"No Ships Pass" by Lady Eleanor Smith

After a yacht catches fire and Paterson swims to the safety of a desert  island, he soon finds out he is not the first castaway to wash up on its  shores. But what is the secret of the island? And why do NO SHIPS  PASS...? This is an audio presentation of "No Ships Pass" (1932) by Lady Eleanor Smith. It is narrated  and produced by Jasper L'Estrange for EnCrypted: The Classic Horror  Podcast. 💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀 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:  Becoming a patron on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/encryptedpod) and making a monthly donation will not only keep me creating, but also lets  you access the exclusive content I am uploading for patrons. This includes patron-only stories not scheduled to appear on the main YouTube channel or podcast. You can also read posts about the creation of  episodes, stream audio on your exclusive RSS feed, and download audio for offline listening. One-off donation: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/encryptedpod 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: "No Ships Pass" by (Lady) Eleanor Smith. First published in Cassell's Magazine,  April 1932. Collected in Great Short Stories of Detection, Mystery and  Horror (1934) edited by Dorothy L. Sayers, published by Gollancz. Credit where credit's due: Incidental music: Mary Celeste by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4024-mary-celeste License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Music provided by "Vivek Abhishek" https://www.youtube.com/user/VivEKhsihbA/videos Music used : "So Near So Far" originally composed and produced by "Vivek Abhishek" https://youtu.be/hynSTzexVzg Follow on Facebook: https://youtu.be/__1u84B1yy8 Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vivek.abhishek.music/ 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. 💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀