"Lost Keep" by L.A. Lewis

A young man inherits an intricate miniature castle and a mysterious lens  - along with the promise of wealth and power if he unlocks its secrets.  But legend also tells of a curse on "Lost Keep"...  This is an audio presentation of "Lost Keep", a classic weird story by  L.A. Lewis. It is narrated and produced by Jasper L'Estrange for  EnCrypted: The Classic Horror Podcast. Please support my work   Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/encryptedpod One-time donation: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/encryptedpod One-time donation: 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:    "Lost Keep" by L.A. Lewis. First published in 'Tales of the Grotesque: A  Collection of Uneasy Tales' (Philip Alan), 1934. Out of print for a long time, the collection is now available from  Shadow Publishing (https://www.shadowpublishing.net/product-page/tales-of-the-grotesque-a-collection-of-uneasy-tales)    Credit where credit's due:    Incidental music:  The Old Ones by Scott Buckley (Scott Buckley – www.scottbuckley.com.au) Link: https://www.scottbuckley.com.au/library/the-old-ones/ Licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/    Supernatural by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4446-supernatural License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   The Ghost Castle by Frank Schröter Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6602-the-ghost-castle License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Sound effects:  All  sound effects sourced at Freesound.org   The recording was created using Audacity and BandLab. Podcast hosted by  Anchor.        Disclaimer: I try and play fair with this channel, recording stories  that are in the public domain or which I believe to have fallen out of copyright. If I am mistaken please contact me and I will remove the video. I am a small channel and do not make any profit from running it.  My recordings are intended to pay tribute to these great and sometimes overlooked stories and authors.