"The Vertical Ladder" by William Sansom

<p>Young Flegg accepts the dare of climbing to the top of a disused gas tower. As his &nbsp;climb goes on and on, however, he becomes increasingly panicked.</p> <p>This &nbsp;is an audio presentation of "The Vertical Tower" by William Sansom (1946). It is narrated and produced by Jasper L'Estrange for EnCrypted Classic Horror.</p> <p>"The Stories of William Sansom" is available to buy from various outlets including Amazon: <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0571279554/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_9ZJD865SA1QR5ZY0C3ZB">https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0571279554/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_9ZJD865SA1QR5ZY0C3ZB</a></p> <p>💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀</p> <p><strong>Please support my work...</strong></p> <p>Researching, reading, re-reading, recording, mixing, uploading, &nbsp;promoting each of &nbsp;these short story audio presentations takes many hours &nbsp;- possibly more than you'd imagine. &nbsp;You can say thank you in the following ways:</p> <p><strong>Patreon: </strong><a href="https://www.blogger.com/#">https://www.patreon.com/encryptedpod</a></p> <p><strong>YouTube channel membership: </strong><a href="https://www.blogger.com/#">https://www.youtube.com/c/EnCryptedClassicHorror/join</a></p> <p><strong>One-off donation:</strong></p> <p><a href="https://www.blogger.com/#">https://ko-fi.com/encryptedpodcast&nbsp;</a></p> <p><strong>Get in touch!</strong></p> <p>I like to hear from listeners, so feel free to reach out to me on the socials. &nbsp;If you want to discuss the show, talk business, or have any ideas for stories you'd like to hear in future episodes, contact me: &nbsp;encryptedpod@gmail.com</p> <p>💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀</p> <p><strong>About the episode:</strong></p> <p>"The &nbsp;Vertical Ladder" by William Sansom. First published in Good &nbsp;Housekeeping magazine, November 1946. It was first collected in &nbsp;"Something Terrible, Something Lovely" by William Sansom (1948, pub. Hogarth Press).</p> <p><strong>Credit where credit's due:</strong></p> <p>Very Low Note by Kevin MacLeod<br> Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4581-very-low