Jack Straw's Castle by B.M. Croker was published in 1896 included In the Kingdom of Kerry and Other Stories. The story is one of Croker’s more macabre pieces and involves a murder— specifically by decapitation. At the End of the Passage by Rudyard Kipling was published in 1890. It tells the story of four young men, a doctor, a civil servant, a surveyor, and an engineer, who get together each week in the engineer’s house in a remote station, to dine and chat. It is the summer season, and there is no escape from the heat and dust, and little to entertain them. Hummil, the engineer, is near the end of his tether, arguing stridently with the others, in a vile temper. He has not slept properly for days, and when he does drop off, he is afflicted by fearful dreams. He has put a spur in his bed to stop himself drifting into the shallow sleep of nightmares.The doctor, Spurstow, unloads Hummil’s gun, lest he shoot himself, and gives him bromide to help him sleep deeply. But when they return a week later, they find him dead. There are images of horror in the dead eyes. Narrator and Producer Marlene Pardo Pellicer Podcast of classic horror, mystery, skulduggery, adventure and ghost stories. Who's hiding in the closet? What's under the bed? You'll be asking yourself these questions after you listen to these creepalicious tales that'll have you leaving the lights on when you go to sleep. Website – http://www.NightshadeDiary.com Listen or Download mp3 files, also links to video series ALSO LOOK FOR NIGHTSHADE DIARY ON ALL MAJOR PODCAST PLATFORMS Music – purple-planet.com, Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), Myuu (thedarkpiano.com), Lucas King (youtube.com/LucasKingPiano) Images - Nightshade Diary, Pixabay.com, images in the public domain or available through fair use. Some content used under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ or https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Your donation is appreciated, just BUY ME A COFFEE https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Marlene11 PLEASE SUBSCRIBE AND LIKE OUR VIDEOS & PODCASTS THANKS! Authors - BM Croker, Rudyard Kipling Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/nightshade-diary--2765110/support.
