same lol; iirc tha episode also featured a lil vignette in which lovecraft n his associates was students attending a university lecture on tha elder gods
Cabinet of curiosity on Netflix is where I first heard about this story. Having seen the film adaptation before the book I can say that they absolutely nailed it. One of the few adaptations that didn't take wild artistic liberties these days.
Great story told by the multi talented Mr French. Thank God for men who can take a story, read it aloud and bring it alive in my imagination. Most can not do this. Mr French isn't one of them. He's among the best narrators I've ever heard. On youtube, audible, Google books, etc.
Though almost all of Lovecraft's work is well known, this reading shows that it can be presented so well that you feel you're really hearing it for the first time! Extremely well done!
There’s a German audiobook in a series called "Gruselkabinett" ("Cabinet of Horror" it may be translated) and that’s even (much) better than this one here. It sends shivers down my spine every time. Too bad there are no subtitles for audiobooks…
I think it's his best story. I feel that with most of H.P's work, he tries a little too hard to create horror. His technique is a little too obvious for my taste- unlike a Shirley Jackson who effortlessly seems to create creeps. Cheers. E.E.F.
This story terrified me when I saw the altered and cropped version on, "The Night Gallery." The artwork which accompanied that episode gave me a few chills. I lived in a house which was built shortly after the American Civil War. Even as a teenager, the basement seemed very creepy. I imagined all kinds of "things" down there. I remember TV Guide ran a short story about this story on "The Night Gallery." The story was accompanied by a few photos of Janos Prohaska and his son putting together the creature suit used in that particular episode of "The Night Gallery." Janos also donned a bear costume of his creation for the Andy Williams Show (on NBC TV). This is a terrific reading of a truly terrifying tale! Many thanks, Mr. Edward French!
@@FrenchEdward06 -- You're welcome, Mr. French. To my mind, "Pickman's Model" was the scariest of all the episodes on "The Night Gallery." The monster wasn't shown full-on at first -- just its dissimilar eyes (Lovecraft's "Lurking Fear" anyone?) in the darkness. Mr. French, you have the perfect voice for storytelling. Your reading of the story, "Slime," keeps milling through my mind. Once, back in the 1970s, I spoke briefly with Steve McQueen. When I asked about his first big breakout role in "The Blob," Steve smiled and said, "Well, you gotta start somewhere." Thanks, Mr. French, for the readings/videos.
Fantastic fictional fright! I am not disappointed with this being my first proper Lovecraft experience, and I look forward to hearing more soon as I browse through your recordings Mr. French. Good health to you, and God bless.
It was the technique , Elliot ! The cursed , the impious , the unnatural technique ! As I am a living being , I never elsewhere heard the actual breath of life so fused onto a spoken canvas ! The storyteller was there ! He glared and gnawed , and gnawed and glared and gnashed his teeth , and I knew that only a suspension of Nature's Laws could ever let a man narrate like that ... without some glimpse of The Netherworld that no TH-camr , unsold to The Fiend , has ever had ! 💀🎱💀Bravo , Edward ! Bravo ! Now , where's that damn decanter ?💀🎱💀
The "spoken canvas." I like that, Jeff. Every week I learn a little more about how limitless that medium of audio can be. Thank you for listening and permit me to pour you a virtual drink. Cheers. E.E.F.
Thanks, christopher. There a few more short stories by H.P.L. on the Fiction Fantastique Channel. Herbert West: Reanimator is also here in the PLAYLIST section. Cheers. E.E.F.
Superb reading. Such a great, nuanced voice with a perfect cadence that's easy to listen to yet has the underlying dread required for reading Lovecraft. Good stuff.
What a great tone to your voice! You have a lovely timbre. I came a long to have a listen, as I am releasing a version of the story later today. I worked on it for two weeks (as it has a lot of art, sound effects and music) so it is resounding in my head like a trapped bell. For that reason, it is very relaxing to listen to yours, as it is so different. I think I am definitely going to come and listen to more of yours. * Presses the 'Thumbs Up'! *
That is *BEYOND* uncanny. 😳 I have literally been writing a story which now is incorporating/alluding to “Pickman’s Model”, for the past four days. 🤯 This audio (as I circle back, looking at the latest Edward E. French 🗣 gems:) dropped _nine hours ago._ I can’t even say😮how serendipitously perfect this is.
@@FrenchEdward06 thanks for the well-wishes 😊 - the story is growing nicely, and my sketches …. well, I’d be happy to share some of those, if you’re curious, but I’ve sworn not 🤫 to show a few of my source-images to anyone. (As per the punchline which made me recall this particular tale earlier in the week … some of ‘em are [allegedly🤨😧] live models.)
the internet is replete with people who read stories but your readings sir have that engaging quality, coupled with a fine reading voice, that draws me in well done and thanks
Thanks DavidFrancis24824. Most of the time, I'm not a fan of ol' H.P. He generally tries too hard for horror effects. But here he's created some 3-dimensional people and a genuinely creepy atmosphere with the memorable wack job Pickman himself. E.E.F.
It is so difficult to find a good narrator for audio books, but you, sir, have a new subscriber. I am looking forward to perusing the rest of your content.
Listening to these enjoyable masters of the macabre; one is struck---more dumfounded that just a mere 100 years back to a time when what is to us, in the 21st Century just reads as arcane, and rather haughty terms of 'Boston superiority' as a yardstick of Morals and manners et al. To many a Sr. or even a Jr. School reader or a casual College Lit. student as a chagrinned example of: ''Did people or Society actually buy into such literature as 'shockable' examples of this Storm tossed term---'Madness'. At times, though enjoyable, have to pause in my listening cycle of these remarkable tales; to 're-focus' into a mind-set, of that distant time and place to connect, so-to-speak---into the brain waves of just what did constitute 'horror' to the average person or reader in Victorian/Edwardian times.
@@FrenchEdward06 Thanks so much for taking the time to write back Mr. French! Huge fan for years now, excited for whatever you put out next! By the way, I don't know if you'd seen or heard, but the very popular horror channel "Dead Meat" did a video on Sleepaway Camp which spends a few minutes in particular on your excellent makeup work on the film (unless I'm much mistaken about a different Emmy winning makeup artist of the same name) you might get a kick out of. In any case, thank you again for your efforts, as a daily listener of Victorian-Midcentury horror and weird readings (small world needless to say!) I'm infinitely grateful for your tremendous selection/curation, performance, and presentation, don't know what we'd do without you!
Ha! I enjoyed his version, but I have never laughed so hard. Not scary, unfortunately. Love this story (as written, and as read by Mr. French) and the Night Gallery version.
Guillermo Del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities got me into this story.
Same here. They adapted it perfectly too without wild artistic liberties taken.
I was first introduced to this story by the Night Gallery episode.
same lol; iirc tha episode also featured a lil vignette in which lovecraft n his associates was students attending a university lecture on tha elder gods
Cabinet of curiosity on Netflix is where I first heard about this story. Having seen the film adaptation before the book I can say that they absolutely nailed it. One of the few adaptations that didn't take wild artistic liberties these days.
Wonderful reading of one of Lovecraft's best.
"Pickman's Model"(1927) is a short horror story masterpiece! This is one of the 30 most scariest short stories of all time for sure!
@@jonadabvargas3054 Mainly in the Hints.......
Pickman's accent is beautifully rendered. He sounded both gifted and dangerous.
Great story told by the multi talented Mr French. Thank God for men who can take a story, read it aloud and bring it alive in my imagination. Most can not do this. Mr French isn't one of them. He's among the best narrators I've ever heard. On youtube, audible, Google books, etc.
Mann54....you're a Mann54 after my own heart. I thank you. E.E.F.
Though almost all of Lovecraft's work is well known, this reading shows that it can be presented so well that you feel you're really hearing it for the first time! Extremely well done!
There’s a German audiobook in a series called "Gruselkabinett" ("Cabinet of Horror" it may be translated) and that’s even (much) better than this one here. It sends shivers down my spine every time. Too bad there are no subtitles for audiobooks…
One of my top 5 stories from Lovecraft. Thank you.
I think it's his best story. I feel that with most of H.P's work, he tries a little too hard to create horror. His technique is a little too obvious for my taste- unlike a Shirley Jackson who effortlessly seems to create creeps. Cheers. E.E.F.
I greatly appreciate listening to Mr French reading. Helps to "escape" for a little while.
My God! Mr. French’s narration is equal in art to Pickman’s paintings!
Absolutely brilliant - a wonderfully atmospheric reading of a classic tale. Thank you.
Such a great story, thank you Mr French. I'd like to think you arranged the thunder and lightning that began overhead just as I started listening too!
Oh, Good, M'lady. I'm pleased to know my noisy atmospheric hocus-pocus synchronized with your auditory trance! E.E.F.
This is by far my favorite performance of this story. 💜
Awww, thanks, Violet. It's a lot of horrid fun, isn't it? Cheers. E.E.F.
Very expressive. Chilling!
Perfect!
This story terrified me when I saw the altered and cropped version on, "The Night Gallery." The artwork which accompanied that episode gave me a few chills. I lived in a house which was built shortly after the American Civil War. Even as a teenager, the basement seemed very creepy. I imagined all kinds of "things" down there. I remember TV Guide ran a short story about this story on "The Night Gallery." The story was accompanied by a few photos of Janos Prohaska and his son putting together the creature suit used in that particular episode of "The Night Gallery." Janos also donned a bear costume of his creation for the Andy Williams Show (on NBC TV). This is a terrific reading of a truly terrifying tale! Many thanks, Mr. Edward French!
Night Gallery was where I first discovered P.M. Perhaps most people discovered it on TV 70 years after it was written. Thanks for listening! E.E.F.
@@FrenchEdward06 -- You're welcome, Mr. French. To my mind, "Pickman's Model" was the scariest of all the episodes on "The Night Gallery." The monster wasn't shown full-on at first -- just its dissimilar eyes (Lovecraft's "Lurking Fear" anyone?) in the darkness. Mr. French, you have the perfect voice for storytelling. Your reading of the story, "Slime," keeps milling through my mind. Once, back in the 1970s, I spoke briefly with Steve McQueen. When I asked about his first big breakout role in "The Blob," Steve smiled and said, "Well, you gotta start somewhere." Thanks, Mr. French, for the readings/videos.
Beutifull narraration!
Fantastic fictional fright! I am not disappointed with this being my first proper Lovecraft experience, and I look forward to hearing more soon as I browse through your recordings Mr. French. Good health to you, and God bless.
Thanks, Chandler.....There' s a plethora to mow through. E.E.F.
Fantastic job Mr. French. Love when you read from Lovecraftian horrors.
Thanks, David. You sound like an H.P.L. fan. Best regards, E.E.F.
@@FrenchEdward06 a fan of all horror. :D
This feels like a feature length bioshock audio log
It was the technique , Elliot ! The cursed , the impious , the unnatural technique ! As I am a living being , I never elsewhere heard the actual breath of life so fused onto a spoken canvas ! The storyteller was there ! He glared and gnawed , and gnawed and glared and gnashed his teeth , and I knew that only a suspension of Nature's Laws could ever let a man narrate like that ... without some glimpse of The Netherworld that no TH-camr , unsold to The Fiend , has ever had !
💀🎱💀Bravo , Edward ! Bravo ! Now , where's that damn decanter ?💀🎱💀
The "spoken canvas." I like that, Jeff. Every week I learn a little more about how limitless that medium of audio can be. Thank you for listening and permit me to pour you a virtual drink. Cheers. E.E.F.
One of my favorites. Thank you Mr. French!
Thanks for listening, Nancy. Tune in again next week! E.E.F.
I'm new to this site.
Excellent delivery. 🤘
I hope you have more.
I've loved HPL since the 80's.
Please keep it up.
Thanks, christopher. There a few more short stories by H.P.L. on the Fiction Fantastique Channel. Herbert West: Reanimator is also here in the PLAYLIST section. Cheers. E.E.F.
Superb reading. Such a great, nuanced voice with a perfect cadence that's easy to listen to yet has the underlying dread required for reading Lovecraft. Good stuff.
You give me the courage to continue, Bobby. Cheers. E.E.F.
One of my favorites, wonderfully read. Thank you again. Excellent as always!
THANKS for listening and commenting Rosie. Appreciate it. E.E.F.
What a great tone to your voice! You have a lovely timbre. I came a long to have a listen, as I am releasing a version of the story later today. I worked on it for two weeks (as it has a lot of art, sound effects and music) so it is resounding in my head like a trapped bell. For that reason, it is very relaxing to listen to yours, as it is so different. I think I am definitely going to come and listen to more of yours. * Presses the 'Thumbs Up'! *
Excellent as always! 😊
I appreciate that Graham. E.E.F.
Wonderful narration!
Probably the best reading of this on TH-cam. Does this mean we're going on a dream quest?
Every week, Archie. Until they have to
pry the microphone from my cold, dead hands. Cheers. E.E.F.
@@FrenchEdward06 looking forward to it Mr French
OMG! that's an amazing tale, thanks a lot, terrific video, good job
Fantastic as always, Mr.French! I hold your work in the highest regard.
Thanks, Amymarie. Well, my work can only soar as high as writer's skill takes me. Be safe and well. E.E.F.
That is *BEYOND* uncanny. 😳 I have literally been writing a story which now is incorporating/alluding to “Pickman’s Model”, for the past four days. 🤯
This audio (as I circle back, looking at the latest Edward E. French 🗣 gems:) dropped _nine hours ago._
I can’t even say😮how serendipitously perfect this is.
WATCH OUT Adam. Perhaps it's sinister serendipity! (LOL) Best wishes for your fiendish fiction. E.E.F.
@@FrenchEdward06 thanks for the well-wishes 😊 - the story is growing nicely, and my sketches …. well, I’d be happy to share some of those, if you’re curious, but I’ve sworn not 🤫 to show a few of my source-images to anyone.
(As per the punchline which made me recall this particular tale earlier in the week … some of ‘em are [allegedly🤨😧] live models.)
the internet is replete with people who read stories but your readings sir have that engaging quality, coupled with a fine reading voice, that draws me in well done and thanks
Compliment accepted. Thank you for listening.
Fabulous reading. Very appreciated.
Excellent voice acting! That was some of the best I've heard and I listen to a ton of audio books on Scribd and Audible.
Thanks DavidFrancis24824. Most of the time, I'm not a fan of ol' H.P. He generally tries too hard for horror effects. But here he's created some 3-dimensional people and a genuinely creepy atmosphere with the memorable wack job Pickman himself. E.E.F.
Please do more Lovecraft
You made the l listener feel the terror Job well done
Great stuff as always! You should really package these into a podcast form because I would listen to it every single day!
Thanks, Jackal 27. Maybe someday......E.E.F.
It is so difficult to find a good narrator for audio books, but you, sir, have a new subscriber. I am looking forward to perusing the rest of your content.
Listening to these enjoyable masters of the macabre; one is struck---more dumfounded that just a mere 100 years back to a time when what is to us, in the 21st Century just reads as arcane, and rather haughty terms of 'Boston superiority' as a yardstick of Morals and manners et al. To many a Sr. or even a Jr. School reader or a casual College Lit. student as a chagrinned example of: ''Did people or Society actually buy into such literature as 'shockable' examples of this Storm tossed term---'Madness'. At times, though enjoyable, have to pause in my listening cycle of these remarkable tales; to 're-focus' into a mind-set, of that distant time and place to connect, so-to-speak---into the brain waves of just what did constitute 'horror' to the average person or reader in Victorian/Edwardian times.
Just saw a really cool papier-mâché version of Pickman's model created by Chris Walas. Worth a look.
great reading!
immaculate story
Thank you @anthonyheller6038. E.E.F.
Barry Nelson appeared in an episode of Monsters entitled Far Below that I think was inspired by this story.
An excellent reading.
I love how you read the stories. I bet you are wonderful at a camp fire.
You rock!
You really bring an authenticity to this! Have you done The Rats in the Walls yet, or Dunwhich Horror? Would love to hear your reading!
I have a couple of "Rat" stories on the channel but not H.P.L.'s. Nor Dunwich Horror -YET. Thank you for listening! E.E.F.
@@FrenchEdward06 Thanks so much for taking the time to write back Mr. French! Huge fan for years now, excited for whatever you put out next!
By the way, I don't know if you'd seen or heard, but the very popular horror channel "Dead Meat" did a video on Sleepaway Camp which spends a few minutes in particular on your excellent makeup work on the film (unless I'm much mistaken about a different Emmy winning makeup artist of the same name) you might get a kick out of.
In any case, thank you again for your efforts, as a daily listener of Victorian-Midcentury horror and weird readings (small world needless to say!) I'm infinitely grateful for your tremendous selection/curation, performance, and presentation, don't know what we'd do without you!
What happened to *Who Goes There?* I don't see it anymore.
@@TheRealNormanBates email me at edwardfrench06@hotmail.com.
Hi everybody.
Why do I feel like Pickman’s artwork is like dark magic?
Who’s here because of Guillermo del Toro?
Ha! I enjoyed his version, but I have never laughed so hard.
Not scary, unfortunately.
Love this story (as written, and as read by Mr. French) and the Night Gallery version.
Brilliant narrator - makes a horror story even more horrible.