"Proxy" by John Metcalfe | Classic horror stories | Audiobook

A lonely magazine illustrator is haunted by dreams of a beautiful woman - but is she real or merely a product of his imagination? This is an audio presentation (with music and sound effects) of "Proxy" by John Metcalfe (1925). LIKE THIS ONE? TRY... MORE METCALFE: "The Double Admiral"    • "The Double Admiral" by John Metcalfe | Cl...   THE AWFUL TRUTH: "Beyond The Door"    • "Beyond The Door" by Paul Suter | Scary ho...   IN THE PSYCHIATRIST'S CHAIR: "A Meeting of Minds"    • "A Meeting of Minds" by Jasper L'Estrange ...   STRANGELY DRAWN TO YOU: "August Heat"    • "August Heat" by W.F. Harvey | Scary horro...   MY PICK: "The Tarn"    • "The Tarn" by Hugh Walpole | Scary horror ...   💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀 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:   / encryptedpod   YouTube channel membership:    / encryptedclassichorror   One-off donation: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/encrypte... https://ko-fi.com/encryptedpodcast 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: [email protected] 💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀 About the episode: "Proxy" by John Metcalfe. First published in "The Smoking Leg and Other Stories" by John Metcalfe (pub. Jarrolds, 1925). Credit where credit's due: Incidental music: Ghost Story by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song... License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license The House of Leaves by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song... License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Theme music: The Black Waltz by Scott Buckley | www.scottbuckley.com.au Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Sound effects: All sound effects sourced at Freesound. The recording was created using Audacity and BandLab. Podcast hosted by Anchor. 💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀