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Throughout the British Isles, air raid shelters are a common sight. But in the town of Sheraton, there stands one older than the rest which was never used. Those who knew of the terrors that lurked within it preferred to take their chances with Nazi bombs. Cornelius Jacques was Sheraton's justice of peace. On a certain day in the summer of 1918, when the First World War was approaching its end, Mr. Jacques summoned to his house one James Wyatt. My dear fellow, I want you to…

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In the quaint town of Sheraton, the threat of Nazi bombings during World War I prompts Justice Cornelius Jacques to take precautionary measures by commissioning an air raid shelter. He hires James Wyatt to dig the shelter, but after an unsettling incident where Wyatt claims to have been attacked by an unseen force, he refuses to return to complete the job. Jacques, determined to ensure the safety of his town, decides to investigate the half-finished shelter himself.

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Incredible but True, Episode 42

The Devils Diggings

Sunday, October 15, 1950 · 3:35

Incredible but True, Episode 42

The Devils Diggings

Sunday, October 15, 1950 · 3:35

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In Sheraton, an unfinished air raid shelter becomes the site of strange occurrences that frighten its visitors. Justice Cornelius Jacques investigates the eerie happenings, leading to a series of terrifying encounters.

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