"A Warning to the Curious" by M. R. James

Two friends staying at a hotel in out-of-season Seaburgh meet fellow guest Paxton, a young man whose curiosity has led him to seek out a buried Anglo-Saxon crown…with unfortunate consequences. This original recording is an audio presentation by Jasper L'Estrange for EnCrypted Horror. “A WARNING TO THE CURIOUS” by M. R. James (1925). You can hear me discuss this story on an upcoming episode of The EnCrypted Postmortem, my bonus show for paying YouTube channel members and Patreon supporters. Supporting my work If you like, you can donate in the following ways: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/encryptedpod YouTube channel membership: https://www.youtube.com/c/EnCryptedClassicHorror/join One-off donation: https://ko-fi.com/encryptedpodcast You can now also say THANKS (on YouTube) with a SUPER THANKS! LIKE, COMMENT, SHARE - it all helps the show survive and prosper! 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 story: "A Warning to the Curious” by M. R. James. First published in The London Magazine, August 1925. Later collected in “A Warning to the Curious and Other Ghost Stories” by M. R. James (1925, pub. Edward Arnold). Music credits: Music used : "BATS" composed and produced by "Vivek Abhishek" Music link https://youtu.be/mKTZ17Q2EQo SUBSCRIBE us on YOUTUBE: https://bit.ly/3qumnPH Follow on Facebook : https://bit.ly/33RWRtP Follow on Instagram : https://bit.ly/2ImU2JV Music used : "THE LAST LETTER" composed and produced by "Vivek Abhishek" Music link https://youtu.be/vjMC2SJjvZo?si=2u4ZtlX8D8bZuaLv SUBSCRIBE us on YOUTUBE: https://bit.ly/3qumnPH Follow on Facebook : https://bit.ly/33RWRtP Follow on Instagram : https://bit.ly/2ImU2JV Music used: "LOST IN THE WOODS" composed and produced by "Vivek Abhishek" Music link https://youtu.be/CPYaNQPZDBc?si=OOWbPWO90B2VCyJc SUBSCRIBE us on YOUTUBE: https://bit.ly/3qumnPH Follow on Facebook : https://bit.ly/33RWRtP Follow on Instagram : https://bit.ly/2ImU2JV Music used: "MORNING DAWN" composed and produced by "Vivek Abhishek" Music link https://youtu.be/5YYo5bCH-L0?si=85o9Eo3X-f2VdxIy SUBSCRIBE us on YOUTUBE: https://bit.ly/3qumnPH Follow on Facebook : https://bit.ly/33RWRtP Follow on Instagram : https://bit.ly/2ImU2JV Sound effects: All sound effects sourced at Freesound*. *Used with the following licence: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ The recording was created using Audacity and BandLab. Podcast hosted by Spotify. 💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀