”The Human Chair” by Edogawa Ranpo

A writer receives an unexpected letter in which a lowly chairmaker confesses to a bizarre and disturbing trangression.

This original recording is an audio presentation by Jasper L'Estrange for EnCrypted: The Classic Horror Podcast. "The Human Chair" was written by Edogawa Ranpo (1925).

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About the story:

"The Human Chair" by Edogawa Ranpo, first published in 1925. This translation uncredited in my edition (?). Collected in "Japanese Tales of Mystery and Imagination" by Edogawa Ranpo (pub. Charles E. Tuttle, 1956).

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