Thing of Darkness by G. G. Pendarves
Summary
This episode features a reading of G.G. Pendavis’s horror story, "Thing of Darkness," set in the haunted Troon House. The narrative follows Dr. Dick Thornton as he investigates a series of deaths linked to the discovery of a child’s skeleton walled up by a murderous landlord centuries ago. As the Kinlock family prepares to move into the restored house, the protagonist warns them of the malevolent entity and black magic that has been unleashed, culminating in a terrifying confrontation with the house's dark history.
Topics discussed
Podcast introductions and sponsor announcements
Transition to the story and narrator introduction
The atmosphere of Seagate and the haunted Troon House
The double funeral and the arrival of Dr. Dick
Introduction of Lynneth and the Kinlock couple
Dr. Dick visits the Kinlocks to discuss Troon
The Kinlocks' reaction and suspicion of a plot
Jim Sanderson works alone in the derelict house
Discovery of a child's skeleton and Sanderson's escape
Sanderson recounts his terror at the Three Mariners
Old Mary tells the history of Wern and the black magic
Warnings from the fishermen and Dr. Dick's arrival
The Kinlocks arrive at Troon and Dr. Dick's warning
Edith encounters the ghost of Wern in the house
Lynneth's vision and the group's departure from Troon
Dr. Dick consults Old Mary about the danger
The dinner party at Troon and the missing maids
The lights go out and the attack on the Kinlocks
Dr. Dick treats Lynneth's severe injuries
Mrs. Burden's ritual to protect the house
The defeat of Wern and the conclusion
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