"The Lily-White Boy" by Adam Macqueen

EnCrypted: The Classic Horror Podcast

When their son leaves for university, a couple’s discovery of some old photographs and letters in the attic reveals a family secret and sets in motion a disturbing chain of events. This original recording is an audio presentation by Jasper L'Estrange for EnCrypted Horror. “THE LILY-WHITE BOY” from the book “Haunted Tales” by Adam Macqueen (2024). This story is copyright © Adam Macqueen and read with the author’s permission. “Haunted Tales” by Adam Macqueen is a collection of supernatural stories that were originally sent in place of Christmas cards to the author’s friends and family. Collected and published by Swift Press, this excellent volume is described as being “a collection in the grand tradition of ghost stories – to be read by the fire in the depths of winter”. “Haunted Tales” is available to buy in bookshops and online. For more information, visit the publisher’s website: https://swiftpress.com/book/haunted-tales/ Adam Macqueen is a novelist and journalist and writer of non-fiction. Visit the author’s website: https://adammacq.wordpress.com/ You can hear me discuss this story by becoming a channel member and listening to an upcoming episode of The EnCrypted Postmortem, my bonus show for paying YouTube channel members and Patreon supporters.

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About the story:

"The Lily-White Boy” by Adam Macqueen. First published in “Haunted Tales” by Adam Macqueen (2024, pub. Swift Press).

Music credits:

Music used : "LONGLEGS” composed and produced by “Vivek Abhishek Music link: https://youtu.be/RBjwQ6jrby8?si=wzfOHHSRgwXj2ZOA SUBSCRIBE us on YOUTUBE: https://bit.ly/3qumnPH Follow on Facebook : https://bit.ly/33RWRtP Follow on Instagram : https://bit.ly/2ImU2JV Music used : "LONELY” composed and produced by "Vivek Abhishek" Music link: https://youtu.be/r1bpCevW5X0?si=SiruFx--oSkETgkz Follow us on YOUTUBE: https://bit.ly/3qumnPH Follow on Facebook : https://bit.ly/33RWRtP Follow on Instagram : https://bit.ly/2ImU2JV Music used : "THE ORPHAN” composed and produced by "Vivek Abhishek" Music link: https://youtu.be/6QC70OkduK4?si=VRqAwiGJdurnknRk Follow us on YOUTUBE: https://bit.ly/3qumnPH Follow on Facebook : https://bit.ly/33RWRtP Follow on Instagram : https://bit.ly/2ImU2JV Music used : "THE LAST LETTER” composed and produced by "Vivek Abhishek" Music link: https://youtu.be/vjMC2SJjvZo?si=wqE0OOYS8nRY5lof Follow us on YOUTUBE: https://bit.ly/3qumnPH Follow on Facebook : https://bit.ly/33RWRtP Follow on Instagram : https://bit.ly/2ImU2JV Music used : "CALL OF THE FORGOTTEN” composed and produced by "Vivek Abhishek" Music link: https://youtu.be/ChrYVOV5QHU?si=B1uaOWgKc044WY93 Follow us on YOUTUBE: https://bit.ly/3qumnPH Follow on Facebook : https://bit.ly/33RWRtP Follow on Instagram : https://bit.ly/2ImU2JV

Sound 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.

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