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Dark fantasy. I am the master of the headless dead. I say, Goyard, just call me Swiss, sir. Spelled with an E at the end. Yes, yes, yes, of course. You remind me before. What were you about to say, sir? I was about to observe that this Tower of London is quite a historic place. That it is, sir. Historic indeed. And haunted, I have heard tell. Oh, have you now, sir? Oh, yes. Don't tell me you haven't heard stories about the tower's ghost. Perhaps I have. Perhaps not. Of cours…

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Synopsis

In The Headless Dead, Frederick Holman arrives at the Tower of London, a site steeped in history and rumored to be haunted. He engages in conversation with a guide named Swift, who shares tales of the tower's ghostly inhabitants, including the notorious gambling spook of Wycothor and the grotesque pig-faced specter. Holman, skeptical of such stories, dismisses them as mere superstition, but the atmosphere of the tower begins to unsettle him.

Host

T

Tom Paxton

Cast›

B

Ben Morris

E

Eleanor Naylor Caughron

F

Fred Wayne

G

Garland Moss

M

Murillo Schofield

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Credits

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Dark Fantasy 42-01-23 (10) The Headless Dead.mp3

Dark Fantasy, Episode 10

The Headless Dead

Friday, January 23, 1942 · 25:16

Dark Fantasy, Episode 10

The Headless Dead

Friday, January 23, 1942 · 25:16

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In The Headless Dead, Frederick Holman visits the Tower of London, where he encounters tales of ghosts and the headless dead. As he explores, he becomes increasingly entangled in the eerie legends surrounding the historic site.

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  • 1942 — World War II: The Battle of Rabaul commences Japan's invasion of Australia's Territory of New Guinea.
  • 1942 — World War II: The Allies bombard Bangkok, leading Thailand, then under Japanese control, to declare war against the United States and United Kingdom.
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