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@lolaxxx3669

Жыл бұрын

Am lol😆😆

@elsoul1178

6 ай бұрын

😊

“Come on over. There’s no terrible aliens here now. Be sure to bring all evidence of them so we can laugh and laugh at them. Come on down. We’ll have a gay ole time”

@thegreatoldone

2 жыл бұрын

I'll put on the kettle.

@nielsebbesen7821

2 жыл бұрын

That is an unfathomable weakpoint of the story. It's absurdly naive of the narrator to just go along with it.

@MC-zr6gc

2 жыл бұрын

Right? Just TELL him when you get there, that you already destroyed all that stuff, when he asked you to. Duh

@nielsebbesen7821

2 жыл бұрын

@@MC-zr6gc Or say "I'll do it when I get home."

@MC-zr6gc

2 жыл бұрын

@@nielsebbesen7821 he asked him to destroy the evidence before he invited him over.

Is nobody gonna talk about how absolutely brilliant the audio editing on Akeley's words is? The extremely subtle, quiet computerized note layered underneath Ian's voice? *chef's kiss*

@HorrorBabble

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Rose!

@jacobmullin3428

2 жыл бұрын

I was looking for talk about just this! The little, hushed hootings and whistles are excellently tailored to that feeling of unease and distrust.

@maureenholloway1147

2 жыл бұрын

I was trying to figure out what you meant and then I got to chapter seven and oh, hey! That's pretty cool! I'm not sure I'd have picked up on it without the heads up.

@RelativelyBest

Жыл бұрын

It made my brain itch.

Guy’s being menaced by flying crab people from the Outer Darkness but is reluctant to abandon his ancestral home. Aside from being yet another horror story that’s actually about real estate, it also highlights just how weird people from Vermont are.

@sub-jec-tiv

2 жыл бұрын

Hahahahahaha

@einzelfeuer_2855

Жыл бұрын

My family has handed down the land I live on over nearly 400 years. I grew up here and all my best memories were made here. Just because you aren't attached to anything doesn't make others weird for not being nomadic.

@reywashere5284

Жыл бұрын

@@einzelfeuer_2855 Loving where you are from is one thing, refusing to leave when superpowerful aliens are trying to kill you or worse is another thing entirely.

@einzelfeuer_2855

Жыл бұрын

@@reywashere5284 Not everyone is gonna cut and run when threatened with death. They are aliens not a volcano or something unstoppable and unkillable like that. At least presumably they aren't indestructible...

@sarahoshea9603

Жыл бұрын

If other ppl aren't like that I'm surprised...perhaps that's a a Vermont thing 🤔 because most would rather die than leave forever.

I listen to these stories while at work. I am a custodian and I enjoy listening while cleaning rooms.

@iGuttsi

5 жыл бұрын

Do you ever get spooked?

@Anhero64

5 жыл бұрын

Same. Nightshift?

@Astrithor

5 жыл бұрын

Similar story here! I work the overnight shift at a small hotel, and it is interesting to be alone in the late hours, imagining the gulfs of infinitude that Lovecraft so beautifully and horribly hints at.

@lorddiamyo4878

5 жыл бұрын

Lol same. I clean a middle school.

@Kerrigordead

5 жыл бұрын

You should check out the Conan novels by Robert E. Howard. They are in the public domain. You can download them for free on librivox. I listened to those when I was a janitor cleaning a rough factory.

To me, "The Whisperer in Darkness" getting the HorrorBabble treatment is more exciting than anything happening at the movies.

@karehhartig7287

5 жыл бұрын

Ha ha ! I agree all the way !

@MUI69420

2 жыл бұрын

Can't agree more, Audiobook's Such as Lovecraftians Tale has always been An awe to me. It's no Pretentious feelings or the sort, i Genuinely think that This World Building and structure bizarre and eerily Intriguing due to the Fact we never knew who or what resides Far Beyond our Imagination and Mind. There's always This uncanny Feeling that wakes me up And try to convince me that these stories are mere Fictions nothing more.

@warrioroflight6872

2 жыл бұрын

To be fair, that's not a very high bar to jump these days.

*In a robotic voice:* "Hello fellow human."

@HorrorBabble

3 жыл бұрын

Ha!

@justafallperson2108

3 жыл бұрын

"Are you enjoying having skin today?"

@MC-zr6gc

2 жыл бұрын

*beep boop* now let us dance a totally normal ritual human dance *starts doing "the robot*

@winstonsmith8597

2 жыл бұрын

Greetings Earthling.

@user-hu3iy9gz5j

9 ай бұрын

"I will be a better host tomorrow"

I actually live in Vermont, quite near to a few of the locations mentioned in the story. It makes this Waaaaaaaay creepier. ...I think I'll refrain from walking in the woods for awhile. Well done Mr. Gordon, top quality narration!

@HorrorBabble

6 жыл бұрын

I love Vermont - it's a beautiful state. I can appreciate your caution William! Ha. All the best. Ian

The subtle buzz effect in the voice is the type of detail that really sells it. Along with the background noises and ambience. Truly amazing work. I love these greatly.

@HorrorBabble

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@Gh0zT-777

Жыл бұрын

Dude I was thinking I was having low blood sugar or something lmao

@danielmeredith4222

7 ай бұрын

Was that buzzing from mr Akeley the old man too very faintly. I remember the techno voices. I thought my stereo was playing up but no it was part of the story.

@kennethhale1540

6 ай бұрын

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@h0li3day

5 ай бұрын

Yeah that was freaking me out

Always loved the stories of Lovecraft from a psychological perspective. Nearly every protagonist is a reflection of himself that gets tortured and driven mad. Almost like he was trying to punish himself.

@niknadeau6016

3 жыл бұрын

You speak of a man that you knew who he was was as if you knew every word he spoke I’m sure the surprise is that your assumptions of what you think of his creations were far before what he thought about after and that you are nothing but a critic no creation only judgement lol enjoy don’t forget the time he’s lived and what was around him and the ideas he had before you were even born lol

@greatpower6063

3 жыл бұрын

it might be because his mother went mad and he saw it; he became obsessed with madness maybe and perhaps his writings which often deal with the onset of madness in the human mind have some connection to that. That and also the strangeness of outside forces which are not understood by normal people. Maybe it was just his way of constantly externalizing the fear of going mad like his mother did, by writing about alien monsters driving people crazy rather than hereditary conditions.

@nonapplicable8817

11 ай бұрын

​@@niknadeau6016Jesus Christ. Use your native tongue to comment and let us translate them or spare us your abhorrent broken grammar. I'd prefer the latter. Trying to challenge Robert's view with such incomprehensible rambling only makes you look like a fool.

@nomansgoddess

6 ай бұрын

From what I know just through research on him he didn't have the easiest life even From childhood. I hope he finally knows now how great he was. ❤ He is hands down my favorite author. The father of modern horror ❤

I put these on every night before bed. Its calming

Ian Gordon is an absolute treasure.

What I love about Lovecraft are his charactera always starting out skeptical because of their knowledge of the world, until they realize what what they know is not all there is to know. Some things are beyond normal comprehension.

I grew up in a tiny village in the mountains of Southern California. I used to hike the deer trails around my home. I can almost guarantee that I have discovered clearings, meadows, gullies and small valleys that no other humans, aside from friends that were with me, have seen. There are certain spots that produce a vague, yet intense, feeling of dread. It's a feeling that you are standing somewhere that you are not at all welcome and should not be. I always respected these instincts. Maybe it was all in our heads, but I don't think so. There are places that humans have no place treading.

@HorrorBabble

5 жыл бұрын

Remind me to book the FYG tour the next time I'm in SC...!

@pineapplelocsinctv3510

4 жыл бұрын

Respect!! So true. Thats why i love lovecraft. I reaaly believe he knew this.

@jackmarketos90

4 жыл бұрын

I once walked into a small patch of woods near fort Wayne Indiana, couldn't have been bigger then 2 square acres. I froze in my tracks about 20 feet in and I swear something was in those woods, and knew i was too. I left quickly.

@amberscatina2715

3 жыл бұрын

I lived about 30 miles out from nowhere when I was in my twenties. I definitely did feel that certain areas where the territory of another entity. My thought was that I was "smelling" pheromones. A subliminal sensory warning. Some sort of predator was marking their territory and my animal mind picked it up somehow.

@otterrivers3765

3 жыл бұрын

I've been in a supposedly haunted building before. The abandoned "Northern State Mental Hospital" in Sedro-Wooley, Washington state. There was definitely a feeling palpable in the air right away. I didn't feel at all scared but somehow my legs were quivering and there was an undeniable feeling that something did not want us there. We all felt it. Eventually we heard a grunt from the other end of a hallway and heard running towards us. We all thought it was security at first (we were not supposed to be there) but after we all escaped we were freaked out and realizing that security would've had a flashlight or something. It was very dark and there was broken glass and other debris all over the hallway floor. Another time I was there with my girlfriend getting laid and she heard someone calling her name and was so freaked out she had to leave right away. Needless to say I ended up with a bad case of 🔵🔵 that night. 😥

This is just amazing. I listened to Lovecraft audiobooks from several other tubers before finding this one, and none do it quite so well as you. The voice is perfect, and works very well to evoke the feeling of the story. Very well done. I look forward to listening to the rest of your content, because it is now my mission to do so. Thank you!

@HorrorBabble

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@debacofzomb9889

Жыл бұрын

4 years later and Ian still answering messages. The man is beyond mere words. A true master, yet humble.

@seanshepherd1543

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, seriously. Horror Babble is a pimp. I *love* his voice. Just can't be beat.

Just found this. Whoever did the voice over is perfect for Lovecraft's writing. I am now subscribed.

@HorrorBabble

6 жыл бұрын

Welcome to HorrorBabble Agnarr! It's a pleasure to make your acquaintance! Ian

"I got this new Corona in Brattleboro" has a whole different implication nearly a century later, lol

Weeelll I guess that ain't a bad story, but here lemmeh read y'all MY story called "The Shouter in the Well Lit Room"

@otterrivers3765

3 жыл бұрын

"Normal volume speaker in dim lighting" lol

@whynottalklikeapirat

3 жыл бұрын

@@otterrivers3765 xD yeah, I'd read that for sure!

@Reh233

3 жыл бұрын

I work with that guy

@whynottalklikeapirat

3 жыл бұрын

@@Reh233 WHo? Otto RIvers?

@Reh233

3 жыл бұрын

@@whynottalklikeapirat Nah, the shouter in the well lit room. Haha

Ive always been very impressed on how ahead of the time Lovecrafts stories and ideas are.. He must of been horrifying the people of early 20th century.. It was for sure a bizzare time with all the spiritualism, mystics and all the rest of the Victorian spookiness.. And here we are 100yrs later still freakin people out enjoying his timeless works..

@RobCrowley85

9 ай бұрын

He did get some things published in his lifetime, but getting published consistently was a struggle. He even turned to ghost writing a couple of times and did that for Houdini's autobiography/memoir. It wasn't until after he died that his friend, August Derleth, collected all Lovecraft's work and published all the stories that were finished. He even managed to take a couple that weren't and finished them himself, published those too in Lovecraft's name. I just can't remember which ones those were.

My daughter got me started listening to H.P. Lovecraft and I can’t get enough.

@tonys7524

4 жыл бұрын

look up his cat's name

@jonathanwells223

3 жыл бұрын

@@tonys7524 naM reggiN

@horysmokes3339

3 жыл бұрын

@@tonys7524 OMG that's my cat's name too!

@Xbalanque84

Жыл бұрын

​​@@tonys7524 In his defense, he was a child when he had it, and he didn't name it himself. Such phrasing was also not taboo during Lovecraft's lifetime the way it is now.

@unclesham5507

Жыл бұрын

His grandfather named the cat. It was an elderly kitty by the time he had it. He didn't want to change its name as to confuse the kitty. He didn't name the cat. Let's just drop it.

This one always gets me.....they have space travel can keep your brain alive in a jar and hypnotize people but they can't get past a couple dogs?

@hinro

3 жыл бұрын

Dog bites like really hurt. It's just too risky. Space travel is nothing compared to a dog bite.

@aeroplane-cq5zf

3 жыл бұрын

I think he says that their movement was impaired because of the environment so that might be one reason why

@DrunkenCoward1

3 жыл бұрын

They don't really “have space travel“. They are able to “swim through the aether of space“, which was a concept of space before Einstein, to my understanding.

@NGRevenant

3 жыл бұрын

a pack of twelve pitbulls is no joke

@ycylchgames

3 жыл бұрын

We have incredible technology and can travel through space, but most people would struggle against a pack of dogs

Lovecraft's masterpiece, for me. Well done, man!

This is uncanny. Just last night I was looking for The Whisperer in Darkness. I even thought "I wish horror babble would do it". I get home from work and there's the email!!

@HorrorBabble

6 жыл бұрын

You must have been channeling us Jamie! Ian

I wondered how you’d do the voices on the record and you’ve excelled. I knew almost word for word what was coming and you still sent a shiver up my spine. Well played, sir !!!!

How did I miss this story? I am a Vermonter, from mere miles from the Windham County site. In fact, my town is mentioned. The sights of the rivers during Hurricane Irene go through my mind, but I never saw nor heard tell of those pinkish forms swirling through the floodwaters. I think all that has moved out, with all the flatlanders moving in.

Either this or The Mound are my favourite so far. The ending is downright horrifying

I expected to be deeply afraid of Lovecraftian horror but now that ive heard some of his stories, i must admit that its very calming to losten to. Thank you greatly!

@Lawofimprobability

3 жыл бұрын

I find it soothing as well and listen to it before bed.

@joshuacarpenter5997

2 жыл бұрын

From my experience, most of the time they don’t truly get scary until the end when the big twist is revealed

@michaeldavies7949

Жыл бұрын

@@joshuacarpenter5997 ...and there never is a happy ending

Somewhere on Yogorh there is hundreds of rusty forgotten tin cans with name on them. Remember to wash your hands and face , Migo may require them

Don't worry, they got rid of Pluto...

@aidangeis4686

5 жыл бұрын

Most underrated comment!

@DeadmonarchCoilfang

5 жыл бұрын

Build the wall around planet Earth.

@popevimtoripkeefhappysackXXX

4 жыл бұрын

Next against the wall will be Goofy.....(I’m here all week !)

@geargrinder7714

3 жыл бұрын

Oh thank god!

@OneBunnyOwsla

3 жыл бұрын

"Dear NASA. Your mum thought I was big enough. Love, Pluto."

Discover this channel looking for lovecraft audiobooks the narrators voice is perfect!

(Curiously Googling) 😲...Hats off to HP Lovecraft for featuring--and creating even more mystery--around the (now dwarf) planet Pluto. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🤓📚👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 This story was published in 1931, a year after Pluto's discovery. 🙌🏾 Clever, Clever! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

Lovecraft's words hatch in your ears like fly eggs. Strange and beautiful maggots burrow deep into your brain, devouring and replacing your synapses, twisting your mind to accept their bizarre, alien presence. Then, before you know it, you are completely spellbound. Lovecraft's command and control of *you,* in his brooding and sinister world, is like no other and perfectly conveyed by Ian's absolutely wonderful narration.

@admiralkipper4540

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I guess his shits alright

@stevepalpatine2828

3 жыл бұрын

@@admiralkipper4540 The sheer eloquence of your rejoinder is a sure sign that our education system is an unparalleled success, a guarantee our cultural evolution is ascending to ever greater heights, and leaves me full of optimism for the future...

@admiralkipper4540

3 жыл бұрын

Steve Palpatine come on you can't tell me that comment wasn't cringe

1:25:11 "PS This might seem like an extremely obvious trap and cover-up to anybody with an IQ over 6, but it totally isn't, pinky swear, kay bye."

@jaygomez9066

3 жыл бұрын

Honestly I always think that. Not only does he not think anything of the sudden shift in tone of the letter, but also the handwriting. And sure, he could be curious and go, but he literally brings ALL THE EVIDENCE with him. Like, dude...c'mon

@stevepalpatine2828

2 жыл бұрын

"Hello, fellow human..."

@vadoksam9235

2 жыл бұрын

Hahahaha ikr. Some of the traps are quite obvious through out.

1:54:00 I love the subtle buzz effect you put in there. It just barely catches your attention and if I heard in real life from someone speaking, I might have mistaken for a mere wheezing noise. As soon as I started to hear it through the whole narration, I knew what it was. Excellent job.

@HorrorBabble

6 жыл бұрын

Glad you picked up on that Jeanette! I always like to include things like that wherever possible. Thanks for listening! :) Ian

@shelvingunit2000

6 жыл бұрын

Whilst on the subject, I also loved the “robot” effect you used to capture the sound of the voice emitted by the brain in jar towards the end. Very creepy!

I just finished this story for the first time the other day, and this certainly did it justice. Great eerie selection for the background too.

This is one of my favourite. I am always reminded of it when NASA discoverers more about Pluto.

Thank you for recording & uploading these Lovecraft stories. I'm currently reading the Barnes & Noble "Complete Cthulhu Mythos" and I like to listen to your audio-readings of each story as I work my way through the book. Aside from "The Temple" I think this has been my favourite Mythos story so far. Lovecraft can be a tough read, but I feel your interpretation of the tales takes the edge off, and I find it more accessible, now. Great to see a nice Lovecraft community on KZread too, hello folks! 👋🏻

@HorrorBabble

3 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome!

This gave me absolute terror and thrills so entertaining especially the part with the other voices. The true horror is not knowing

Every time I put this on and fall asleep... The whisperer on the record wakes me without fail.

@otterrivers3765

3 жыл бұрын

That's what happened the first time I listened as well. I fell asleep and some up to the whispering.

Alright, I was listening to this while falling asleep and it got to 46:48 and my sluggish mind somehow frpze in fear of that weird sound. I literally can't continue listening to this while falling asleep, because otherwise I'll wet myself. Well done.

I listen to Horror Babble and these help me go to sleep

@pauliefte

5 жыл бұрын

Same here

Damn this homie be shooting every single night, and the dogs bro. Damn those dogs are some vicious killers. Well it was a good game, very well played.

I love this story. I think that this may be my favorite Lovecraft story... Though it's almost impossible to decide. It seems like every time I listen to or read one, it becomes my favorite.

@otterrivers3765

3 жыл бұрын

I can't decide if my favorite is "the mound" or "dream quest of unknown Kaddath"

Listening to this with my headphones, in the dark and in bed. Its 115am here!!

I love your voice and its perfect for these readings. Your work is absolutely incredible!

@HorrorBabble

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for listening! Ian :)

@jamesgarside2001

4 жыл бұрын

@@HorrorBabble Perfect Brahmin Dialect from Witch-Cursed New England. My father was born in Boston.

@michaelhoffmann2891

3 жыл бұрын

Indeed. Something about audiobooks and -stories read with a oh-so-proper English accent. Especially for Lovecraft stories, which are so often narrated by the New England upper crust scholars thrown into events that shatter their worldview. But always keep that stiff upper lip!

The effects you used for Akeley and the brain-in-the-jar were perfect! Excellent work!

Excellent reading! I love the subtle use of ambient sounds. Well done!

Twas probably a poor idea to listen to this and shadow over innsmouth late at night.... The shadows and noises seem a lot more intense afterwards. Fantastic work as per usual

@daemeonation3018

Жыл бұрын

Really? I CAN'T sleep at night without listening to either Lovecraft or Clark Ashton Smith or some horror writing from this time period. About 5 years now. Every night.

I love it. This story is so very over the top as to be actually funny. I have a friend who had some pet tree snails whom he named after Lovecraft's godlike monsters. Ian's reading is, as always, absolutely superlative, and the effect of old phonograph sound is really great. Thanks, as always!

It's a shame that there isn't a film version of this. A faithful rendition that captures all the awesomeness of the story

@MS-jp3op

10 ай бұрын

There actually is. The Lovecraft Historical Society made it in 2011. It's in black and white with clear Twilight Zone filming influences. They change the ending to make it more climatic but I think it still works. I know your post is old but I would be remiss to not let a fellow fan know about it.

I love this story. It doesn't hurt that Lovecraft gives a shout out to my home town. Lyndonville Vermont.

@HorrorBabble

6 жыл бұрын

Jennifer and I almost made it that far up.... next time David! Love Vermont! Ian

@TheFaulkned

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the shout out Ian. I think you have a great voice for Lovecraft. My two favorite stories are The Haunter in the Dark and The music of Erich Zann. Keep up the good work.

@HorrorBabble

6 жыл бұрын

You're welcome David. Both of those stories will be recorded in the near future! Thanks again for listening. Ian

Another Spooky Gem. We're listening by Wood Burner, with failing candles. (Site generator off now) the only electric is battery devices, The perfect setting for a Lovecraft story! Thanks Ian! ☺ (central european guys are really really superstitious btw😊, You're scaring the crap out of some of them mate 😁)

@HorrorBabble

6 жыл бұрын

Sounds like the ideal - if somewhat foreboding - setting for a listen! Thanks Mr. Jones!

@myster.ejones1306

6 жыл бұрын

HorrorBabble. Thanks Ian, it was wonderful my friend, You just can't beat that type of atmosphere, it's scarier than any movie ☺ I've noticed the appearance of extra candle lamps this evening, and every spare socket is occupied charging various lights and phones before the generator is shut off! Hahahahaha, I think 'The Dunwich Horror' tonight, possibly followed by The Haunter in the dark for when the lights start failing! 😊

Perfect voice for the material, truly none other could do it such justice.

I’ve always found something very comforting about this story. Been reading it constantly for over 30 years. It’s like an old friend, or a well loved childhood teddy bear.

Cosmic horror at its best..what an excellent reading...thank you

My new Sunday favorite is listening to you read great stories! This one based in my native Vermont. Vermont, New Hampshire and Canada rural areas due have an atmosphere of otherworldly and creepy without a great story attached to it. Thank you!

Great story and narration! The background noise and buzzing is awesome. Subtle and not-so-subtle hints of noise abound in this recording. Truly amazing! I love the nod to Clark Ashton Smith! High Priest of Atlantis! I love how Lovecraft, CAS, Bloch, Howard, and others have subtle nods to each other in their stories. Fantastic rendition! Thanks!

That screeching voice is pretty amazing. One of my favorite Lovecraft stories!

I live for this. Great stories written by great authors voiced by great narrators who make great content. If I'm not reading its gotta be HorrorBabble.

This was my 3rd reading of yours that I have listened to. These are without a doubt some of the most atmospheric and and chilling stories. The writing by H.P. Lovecraft and the amazing voice of the reader. Truly makes you feel as tho you are listening to a man break down a traumatic event in his life that if told the the average passerby would be blown off as if he was a lunatic. You have a talent and these readings are honestly amazing. Thank you for making them

Subbed. Been enjoying HPL across youtube lately. Thanks for this one.

@HorrorBabble

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome, thank you!

This is one of my favorite HPL tales. Thank you for reading it.

Thank you so very much for this my favorite short story from h.p. lovecraft. So good.

@uxaenarrhythmia1483

6 жыл бұрын

Agrreeeeeeed. With Reanimator and The Thing on the Doorstop close seconds.

@otterrivers3765

3 жыл бұрын

"The Mound"!!!

The narration in all of your stories is amazing but the Lovecraft ones are my favorite. The Cthulhu Mythos are hard to read on the page but listening to your videos makes them come alive ❤️

Yes! I've been so hoping you'd read this one! One of my favourites!

I'm a truck driver and nothing passes the time like listening to H. P. Lovecraft.

Superb job, love the old time radio vibe, the story is a perfect example of cosmic horror in the pulp tradition! Bravo! Keep them coming!

Thanks for the recommendation Lovecraft! I'll check out Arthur Machen! Also thanks to you too Ian for bringing this to us!

Once again thank you Horror Babble. Thank you Mr. Gordon and thanks for making my heart pound and my brain to imagine.

This is one of Lovecraft's best stories. It probably has the best structure and pacing.

Well finally Ive found the first channel on KZread worth joining. Im very glad to support Horrorbabble and in turn Ian.

What an amazing time we live in that this is freely available on the internet. Thank you for sharing this, narrated very well and great for listening on the go!

This reading has filled me with dread and anxiety through out the reading. It truly was a wonderful adaptation

Fabulous 😍

One of my all time favorites. Thank you.

Your the reason I got the hp lovecraft hardback collection

This is a really great reader. Not over dramatized. Perfectly done. Great special effects with the voices also.

Top notch narration. I am recovering from an eye surgery. I have read everything H.P. Lovecraft, many times before my eyesight went bad. TYVM

@HorrorBabble

2 жыл бұрын

A friend of ours is in a similar situation -- get well soon! Ian & Jen

Great reading thanks so much Ian

"They come here to get metals from deep beneath the earth" ahhh the Annunaki angle

Thank you for reading this! One of my favorite Lovecraft stories!!

The mighty Ian once again kicks ass

I like this story cause I've driven through all the towns this fella wrote in the story. Keene, I imagine hasn't changed much in 90 years LOLOL

The details of this audiobook are what make it so brilliant. Marvelous work - I couldn't tell if I was imagining the strange, very subtle quality of Ackeley's voice during their conversation, and ended up hanging on every word. From here on, whenever I hear or read Lovecraft, I get the feeling I'll imagine the words in your voice.

@HorrorBabble

5 ай бұрын

Thank you!

I've listened to a lot of audiobooks but your content is the best. I really love the voice and the subtle ideas.

I think one of Lovecraft's (many) strengths is his ability to place extraordinary events in to a 'real' world in an utterly convincing and believable way. This particular story and Shadow Over Innsmouth are some of the best examples of this, in my opinion.

I love how you added that subtle sound effect when mr. Akeley talks. It brings chills down my spine... I do appreciate your work

This video got me through the slow day of work. Great job, will be listening to your other video.

I really love listening to lovecraft stories while I sleep. Just calm enough to help me drift off, just strange enough to fuel my dreams. It is a bit annoying that I always fall asleep before I get to the climax of the story though.

@HorrorBabble

7 ай бұрын

Ha -- you can always listen in parts.

Would it be so terrible to never age and go on a never-ending voyage through space? To have expansive and incredible dreams until I open my 'eyes' on a new and unbelievable planet and learn of it and speak with the beings there and observe the native life before resuming my dreams? And to think my way of talking, though metallic and toneless, would leave no one in doubt that it was me. This being afraid of amazing stuff business.. I say.

@DeadmonarchCoilfang

5 жыл бұрын

They only take the human brain with them.

@andreasbuehler1821

5 жыл бұрын

If the claims are actually true. If Akeley is not just a mask or puppet at the end. If the bodies really are kept alive. If the brains really are free.

@cha5

5 жыл бұрын

Andreas Buehler Although at the very end there it’s hinted that Aikley’s face and hands there in the chair are his actual face and hands and not a waxen mask, but are a result of “prodigious surgical skill” and are used as a mask for Nyarlathotep IMHO.

@Duchess_Van_Hoof

3 жыл бұрын

When that part was explained I was struck with the though that the "humans" are entirely reliant on their "allies". They can't survive on their own, nor can they move. They are pets at most.

As much as I adore Lovecraft stories, it baffles me to no end how his heroes can be so utterly stupid. One thing is being ignorant of horrors beyond our understanding, but the guy in this story is plain suicidal.

@andrewbellavie795

4 жыл бұрын

Two comments; many of his narrators are skeptical to the extreme as many scientists are, also the story wouldn't happen without the narrator's disbelief

@Duchess_Van_Hoof

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed, the sudden change in mood and tone in the letters as well as the insistence on him bringing the evidence suggests a ploy or a trap. I would like a competent and active protagonist for once. At least he brought a revolver.

@Primus-kz3ri

3 жыл бұрын

He technically was smart and it could’ve been worse. He could’ve just stayed but instead he booked it as soon as he saw wrong

@libertyprime6932

2 жыл бұрын

That must be why he won and survived, so suicidal. That is called heroism. His friend was in danger and he went to check on him.

@theupsetflan494

2 жыл бұрын

@@Duchess_Van_Hoof if you want an hero, you have Dr. Willet. He's a fucking beast, he destroyed a 1000+ old necromancer like a pro

This one is definitely my 2nd favorite story! I can't get the image of the South Park characters chanting, "Crab people! Crab people!" out of my mind. Also, this was a terrible night, so this was a boon and gets my mind off the things that I'd best not think of today.

@matthewblackledge5464

6 жыл бұрын

Well, what is your first favorite?

@misschris325

5 жыл бұрын

Shadow Over Innsmouth!

Hunters gone missing in the mountains, bodies found in rivers. Very similar to the real work of David Paulides in his Missing 411 series.

@HorrorBabble

5 жыл бұрын

I have to admit, I find the whole Missing 411 stuff rather intriguing.

@otterrivers3765

3 жыл бұрын

Me too!

I finally heard this one!

An adaptation of Campbell's interesting, engaging and entertaining Lovecraftian sci-fi classic "The Insects from Shaggia" that's well worth a listen. Thanks, CABH. Your service in archiving & producing audio adaptations of work once marketed as pulp fiction and now a cultural landmark is noted, enjoyed & much appreciated.

I love your readings! As soon as I'm no longer a poor student, I will donate. Keep up the great work.

I am so thrilled to have discovered your channel and impressed by your great narrative skills. Mad respects and thank you for bringing audio Lovecraft stories to us.

I have been listening to these stories (H.P. Lovecraft) before bed. Its a great way to wined down.

Ooooohhh, excellent alteration of your voice in there, surprised me and gave me a moment of pause and I might even say horror.

Thanks for this reading!