Threshold of Endurance by Betsy Emmons

About this episode

This episode features a short fiction work titled 'Threshold of Endurance' by Betsy Emmons, originally published in Weird Tales.

"Threshold of Endurance" is a work of short fiction by the little-known author, Betsy Emmons. First published in the September 1946 edition of Weird Tales, the story was described as follows: "One who has Long Endur’d may of a sudden break the Bounds of Reason." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Topics covered

• short fiction
• horror
• literature
• classic stories
• Weird Tales

Keywords

• Betsy Emmons
• Threshold of Endurance
• Weird Tales
• short fiction
• horror literature

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Threshold of Endurance, Weird Tales

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