It is the not knowing that twists the guts of the helpless figure, almost as much as the awesome fear inspired by its breath-rasping gaoler.  This butcher now reaches deep into a pocket and its hand emerges with a fistful of brightly-coloured, self-adhesive bows – some green, some red, some silver, some gold…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 holiday edition of Flash Fiction Friday we’ll be reading Arena of Shadows, which was sent int to us by Jed Vesper. Jed Vesper is a horror writer with a taste for the macabre and strange.  His home county of Yorkshire, UK, is steeped in atmosphere and inspiration for the ghoulish and ghostly, so he fits right in.  Jed is usually most active around the witching hour.  That’s when the company is best.   We truly hope you enjoy this terrifying holiday tale. If you would like to hear more from Jed Vesper, his debut anthologies:  Tales of Dread and Dismay, Volumes 1 and 2, are available in e-book format from Amazon worldwide.  Jed has also appeared in the BHF Books of Horror Stories, in Book Ate-th (special cannibal edition), and Book 11 (a folk horror special). In addition, Jed’s stories have been published on the Planet Raconteur podcast as well Nocturnal Transmissions podcast.  All details of Jed’s past, present, and future writing projects can be found on his Facebook page: Jed Vesper Ghost Story and Horror Writer – and he can occasionally be found haunting X @jedvesper - He sincerely hopes you are disturbed by his stories 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 [email protected] Until next time, stay safe, and take care.   Episode Credits:Story by Jed VesperNarrated by Steven HollowayScript prepared by Melissa WestProduced by Pink Flamingo Home StudioBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/haunted-uk-fiction--6761767/support.

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