"Tarnhelm" by Hugh Walpole | Classic horror stories | Audio presentation
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- Опубликовано: 17 окт 2024
- A shy but imaginative young boy is sent to stay with his strange uncles in Cumberland and begins to uncover their sinister secrets while being tormented by visions of a horrifying yellow dog.
This is an audio presentation of "Tarnhelm" by Hugh Walpole (1929), performed and produced by Jasper L'Estrange for the EnCrypted Classic Horror podcast. Contains sound effects and musical elements. Caution: some loud noises.
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About the story:
"Tarnhelm". First collected and published in "All Souls' Night" by Hugh Walpole. Published by Macmillan & Co., 1929.
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A deeply strange and unsettling story from Hugh Walpole, first published in 1929. I hope you enjoy. I am going to be out of action for about a week but will be back with more short story audio soon. Cheers.
CONTENT ADVICE: 💣 Loud Noise.
No ticking clocks this time though.
I hope everything goes as well as humanly possible whatever you’re up to Jasper.... This story is exactly my cup of tea- sounds fascinating and will look forward to hearing from you next week! Love this channel so, so Soooo much!!!🌟
Epic story this one! 😃
You are an expert at creating a mood where flesh crawling is an integral part. Thank you again!
That was absolutely marvelous! Beautifully written! And read brilliantly! My nephews know this part of the country well and will love it! Thanks!
💫💙Indeed. Jolly good, cup of🍵?💙💫
Very intriguing story, beautifully read as always. I both enjoyed and found myself frustrated by the ambiguity surrounding what Uncle Robert might have been up to. The whole dynamic of the household reminded me a bit of M.R. James's "Lost Hearts"... except that Uncle Robert's motives are left much murkier than those of the dastardly Mr. Abney, and Bob Armstrong and Uncle Constance ultimately prove to be more effective guardians than the clueless servants in James's tale.
Boy asks: "Well uncle, how are you feeling tonight ?"
Uncle replies: "Ruff !.... Ruff !"
Wow, that was pretty horrifying! I could see it playing out like a very old black and white movie.
Good grief this tale gets under my skin. I cannot think of many others that express childhood fearfulness and trauma quite as unsettingly. As always - a fantastic interpretation.
Hi AtomSeaHuze, I agree - it's a really brilliant evocation of a lonely and disturbed childhood.
Not one for werewolf stories, but this one got to me. It ran much deeper than a horror story, as you have pointed out. What a phenomenal writer Walpole is, and loved your telling of this startling tale, thank you!
You might want to look up Tom Fool, the last ever court jester who lived at Muncaster Castle (as mentioned in this story).
Tom Fool became the close confidante of the king of Muncaster Castle and was pretty evil. There are two portraits of him (unknown for someone so lowly to have a portrait made in those days) which are said to be haunted.
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Now that was REALLY creepy and very unsettling! Brilliant story and the music and sound effects perfectly matched the text and your narration of it. Thank you very much.
You're welcome. Thanks Susan 🙏
Outstandingly spooky read of a very spooky writing.
Wow. This was possibly the most disturbing story I've listened to. Wonderful job on the audio atmosphere too.
Thank you, BB 🙏
I was truly startled by the 'oddness' of that story, and had immediately to research Hugh Walpole, who, just because l'd got this view in my head of him, l hadn't bothered to check out how... I don't know... anguished the man himself was, Uncle Constance and all. I think you represented Constance very reasonably! I think there's a lot to know, other than him being gay, about Walpole. Brilliantly read, as all of us very grateful fans always want to tell you, Jasper. 👍
Yes, Walpole is a fascinating (if slightly forgotten) figure. One of those people who seemed to cross paths with all the other famous figures of his time. I think his writing on what it's like to be a "different" child is very strong here.
Our second listening of this story, just brilliant. Thanks guys.
Really troubling, gripping story of childhood neglect and trauma. Horror. Elegant presentation, love the accents and the sound images. Thank you, Jesper
You're welcome, Marti!
Absolutely loved this one especially as I was brought up in the area. Thanks Jasper, you add so much to the story with your faultless narration.
Very kind of you to say 🙏
Love that unsettling music rearing it's tenebrous head at just the right time. You are magnificent 😁
I must remember to listen to this again on Christmas Eve.
It's already added to the Christmas ghost story playlist 🙂 ruclips.net/p/PL7JYpOrSDoCdOa4uUF8OMcBHxVfP-hpef
Fabulous story! Another eminent dramatized narration, with your signature music & sound effects that encompass the absolute audio bliss! (A dandy eye catching thumbnail illustration too.) You will be in my thoughts & prayers, my friend, during your sabbatical. Will be relistening to your back catalog until your return..😉
Thank you, Terry 🙏
Well done L’Estrange. I had to sleep with the lamp light on
Fabulous. Thank you. ☺️👵🏻🇦🇺
You're welcome! Thanks Kay 🙏
I love this one, the tower makes me think of Gormenghast .....
Great story and narration!
It really sets the tone of fear and terror. The story exudes a setting of oldness, past splendor, and times of the past.
Great job!
Glad you enjoyed this one! Keep your eye out for my next upload tonight...as there are some similarities...🐕
@EnCryptedClassicHorror it was great. Now I know what I will be doing this evening over a glass of scotch! I'm looking forward to it.
Your background noise and music are amazing.
Thanks!
These are the kind of stories I live for!!! Thank you!!😁
You're very welcome! Thanks Ray 👍
Wonderfully written and read superbly. Thank you again 💜
You're welcome 🙏
You are wonderful at creating a mood where flesh crawling is an integral part. Thank you again!
Excellent narration which totally freaked me out. Well done.
This is my favorite of your recordings!
Great story, very well read of course. I hope you're week off is for pleasure and you enjoy yourself, I wish you and yours all the best!
Thanks Laura, back atcha 😊
Very nice, brooding story. And excellent production, as always. Thank you so much.
You're welcome! Thank you, Blue 😊
I LOVE your voice Thank you so much ❤️
Great pick on this story and a great reading. Thank you!
You're welcome. Cheers Darryl 🍻
Love this story. I often listen to Morgan Scorpion's channel, and 1st heard it there. Looking forward to hearing your version 💜
Thanks Violet 🙂
Morgan Scorpion has been a favorite of mine for years now and I am pleased to hear her mentioned.
@@atomseahuze2687 I LOVE her. I have a playlist of many of my favorites that I've listened to over and over for years...and still do.
@@atomseahuze2687 Just saw your playlists and couldn't help but notice the Ligotti stories, as well as some of my favorites read by Ms Scorpion. I'm dying to hear someone (hint hint Jasper) narrate "A Different Morecambe"....which is so disturbing I honestly haven't listened to it for awhile. I think I mentioned it to Jasper after listening to The Ladder(?) I believe it was called. That story disturbed me in the way "A Different Morecambe" did.
@@violetfemme411 I have delayed responding to your comments first off to revisit "A Different Morecombe" again. I will say you should seek out a story called "The Lost Boy Found" by Terry Lamsley if you are not aware of it from his collection DARK MATTERS. It is a masterpiece of this style that Walpole and Unsworth envoke gone even further.. As far as I know there is no audio version alas. I have mentioned Lamsley on this channel before and sincerely think him for a brief period and a handful of tales one of the best purveyors of this type of fictions. Thank you for you replies.
Loved it!! Thank you 💕
You're welcome 🙏
Brilliant reading!! ❤️
Enjoy your time off - hope it is for pleasure. We'll be here waiting.
Oh yes, it's for pleasure. Thanks June 🙂
Excellent story masterfully told!
Thank you shadownet3d 🙏
This was perfection Jasper 👍👍👍👍👍 & what more can I say🏆🏆🏆
Thanks Miji 🙏
This is truly a masterpiece
That was excellent!! Such a creepy story, and your narration was fantastic!
Thanks hardtek517 😊
Loved your wonderful narration of this great story.
I'm a bit late commenting on this one due to RUclips acting up! Loved it of course.
Great, thanks John 👍 I noticed a bit of RUclips weirdness yesterday. Seems to be okay now.
Excellent as always Jasper
Thank you, Joe 👍
Very good thank you!
really good story. one of the 6est i've heard yet. : )
and very well read. : )
Good one, isn't it? 🙂 Thanks Quinn.
Damn, I didn't want it to end, I wish I could visit a beautiful castle like that and write my stories by a lamp, in a wood paneled study...with a clock ticking😄😁
Haha! Some people hate it when I put the ticking clocks in. I'm glad you liked it!
@@EnCryptedHorror yessir😄😄😁
Excellent
Enjoy your time off! 💜
I will! 😁
Kudos.
Not read much Walpole; Horace yes, not Hugh. A great bedtime yarn. 🐕
I wondered about your weather, It's like Wisconsin or Minnesota in America. I used to live Up There, now at 73 I have a Senior Apartment in San Francisco which is Cold but Never Frozen. I asked Google Why is England always cold?
Why does the UK have terrible weather?
Northern Ireland and the west of Scotland are the most exposed to the maritime polar air mass which brings cool moist air; the east of Scotland and north-east England are more exposed to the continental polar air mass which brings cold dry air.
With a strong polar vortex, the jet stream (air current) becomes stronger, causing stormy and wet weather. A weaker polar vortex often leaves room for winds to hit the UK from elsewhere - northerly and easterly winds are common.
Haha! Thanks, greedy. I should mention that in the south and midlands of England it isn't always cold. We have at least a fortnight each year when it becomes unbearably hot (21 celcius 🌡🥵) and we all moan like hell 🤣
"...built like a thick-set, conceited woman..."
Oh yesss...yes indeed!
THAT is a well-turned phrase 😚Chef's kiss
Haha! Lovely way with words, Walpole 😄
@@EnCryptedHorror Quite so 😄
Really enjoyed this story. It's amazing that Hugh could include so much Gay allusion in those unenlightened days? Beautifully read 😍
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Ha! With this all-male household, one uncle feminine, washing and feeding another, with a large manly servant who creeps into bed with the boy to comfort him, I was expecting more homosexual undertones, with dear dirty uncle turning out to be a vampire at least. Instead we get Wotan and Loki, a Wagneran story so strongly heterosexual as to quiet all such undertones. A good writer explores many dimensions!
Yes, a lot of subtext to pick at in this one. Glad you liked it 🙂
@@EnCryptedHorror As I listen to you ALL the time instead of buying books, I'm trying to get at least the price of a couple of paperbacks to you, but Paypal keeps on quelching my attempts due to confusion as to my identity. I WILL win through though. Please never stop producing these wonderful readings!
Failed, I call.