“The famous one is the Lady of the Stairs. Around the late 1400s, there was a woman who was a mistress of one of my ancestor’s lairds. His vengeful wife locked her up in one of the castle turrets, where she perished from not eating. Some psychics have seen her. She walks the stairways at night.” “That’s a lie,” a voice hissed in Pucci’s ear—warm breath prickled her cheek...
Hello and welcome, dear listeners, to Haunted UK Fiction – a sister podcast to The Haunted UK which features original flash fiction, short stories, and novellas with paranormal themes. All stories you will hear were written by a collection of talented writers, authors, and storytellers, both independent and professional.
In today’s episode we’ll be reading The Lady of the Stairs which was sent in to us by LJ Aldon. Lisa Aldon, writing as L.J Aldon, is the author of Riddle of the Jeweled Cipher and the International Semi-Finalist Award winner, Riddle of the Haunted Hoard, the two published novels in the Pucci
(POO-tchee) Riddle Mystery series. She currently lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA where she also works as an engineer and consciousness leadership consultant. Her passions are helping the planet evolve, her family and her dog. Her influences are Agatha Christie, Ellery Queen, Laurie R. King, Katherine Kurtz, Deborah Turner Harris, and Dan Brown. She also loves helping earth bound spirits cross over and has had many "evidence based" encounters. Some of the encounters of ghosts in this story are true… but you’ll have to guess which ones.
We truly hope you enjoyed this tale of hauntings and mysteries. If you would like to hear more from LJ Aldon, you can find her social media and contact information below:
Website:
ljaldon.comInstagram: @ljaldon
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Email: ljaldon@ljaldon.com
If you have an original story that would send a chill down our spines, and you would like to submit it for review, simply send it in to hauntedukfiction@hotmail.com
Until next time, stay safe, and take care.
Episode Credits:
Story by L.J. Aldon
Narrated by Steven Holloway
Script prepared by Melissa West
Produced by Pink Flamingo Home Studio
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