"Rats" by M.R. James

<p>A lone traveller staying near the coast in a Suffolk inn becomes curious about the other rooms there...leading him to make a ghastly discovery! This reading of "Rats" by M.R. James is part of the EnCrypted Classic Horror series read by Jasper L'Estrange and featuring evocative music and sound effects.</p> <p><strong>While &nbsp;I work on some longer stories (involving, as you might anticipate, longer production times) I thought it prudent to put out a sort of holding episode - not to diminish this story, which is one of its author's finer later works, but to excuse its brevity. Even the narrator calls it an "ill-proportioned" tale! I hope you enjoy it!</strong></p> <p><strong>******</strong></p> <p><strong>Please support my work:</strong></p> <p>Like what I do? Give me the fuel I need to create :)</p> <p><a href="https://www.blogger.com/#">https://www.buymeacoffee.com/encryptedpod</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.blogger.com/#">&nbsp;https://ko-fi.com/encryptedpodcast</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.blogger.com/#">NEW! Become a patron on Patreon!</a></p> <p><strong>Get in touch!</strong></p> <p>If &nbsp;you want to discuss the show or have any ideas for stories you'd like &nbsp;to see in future episodes, contact me: encryptedpod@gmail.com</p> <p><strong>Find the podcast wherever you get your podcasts!</strong></p> <p><strong>Find and follow on social media:</strong></p> <p><a href="https://www.blogger.com/#">https://linktr.ee/encryptedpod</a></p> <p><strong>About the episode</strong></p> <p><strong>"Rats"</strong> by M.R. James was first published in the March 23, 1929 issue of the magazine <em>At Random </em>and later as part of his <em>Collected Ghost Stories</em>. Read it online <a href="https://www.blogger.com/#">here</a>.</p> <p><strong>End theme music:</strong></p> <p><em>The Black Waltz</em> 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/by/4.0/</p> <p><strong>Incidental music:</strong></p>