The Searcher of the End House, by William Hope Hodgson – part 2
Our 2024 Christmas ghost story reading reaches the bizarre conclusion of “The Searcher of the End House”. You can find part one of this tale on your podcast feed of choice or on this very server. We are not yet done with Carnacki, the Ghost Finder or William Hope Hodgson, however. Our next episode will embark on another Carnacki yarn — “The Horse of the Invisible”. This reading has been organised by good friend of the Good Friends, Mike Perceval-Maxwell (host of Mr Spike’s Bedtime Stories), taking place on our Discord server. Mike is joined by guest readers Camille Brouard, John Casey, Scott Dorward, Sarah Dovey, Anthony Lee-Dudley, Brian Murphy, T A Newman, and Nic Rosenberg. At the time of release, you can still join us for the start of the next tale at 22:00 GMT on Thursday the 19th of December, starting at 22:00 GMT, and concluding at the same time on the 20th. The reading will take place on the bar stage of the Good Friends Discord server. So put down that leg of mutton and admire the fine work of the wire-smith as we explain precisely how wells work. “Silent Night”, performed by The St. Joseph’s Convent Choir, is in the public domain. If you would like to read along at home, you can find “The Searcher of the End House” in William Hope Hodgson’s collection Carnacki, the Ghost-Finder, available on Project Gutenberg. And if all this has put you in the mood for Christmas ghost stories, please check out our previous readings: * “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens * “The Canterville Ghost” by Oscar Wilde * “The Viy” by Nikolai Gogol * “Told After Supper” by Jerome K Jerome