"The Tarn" by Hugh Walpole

An unsuccessful novelist harbours a bitter resentment towards a literary rival. But when his supposed nemesis visits his lakeland home, why does he feel strangely compelled to take him to visit the inky black waters of The Tarn?

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This is an audio presentation of "The Tarn" by Hugh Walpole. It is narrated and produced by Jasper L'Estrange for EnCrypted: The Classic Horror Podcast.

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About the episode:

"The Tarn" by Hugh Walpole. First published in The Silver Thorn, and Other Stories (Macmillan and Co.), 1928.

Credit where credit's due:

Incidental music:

Awkward Meeting by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3400-awkward-meeting
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Spider's Web by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4406-spider-s-web
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

The House of Leaves by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4496-the-house-of-leaves
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

The Ghost Castle by Frank Schröter
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6602-the-ghost-castle
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Sound effects: All sound effects sourced at Freesound.org

The recording was created using Audacity and BandLab. Podcast hosted by Anchor.