A great narrator always supplies a 'level of meaning' to the text which the text alone does not necessarily have. This is a great narrator's performance. I keep coming back to it to re-experience the story.

i have been listening to this every night as a bedtime story.

@TheeLandstander

5 жыл бұрын

I'm glad to help you lay down your burdens yet feel responsible for the terrible dreams you must have.

This is my favorite of Ligotti. One of the best intros to a short story I've ever read/heard.

Miss your readings, please don't stop.

your voice fits this nicely

Awesome selection dude

Thanks for posting this reading.

Thank you so much. His books are so hard to find & am Dyslexic anyway. Your readings are very appreciated.

@TheeLandstander

5 жыл бұрын

It is my pleasure.

I never gave this tale much thought, until I heard you retell it. I ought to revisit grimscribe (or was this MOADD?) again, to see if I missed any other classics. Appreciate your efforts.

Such a brilliant writer.

Ahh, another wonderful Ligotti addition. This story along with "Drink to me only with labrythyn eyes" Imust say are my favorites.,,,,,,,Again I will say it, keep on your path my friend, you have an ear for literature that not many can understand, or relate to, I love being a part of that exposed minority....

@billybees3796

6 жыл бұрын

Such a kind compliment and well said

As irritated I am at KZread for not notifying me when this video initially went up, I am still very excited to listen to a Ligotti reading. :3

Excellent reading, thankyou.

Very good!

Having only read this for the first time last month, it was a delight to encounter it again, and this time, read by you.

Awesome work! Clear reading, great image, and excellent story!

Thank you

Fresh!

Thee are you okay? You've not uploaded anything in some time. Hope you are well. We all miss you!

@TheeLandstander

6 жыл бұрын

Hi Dorian. I'm basically ok. I'm sorry I just sort of vanished. I haven't felt up to recording lately for reasons that I can't completely pin down. Every time I settled down with intention (and it's been many times) I found some reason or other not to. I think maybe I just got sick of the sound of my own voice. I'll definitely have something up this weekend. I want to make it a long one to make up for lost time and I think I've decided on the story. I really can't thank you enough for your concern and support.

@AVTR

6 жыл бұрын

Just glad to know you're okay! I don't think we as fans could enjoy it unless you're still enjoying the reading! :)

@sirmount2636

4 жыл бұрын

Thee Landstander We need more of your voice!

Thank you.

Two in one day! You spoil us Thee! Happy New Year!

@TheeLandstander

6 жыл бұрын

I feel like the kindly grandparent slipping in an extra piece of candy. A Happy New Year to you as well. I wish you and yours nothing but the very best.

I've subscribed to your channel, bookmarked it. Occasionally I download the audio. I listen while attempting to fall asleep. Thanks for what you do-- your voice wields a peculiar curiosity, the kind of curiosity a disenfranchised adolescent employs upon discovering esoterica to get away from the reality of maturation; but that a typical audiobook narrator surely disposes of after having read the story over several times already. I hope you continue to record indefinitely. But if you don't, that's OK; I just hope it's of your own volition.

@TheeLandstander

6 жыл бұрын

Very kind words. Thank you. I'm well acquainted with the search for "please distract my thoughts so I can sleep" material and I'm honored to be that. I'll keep going as long as They allow it.

@YouTubecommenter303

6 жыл бұрын

I don't know if this is how you roll, but I'd like to request (obliquely, but sincerely, 'recommend') Meltdown by Nick Land, and, heck, any piece by The Last Psychiatrist ('Bad at Math', 'Hipsters on Food Stamps', 'When Was The Last Time You Got Your Ass Kicked?', 'The Plan Will Always Fail Catastrophically').

@billybees3796

6 жыл бұрын

I listen to Victorian era ghost stories before sleep as well,I already have vivid dreams as is,what I love is when the stories I hear interfere with my dreams,sometimes awesome other times gnarly terrifying. Thank you for superior stories man/mam

Sounds like Bloodborne

@musicfilmhead9051

3 жыл бұрын

It's why I love this author so much.

Great stuff, Love finding a good reader who will read modern instead of Public Domain stuff that has been done many many times. Do you by chance do any requests, I'm a bit of a Audio Short Story Connoisseur who can no longer read print but listen to audio and I absolutely love a good reader putting out good short works that have no other alternative in audio. Great Work Monsignor!

@TheeLandstander

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for listening. Modern works are tricky legally I guess. I had a Stephen King story taken down for copyright reasons last year. I guess Ligotti is in a deep enough niche that I can get away with it, at least so far. I'm certainly willing to take requests but I'd be wary of doing anything from a "big" writer.

@countfloydschillerhorrorth2090

6 жыл бұрын

Great, I'll put a short list of great ones below and maybe you will see one you'd like to interpret. Alan Moore - A Hypothetical Lizard Brian Stableford - Magic Bullet Douglas E. Winter - Splatter, A Cautionary Tale. Thomas Tessier - The Banshee Thomas Tessier - Evelyn Grace Whitley Strieber - Horror Story Brian Hodge - Alchemy of the Throat Grant Morrison - The Braille Encyclopedia

@Skullkan6

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheeLandstander Ligotti has quite frankly, little interest in the digital sphere and as a result for better and also worse many of his works have yet to be taken down. Grimscribe has recently uploaded a LOT of story readings.

Always a joy hearing your readings. Would you be taking submissions at any point?

Any more uploads?

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@Sygg-uj3ze

4 ай бұрын

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