"The Childish Thing" by John Metcalfe

The death of the Hewson family's housemaid prompts eight-year-old Dulcie to explore the woodshed. The curious wax figurine she finds there, hidden amongst the rubbish, both fascinates and unsettles her. But could there be more to this childish thing than first meets the eye...? This original recording is an audio presentation by Jasper L'Estrange for EnCrypted Horror of the story "The Childish Thing” by John Metcalfe (1952). 💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀 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: "The Childish Thing” by John Metcalfe. First published in Story magazine (1952), collected in "19 Tales of Terror" (ed. H. & W. Burnett, pub. Bantam Books, 1957). Later collected in "Nightmare Jack and Other Stories" (pub. Ash Tree Press, 1998). Credit where credit's due: Music used : "Leviatán " composed and produced by "Vivek Abhishek" Music link : • [ No Copyright ] Leviatán | https://youtu.be/H4eDE9NnFmU?si=I8NWuiI-AYU-N-7u 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 Dark Forest " composed and produced by "Vivek Abhishek" Music link : • [ No Copyright ] The Dark Forest | https://youtu.be/3agbTAU68jc?si=lIsV1XjmEM1N9FV0 SUBSCRIBE us on YOUTUBE: https://bit.ly/3qumnPH Follow on Facebook : https://bit.ly/33RWRtP Follow on Instagram : https://bit.ly/2ImU2JV End theme music: The Black Waltz 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 Sound effects: All sound effects sourced at Freesound*. *Used with the following licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ The recording was created using Audacity and BandLab. Podcast hosted by Spotify.