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This story, read aloud in this episode, involves a man who stays at an inn and becomes curious about a locked room. He discovers something unsettling in the room which results in a somewhat disturbing conclusion.
Yeah, this is good stuff. This is from an author named M.R. James, not Mr. James. No, M.R. James. M.R. James, and it's called Rats.
— Episode: SYSK’s Scare Your Pants Off (and Back On...
Episode: SYSK’s Scare Your Pants Off (and Back On) Hallowee...
This story, read aloud in this episode, involves a man who stays at an inn and becomes curious about a locked room. He discovers something unsettling in the room which results in a somewhat disturbing conclusion.
Yeah, this is good stuff. This is from an author named M.R. James, not Mr. James. No, M.R. James. M.R. James, and it's called Rats.
And if you liked either of these stories, but you hated our accents or whatever, go read them yourself. They're both online. Both are public domain. There's Beyond the Door by Philip K. Dick and Rats by M.R. James.
And both of them have a bunch of great little stories, don't they, Chuck?
Episode: SYSK’s Scare Your Pants Off (and Back On) Hallowee...
It was read aloud on the podcast for a Halloween story; it told the tale of a man who discovers a chained, undead former owner of a house hiding under a counterpane in one of the rooms.
Alright, gather the kids around everyone and here we go with Rats by M.R. James.
I love this story man, M.R. James is from the States. It just draws you into it.
And then for some moments stood in the doorway, holding up his candle and looking narrowly into the interior. Then he seemed to recollect himself and said, I beg your pardon. Very absurd, but I can't help doing that for a particular reason.
And they bought it knowing this, right? Because they were like, don't worry about it. It's not a problem.
Basically, yeah, that's what they're saying is that the former owner said, you know, as long as you keep the room shut and don't move the bed, you won't have any trouble from the undead former owner who was hung for being a highway robber.
Episode: SYSK’s Scare Your Pants Off (and Back On) Hallowee...
It was a spooky story about a man who stayed at an inn and discovered a locked room. The room held a gruesome secret, a former inn owner hanged in chains, whose ghostly presence unsettled him and was later revealed.
Alright, gather the kids around everyone and here we go with Rats by M.R. James.
And if you liked either of these stories, but you hated our accents or whatever, go read them yourself. They're both online. Both are public domain. There's Beyond the Door by Philip K. Dick and Rats by M.R. James.
I love this story man, M.R. James is from the States. It just draws you into it.
Plus also, that sounds like a very nice way to spend a month in fine weather. Reading, writing, walking around the countryside, bed, that just sounds nice.
And they bought it knowing this, right? Because they were like, don't worry about it. It's not a problem.
Episode: SYSK’s Scare Your Pants Off (and Back On) Hallowee...
The story was read aloud and is about a scarecrow that is mistaken for a dead body by a visitor to an inn. It was considered a great horror story by the hosts.
Alright, gather the kids around everyone and here we go with Rats by M.R. James.
I love this story man, M.R. James is from the States.
It just draws you into it.
Woo!
I love this story.
