"The Next Heir" by H. D. Everett

A Canadian soldier journeys to England in response to an advertisement seeking the heir to his ancestral home Quinton Court. On visiting his cousin, a strange and invalid antiquarian, he uncovers dark secrets and begins to question whether he should accept the mantle of…the next heir. This original recording is an audio presentation by Jasper L'Estrange for EnCrypted Horror. “The Next Heir” by H. D. Everett (1920). You can hear me discuss this story by becoming a channel member and listening to episode 16 of The EnCrypted Postmortem (uploaded soon). CREATOR’S NOTE: These recordings contain sound effects and music because that’s what I like to make and listen to. As you will see from the comments, a lot of the listeners also like it. If it’s not your thing, please feel free to listen to the many other narrators who are voice-only. I’m sure they’ll be glad to hear from you. I do accents and voices to help distinguish between characters. Again, if that’s not your thing, look elsewhere. If you think my Canadian sounds like he comes from the wrong part of the world, please remember I’m a hobbyist, not Michael Sheen. If you want to complain about my microphone and production quality, links are below for you to send me money to invest in better equipment. Cheers! 💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀 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: "The Next Heir” by Mrs H. D. Everett. First published in “The Death Mask and Other Ghosts”, 1920 (pub. Phillip Allan). Music credits: Music used : " THE UNKNOWN PIANIST " composed and produced by "Vivek Abhishek" Music link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qz2UVNPxGOY 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://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPYaNQPZDBc SUBSCRIBE us on YOUTUBE: https://bit.ly/3qumnPH Follow on Facebook : https://bit.ly/33RWRtP Follow on Instagram : https://bit.ly/2ImU2JV Music used : "Winnie the Pooh " composed and produced by "Vivek Abhishek" Music link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9-nxo3UE6g SUBSCRIBE us on YOUTUBE: https://bit.ly/3qumnPH Follow on Facebook : https://bit.ly/33RWRtP Follow on Instagram : https://bit.ly/2ImU2JV Also used, with thanks: "Dryads" by Jonathan Segev: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xS4QhESpZIE User profile: https://www.youtube.com/ @JonathanSegevMusic  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. 💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀