Thank you so much for the story; it was very engaging. I found it a great touch that the author shows emotional separation by having the narrator begin with calling the woman "my wife," and as his physical distance increases (e.g. sleeping in another room) he begins calling her "the wife" and "Mrs. Thompson." A small thing, but it really showed the mental state of the narrator towards the end. And as always, your narration was excellent.
An interesting choice for a honeymoon but I love that you guys are enjoying this together just laying there in the dark listening .. that's just bloody great 💞 Best wishes for many wonderful years ahead, listening to horrorbabble, together, in the sweet safe darkness
I wish we could give you more for the hundreds of hours of entertainment you have provided for us. Please know that James and Jo look forward to every HorrorBabble. Enjoy a pint or two on us Ian. P.S Your Ian original's are absolutely fantastic. Best wishes J and J.
Good to see one of my old favorites being read! I'm always a sucker for the trope of the real horror being what the unreliable narrator gets up to. EDIT: Also, thanks for taking notice!
@@BWP-u3y Those words were spoken by something puppeting Warren. "His" last words were something like "Run, Carter." They don't imply the same finality as those following that
I love it. There have been a few times i was "deathly ill" I remember waking up to my hubs touching me and looking at me...."you were so quiet i thought you were dead"😅😅 Thankfully, he never came to this conclusion 😅
Stories where the narrator is insane are a special kind of creepy. A similar one is The Repairer of Reputations by Robert W. Chambers, which is on this channel also read by Ian.
A fine take on the disassociative horror trope. Is this a new tale? Am put in mind of the 2005-2007 series 'Masters of Horror'. Specifically the episode 'Sounds Like'.
Thank you again Sir Ian. Great read. Unfortunately, I can relate to this story. In a non horror sort of way of couse. All too creepy. 😮 I'm American you see...Nk insurance in those days.
His wife wasn’t dead, he murdered her. Whether he really had hallucinations or he just made it up so that he would be sentenced to an insane asylum instead of being executed for murder we don’t know.
It's a reference to the last line of the Lovecraft story "The Statement of Randolph Carter". Harley Warren is an adventurer and occultist in that story who ends up exploring somewhere he really, really shouldn't.
But I swear Warren was alive & well when I left him.!!! If he's dead it's got nothing to do with me, don't try pinning his death on me.!! In fact, where were YOU & what were you doing.? I'm pretty sure I heard someone say that Warren owed you money.!!!! Also.. I'M NOT A FOOL.!!! My Mum says I'm a very clever & handsome boy, so there.!!! 😉 😁😁
Very good story and very enjoyable narration. Don't have money to give but I'll definitely be sharing this new upload. Our little book club appreciates your narrations and many of them are now fans of yours 💖 keep up the good work, guys!!!
Thank you so much for the story; it was very engaging. I found it a great touch that the author shows emotional separation by having the narrator begin with calling the woman "my wife," and as his physical distance increases (e.g. sleeping in another room) he begins calling her "the wife" and "Mrs. Thompson." A small thing, but it really showed the mental state of the narrator towards the end. And as always, your narration was excellent.
I have to admit if my wife has become an animated, decomposing corpse I would have taken similar actions
We are listening to HB on our honeymoon! 2nd evening of the trip…Thank you, always HB!
An interesting choice for a honeymoon but I love that you guys are enjoying this together just laying there in the dark listening
.. that's just bloody great 💞
Best wishes for many wonderful years ahead, listening to horrorbabble, together, in the sweet safe darkness
I wish we could give you more for the hundreds of hours of entertainment you have provided for us. Please know that James and Jo look forward to every HorrorBabble. Enjoy a pint or two on us Ian.
P.S Your Ian original's are absolutely fantastic.
Best wishes J and J.
Thank you James and Jo! It is very much appreciated.
Thank you for bringing storytelling to the YT masses; is a welcomed history & time honored tradition that you are continuing, & I am grateful.🍄
I like how the story just leaves you hanging. I was expecting worms coming out of the doctor, or some other plot twist.
I like the pace of the video output lately 😁
It does seem to be the sweet spot. Jus' long enough to keep one excited as each new story drops, and a giant back catalogue to fill the gaps. 👍
Good to see one of my old favorites being read! I'm always a sucker for the trope of the real horror being what the unreliable narrator gets up to. EDIT: Also, thanks for taking notice!
Love hurts... love wounds.... Great tale. Thanks, Ian, another fabulous offering by the master.
A good one! A bit "Tell-Tale Heart", but it definitely has an identity of its own.
My weekend starts here Thank you
"You Fool! The woman is dead!" Alternative title.
😂😂😂😂
Even I enjoy company! Warren!
Maybe they can date in the afterlife.
@@GodOfPlague -- There's an APP for everything nowadays, GOP! Warren!
This is great. I've really been such a fooool....
"Then I started". Famous last words
Idk... That opening sentence holds a somewhat prevalent path towards doom, as any. 😅
@@BWP-u3y Those words were spoken by something puppeting Warren. "His" last words were something like "Run, Carter." They don't imply the same finality as those following that
@@kgreen242424 Alright. 🙂
1930s version of' Hold my beer?'
So anyway I started blasting!
This was an excellent short story tonight. It was a quite little "odd" tale about death😉. Amazing narration. Thank you. Have a splendid weekend ❤🤗🌟
Domestic violence is a true horror. We must look after each.
a slick performance, sir. natural, engaging, nuanced. also a rather nicely crafted tale. good stuff indeed.
Amazing voice🎉! Thank you!
That has to be my most favourite story yet brilliant I'm going to listen to it again thankyou x
Thank you ❤
Great story and narration.
Madness and hallucinations as the mind unfolds. Scary indeed.
Great job as always!
Thanks!
As fine a piece of, As Mad As A Sack of Ferrets, as I've heard in a quite while
The last time I was this early the Warren jokes weren't played out.
Whom?
I hope Warren is ok.
He dead!!! 😲
@@BWP-u3y oh no!
You fool!😲👻😂
I'm sure he's fine, he just moved to a farm in the country.
Have you not been listening!!??
Wow!!! Now this one is twisted. Keep up the good work🍺😎🤘
I love it.
There have been a few times i was "deathly ill"
I remember waking up to my hubs touching me and looking at me...."you were so quiet i thought you were dead"😅😅
Thankfully, he never came to this conclusion 😅
You probably didn't have flies landing on you without reacting to them. 🤔
This story was awesome!
Stories where the narrator is insane are a special kind of creepy. A similar one is The Repairer of Reputations by Robert W. Chambers, which is on this channel also read by Ian.
Top notch reading channel.
Thanks again Ian😊
Thank you, I enjoy every episode, keep em coming I'll be watching 👀👻🙏👌
A fine take on the disassociative horror trope. Is this a new tale? Am put in mind of the 2005-2007 series 'Masters of Horror'. Specifically the episode 'Sounds Like'.
Good one!!!
What a great story! Thank you! :)
You know... it would be cool if you could get these stories on cassette.
You can
This story is messed up. Great work.
That was a good one!
3:29 EST USA a little ole town in Tennessee
Brilliant story
What a creepy tale. 🖤
Thank you again Sir Ian. Great read. Unfortunately, I can relate to this story. In a non horror sort of way of couse. All too creepy. 😮 I'm American you see...Nk insurance in those days.
So...
Was the woman already dead to begin with?
Or was it just the husband's fear of losing that caused hallucination?
The world may never know
She was totally dead, only a mother in law would be so stubborn to not admit it.
His wife wasn’t dead, he murdered her. Whether he really had hallucinations or he just made it up so that he would be sentenced to an insane asylum instead of being executed for murder we don’t know.
.... and the doctors and undertaker?
She was alive the entire time.
Mental illness, this would habe been a case of what used to be termed " Mono-Mania " an obsession of extreme properties and proportions.
Iam reminded of a Robert Bloch story
This story has the Poe's "beating heart" vibes
Tell-Tale*
This woman is no more!
Dead women are the only ones I date! Some are tinder dates from the local crematorium! Cheers Warren from the Dating Scene!
Ah putting the romance in necromancer I see.
@@GodOfPlagueHahaha disgusting
@@GodOfPlague -- I'd bow, but my head might fall off! Cheers Warren, always decomposing love songs!
@@sub-jec-tiv -- Death has a way of altering what is attractive & desirable! Just ask Poe, the next row over! Cheers Warren, plot 666!
Tinder - crematorium... I see what you did there. 🤣
❤
Can someone please tell me who Warren is ? Cheers and thankyou so much Ian for sharing another fantastic tale xo
It's a reference to the last line of the Lovecraft story "The Statement of Randolph Carter". Harley Warren is an adventurer and occultist in that story who ends up exploring somewhere he really, really shouldn't.
@@placerofobs5020 Beautifully narrated by Ian th-cam.com/video/LLW3TO927TA/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=HorrorBabble
😊this is horrifying!!!
That was dark
Complete
Great story & narration!
Too bad about Warren.
Goddamn'! 😮
You fool, the dead is wife!
👍❤
Interesting detail. “The scream”. Who’s?
Perfect example of the "unreliable narrator"
What would any man have done who loved his wife?
Answer - bought her a gift voucher for Dignitas
I say , what a rather unpleasant story. ..theres a fly buzzing round me...what the ?
But I swear Warren was alive & well when I left him.!!!
If he's dead it's got nothing to do with me, don't try pinning his death on me.!!
In fact, where were YOU & what were you doing.?
I'm pretty sure I heard someone say that Warren owed you money.!!!!
Also.. I'M NOT A FOOL.!!!
My Mum says I'm a very clever & handsome boy, so there.!!! 😉 😁😁
What's the deal with the period before the other punctuation? Seems like a day 1 English thing... better luck next time, I guess.
I don't know who Warren is, and at this point I'm afraid to ask
What a corker. Nice little story.
You fool! Warren is dead. Classic idea, good pick. :)
she was de ad when i ki ledhe r, honest, guv
Very good story and very enjoyable narration. Don't have money to give but I'll definitely be sharing this new upload. Our little book club appreciates your narrations and many of them are now fans of yours 💖 keep up the good work, guys!!!