villain in the story! One of my most favorites of all so far!
@@rayswoop4947
Yes, ive read it, quite a long read
& very much to take in.
It was quite a long time ago when i read it & always said id re read it... which i still have to do.
As a bibliophile, i read 4 to 6 books per month on average.
And there have been books ive read which, at the time.. did my head in.
Eg Clive Barkers The Great & Secret Show & his Imagicka.
However years later i re read both & found them 100% easier
& much more understandable & therefor more enjoyable.
I think i shall take my copy of Raymond Feists book & read it again very soon.
Thanks for reminding me!
Have you read The Great & Secret Show by Clive Barker?
Its pretty amazing.. as is Imagicka.
Both mind bending books.
Peace & Good Cheer
🇬🇧👧
Oooo noooo! Can't you just picture the patients in that sanatorium/sanitarium/sanatarium? Laying there listening to the trip-trap of ghostly cloven hooves doing the rounds every night? Brings new meaning to the term bed-Pan.....
This was well worth the (short) wait thanks Jasper. Your creator's note in the description actually made me laugh out loud!❤
I adore these old stories so much. There's something oddly satisfying - even comforting - dipping in to this long ago world, where breakfast and tea was 'set out' and people dressed for dinner, or took supper in their room and smoked thoughtfully afterwards by a freshly laid fire.
Bed-Pan, that was a clever one!!
😂
Bed-Pan! lol
Victorian England is a nice place to visit, but I wouldn't want to live there.
@@thurayya8905
I'd prefer to go back to the pre-enlightenment days in England to tell you the truth.
Definitely pre- industrialisation
Brilliantly written and brilliantly told! ,🌹
Thanks Rebecca. She's got a lovely style, hasn't she? It was a pleasure to narrate.
Thank you Rebecca. She'a got a lovely style, hasn't she? It was a pleasure to narrate.
Mr Jasper, just this past week I re-read Machens The Great God Pan and then re-listened to this gem. You really REALLY did a great job on this one, perfect slow pacing, build up and voices. A seriously great job. Your best yet imho. Thank you.
Thank you!
Most enjoyable! I love a good tale with pagan elements. But more than just the story itself you provide exquisite ambience and a patient, methodical reading that is superb. Thank you for a Sunday morning treat that makes being ill in bed all weekend less of a loss.
Hope you feel better soon. I had it last week.
Glad to help you recuperate! There is, as they say, a lot of it about.
A gripping tale that drew me right in. And Jasper read it so well, as always. Another memorable experience from EnCryptedClassicHorror.
Excellent Jasper Most Excellent 😊😊
Great! Glad you enjoyed 😊
My goodness Jasper that was presented and read magnificently !You have obviously put a huge amount of work into this for our pleasure, it is greatly appreciated.THANK YOU 🥰
You're very welcome! 👍
Very enjoyable. I think my cockatiel bird enjoyed it, too. He was quiet the whole way through . Thank you 😊
Oh I'm glad your cockatiel joined in. I'm aware I have a few cats and dogs among the listenership, so nice to hear from the avian community.
Every few days I check if you've posted a new story. When it does appear, my mood always brightens & I listen to it immediately.
I can count the so-so tales on one hand & have fingers unused, but still enjoy your narration regardless. "The Next Heir", was supremely written & seems more modern than it's age dictates. You do a hell of a job in researching & finding these lesser known tales.
When accompanied by your narration & production values, it makes for a damn fine 1 hour & 42 minutes!
You'd have tens of thousands of subscribers if youtube would promote you better!
I'm so glad you enjoy the channel, Bill. Some of the so-so ones I look back on and think, "Why did I bother with that?" but at the time I probably thought it had at least something good going for it. Usually what I'm looking for is an author who is relatively unknown, or a story with something interesting about the setting or the nature of the ghost etc. This one, though I had some reservations about the ending, I just really loved the slow build-up and all the little mysteries.
I would be delighted to find Pan, god of nature, music, and mischief outside my window! I think he’d appreciate the statue I have of him on my mantle. 😍
not me!
Until he decides to eat you…
@@petere5826when did Pan/Hermes start eating people?
@@jturtle5318 When his McDonalds happy meal cost $47.45. He figured cheaper to eat the dumb humans.
The protagonist mentions observing the Roman road (in the beginning of the story) easily recognized after centuries. And our modern and advanced society can't even build one that'll last twenty years.😡 Lots of work went into this long production, I appreciate all the labor, great story!
YUM. Thank you Jasper 💖
Um, do you think maybe it's because Roman roads had hundreds of pounds driving on them, maybe 1,500 vehicles a year?
Compared to our roads 1,000 pounds and above, hundreds of thousands of vehicles a year?
Why does everyone in comments sections either think
1) everyone in olden times was incredibly stupid and inefficient
Or
2) everyone and everything in olden times was much better than today.
Why do you admit your brash ignorance of engineering and physical realities with a comment like this?
Did you even think of the logistics for 1 minute before spouting your incredibly unfair comparison?
No, you just wanted to say something "funny" and apparently "insightful", before you actually stopped to think of the issues in an engineering perspective.
Wow. This is the most unthought-out comment I have read all day. And I spent all day reading comments sections, so you were up against the dumbest in the world, and still you succeeded at CPMPLETELY not understanding the issue you're waxing poetic about.
Please use your brain before you type next time, because actual engineers (and people who think) might be reading, and take pity on your incredibly obtuse middling of the issue.
Jesus wept. 👎🏾👎🏾👎🏾👎🏾👎🏾👎🏾👎🏾👎🏾👎🏾
Nine thumbs down. Don't quit your day job.
Dense as a supermassive black hole, you are.
That's funny, cuz it's what Cornwell's characters always say, but probably more true of the graft plaguing the West, TODAY, indeed. Cheers
That said, starting to wonder if it was, in fact, perhaps a PRE-deluvian society that built ALL of that stuff. Cheers, Redux (a little Latin consolation prize for the Romans amongst us, lol)
@@StalinLovsMsmZioglowfagz Same to you, friend. Trying to secure my tickets for the next Bacchanalia🍗🥣🍷
Superb narration of a thrilling story as always from Jasper. Kudos.
Thank you so much.
Well deserved - the best in the business for my money
Love these nice long ones! I do six mile walks a few times a week, and these keep me company. I do feel a bit like Richard has the heart of a little old lady. I've always wanted to live in a place like that! And as always, outstanding narration!
Loved everything about this. Thank you.
You're very welcome!
If I remember correctly, you’ve been working on this one for some time. Beautifully done Jasper! All of your hard work shows in the quality of your creations! It was well worth the wait!!! Ever since you did the story The Last Laugh, my interest in Pan or stories about forgotten gods has been piqued. Thank you for always stimulating my brain! 🐙 🐐
This story turned out to be very problematic - all sorts of technical issues and I started getting a sore throat and losing my voice part-way through the recording - but we got there in the end! Glad you liked it.
One of my very favorite stories, beautifully read. And the sound effects add so much - you even found appropriate flute music!
Just brilliant. I won the edge of my seat the entire time!
This is just BRILLIANT! Really PANtastic! Your narration abilities are the top of my list. When we are blessed with your talent, what are we to do but celebrate having access to it! We are blessed! Thank you so much for your thoughtful production of a written masterpiece. I think this one of my favorite stories as it has all those gothic elements that I love & the writing is exquisitely delivered. It is like triple cream on a currant poppy crisp- DELIGHTFULLY TART & TANGY! Perfection! 🪭
Thanks Evelan! Yes, this story is a sort of greatest hits package of supernatural tropes...and all the better for it. I really enjoyed reading it.
Brilliantly told
The ambience provided by the sound effects in this one was perfect. I like the way you put forethought into and obviously read the stories before recording them. So many narrators do a cold reading and have no emphasis or inflection at all in the appropriate places. I guess thats the difference between a voice actor and a mere reader. Very very good job
Thank you! I don't know how others work, but I build these recordings often sentence by sentence, sometimes doing multiple takes. That way, I can work on the pace and emphasis in the edit. I'm full of admiration for those I've seen who can read the whole piece live, but it's not something I could do.
Wow Thankyou. Going to save this for later tonight when it’s dark and spooky
Woohoo!! 💜
I absolutely adored this story👹❤️❤️
What a marvellous story, beautifully read. Thank you.
It seems this one was a struggle to carry out, thank you for all your efforts, I'll start this on the way to work tomorrow.
Thank you Neil 👍
👋 Jasper!! Love this....sorry I've not commented for a while....busy with book.😊
Writing your magnificent octopus, eh? More power to your elbow!
@@EnCryptedHorrorOpus the octopus 🐙!!
Love your note; well said!
A gripping story, effectively narrated!
Thanks and regards
Titanic effort Mr LeStrange .
You choices in story are always a surprise, and your productions faultless; I'm sure that you must sweat bullets over perfecting them sometimes.
Much appreciated.
Thank you! This one was beset by problems somehow. At one point I thought I'd lost half of the recording! But got there in the end 😄
Location, location, location. A 2 goat a year lease? You'd be beating them off.
Haha 🤣
Bloody good one 😀👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Thanks Tony! Glad you thought so!
Absolutely fantastic! Wonderful story and narration! I really love it!
Fantastic job!
This theme and the stories attached to it are amazing! These folks knew how to write.
Great job!
Thanks!
Thank you! Really glad to hear you enjoyed it.
Almost forgot, this definitely needs a cup of coffee!❤☕️
Thanks for the Super Thanks! 🙏
Enjoyed this. I also enjoyed the fact that there was no twist at the end, which I was half expecting.
Yes, everything turned out fine ☺
@@EnCryptedHorror I've been a fan of horror and ghost fiction since the 1980s. These days I prefer stories that focus more on mood rather than on tightly structured plots.
@JasonJason210 I hear you. This story I thought was chock full of ideas and had great atmosphere. I love it when I chance upon stories like this.
Just finished listening to a couple of your stories, Jasper. Shall plug myself into this one later on today. Thank you 💕
Dear Jasper, your Creator's Note is spot on. This is a new story on me and I really enjoyed it. Cheers.
Thanks Keith! It was new to me also, but I'll definitely be investigating more of her work.
It's fascinating how the history of pan has spread throughout the UK by the Roman occupation years ago. A lot of authors from over there have used satyrs and folk horror in their stories, which are my favorite.
Yes, I went down a bit of a rabbit-hole reading about Pan and how, throughout the ages, he has variously been taken as a proto-Christ as well as the anti-Christ. The link to Cain in this story feels quite unique. Certainly about the time this story was written, Pan was all the rage!
@@EnCryptedHorror he sure was! There is a really good one called, "Greenmantle," which is supposed to be Pan and Curnunnos all in one. I especially thought how interesting it was how the Christians began to depict the devil after Pan because he looked so...evil, and alien to them😆 thank you for this! I haven't heard this one. These types of stories always fills me with a sense of mystery and awe! Oh, and the proto christ is even mentioned in Greenmantle, it's really good. All the best Jas!
Great story. Very well read as always. Thank you Jasper 😊
You're welcome!
Absolutely masterful reading!
Thank you 🙏
Wow, there's a recipe for a sequel! Thank you for the time and effort put into this production. As always, great job. ☺
Thank you Rosie! Glad you enjoyed 😊
Beautifully presented all round for those marvelous tale. Highly enjoyable. Many thanks for the exceptional work x
WOW! Excellent job with this piece! Well worth the wait! You had my feathers standing on end!
BRAVO!👏 🙃
By the way, I just subscribed to your channel on Patreon!
Thank you Trixie! Glad you enjoyed. And thanks for signing up!
Thanks!
Thank you for the SuperThanks! That is so kind 🙏
Most excellent tale just my type & your narration was spot on ... Thank You for this latest gift to us all❣
Omigoodness.....I love a long one !!!😂
Steady...🧐🤭
Steady...🧐🤭
Just Brilliant!!
Really enjoyed this.
Glad to hear it!
Jolly good, quite drew me in. Nice to have a lengthier tale now n then. As noticed would be a fab spot for the poor buggers in the new nuthouse 😅.
Very charitable of him!?
excellent!
Thanks Jasper!
You're most welcome!
Thank you, as ever, mr L'strange,
I was most intrigued to read a reply from you to another fan regarding your having maybe some reservation regarding the ending.
I too had some trepidation as the story came to a close. Mine was a slight worry that ms Everett had somehow not quite finished the story in a manner (that I'd find) either robust enough or else too melodramatic.
I am most satisfied with that ever so subtle note of lingering dread, suspence and ambiguity that were achieved with such a concise handful of sentences.
Another bravura performance by all involved.
(I'd be most interested to know what was your hesitation regarding the end of the story. If uou have a little time and care to Share).
Either way as ever, a million thank yous
Hi Sam, my own feelings about the story are that it's possibly overstuffed with ideas and could have easily been a novel, and that this may have led to a somewhat truncated conclusion. I was a bit disappointed the first time I read the story that the second "momentous interview" happens offstage (as it were) and that the return to the house doesn't give us a climactic showdown. It felt like a nice slowburn build-up without a great pay-off. But I look for the good in things. I *really* love the set-up, I love a lot of the incidentals, and the second time I read it I was happier with how it ended. It's an interesting one though.
@EnCryptedClassicHorror I agree with what you say.
Definitely, the second 'momentous interview' might just as well have been given body (pardon me).
Likewise, the 'showdown' with the house being less combatative.
Perhaps we've both observed something that the author herself encountered. As you say, the tale has so many ideas that suggest more and yet don't give conclusions, that perhaps yhe author herself had , at first, intended a longer tale with more resolution, more conclusion. That somehow thos tale maybe got away from her and instead of delving deeper into the fight on the boat, the rituals the cousin needed sustaining, the history of thr connection with pan, with paganism....maybe initially there was to be more and somehow that shortened ending is tangible.
Perhaps.
This is a thought.
The dread implied by the land having a convalescent home being built on it and our hero bringing his wife to live (possibly uninformed) at the other house all leaves me with enough of a sensation that the genuii loci may still need appeasement.
Thank you for your reply and the works.
S
Your stories are amazing
Thank you!
Another fantastic listening experience. Unfortunately, not accompanied by barbecue flavour popcorn this time. The shop had run out.
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nice!
I've finally realized after all this time listening to you, who your voice reminds me of & I hope you don't mind me putting this up here. You can always delete it. It's the lead singer of *Gerry & the Pacemakers* ... *Gerry Marsden.* I like his song "Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying". I always think of it as a city song ...don't know why...I ... just...do. Wonderful music they created
I never in a million years would have expected that name, Miji! I'll have to check out some interviews with Gerry to see if I can hear the similarity. I too like the song "Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying". Weirdly, I was only the other day watching Gerry and the Pacemakers perform on a Brit Invasion episode of an old 70s show called Midnight Special.
It is a very good story. But, I will always wonder what the conditions were that he would not just swear to, but was greatly horrified by. He already had a good idea of what would be asked of him. What else was demanded?
Tried to save this for later…. No chance
Hello Jasper, I listen to your stories before bed - they're great! I'm hoping you could help me identify a story I heard and haven't been able to find since -- I'm pretty sure it was on your channel. Premise: a man travels to France and stays at an inn near the birthplace of Joan of Arc (maybe he was working on a book?) and the porter at the hotel warns him against uncovering something supernatural. Thanks!
That would be "One Who Saw" by A M Burrage: th-cam.com/video/MxQrVFNZWDM/w-d-xo.htmlsi=IK-uCrBHOeqBTOsB
Thanks!!@@EnCryptedHorror
Really like this one but I would have had a darker ending. The Satyrs grab Quinton the arsonist, drag him to the altar stone , a Faun sacrifices him as they dance in glee and the famished Great God Pan appears ……to dine on both soul and flesh.
One of my late uncles would often say to someone he did not want on his porch *"See that road out there, go get on it."* This is what you said *Jasper* in your written intro if they don't like it in this community 😉
Haha! I might take your uncle's expression for my next intro 😁
@@EnCryptedHorror Feel free to do so
Horses/mules not raised with/around goats are terrified of them. I'll take their word for it. My mule actually preferred chasing a freight train just like in the movies to moving past a herd of goats. Ill take their word for it. Pan is not for me. Now a nice centaur, maybe..😅🏇😊
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Pan was a Greek god, so I am surprised that the present owner of the estate is interested in Roman finds. But, I am only almost halfway through the story, so perhaps this discrepancy is later explained.
TS 1:06:08 cult of Pan
Thanks!
Thank you for the SuperThanks! You are very kind 🙏
Thanks!
Thank you for the SuperThanks! Very kind of you 🙏