The Witness Hour — Fexingo Horror

The Night the Music Box Played at the Chesterfield Arms

6 min · 10. juni 2026
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In the autumn of 1997, I spent two weeks at the Chesterfield Arms, a boarding house in northern Vermont known for its locked third-floor room and the faint music that drifted from it at night. The landlady, Mrs. Harwood, warned me not to listen too closely, but I couldn't help myself. This is the story of what I heard, what I found in the attic crawlspace, and what I left behind when I checked out. A quiet, slow-burn tale of grief, guilt, and a melody that refuses to be forgotten. #FexingoHorror #HorrorPodcast #TheWitnessHour #ChesterfieldArms #MusicBox #Vermont #1997 #BoardingHouse #Grief #Guilt #LockedRoom #Attic #Melody #Luna #SoloNarrated #AtmosphericHorror #SlowBurn #Unsettling Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo [https://buymeacoffee.com/fexingo]

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