Malign Frequencies: Further Transmissions from Horsingdon, No.13: Down In The Park

Boreham Park, after dark. Despite the efforts of Horsingdon Council to address the problem, few of the streetlamps which run alongside the tarmac pathways criss-crossing the park have ever performed reliably in lighting the way of travellers who use those footpaths after dark.

One such footpath marks the most direct route from Boreham Station (which connects Horsingdon to Central London via the Piccadilly Line) through to the A403 (one of the main thoroughfares through Horsingdon, and known locally as Southcote Lane), and thence to Welbury High Street; even though walking around the perimeter of Boreham Park represents a signifcant detour for commuters, few are willing to risk using this partially-lighted shortcut after dark. No one ever explicitly articulates the reason for this; however, if one walks through the park at dusk, one sometimes experiences an encroaching sense of nameless dread - as if one is travelling a path which veers perilously close to a territory both terrifying and inimicable to the human world.