EnCrypted Horror - narrated by Jasper LEstrange | "Mr. Meldrum's Mania" by John Metcalfe | Strange fiction | Original audio narration @EnCryptedHorror | Uploaded September 2022 | Updated October 2024, 9 hours ago.
When the otherwise unassuming Amos Meldrum begins to experience the strange sensation of having an invisible (yet palpable) nose in place of his own, his friends and acquaintances think he must be suffering from a bizarre mania. But is the truth far more peculiar, and can his psychoanalyst Dr. Fazo get to the bottom of things?
This original recording is an audio presentation by Jasper L'Estrange for EnCrypted: The Classic Horror Podcast. "Mr.Meldrum's Mania" by John Metcalfe (1931).
Chapters:
0:00 Intro music
0:00:20 What happened in the elevator?
0:06:07 Mr. Meldrum loses a tooth
0:13:16 The "mania" begins
0:26:08 Spoade's experiment
0:31:40 Incident at the British Museum
0:40:41 "Mr. Smith" and Dr. Fazo
1:01:27 Dr. Fazo's findings
1:12:06 The elevator incident
1:23:13 Outro
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Researching, reading, re-reading, recording, mixing, uploading, promoting each of these short story audio presentations takes many hours - possibly more than you'd imagine. You can say thank you in the following ways:
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Get in touch! I like to hear from listeners, so feel free to reach out to me on the socials. If you want to discuss the show, talk business, or have any ideas for stories you'd like to hear in future episodes, contact me: encryptedpod@gmail.com
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About the story:
"Mr. Meldrum's Mania" by John Metcalfe. First published in "Judas and Other Stories" by John Metcalfe. Pub. Constable & Co., 1931.
Credit where credit's due:
Theme music: The Black Waltz by Scott Buckley | www.scottbuckley.com.au Music promoted by chosic.com Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
The following music was used for this media project:
Music: The Chamber by Kevin MacLeod
Free download: filmmusic.io/song/4486-the-chamber
License (CC BY 4.0): filmmusic.io/standard-license
Artist website: incompetech.com
Ominous by Kevin MacLeod
Link: incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4162-ominous
License: filmmusic.io/standard-license
Music used : "The Somnambulistβs Daughter" composed and produced by "Vivek Abhishek" Music link : youtu.be/XrgZ5cl86Ds SUBSCRIBE us on YOUTUBE: bit.ly/3qumnPH Follow on Facebook : bit.ly/33RWRtP Follow on Instagram : bit.ly/2ImU2JV
Music used : " NO WAY OUT " composed and produced by "Vivek Abhishek" Music link : youtu.be/sqqS6BME9n0 SUBSCRIBE us on YOUTUBE: bit.ly/3qumnPH Follow on Facebook : bit.ly/33RWRtP Follow on Instagram : bit.ly/2ImU2JV
The following music was used for this media project:
Music: Countdown by Alexander Nakarada
Free download: filmmusic.io/song/4865-countdown
License (CC BY 4.0): filmmusic.io/standard-license
Artist website: serpentsoundstudios.com
Sound effects: All sound effects sourced at Freesound.
*Used with the following licence: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
The recording was created using Audacity and BandLab. Podcast hosted by Anchor.
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When the otherwise unassuming Amos Meldrum begins to experience the strange sensation of having an invisible (yet palpable) nose in place of his own, his friends and acquaintances think he must be suffering from a bizarre mania. But is the truth far more peculiar, and can his psychoanalyst Dr. Fazo get to the bottom of things?
This original recording is an audio presentation by Jasper L'Estrange for EnCrypted: The Classic Horror Podcast. "Mr.Meldrum's Mania" by John Metcalfe (1931).
Chapters:
0:00 Intro music
0:00:20 What happened in the elevator?
0:06:07 Mr. Meldrum loses a tooth
0:13:16 The "mania" begins
0:26:08 Spoade's experiment
0:31:40 Incident at the British Museum
0:40:41 "Mr. Smith" and Dr. Fazo
1:01:27 Dr. Fazo's findings
1:12:06 The elevator incident
1:23:13 Outro
πππππππππππππππ
Please support my work...
Researching, reading, re-reading, recording, mixing, uploading, promoting each of these short story audio presentations takes many hours - possibly more than you'd imagine. You can say thank you in the following ways:
Patreon: patreon.com/encryptedpod
YouTube channel membership: youtube.com/c/EnCryptedClassicHorror/join
One-off donation: ko-fi.com/encryptedpodcast
You can now also say THANKS with a SUPER THANKS!
Get in touch! I like to hear from listeners, so feel free to reach out to me on the socials. If you want to discuss the show, talk business, or have any ideas for stories you'd like to hear in future episodes, contact me: encryptedpod@gmail.com
πππππππππππππππ
About the story:
"Mr. Meldrum's Mania" by John Metcalfe. First published in "Judas and Other Stories" by John Metcalfe. Pub. Constable & Co., 1931.
Credit where credit's due:
Theme music: The Black Waltz by Scott Buckley | www.scottbuckley.com.au Music promoted by chosic.com Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
The following music was used for this media project:
Music: The Chamber by Kevin MacLeod
Free download: filmmusic.io/song/4486-the-chamber
License (CC BY 4.0): filmmusic.io/standard-license
Artist website: incompetech.com
Ominous by Kevin MacLeod
Link: incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4162-ominous
License: filmmusic.io/standard-license
Music used : "The Somnambulistβs Daughter" composed and produced by "Vivek Abhishek" Music link : youtu.be/XrgZ5cl86Ds SUBSCRIBE us on YOUTUBE: bit.ly/3qumnPH Follow on Facebook : bit.ly/33RWRtP Follow on Instagram : bit.ly/2ImU2JV
Music used : " NO WAY OUT " composed and produced by "Vivek Abhishek" Music link : youtu.be/sqqS6BME9n0 SUBSCRIBE us on YOUTUBE: bit.ly/3qumnPH Follow on Facebook : bit.ly/33RWRtP Follow on Instagram : bit.ly/2ImU2JV
The following music was used for this media project:
Music: Countdown by Alexander Nakarada
Free download: filmmusic.io/song/4865-countdown
License (CC BY 4.0): filmmusic.io/standard-license
Artist website: serpentsoundstudios.com
Sound effects: All sound effects sourced at Freesound.
*Used with the following licence: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
The recording was created using Audacity and BandLab. Podcast hosted by Anchor.
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