Shadows at the Door

Wailing Well by M.R. James

Shadows at the Door

Show Notes

A group of scouts stray too close to an old well, long shunned by the locals. Some warnings, it seems, are well earned.

CreditsWritten by M.R. JamesProduced, Edited and Directed by Mark NixonCastRead by David AultThis is a Shadows at the Door Production, made possible by listeners like you. Consider joining them and supporting our Patreon: https://patreon.com/marknixon

Transcripts available here. Help directly fund further episodes here.Content WarningChild endangerment, child death descriptions, insinuation of violence toward children.

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