Synopsis: In The Whistling Room, Thomas Carnacki is an Edwardian occult detective. When a chamber in an ancient castle manifests a loud, eerie whistling, Carnacki is called to investigate.
Commentary
We here at SciFi Pulse wish our readers and listers a happy Halloween. Our spooky thank you present this year is a period ghost story.
Thomas Carnacki was created by William Hope Hodgson. A series of stories featuring the character were published between 1910 and 1912.
They were published together as Carnacki, the Ghost-Finder in 1913. Today, we present a reading of the third story in the collection entitled “The Whistling Room.”
This tale has a wonderful atmosphere and world-building. Hodgson invented ghost hunting gadgets and esoteric occult texts.
He also built the story around a truly tragic and unsettling spirit. Indeed, this story contains one of the best period supernatural manifestations ever!
Please enjoy! Again, thank you.
Acknowledgement
This reading of “The Whistling Room” is courtesy of Ian Gordon for HorrorBabble. He offers an extremely well-produced selection of scares here. https://www.youtube.com/@HorrorBabble
