Someone in the Lift by L P Hartley

Classic Ghost Stories

Tony Walker

Fiction, Drama, Science Fiction

4.9 • 686 Ratings

🗓️ 13 November 2024

⏱️ 48 minutes

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And so it begins... my run up to Christmas. This isn't a massively Christmassy story though it takes place at Christmas. Who's really in the lift? In L.P. Hartley's "Someone in the Lift," a young boy's festive hotel stay turns into a chilling encounter with the unknown. As he repeatedly glimpses a shadowy figure in the elevator, his parents' dismissals only deepen the mystery. The line between childhood imagination and genuine supernatural presence blurs, leading to a haunting climax that defies easy explanation. Hartley's masterful storytelling weaves innocence, fear, and the uncanny into a tapestry of unease that clings to the mind like frost on a winter window. Listen to this classic ghost story and decide for yourself: is there truly someone in the lift? Ha ha ha ha! (etc) ⭐ Join my Patreon ⭐ https://patreon.com/barcud Go here for a library of ad-free stories, a monthly members only story and early access to the regular stories I put out. You can choose to have ghost stories only, or detective stories or classic literature, or all of them for either $5 or $10 a month. Many hundreds of hours of stories. Who needs Audible? Or, if you'd just like to make a one-off gesture of thanks for my work https://buymeacoffee.com/10mn8sk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:51.1	Who's really in the lift?
1:01.6	In L.P. Hartley's Someone in the Lift, a young boy's festive hotel stay turns into a chilling encounter with the unknown. As he repeatedly glimpses a shadowy figure in the elevator,
1:08.7	his parents' dismissals only deepen the mystery. The line between
1:13.2	childhood imagination and genuine supernatural presence blurs, leading to a haunting climax that defies
1:22.7	any easy explanation. Hartley's masterful storytelling weaves innocence, fear and the uncanny into a tapestry
1:33.7	of unease that clings to the mind like frost on a winter window. I am Tony Walker and I welcome you to the
1:43.7	classic ghost stories podcast where I will be reading Someone in the Lift by L.P. Hartley.
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