"The Cone" by H.G. Wells

<p>The wealthy owner of a Staffordshire ironworks discovers his wife is having an affair with their friend, an artist. His discovery of their illicit tryst one fateful night leads him to a exact an horrific revenge.</p> <p>Jasper narrates "The Cone", an 1895 short story by H.G. Wells (anthologised in "The Plattner Story") with sound effects and music for the EnCrypted Classic Horror Podcast.</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>"The Cone" </strong>by H.G. Wells was first published in 1895 in <em>Unicorn.</em> It was collected in <a href="https://www.blogger.com/#" title="The Plattner Story and Others"><em>The Plattner Story and Others</em></a>, published by <a href="https://www.blogger.com/#" title="Methuen Publishing">Methuen &amp; Co.</a> in 1897 and later reprinted in <a href="https://www.blogger.com/#" title="The Country of the Blind and Other Stories"><em>The Country of the Blind and Other Stories</em></a>, a collection of short stories by Wells published by <a href="https://www.blogger.com/#">Thomas Nelson &amp; Sons</a> in 1911.</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://crea