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2: A Strange Case

1782: Two Barrowbeck villagers are accused of the murder of a young woman, and the courtroom is awash with rumours about her unnatural death...

Ten chilling strange tales from the British folk-horror author Andrew Michael Hurley.

Barrowbeck, in the north of England, has a reputation for strangeness. It is a place that brings out the sin in people. But despite the dark, the cold, the isolation, people have managed to live there for centuries - until the river finally got the better of them. And now the past voices of Barrowbeck want to tell their tales...

In today's story, it is 1782, and two Barrowbeck villagers are accused of the murder of a young woman. But the courtroom is awash with rumours about her unnatural death...

Writer: Andrew Michael Hurley
Reader: Reece Shearsmith
Producer: Justine Willett

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14 minutes

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Sun 6 Nov 2022 19:45

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  • Sun 6 Nov 2022 19:45