To settle her father's debts the beautiful Alison Mercer is betrothed to mysterious archaeologist Simeon Stroud. But when dashing Hugh Davenant arrives in their village he comes with rumours of Stroud's dabblings in ancient Aztec rites...

This original recording is an audio presentation by Jasper L'Estrange for EnCrypted Horror. “THE OWL” by F.A.M. Webster, 1931.

About the story:"The Owl” by F.A.M. Webster . First published in "At Dead of Night" edited by Christine Campbell Thomson, 1931 (pub. Selwyn & Blount). Later published in Weird Tales magazine, August 1933.Music credits:Music used : "LEVIATHAN” composed and produced by “Vivek AbhishekMusic link: https://youtu.be/H4eDE9NnFmU?si=10Nx78Ot-B0Ux2lMSUBSCRIBE us on YOUTUBE: https://bit.ly/3qumnPH Follow on Facebook : https://bit.ly/33RWRtP Follow on Instagram : https://bit.ly/2ImU2JVMusic used : “DEEP DARK” composed and produced by “Vivek AbhishekMusic link: https://youtu.be/FMHbF8TBfyU?si=EUo2fOpueKiOiF0JSUBSCRIBE us on YOUTUBE: https://bit.ly/3qumnPH Follow on Facebook : https://bit.ly/33RWRtP Follow on Instagram : https://bit.ly/2ImU2JVMusic used : “DARK LANDS” composed and produced by “Vivek AbhishekMusic link: https://youtu.be/krP80v2x6PY?si=EQgkTdZqnjx34do9SUBSCRIBE us on YOUTUBE: https://bit.ly/3qumnPH Follow on Facebook : https://bit.ly/33RWRtP Follow on Instagram : https://bit.ly/2ImU2JVMusic used: “THE CORRIDOR” composed and produced by “Vivek Abhishek”Music link: https://youtu.be/r0EWPSHD8lY?si=rwJBaHGEoQdtGXbeSUBSCRIBE us on YOUTUBE: https://bit.ly/3qumnPH Follow on Facebook : https://bit.ly/33RWRtP Follow on Instagram : https://bit.ly/2ImU2JVMusic used with permission by VIVEK ABHISHEK https://www.youtube.com/@VIVEKABHISHEK/videosSound 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.💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀