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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*
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
“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”
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 You aren’t excited for a reboot of that cartoon for kids except that it’s for bitter judgmental adults and every character is a terrible person with no redeeming qualities and the central character has been totally omitted? 😂 American film and TV has been so much fun lately!
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!
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.
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
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.
@@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.
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 ❤
@@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.
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.
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..
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.
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 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!
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.
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.
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.
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. 😥
(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! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
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!!
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 TH-cam too, hello folks! 👋🏻
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.
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.
@@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.
@@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...
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!
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 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 I personally always find the comment where someone uses the word cringe to describe someone who is simply enjoying being themselves, to be the cringiest comment. But that’s just my opinion.
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.
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!
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.
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!
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
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
@@sub-jec-tiv I got my teenage grandson to listen this story and then took him and his mother on an 8-hour trip to find this spot. Of course, it is not meant to be an actual place, but uncannily, you can follow the names and directions and find an actual road and house. We were a little creeped out. A wonderful trip during foliage season two years ago.
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. 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! 😊
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
You know from the Alien's perspective this could be really funny. They accidentally have someone record their big secrets, finally kill the guy that recorded them after not being able to overcome his dogs for weeks, and then have to use their little pincers to put together a bad letter hoping to get the proof back since they were SO BAD AT THIS and left SO MUCH EVIDENCE, and then have to wear the guy like a not at all convincing meat puppet. Really funny in a dark kind of way just how bad at this they are. They're just lucky that the main character is even worse at this than they are. Poor crab fungus guys, they messed up every step of the way, Nyarlathotep is wishing they got better henchmen.
It really is a thin line between horror and comedy. On paper, this is a story about aliens, conspiracies, and body horror. In practice, it's 2 guys with no situational awareness and aliens trying to do a Weekend at Bernie's.
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.
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!
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!
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.
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 ❤️
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
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
💖 🌻 Such an AMAZING STORY tonight..!! Really Enjoyed the Reading, as Always.. I'll rest well after the story is complete.. THANX for Helping me to get there!! 😘 💋 😊 😋
😋 🌻 THANX, sooo....Much for Taggin' me..!! You just DON'T EVEN REALIZE, how much ur stories nd voice has Helped me w/my sleeping habits!!!! Once Again ur just sooo....AMAZING !!!! Nd THANX for all you do !!!! 😘 💋 😊 👀 👽 💀
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.
Love this channel. There are other channels that read Lovecrafts work, but few can deliver with such minute detail and passion deserving of the work. Perfection!
H. P. Is one strange man. I've never been so disturbed by his stories and must be I the correct state of mind to listen to them! He can be truly terrifying.
this is so helpful because i struggle to read entire books but im also a massive nerd, so this is the best way to consume lovecrafts books for me - and you're by far the best ive found; i may believe this because i am also british, but i do believe it nonetheless.
Really wonderful reading! Thanks so much for all of your presentations. (I’m just grateful I didn’t fall asleep during this one!) Now as for long-term space travel, if any folks with warp drive and nice, luxurious ships invite me, I’ll be more than happy to join them. However, if the ticket price only includes seating for my brain in a jar...no thanks.
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.
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
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.
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.
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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*
Thank you, Rose!
I was looking for talk about just this! The little, hushed hootings and whistles are excellently tailored to that feeling of unease and distrust.
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.
It made my brain itch.
I listen to these stories while at work. I am a custodian and I enjoy listening while cleaning rooms.
Do you ever get spooked?
Same. Nightshift?
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.
Lol same. I clean a middle school.
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.
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.
Thank you!
Dude I was thinking I was having low blood sugar or something lmao
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.
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Yeah that was freaking me out
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!
I love Vermont - it's a beautiful state. I can appreciate your caution William! Ha. All the best. Ian
Me too man. I live in Danville. 10 minutes from Hardwick.
My sister spends the summers in Dorset. I'll have to be on my guard next time I visit her there...
“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”
I'll put on the kettle.
That is an unfathomable weakpoint of the story. It's absurdly naive of the narrator to just go along with it.
Right? Just TELL him when you get there, that you already destroyed all that stuff, when he asked you to. Duh
@@MC-zr6gc Or say "I'll do it when I get home."
@@nielsebbesen7821 he asked him to destroy the evidence before he invited him over.
To me, "The Whisperer in Darkness" getting the HorrorBabble treatment is more exciting than anything happening at the movies.
Ha ha ! I agree all the way !
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.
To be fair, that's not a very high bar to jump these days.
@@warrioroflight6872 You aren’t excited for a reboot of that cartoon for kids except that it’s for bitter judgmental adults and every character is a terrible person with no redeeming qualities and the central character has been totally omitted? 😂 American film and TV has been so much fun lately!
I put these on every night before bed.
Its calming
Ian Gordon is an absolute treasure.
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!
Glad you enjoyed it!
4 years later and Ian still answering messages. The man is beyond mere words. A true master, yet humble.
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.
Welcome to HorrorBabble Agnarr! It's a pleasure to make your acquaintance! Ian
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.
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
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.
@@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.
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 ❤
@@greatpower6063 And his dad too. His dad also went crazy before his death.
My daughter got me started listening to H.P. Lovecraft and I can’t get enough.
look up his cat's name
@@tonys7524 naM reggiN
@@tonys7524 OMG that's my cat's name too!
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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.
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.
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"
"Normal volume speaker in dim lighting" lol
@@otterrivers3765 xD yeah, I'd read that for sure!
I work with that guy
@@Reh233 WHo? Otto RIvers?
@@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..
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.
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 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!
From my experience, most of the time they don’t truly get scary until the end when the big twist is revealed
@@joshuacarpenter5997 ...and there never is a happy ending
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.
Remind me to book the FYG tour the next time I'm in SC...!
Respect!! So true. Thats why i love lovecraft. I reaaly believe he knew this.
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.
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.
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. 😥
Discover this channel looking for lovecraft audiobooks the narrators voice is perfect!
"I got this new Corona in Brattleboro" has a whole different implication nearly a century later, lol
(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! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
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!!
You must have been channeling us Jamie! Ian
Lovecraft's masterpiece, for me. Well done, man!
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 TH-cam too, hello folks! 👋🏻
You're very welcome!
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.
Hahahahahaha
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.
@@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.
@@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...
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.
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!
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.
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.
Yeah I guess his shits alright
@@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...
Steve Palpatine come on you can't tell me that comment wasn't cringe
@@admiralkipper4540 I personally always find the comment where someone uses the word cringe to describe someone who is simply enjoying being themselves, to be the cringiest comment. But that’s just my opinion.
Either this or The Mound are my favourite so far. The ending is downright horrifying
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.
Glad you picked up on that Jeanette! I always like to include things like that wherever possible. Thanks for listening! :) Ian
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!
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.
Thank you!
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!
Excellent reading! I love the subtle use of ambient sounds. Well done!
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
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.
I can't decide if my favorite is "the mound" or "dream quest of unknown Kaddath"
Every time I put this on and fall asleep... The whisperer on the record wakes me without fail.
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.
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!
It's a shame that there isn't a film version of this. A faithful rendition that captures all the awesomeness of the story
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.
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.
They probably got tired of American politics, and moved to Berlin or New Zealand.
@@sub-jec-tiv I got my teenage grandson to listen this story and then took him and his mother on an 8-hour trip to find this spot. Of course, it is not meant to be an actual place, but uncannily, you can follow the names and directions and find an actual road and house. We were a little creeped out. A wonderful trip during foliage season two years ago.
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 😁)
Sounds like the ideal - if somewhat foreboding - setting for a listen! Thanks Mr. Jones!
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! 😊
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."
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
"Hello, fellow human..."
Hahahaha ikr. Some of the traps are quite obvious through out.
You know from the Alien's perspective this could be really funny. They accidentally have someone record their big secrets, finally kill the guy that recorded them after not being able to overcome his dogs for weeks, and then have to use their little pincers to put together a bad letter hoping to get the proof back since they were SO BAD AT THIS and left SO MUCH EVIDENCE, and then have to wear the guy like a not at all convincing meat puppet. Really funny in a dark kind of way just how bad at this they are. They're just lucky that the main character is even worse at this than they are. Poor crab fungus guys, they messed up every step of the way, Nyarlathotep is wishing they got better henchmen.
It really is a thin line between horror and comedy. On paper, this is a story about aliens, conspiracies, and body horror. In practice, it's 2 guys with no situational awareness and aliens trying to do a Weekend at Bernie's.
So hard to find good help in those days...
Lol this was a brief but entertaining thread 😂
This is one of my favorite HPL tales. Thank you for reading it.
Don't worry, they got rid of Pluto...
Most underrated comment!
Next against the wall will be Goofy.....(I’m here all week !)
Oh thank god!
"Dear NASA.
Your mum thought I was big enough.
Love, Pluto."
that's messed up
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.
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
A friend of ours is in a similar situation -- get well soon! Ian & Jen
That screeching voice is pretty amazing. One of my favorite Lovecraft stories!
*In a robotic voice:* "Hello fellow human."
Ha!
"Are you enjoying having skin today?"
*beep boop* now let us dance a totally normal ritual human dance *starts doing "the robot*
Greetings Earthling.
"I will be a better host tomorrow"
I love your voice and its perfect for these readings. Your work is absolutely incredible!
Thank you for listening! Ian :)
@@HorrorBabble Perfect Brahmin Dialect from Witch-Cursed New England. My father was born in Boston.
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!
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!
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!
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?
Dog bites like really hurt. It's just too risky. Space travel is nothing compared to a dog bite.
I think he says that their movement was impaired because of the environment so that might be one reason why
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.
a pack of twelve pitbulls is no joke
We have incredible technology and can travel through space, but most people would struggle against a pack of dogs
This is a really great reader. Not over dramatized. Perfectly done. Great special effects with the voices also.
Cosmic horror at its best..what an excellent reading...thank you
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 ❤️
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
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.
Well finally Ive found the first channel on TH-cam worth joining. Im very glad to support Horrorbabble and in turn Ian.
This reading has filled me with dread and anxiety through out the reading. It truly was a wonderful adaptation
Listening to this with my headphones, in the dark and in bed. Its 115am here!!
This gave me absolute terror and thrills so entertaining especially the part with the other voices. The true horror is not knowing
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.
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
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.
Once again thank you Horror Babble. Thank you Mr. Gordon and thanks for making my heart pound and my brain to imagine.
Thanks for the recommendation Lovecraft! I'll check out Arthur Machen! Also thanks to you too Ian for bringing this to us!
I listen to Horror Babble and these help me go to sleep
Same here
I love this story. It doesn't hurt that Lovecraft gives a shout out to my home town. Lyndonville Vermont.
Jennifer and I almost made it that far up.... next time David! Love Vermont! Ian
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.
You're welcome David. Both of those stories will be recorded in the near future! Thanks again for listening. Ian
Yes! I've been so hoping you'd read this one! One of my favourites!
Perfect voice for the material, truly none other could do it such justice.
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.
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.
Well, what is your first favorite?
Shadow Over Innsmouth!
Thank you so very much for this my favorite short story from h.p. lovecraft. So good.
Agrreeeeeeed. With Reanimator and The Thing on the Doorstop close seconds.
"The Mound"!!!
I've listened to a lot of audiobooks but your content is the best.
I really love the voice and the subtle ideas.
I love how you added that subtle sound effect when mr. Akeley talks. It brings chills down my spine... I do appreciate your work
I'm a truck driver and nothing passes the time like listening to H. P. Lovecraft.
Thank you for reading this! One of my favorite Lovecraft stories!!
💖 🌻 Such an AMAZING STORY tonight..!! Really Enjoyed the Reading, as Always.. I'll rest well after the story is complete.. THANX for Helping me to get there!! 😘 💋 😊 😋
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This is one of my favourite. I am always reminded of it when NASA discoverers more about Pluto.
The effects you used for Akeley and the brain-in-the-jar were perfect! Excellent work!
One of my all time favorites. Thank you.
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.
Love this channel. There are other channels that read Lovecrafts work, but few can deliver with such minute detail and passion deserving of the work. Perfection!
H. P. Is one strange man. I've never been so disturbed by his stories and must be I the correct state of mind to listen to them! He can be truly terrifying.
This video got me through the slow day of work. Great job, will be listening to your other video.
This is one of Lovecraft's best stories. It probably has the best structure and pacing.
Love the voice effects! Especially the subtle one on Henry Akeley's dialoque at the end
Subbed. Been enjoying HPL across youtube lately. Thanks for this one.
Awesome, thank you!
Ooooohhh, excellent alteration of your voice in there, surprised me and gave me a moment of pause and I might even say horror.
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
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!
this is so helpful because i struggle to read entire books but im also a massive nerd, so this is the best way to consume lovecrafts books for me - and you're by far the best ive found; i may believe this because i am also british, but i do believe it nonetheless.
Really wonderful reading! Thanks so much for all of your presentations. (I’m just grateful I didn’t fall asleep during this one!) Now as for long-term space travel, if any folks with warp drive and nice, luxurious ships invite me, I’ll be more than happy to join them. However, if the ticket price only includes seating for my brain in a jar...no thanks.
Dope video yoh! Lovecraft can be difficult to understand even in an audiobook format but you nail it!
Fabulous 😍
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.
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
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.
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
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.
The dunwich horror protagonists seemed competent enough as they did banish the creature in the end
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.
Ha -- you can always listen in parts.
I have been listening to these stories (H.P. Lovecraft) before bed. Its a great way to wined down.
Awesome! Thank you for this story and your wonderful narration