"The Vertical Ladder" by William Sansom
Young Flegg accepts the dare of climbing to the top of a disused gas tower. As his ย climb goes on and on, however, he becomes increasingly panicked.
This ย is an audio presentation of "The Vertical Tower" by William Sansom (1946). It is narrated and produced by Jasper L'Estrange for EnCrypted Classic Horror.
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About the episode:
"The ย Vertical Ladder" by William Sansom. First published in Good ย Housekeeping magazine, November 1946. It was first collected in ย "Something Terrible, Something Lovely" by William Sansom (1948, pub. Hogarth Press).
Credit where credit's due:
Very Low Note by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4581-very-low-note
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseTheme ย music: ย The Black Waltz by Scott Buckley | www.scottbuckley.com.au ย Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com Attribution 4.0 International ย (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Incidental music:
Spc X2x (Unseen Presence) by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/6738-spc-x2x-unseen-presence-
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Sound effects: ย All sound effects sourced at Freesound.
The recording was created using Audacity and BandLab. Podcast hosted by Anchor.
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