I hope you enjoy my latest recording - this time of a rather droll story from 1951. You can listen to more Ghost (and Horror) Stories for Christmas on the playlist: th-cam.com/play/PL7JYpOrSDoCdOa4uUF8OMcBHxVfP-hpef.html
Missing your readings; glad to read you are well, and hoping life is treating you well. Rest assured that many of us would be excited to hear your talents applied to some classic tales again, should you choose to do so.
Fantastic story and narration. Good job telling the old man you live out of hotels and nobody is expecting you. Fantastic! Great music and sound, as always.
Jasper, another great holiday story, thank you! And no matter how hellish the holidays become this year, I can always console myself that at least I am not Jasper's guest.
Fantastic story, loved the twist at the end! This reminds me of a short story called The Tsantsa, from a horror anthology published by either Penguin or Puffin in the 80s... I shall have to dig out my collection 😁😁😁
Oh good story! I love Spider stories & in fact as the tale neared its end, i quite believed the old Policeman Plod would suddenly turn into a great arachnid, grab the unfortunate chap & bundle him up in a cocoon & as fast as his 8 legs would carry him, flee back to the mad old man to let him have his head while the Copper munched down on the body!!!🕷 A tad grusome, but still a terror for those with arachnophobia! Thank you Mr Strange Regards 🇬🇧👧
Now *that* would have been a tale of the unexpected 😂. Actually if PC Plod was revealed to be colluding with the blind chap in the old headshrinking business that would have been a twist.
Lovely and dark, claustrophobic, my best mate used to have a rose hair tarantula, he used to take it out of it's tank and put it on me when we were drunk...then just get up and walk out the room.
I love this story, even though I suffer from MAJOR arachnophobia! Btw...I thought you were taking a break...don't get me wrong, I'm thrilled everytime I see your notifications. Just hope you are taking care of YOU first and foremost 💜
Hahaha, yeah my girl’s just like you. For some reason I can handle spiders, but I had insects. Something about how mechanical and robotic they are. You probably subconsciously don’t like how soft they are and that they’re like a hand. That kinda humanizes them for me. That said, no one wants to play with a black widow or a brown recluse (we have them in the states if your a Limey). Cheers!
Thank you Jasper for all the work you do to make these productions. It always makes my day better as well. I don't understand the reasons I'm so entertained but I guess I carry a little of the macabre in me! Hope you enjoy the holiday season and I appreciate the gifts you give us.
I wondered if it was just the author drawing the parallel between the man and his guest as spider and fly (with most spiders being nearly blind despite the excess eyes 😄). Then again, I thought his torture with the Peruvian tribe and the ensuing blindness had sent him mad. Or it just added a layer of creepiness.
The blindness added a creepy layer.The Orchid that blooms in the tree tops is called a Ghost Orchid.They are high prizes for poachers and only exist in the florida everglades here.
Omigoodness, Jasper! I've just woken up and seen this.......that means I'll have to use all my willpower to wait till tonight. But it won't be too much of a hardship, because I've got a busy day. I'll be up to my eyes drinking tea, eating biscuits and reading my new book "The Gallows Pole". See you later, Hil xx I love you to the kettle and back x
@@EnCryptedHorror It's good, but not an easy read, ( for me, I mean) big chunks are in dialect, so I have to read those bits twice. But then, I am getting on, lol, more difficult to flex your brain! But it's worth the effort, there's only been one book I couldn't finish, that's The Blood Doctor, by Ruth Rendell, writing as Barbara Vine, I think I tried 3 times and never got past half way. And it had a family tree on the fly page.......never a good sign! See you soon x
Yes, not too bothered by spiders myself. But the blood curdling screams from others at L'Estrange Towers when they see one...those scare me half to death! 😱
Haha! I think he was blind. Spiders are mostly (virtually) blind apparently so the host was the spider to the wayfarer's fly...was how I took it. Other than that a droll observation that a man who has fought in WW2 and survived all manner of tropical perils should still find a tiny spider the most horrifying thing in the world 😆
@@EnCryptedHorror well [spoiler alert] what if the spider fell into the narrator's open mouth & he was forced to swallow it? But its inherent toxin was the antidote to the paralytic. High ugh factor, eh?
I walk through a web every morning at the moment when I fetch my bicycle from the shed (little biographical info there 😄). By the time I arrive at work I feel like Indiana Jones emerging from the Hovito temple 😆
Brava! So lovely, cozy and chilly all about! I especially enjoyed the nuance of the plot twist: (SPOILER ALERT 🚨) I’m not familiar with F. McDermott, but this is especially clever for the fact no pseudoscientific reason is given, for why our protagonist overcame the strong paralytic drug, due to phobia. Our protagonist never knew why, and, perhaps the author didn’t even know or, perhaps he held back that final card. Yet, it has a valid medical explanation that would perfectly serve a modern plot = adrenaline. From fear, in this case, a saving grace. ❤ I think my arachnophobic friends who love horror might especially appreciate this one! I, for one, would enjoy more F. McDermott presented time is by the great Jasper L’Estrange...
Yes, it's funny too, isn't it? The primal reaction to such a small (and harmless) creature generates fear surpassing the terrifying predicament he finds himself in. I might be wrong...but I think this may be the author's *only* horror story...
Late comment as I’ve just listened to this wonderful story.I thought immediately of a huge surge of adrenaline too which overcame the effect of the drug.
I hope you enjoy my latest recording - this time of a rather droll story from 1951. You can listen to more Ghost (and Horror) Stories for Christmas on the playlist: th-cam.com/play/PL7JYpOrSDoCdOa4uUF8OMcBHxVfP-hpef.html
Tonight's bedtime listening - thank you Jasper!
You are waaay too underrated, Jasper. Thank you for another excellent show of your talent. 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏🕊️🕊️🕊️✝️
Great great great Sfx & Music staffing.
My aforementioned giant house spider enjoyed that one Jasper.🕷
Haha! Glad to hear it 😂
Missing your readings; glad to read you are well, and hoping life is treating you well. Rest assured that many of us would be excited to hear your talents applied to some classic tales again, should you choose to do so.
Fantastic story and narration.
Good job telling the old man you live out of hotels and nobody is expecting you.
Fantastic! Great music and sound, as always.
Bet he didn't hate spiders quite so bad after that
This story was awesomely narrated!
Disregarding Spiderman, that's the first story I have ever heard of a spider being the hero or heroine.
Jasper, another great holiday story, thank you! And no matter how hellish the holidays become this year, I can always console myself that at least I am not Jasper's guest.
Oh, I don't know. It's always good to have a friend for dinner...
Fantastic story, loved the twist at the end! This reminds me of a short story called The Tsantsa, from a horror anthology published by either Penguin or Puffin in the 80s... I shall have to dig out my collection 😁😁😁
Oh good story! I love Spider stories & in fact as the tale neared its end, i quite believed the old Policeman Plod would suddenly turn into a great arachnid, grab the unfortunate chap & bundle him up in a cocoon & as fast as his 8 legs would carry him, flee back to the mad old man to let him have his head while the Copper munched down on the body!!!🕷
A tad grusome, but still a terror for those with arachnophobia!
Thank you Mr Strange
Regards
🇬🇧👧
Now *that* would have been a tale of the unexpected 😂. Actually if PC Plod was revealed to be colluding with the blind chap in the old headshrinking business that would have been a twist.
This is why mummy always warned: Never talk to strangers-
Yes...and never sit on the bed to look at the shrunken heads...😄
Well, that was terrifying. 😮
Marvelous, as always. Thank you for your superior narrative skills!
Lovely and dark, claustrophobic, my best mate used to have a rose hair tarantula, he used to take it out of it's tank and put it on me when we were drunk...then just get up and walk out the room.
Haha! With friends like that...😄
A beautifully read story, with perfect music. The care and artistry that goes into these. You are SUPERB.
Thank you! Very kind of you.
I love this story, even though I suffer from MAJOR arachnophobia! Btw...I thought you were taking a break...don't get me wrong, I'm thrilled everytime I see your notifications. Just hope you are taking care of YOU first and foremost 💜
Hahaha, yeah my girl’s just like you. For some reason I can handle spiders, but I had insects. Something about how mechanical and robotic they are. You probably subconsciously don’t like how soft they are and that they’re like a hand. That kinda humanizes them for me.
That said, no one wants to play with a black widow or a brown recluse (we have them in the states if your a Limey).
Cheers!
Love the V Femmes, BTW.
Thanks Violet. I've taken my foot off the pedal a bit, but had a bit of quiet time and a spare couple of hours so was able to record some stories.
Absolutely horrifying!!
Thank you Jasper for all the work you do to make these productions. It always makes my day better as well. I don't understand the reasons I'm so entertained but I guess I carry a little of the macabre in me! Hope you enjoy the holiday season and I appreciate the gifts you give us.
Glad you're enjoying the entertainment. I appreciate the macabre too. I find it oddly...cosy 😁
That was terrifying.A really good story with excellent narration.Thank you Jasper.
Thank you! And thanks for the Super Thanks!
@@EnCryptedHorror ❤️
I couldn't see why the old guy had to be blind, it didn't add much, but that was a great story of its type!
I wondered if it was just the author drawing the parallel between the man and his guest as spider and fly (with most spiders being nearly blind despite the excess eyes 😄). Then again, I thought his torture with the Peruvian tribe and the ensuing blindness had sent him mad. Or it just added a layer of creepiness.
@@EnCryptedHorror l didn't know that about spiders! 😂
The blindness added a creepy layer.The Orchid that blooms in the tree tops is called a Ghost Orchid.They are high prizes for poachers and only exist in the florida everglades here.
Omigoodness, Jasper! I've just woken up and seen this.......that means I'll have to use all my willpower to wait till tonight. But it won't be too much of a hardship, because I've got a busy day. I'll be up to my eyes drinking tea, eating biscuits and reading my new book "The Gallows Pole". See you later, Hil xx I love you to the kettle and back x
Ooh, is that the Benjamin Myers book? Sounds interesting.
@@EnCryptedHorror It's good, but not an easy read, ( for me, I mean) big chunks are in dialect, so I have to read those bits twice. But then, I am getting on, lol, more difficult to flex your brain! But it's worth the effort, there's only been one book I couldn't finish, that's The Blood Doctor, by Ruth Rendell, writing as Barbara Vine, I think I tried 3 times and never got past half way. And it had a family tree on the fly page.......never a good sign! See you soon x
Like everything you do, this was wonderfully evocative and creepy!
Oh boy, was this an unexpected thriller! I am not afraid of spiders (in fact, I quite like them), but I can feel for the narrator nonetheless.
Yes, not too bothered by spiders myself. But the blood curdling screams from others at L'Estrange Towers when they see one...those scare me half to death! 😱
Nice! I just watched the Suspense TV Series episode of The Spider on TH-cam last night.
I'm saving this for a little later, but the title has me creeped out in anticipation!
Hope you enjoy it 🤞
Yes, I did!
Excellent! I wish that title gave less away however, -might have been quite a different experience.
If I'd written it I might have called it "A Place To Get His Head Down".
Thank you a millionfold. A Roald Dahlish feeling about the twist. Was he really blind? Was the spider traumatised?
Haha! I think he was blind. Spiders are mostly (virtually) blind apparently so the host was the spider to the wayfarer's fly...was how I took it. Other than that a droll observation that a man who has fought in WW2 and survived all manner of tropical perils should still find a tiny spider the most horrifying thing in the world 😆
Thank you Jasper!
Welcome Arwcwb 👍
Fanbloodytastic! My ❤ skipped several beats x
Thanks
Very cool I will watch more 👌 thank you
Thank you, Veronica. Welcome to the channel 👋
A great story, thank you Jasper. Sweet dreams to you, too!
Thanks Nancy 😊
BRAVO.
Thank you kindly 🙏
This one scared me.
Job done 😄
Great sound effects Mr L. Not too much & just enough. Ending fooled me. I'd have done something quite different with that spider.
Thanks Ramey. *leans in* What would you have done?
@@EnCryptedHorror well [spoiler alert] what if the spider fell into the narrator's open mouth & he was forced to swallow it? But its inherent toxin was the antidote to the paralytic. High ugh factor, eh?
That would have been awesome 🤣
Truly awful ... I walked through several webs this year *THX Jasper*
I walk through a web every morning at the moment when I fetch my bicycle from the shed (little biographical info there 😄). By the time I arrive at work I feel like Indiana Jones emerging from the Hovito temple 😆
@@EnCryptedHorror 😬😬😬😬😬
@@EnCryptedHorror Biking to work! How cool is that! 🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲
Brava! So lovely, cozy and chilly all about! I especially enjoyed the nuance of the plot twist: (SPOILER ALERT 🚨)
I’m not familiar with F. McDermott, but this is especially clever for the fact no pseudoscientific reason is given, for why our protagonist overcame the strong paralytic drug, due to phobia. Our protagonist never knew why, and, perhaps the author didn’t even know or, perhaps he held back that final card. Yet, it has a valid medical explanation that would perfectly serve a modern plot = adrenaline. From fear, in this case, a saving grace. ❤
I think my arachnophobic friends who love horror might especially appreciate this one! I, for one, would enjoy more F. McDermott presented time is by the great Jasper L’Estrange...
Yes, it's funny too, isn't it? The primal reaction to such a small (and harmless) creature generates fear surpassing the terrifying predicament he finds himself in.
I might be wrong...but I think this may be the author's *only* horror story...
Late comment as I’ve just listened to this wonderful story.I thought immediately of a huge surge of adrenaline too which overcame the effect of the drug.
𝓟Ř𝔬𝓂𝔬𝐒ϻ 💖
Straight banger.
Which was the spider referred to by the title, we can wonder…
Deliciously creepy! Thank you Jas!