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NOCTURNAL TRANSMISSIONS : dark tales, both old and new, performed by voice artist Kristin Holland

NOCTRANS Ep 11 - 'The Monkey's Paw'

NOCTURNAL TRANSMISSIONS : dark tales, both old and new, performed by voice artist Kristin Holland

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4.8676 Ratings

🗓️ 4 September 2017

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

LEGS ELEVEN!
This episode we feature a true short horror classic.
Nocturnal Transmissions is proud to present
W. W. Jacob's 'THE MONKEY'S PAW'.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hello, gentle listener, and welcome to nocturnal transmissions.

0:15.6

The fortnightly podcast that brings you spirited renditions of dark tales, both old and new, performed by voice artist

0:24.5

Kristen Holland. So, Legs 11. On this our 11th episode, I shan't bore you with my usual ramblings

0:35.2

about how much we appreciate our subscribers and how we'd like

0:39.5

you to share us with your friends and how helpful it is if you take the time to write us a review

0:44.8

on your podcast provider and how we'd love to hear your thoughts and story suggestions on our

0:50.8

website nocturnal transmissions.com.com.u. No, no. We'll have none of that. This time,

1:00.1

we're jumping straight into the action. Our story this episode is one very dear to our humble

1:08.1

narrator's heart. Picture him now as a solitary, bewildered youth

1:13.9

tucked away in a dark corner of his school's library,

1:17.7

pouring over compendiums of short horror stories.

1:21.5

Heaven knows the multitude of dark tales

1:24.9

that were absorbed into his fresh young brain in those early days.

1:31.1

As the great wheel of time creaks and turns inexorably forward, so much is forgotten.

1:39.3

But there are certain stories which never leave us, and become part of the mythology through which we perceive the world,

1:49.9

like peering through smoked glass.

1:56.0

This story is spun of such indelible matter.

2:13.8

First published in 1902, this much, much, much, much anthologized story is an unassailable classic of the horror genre.

2:21.5

Our humble narrator very much hopes to make some semblance of doing at least partial justice to this simply wonderful story. Nocturnal transmissions is very proud to present.

2:33.0

W.W. Jacobs

2:35.5

The Monkeys Poor

2:40.0

The Monkeys Poor

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