Summary: <div class="wpb_text_column wpb_content_element "><div class="wpb_wrapper"> <div class="wpb_text_column wpb_content_element "><div class="wpb_wrapper"><p>In this eighth episode of<span> </span><a href="http://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/category/series/scary-stories-told-in-the-dark/"><em>Scary Stories Told in the Dark</em></a>, we bring you chapters 4-7 – and the thrilling conclusion – of<span> </span><a href="http://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/authors/william-hope-hodgson/">William Hope Hodgson</a>‘s masterpiece “The Hog”, performed by host and narrator<span> </span><a href="http://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/performers/otis-jiry/">Otis Jiry</a>, which makes clear that just outside the periphery of man, there lie those which have desires regarding us which are incredibly more dreadful to our minds when comprehended than an intelligent sheep would consider our desires towards its own carcass. These monstrosities, Hodgson writes, reside within the “<em>The Outer Circle</em>.”</p></div></div> <div class="vc_empty_space"><strong>Stories featured in this episode</strong></div> <div class="vc_empty_space">“<a href="https://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/h/hodgson/william_hope/carnacki/chapter8.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>The Hog</em></a>” (parts 4-7) by William Hope Hodgson – <a href="http://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/authors/william-hope-hodgson/">more info about this author</a> </div> </div></div><div class="wpb_text_column wpb_content_element "><div class="wpb_wrapper"></div></div><p>See full episode details, including the text of the featured stories, here: <br><a href="http://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/series/scary-stories-told-in-the-dark/s1e08/">http://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/series/scary-stories-told-in-the-dark/s1e08/</a></p><p>Podcast executive produced and directed by: <a href="http://simplyscarypodcast.com/staff/craig-groshek/">Craig Groshek<br> </a>Podcast produced by: <a href="http://simplyscarypodcast.com/staff/craig-groshek/">Craig Groshek</a><br> Podcast hosted by: <a href="http://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/performers/otis-jiry/">Otis Jiry</a><br> Stories performed by: <a href="http://www.simplyscarypodcast.com/performers/otis-jiry/">Otis Jiry</a><br> Sound design by: <a href="http://simplyscarypodcast.com/staff/craig-groshek/">Craig Groshek</a><br> Script by: <a href="http://simplyscarypodcast.com/staff/craig-groshek/">Craig Groshek</a><br><a href="http://simplyscarypodcast.com/staff/craig-groshek/"> </a>Original artwork by: <a href="http://simplyscarypodcast.com/staff/david-romero/">David Romero</a></p><h5>Audio program © 2018 <em><a href="http://chilling-entertainment.com/">Chilling Entertainment, LLC</a></em> – All Rights Reserved. No reproduction or use of this content is permitted without the express written consent of <em><a href="http://chilling-entertainment.com/">Chilling Entertainment, LLC</a></em>. The copyrights for each story are held by the respective authors.</h5>
