Halloween Countdown. Case 17: An Estate Agent in Terror

Uncanny

BBC

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🗓️ 17 October 2024

⏱️ 2 minutes

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Summary

Give us two minutes a day and we’ll give you a spooky scare. Every day in October, Danny Robins will release a brand new bite-size tale of terror - real-life ghost stories hand-picked from the Uncanny inbox.

We’ll hear stories of haunted houses, hotels and hospitals; of terrifying encounters with spectral soldiers, creepy children and hounds from hell: every one sent in by listeners to the podcast.

Countdown with Danny, and then get ready for some very special Halloween surprises!

Written and presented by Danny Robins Assistant producer and researcher: Lara Monahan Researcher: Nancy Bottomley Editing and sound design: Charlie Brandon-King Music: Evelyn Sykes Theme music by Lanterns on the Lake Production manager: Tam Reynolds Commissioning executive: Paula McDonnell Commissioning editor: Rhian Roberts Produced by Danny Robins and Simon Barnard

A Bafflegab and Uncanny Media production for BBC Radio 4

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, music radio podcasts.
0:07.8	Hello, I hope you are enjoying the uncanny Halloween
0:10.2	Advent calendar.
0:10.9	Today's story comes from Claire. It dates back 50 years to when she was an
0:15.5	estate agent. Claire says I went to another local agent to pick up the keys to a muse house
0:20.1	in South Kensington. I let myself into the house whilst I waited for the client to
0:23.8	arrive to get to know the layout so I could confidently open a door and say
0:27.7	spicious errand cupboard. There was a garage on the ground floor, steep stairs, a living
0:31.8	room, shabby furniture, no personal items of value.
0:34.8	It had obviously been lept atelants.
0:36.7	And then I opened the door to her bedroom.
0:40.1	A felt ziv having kicked in the face. Hands around my throat suffocating terror. I fled down the stairs and out into the muse.
0:48.0	Nothing on earth would induce me to go back up there again. I plan to say I've sprained my ankle on the couples you just go up and
0:53.5	look around. Would they experience the same shock and fear I had? They didn't turn up.
0:59.7	I returned the keys.
1:05.0	What happened in that bedroom? I felt as if I was being choked to death.
1:07.0	Who was it?
1:08.0	When did she survive?
1:12.0	Terrifying story, Claire.
1:14.0	Thank you so much for sharing.
1:15.0	Team believer, team skeptic, send me your questions and theories.
1:18.0	Email uncanny at BBC.co.
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