This is my nascent effort at narrating a Christmas ghost story (sorry! it is a bit scary for a Short Slumbers offering!) complete with (hopefully) creepy sound effects. Having quickly listened to bits of other recordings of this story, I find that my version is a bit...restrained. I do prefer English stories with English accents, but mine just aren't consistent enough, so my twangy North American tones will have to do.
I hope you enjoy part one of this traditional Yuletide ghost story just the same. I'll be editing part 2 tomorrow!
Free sound effects from https://sfxcellar.accusonus.com/
I also use their (not free) filters to remove any explosive plosives and intrusive sounds.
More info about A.M. Burrage here:
https://www.deadtreepublishing.com/pages/a-m-burra
Although this ghost story was published in 1930 it is in the tradition started by the Victorians of telling ghost stories over the Yuletide period.
👻 Some background on the tradition of Victorian ghost stories here:
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/dec/23/ghost-stories-victorians-spookily-good
http://victorian-era.org/ghost-stories-of-the-victorian-era.html
