"The Whisperer in Darkness" / Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos
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"The Whisperer in Darkness" is a novella by American writer H. P. Lovecraft. Written February-September 1930, it was first published in Weird Tales, August 1931. The story introduces the Mi-go, an extraterrestrial race of fungoid creatures.
Chapters:
0:00:00 - Opening Credits
0:00:46 - Part I
0:16:40 - Part II
0:41:36 - Part III
0:58:08 - Part IV
1:14:23 - Part V
1:31:20 - Part VI
1:51:12 - Part VII
2:22:32 - Part VIII
2:45:18 - Closing Credits
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@HorrorBabble 2 роки тому
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@lolaxxx3669 Рік тому
Am lol😆😆
@elsoul1178 5 місяців тому
😊
@willotoole5900 3 роки тому
“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 роки тому
I'll put on the kettle.
@nielsebbesen7821 2 роки тому
That is an unfathomable weakpoint of the story. It's absurdly naive of the narrator to just go along with it.
@MC-zr6gc 2 роки тому
Right? Just TELL him when you get there, that you already destroyed all that stuff, when he asked you to. Duh
@nielsebbesen7821 2 роки тому
@@MC-zr6gc Or say "I'll do it when I get home."
@MC-zr6gc 2 роки тому
@@nielsebbesen7821 he asked him to destroy the evidence before he invited him over.
@rosem8581 3 роки тому
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 роки тому
Thank you, Rose!
@jacobmullin3428 2 роки тому
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 роки тому
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 Рік тому
It made my brain itch.
@micheljavert5923 3 роки тому
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 роки тому
Hahahahahaha
@einzelfeuer_2855 Рік тому
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 Рік тому
@@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 Рік тому
@@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 Рік тому
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.
@vadoksam9235 2 роки тому
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 роки тому
Thank you!
@Gh0zT-777 Рік тому
Dude I was thinking I was having low blood sugar or something lmao
@danielmeredith4222 6 місяців тому
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 місяців тому
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@h0li3day 5 місяців тому
Yeah that was freaking me out
@williamcharlton3535 6 років тому
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 років тому
I love Vermont - it's a beautiful state. I can appreciate your caution William! Ha. All the best. Ian
@maryk7124 3 роки тому
*In a robotic voice:* "Hello fellow human."
@HorrorBabble 3 роки тому
Ha!
@justafallperson2108 3 роки тому
"Are you enjoying having skin today?"
@MC-zr6gc 2 роки тому
*beep boop* now let us dance a totally normal ritual human dance *starts doing "the robot*
@winstonsmith8597 2 роки тому
Greetings Earthling.
@user-hu3iy9gz5j 8 місяців тому
"I will be a better host tomorrow"
@lindadetamore252 6 років тому
I listen to these stories while at work. I am a custodian and I enjoy listening while cleaning rooms.
@iGuttsi 5 років тому
Do you ever get spooked?
@Anhero64 5 років тому
Same. Nightshift?
@Astrithor 5 років тому
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 років тому
Lol same. I clean a middle school.
@Kerrigordead 4 роки тому
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.
@jjvladimir6070 6 років тому
To me, "The Whisperer in Darkness" getting the HorrorBabble treatment is more exciting than anything happening at the movies.
@karehhartig7287 5 років тому
Ha ha ! I agree all the way !
@MUI69420 2 роки тому
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 роки тому
To be fair, that's not a very high bar to jump these days.
@bruni5289 Рік тому
"I got this new Corona in Brattleboro" has a whole different implication nearly a century later, lol
@agoogolofgeese Рік тому
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 Рік тому
Glad you enjoyed it!
@debacofzomb9889 Рік тому
4 years later and Ian still answering messages. The man is beyond mere words. A true master, yet humble.
@seanshepherd1543 Рік тому
Yeah, seriously. Horror Babble is a pimp. I *love* his voice. Just can't be beat.
@robertfullchim923 5 років тому
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 роки тому
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 2 роки тому
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 10 місяців тому
@@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 5 місяців тому
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 ❤
@12201185234 5 років тому
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 років тому
Remind me to book the FYG tour the next time I'm in SC...!
@pineapplelocsinctv3510 4 роки тому
Respect!! So true. Thats why i love lovecraft. I reaaly believe he knew this.
@jackmarketos90 4 роки тому
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 роки тому
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 роки тому
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. 😥
@joeymulvaney1664 4 роки тому
I put these on every night before bed. Its calming
@kellyrussell530 6 років тому
My daughter got me started listening to H.P. Lovecraft and I can’t get enough.
@tonys7524 4 роки тому
look up his cat's name
@jonathanwells223 3 роки тому
@@tonys7524 naM reggiN
@horysmokes3339 3 роки тому
@@tonys7524 OMG that's my cat's name too!
@Xbalanque84 Рік тому
@@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 Рік тому
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.
@asceticblur Рік тому
Ian Gordon is an absolute treasure.
@mattaffenit9898 6 років тому
Just found this. Whoever did the voice over is perfect for Lovecraft's writing. I am now subscribed.
@HorrorBabble 6 років тому
Welcome to HorrorBabble Agnarr! It's a pleasure to make your acquaintance! Ian
@whynottalklikeapirat 4 роки тому
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 роки тому
"Normal volume speaker in dim lighting" lol
@whynottalklikeapirat 3 роки тому
@@otterrivers3765 xD yeah, I'd read that for sure!
@Reh233 3 роки тому
I work with that guy
@whynottalklikeapirat 3 роки тому
@@Reh233 WHo? Otto RIvers?
@Reh233 3 роки тому
@@whynottalklikeapirat Nah, the shouter in the well lit room. Haha
@Digital_Her0 2 роки тому
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.
@maxpower001 Рік тому
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 місяців тому
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.
@richardstrachmesserschmiti4979 2 роки тому
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
@grimmcorvid5713 3 роки тому
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 роки тому
I find it soothing as well and listen to it before bed.
@joshuacarpenter5997 2 роки тому
From my experience, most of the time they don’t truly get scary until the end when the big twist is revealed
@michaeldavies7949 Рік тому
@@joshuacarpenter5997 ...and there never is a happy ending
@hopelessgod7462 4 роки тому
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 роки тому
Dog bites like really hurt. It's just too risky. Space travel is nothing compared to a dog bite.
@aeroplane-cq5zf 3 роки тому
I think he says that their movement was impaired because of the environment so that might be one reason why
@DrunkenCoward1 3 роки тому
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 роки тому
a pack of twelve pitbulls is no joke
@ycylchgames 3 роки тому
We have incredible technology and can travel through space, but most people would struggle against a pack of dogs
@MrBronzeEgo 6 років тому
Don't worry, they got rid of Pluto...
@aidangeis4686 5 років тому
Most underrated comment!
@DeadmonarchCoilfang 5 років тому
Build the wall around planet Earth.
@popevimtoripkeefhappysackXXX 4 роки тому
Next against the wall will be Goofy.....(I’m here all week !)
@geargrinder7714 3 роки тому
Oh thank god!
@OneBunnyOwsla 3 роки тому
"Dear NASA. Your mum thought I was big enough. Love, Pluto."
@ProjectFlashlight612 5 років тому
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 роки тому
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 роки тому
"Hello, fellow human..."
@vadoksam9235 2 роки тому
Hahahaha ikr. Some of the traps are quite obvious through out.
@risboturbide9396 Рік тому
Lovecraft's masterpiece, for me. Well done, man!
@nemesis4785 4 роки тому
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 роки тому
Yeah I guess his shits alright
@stevepalpatine2828 3 роки тому
@@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 роки тому
Steve Palpatine come on you can't tell me that comment wasn't cringe
@popevimtoripkeefhappysackXXX 4 роки тому
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 !!!!
@seaninocaoimh379 5 років тому
Discover this channel looking for lovecraft audiobooks the narrators voice is perfect!
@shrimpanzee001 3 роки тому
Either this or The Mound are my favourite so far. The ending is downright horrifying
@jamiecameron7615 6 років тому
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 років тому
You must have been channeling us Jamie! Ian
@ammarsiddiqui1435 4 роки тому
@@HorrorBabble you have a great voice for narrating ian . i been enjoying these a lot
@themodestgoddess1645 2 роки тому
(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! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
@ImCarolB 2 роки тому
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.
@CallumRickard 3 роки тому
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 UKposts too, hello folks! 👋🏻
@HorrorBabble 3 роки тому
You're very welcome!
@jeanettewittstein7656 6 років тому
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 років тому
Glad you picked up on that Jeanette! I always like to include things like that wherever possible. Thanks for listening! :) Ian
@shelvingunit2000 6 років тому
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!
@balaam_7087 3 роки тому
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.
@getlit1979 4 роки тому
Every time I put this on and fall asleep... The whisperer on the record wakes me without fail.
@otterrivers3765 3 роки тому
That's what happened the first time I listened as well. I fell asleep and some up to the whispering.
@1838isfake 5 років тому
I listen to Horror Babble and these help me go to sleep
@pauliefte 5 років тому
Same here
@TheJefferyKiller 4 роки тому
I love your voice and its perfect for these readings. Your work is absolutely incredible!
@HorrorBabble 4 роки тому
Thank you for listening! Ian :)
@jamesgarside2001 4 роки тому
@@HorrorBabble Perfect Brahmin Dialect from Witch-Cursed New England. My father was born in Boston.
@michaelhoffmann2891 3 роки тому
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!
@DrunkenCoward1 3 роки тому
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.
@danielmeredith4222 6 місяців тому
This gave me absolute terror and thrills so entertaining especially the part with the other voices. The true horror is not knowing
@12201185234 5 років тому
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 роки тому
I can't decide if my favorite is "the mound" or "dream quest of unknown Kaddath"
@myster.ejones1306 6 років тому
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 років тому
Sounds like the ideal - if somewhat foreboding - setting for a listen! Thanks Mr. Jones!
@myster.ejones1306 6 років тому
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! 😊
@elric101 4 роки тому
Listening to this with my headphones, in the dark and in bed. Its 115am here!!
@misschris325 6 років тому
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 років тому
Well, what is your first favorite?
@misschris325 5 років тому
Shadow Over Innsmouth!
@thetalkingbear 5 років тому
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 9 місяців тому
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.
@TheOnlyRiktor 5 років тому
Excellent reading! I love the subtle use of ambient sounds. Well done!
@MrZooBreak Рік тому
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!
@TheFaulkned 6 років тому
I love this story. It doesn't hurt that Lovecraft gives a shout out to my home town. Lyndonville Vermont.
@HorrorBabble 6 років тому
Jennifer and I almost made it that far up.... next time David! Love Vermont! Ian
@TheFaulkned 6 років тому
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 років тому
You're welcome David. Both of those stories will be recorded in the near future! Thanks again for listening. Ian
@Anaverageguy41 6 років тому
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 Рік тому
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.
@Makaan 4 роки тому
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 3 роки тому
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 роки тому
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 роки тому
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 роки тому
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 роки тому
@@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
@OneTyler2Many 5 років тому
One of my all time favorites. Thank you.
@hooliganjvp 4 роки тому
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.
@Craig_Tucker48 3 місяці тому
This is one of my favourite. I am always reminded of it when NASA discoverers more about Pluto.
@MrMan-iq6bu 3 роки тому
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.
@avrahamishshalom1799 6 років тому
Yes! I've been so hoping you'd read this one! One of my favourites!
@texasbadger3586 5 років тому
Thank you for reading this! One of my favorite Lovecraft stories!!
@olafisashark5105 6 років тому
Thank you so very much for this my favorite short story from h.p. lovecraft. So good.
@uxaenarrhythmia1483 6 років тому
Agrreeeeeeed. With Reanimator and The Thing on the Doorstop close seconds.
@otterrivers3765 3 роки тому
"The Mound"!!!
@rynegreen7902 5 років тому
This video got me through the slow day of work. Great job, will be listening to your other video.
@juliencote78 2 роки тому
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.
@vonjunzt4130 5 років тому
This is a really great reader. Not over dramatized. Perfectly done. Great special effects with the voices also.
@12201185234 5 років тому
The effects you used for Akeley and the brain-in-the-jar were perfect! Excellent work!
@Robot666House Рік тому
Perfect voice for the material, truly none other could do it such justice.
@donaldmccleary9015 7 місяців тому
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!
@dondawson2174 2 роки тому
Well finally Ive found the first channel on UKposts worth joining. Im very glad to support Horrorbabble and in turn Ian.
@RAKGraphicsTV 3 роки тому
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!
@jon79jw61 6 років тому
Cosmic horror at its best..what an excellent reading...thank you
@Lerequindemort 3 роки тому
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.
@mancinoist 4 роки тому
Awesome! Thank you for this story and your wonderful narration
@Bonklyboi 5 років тому
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 років тому
They only take the human brain with them.
@andreasbuehler1821 5 років тому
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 років тому
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 роки тому
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.
@realname60 5 років тому
Been listening to these a lot lately! Love the content
@badas45 4 роки тому
Think of all the horror movies Lovecraft did not see. Have you ever said aloud don't go in that room while watching a scary movie? I find looking back thru time with all the fiction we have mentally accumulated does it a disservice.
@palmstoface 5 років тому
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
@jorgehughes9685 5 років тому
Once again thank you Horror Babble. Thank you Mr. Gordon and thanks for making my heart pound and my brain to imagine.
@philippel.9086 5 років тому
That screeching voice is pretty amazing. One of my favorite Lovecraft stories!
@XAmericanRenegadeX 3 роки тому
I'm a truck driver and nothing passes the time like listening to H. P. Lovecraft.
@Boogie_the_cat 2 роки тому
This is one of my favorite HPL tales. Thank you for reading it.
@dovleac 2 роки тому
Subbed. Been enjoying HPL across youtube lately. Thanks for this one.
@HorrorBabble 2 роки тому
Awesome, thank you!
@seamusrichardson6011 3 роки тому
This is amazing.
@knightloltrec 5 років тому
Thanks for this reading!
@OffandOn13 4 роки тому
I've listened to a lot of audiobooks but your content is the best. I really love the voice and the subtle ideas.
@ctw1760 Рік тому
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 ❤️
@realcygnus 6 років тому
sooo cool !
@DeimosDread 6 років тому
Thanks for the recommendation Lovecraft! I'll check out Arthur Machen! Also thanks to you too Ian for bringing this to us!
@SeeDVicious 4 роки тому
I am so thankful that i stumbled across your channel, i listen to your readings while drawing, my latest, being a draft of cthulu himself. Thank you!
@PlayNiceFolks 5 років тому
Ooooohhh, excellent alteration of your voice in there, surprised me and gave me a moment of pause and I might even say horror.
@johnbryant8603 6 років тому
Thank you so much
@Esotericgemini 6 років тому
Wholeness and balanced vibrations thanks for the upload
@tribalroselr 3 роки тому
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!
@MarcvdMeulen Рік тому
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!
@watkins7086 Рік тому
Love the voice effects! Especially the subtle one on Henry Akeley's dialoque at the end
@sonnetlikely 3 роки тому
Absolutely adore listening to you! A great pleasure.
@isaacdeyoung7399 3 роки тому
Great reading thanks so much Ian
@LLV1915 6 років тому
The mighty Ian once again kicks ass
@crimsonfiend2700 5 років тому
This reading has filled me with dread and anxiety through out the reading. It truly was a wonderful adaptation
@patrickodonnell3162 5 років тому
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 років тому
I have to admit, I find the whole Missing 411 stuff rather intriguing.
@otterrivers3765 3 роки тому
Me too!
@Wilted_Brainz 2 роки тому
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 роки тому
A friend of ours is in a similar situation -- get well soon! Ian & Jen
@ananteshesha5788 5 років тому
Absolute Legendary Narration!
@jamesshepherd5805 6 років тому
I genuinely got creeped out hearing this! Thanks!
@spillinjims2565 6 років тому
Dope video yoh! Lovecraft can be difficult to understand even in an audiobook format but you nail it!
@seamussmyth1928 4 роки тому
Found you recently and for that I am thankful
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