I just love the way the older stories read. The descriptive language is marvelous. This was an amazing story experience. Brilliant narration @Ian. Thank you ❤️ 🤗🌟
When I see these 1+ hour videos drop, I know exactly what I'll be listening to as I wind down before bed that night. Looking forward to consuming this tale this evening! Ian, Jennifer - you are THE BEST. I am always recommending HorrorBabble to friends and family. Thank you for every ounce of time and energy you put into these stories.
You Fool! Warren cannot come to the phone right now. But if you'll leave your name and number, he'll get back to you as soon as he can. Thanks. *Beeeeep!*
This new, haunting piece of music during the introduction, and the cadence of Russell's words is just exquisite. Also that cheeky "The night was exceptionally dark..." made me grin. Fun read!
@@GreenTeaViewer It sounds to me almost like a fourth wall break both on the author's and Ian's side. It's not really a straight line to my ears, but it is super fun.
@@szabolcsmezei4088 could be...I'm not saying you're wrong to see it that way. But this was pulp writing from 1924, I don't think they did a lot of camp intentionally, and it's not a particularly outrageous line to me.
@@GreenTeaViewer oh it's my subjective listening experience. It may not be an intentionally camp or meta line for Russell, but to me, and in Ian's delivery it comes across as such, and better for it.
So Bertram Russell was one of the best mathematicians and philosophers of his generation, and also wrote Lovecraft-eque horror? I had no idea...another great one, Ian!
Apparently not, (different guy, Bertrand Russell,) yet somehow I feel that wouldn't necessarily have surprise me. if it had been the Symbolic Logic bloke. It would seem strangely in character; he was more than a bit like a horror story protagonist himself even if you just look a the old photos of him. If there's something strange In your neighborhood Who you gonna call? Bertrand Russell, If there's something weird And it don't look good Who you gonna call? Bertrand Russell,
@@Eris123451 If you've ever tried to navigate the Principia Mathematica, you have a good sense of all of those incomprehensible eldritch tomes. (I'm saying this with a degree in mathematics.)😆
I've never tackled the Principia , (my math isn't nearly good enough,) but I have had a good look at Symbolic Logic and I agree with you completely. Who you gonna call?
What a story! This is a great one. I really like it. I love the descriptions and imagery interwoven with history and lore. The glowing/iridescent water keeps sticking in my head. Thanks for introducing me to yet another author who puts out of their modern counterparts to shame. When I heard "I stood there stupidly," I cracked up. As always, well done! Thanks!
Thank you to you all at HorrorBabble for being a fantastic guide to apsolufe gems of the weird genre. I learnt about Cthulu Mythos through you, and i am eternally grateful for this. 😊🎉
Missed the premiere. At least i have some time to listen as i wind down for the evening. A story I'm looking forward to, with a narrator i respect. Good end to the day. Thank you!
I fell asleep listening to this only to be woken up in a feverish sweat to the sound of loud chanting. Turns out a nearby school was having its sports day and all of the children were cheering for their respective houses. 😂😅
The beeping (right on my threshold of hearing) @0:53 made me think a truck was backing up outside or that I had some electronics alarming though.. had me pausing playback to listen a couple times.
While on a trip around a local baked goods factory Warren tripped and fell into vat of dough - the foreman yelled out in an anguished voice, ‘Warren is bread!!!!!!!’
OK so my favorite weird/horror story ? The one that sprung immediately and unbidden to mind, (which is an indication of how good and how memorable it is,) is, was The Vaults of Yoh-Vombis" by Clark Ashton Smith. There's a reason why Lovecraft, Ashton-Smith, Howard, Hope-Hodgeson, James, Blackwood, Bierce, et al are all still remembered so well and with so much regard and affection; that's because their stories are so good and were constantly much better than those of other writers of the genre, (pat and current,) nonetheless although the other more obscure writers remain interesting and indeed many of them had their, "moments of genius, as well stories such as The Vaults.... come close to something like perfection. That's what I think anyway.
Most enjoyable ! Living on the coast as I do.I can say that we are well used to weird, bizarre and unusual creatures turning up on the beaches. Strange things they are, at first appearing to have a covering of deathly pale and unhealthy skin, that so vile looking it makes you feel quite ill to look at it. After a while though, their skin takes on a vibrant red colour and they give out loud animalistic groans and angry sounding cries if anything ( including one of their own species ) should touch them. Eventually though, as if called by some unknown demonic force, they disappear back to whatever evil nether region it is that they call home, leaving a horrible detritus behind them. This happens at least once every year, so we are, as I have said, used to it. Holiday Makers I believe they are called...
By any chance did you ever do a reading of “the grinning ghoul” it’s a story about a doctor treating a patient who has a reoccurring nightmare about a cemetery and so the doctor decides to bring him to the cemetery to prove its nonsense. I’ve been looking everywhere for the story after listening to it a while back by can’t find it anywhere.
I wondered the same thing. Turns out no, these are different people from the early 20th century. It is quite difficult to find anything else about Bertram Russell since he was so obscure.
This is a great little tale-not a huge fan of the ending wherein the militaries of the world beat back the horde since that feels a little less than traditional Lovecraft (definitely prefer the ‘Dunwich Horror’ kind of victory where it’s a small group of people) but beyond that the description of creeping insanity at the start is delightful!
Amazing there is room for dead Warrens in the ocean between Bmoth, Cthulhu, Big Willy Hope Hodgson's chatty crabs, rats, kraken and naughty mould... actually Big Willy is the main culprit, let's face it :)
Didn't Godzilla fight this big moth critter back in the 60's. I was just a little kid but seems like the big moth thing had two little tiny girls singing it's praise throughout the movie.
Something Something talons gripping tender flesh. Splashes of sound filter through the crying of the gulls. It's singing, as by a children's choir. I carefully straighten my collar and walk briskly to the railing of the boardwalk. In the distance, I can make out the smoke streaming from a huge ocean liner hanging on the blue horizon.
Just to add - the doc finally reached the biblical reference after I commented, but it took *such* a roundabout route. Imagine me as a stereotypical librarian tut-tutting as this guy spends three hours in the 'Forbidden Tomes' room when the KJV is sitting out on a second-floor public lectern.
Pretty good story,..... until the ending. The idea that the Navy or anyone would even humor that all the animals and monsters would attack worldwide is more ridiculous then a single Ton Atkins getting even one channel to pull a multimillion dollar ad campaign off
Look, I understand that Warren has passed. But do you need to keep insulting and disparaging me because of it? I'm beginning to develop an unnecessarily negative view of myself.
What a disappointing story! - such a promising start to such a cliché Hollywood Armageddon movie end. And the cult, the sacrifices, ugh🤦🏽♂️I almost feel the author wrote it differently at first (consider the Dr prophesising to the narrator, who had experienced the fog first, that they two would be martyrs - but then the publisher said that ending would not do and had the author rewrite the thing. It would make a great noir computer game, though.
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I just love the way the older stories read. The descriptive language is marvelous. This was an amazing story experience. Brilliant narration @Ian. Thank you ❤️ 🤗🌟
I learned 3 things from this video:
1. I am a fool
2. Warren is dead
3. Ian Gordon's narration is a blessing for the horror fans
When I see these 1+ hour videos drop, I know exactly what I'll be listening to as I wind down before bed that night. Looking forward to consuming this tale this evening! Ian, Jennifer - you are THE BEST. I am always recommending HorrorBabble to friends and family. Thank you for every ounce of time and energy you put into these stories.
Yo Warren wake up New HorrorBabble just dropped . . . Warren?
You Fool! Warren cannot come to the phone right now. But if you'll leave your name and number, he'll get back to you as soon as he can. Thanks. *Beeeeep!*
@@ryangreen6255Good one 😂
Only clever use of this comment trope I have ever seen, kudos
@@ryangreen6255 Thanks man this was hilarious
Is Warren ok?
This new, haunting piece of music during the introduction, and the cadence of Russell's words is just exquisite. Also that cheeky "The night was exceptionally dark..." made me grin. Fun read!
what's cheeky about "The night was exceptionally dark..."?
@@GreenTeaViewer It sounds to me almost like a fourth wall break both on the author's and Ian's side. It's not really a straight line to my ears, but it is super fun.
@@szabolcsmezei4088 could be...I'm not saying you're wrong to see it that way. But this was pulp writing from 1924, I don't think they did a lot of camp intentionally, and it's not a particularly outrageous line to me.
@@GreenTeaViewer oh it's my subjective listening experience. It may not be an intentionally camp or meta line for Russell, but to me, and in Ian's delivery
it comes across as such, and better for it.
@@szabolcsmezei4088 enjoy your weird fiction in post modern fashion with my blessing, Magyar bro.
What a wonderful gift this was. Thank you for sharing this amazing story with us Brother!😊👍
So Bertram Russell was one of the best mathematicians and philosophers of his generation, and also wrote Lovecraft-eque horror? I had no idea...another great one, Ian!
Apparently not, (different guy, Bertrand Russell,) yet somehow I feel that wouldn't necessarily have surprise me. if it had been the Symbolic Logic bloke.
It would seem strangely in character; he was more than a bit like a horror story protagonist himself even if you just look a the old photos of him.
If there's something strange
In your neighborhood
Who you gonna call?
Bertrand Russell,
If there's something weird
And it don't look good
Who you gonna call?
Bertrand Russell,
@@Eris123451 If you've ever tried to navigate the Principia Mathematica, you have a good sense of all of those incomprehensible eldritch tomes. (I'm saying this with a degree in mathematics.)😆
I've never tackled the Principia , (my math isn't nearly good enough,) but I have had a good look at Symbolic Logic and I agree with you completely.
Who you gonna call?
Two very similar names, easily confused!
@@HorrorBabble
Principia Mathematica and Necronomicon ?
What a story! This is a great one. I really like it. I love the descriptions and imagery interwoven with history and lore. The glowing/iridescent water keeps sticking in my head.
Thanks for introducing me to yet another author who puts out of their modern counterparts to shame.
When I heard "I stood there stupidly," I cracked up.
As always, well done!
Thanks!
Love the narrations over here.
Ian... Thank you SO much for this... This!!!
Such great writing, read with your terrific voice! ✨
Yessss let’s gooooooo ! Drawing ✍️
Warren's not dead he's just resting. 😊
We get that pet shop reference.😂
Don’t be a fool
He’s pining for the fjords.
The LONG nap.
Dirt nap.
Thank you to you all at HorrorBabble for being a fantastic guide to apsolufe gems of the weird genre. I learnt about Cthulu Mythos through you, and i am eternally grateful for this. 😊🎉
Sweet thanks g Man you're the best bro 😊
Cheers, Anthony!
@@HorrorBabble likewise
The weird tales are the best .👍
BRILLIANT. NICE ONE IAN THANKS 😊 👍
Missed the premiere. At least i have some time to listen as i wind down for the evening. A story I'm looking forward to, with a narrator i respect. Good end to the day. Thank you!
Enjoyed the story while working; especially the open ending!
Another epic video as always many thanks Ian!😊
This was a great addition to the Cthulu mythos!
Thank you so much Ian
I enjoyed the previous Bertram Russel story i heard.
Glad to hear another one courtesy of HB. 👍🏽
Cool! This is going to be a great series
I can’t believe I found this channel/podcast on the 1st of October. The spirits of Spooky Season have given me such a gift.
Welcome!
The manuscript calling the master the “devourer” was a good twist. 😱💚
What an amazing story! And also very well read. It made me feel uneasy and unsettled
I really liked the 80s sounding horror intro music. The story was quite exciting! It was very war of the worlds in a sense.
Thank you ❤
nice - thank you
I just love your voice its very hypnotic and haunting, reminds me of Vincent Price.
Great job Ian!
I hope Warren's bad case of deceasement gets better...some fresh air might do him good!
Excellent reading as always
I fell asleep listening to this only to be woken up in a feverish sweat to the sound of loud chanting. Turns out a nearby school was having its sports day and all of the children were cheering for their respective houses. 😂😅
Yikes!
Well, it was a victory over the ancient beasts. We should celebrate and thank Ian for this story.
More mythos!!
Loving the intro music too 🤗
The beeping (right on my threshold of hearing) @0:53 made me think a truck was backing up outside or that I had some electronics alarming though.. had me pausing playback to listen a couple times.
What an interesting Tale. Reminds me of more modern stories about confronting the supernatural with guns and bombs...
‘You dead, Warren is a fool”
For the algorithm.
Me: A fool
Warren: Dead
Hotel: Trivago
I love these mythos expanding stories and have definitely been jonesing for new ones. Gives me hope we might here an Eihort story at some point!
It isn't beyond the realm of possibility.
@HorrorBabble lol don't tease me like that Ian!
From the get-go,I read the title as Vermouth - and kept hearing it at first as such too!😅
The eldritch horror of the wet martini?
@@tamlandipper29
Brrrrrrrrrrr........................
Warren is alive & well. I saw him on a Ldn bus to Green Park yesterday.
That was most likly his much less well known twin bother from Scotland, Harley Sporran.
He was eating a bacon roll & I gave him a look of astonished surprise just seeing him like that when all presumed him dead..
New opening music for spooky times!
While on a trip around a local baked goods factory Warren tripped and fell into vat of dough - the foreman yelled out in an anguished voice,
‘Warren is bread!!!!!!!’
For a split second I thought Bertrand Russell had done some moonlighting in the cosmic horror genre. In my head canon, he did
A sacrifice to the Al Gor Ithm 🙌🏻
That music at the beginning slapped
🙏🙏
OK so my favorite weird/horror story ?
The one that sprung immediately and unbidden to mind, (which is an indication of how good and how memorable it is,) is, was The Vaults of Yoh-Vombis" by Clark Ashton Smith.
There's a reason why Lovecraft, Ashton-Smith, Howard, Hope-Hodgeson, James, Blackwood, Bierce, et al are all still remembered so well and with so much regard and affection; that's because their stories are so good and were constantly much better than those of other writers of the genre, (pat and current,) nonetheless although the other more obscure writers remain interesting and indeed many of them had their, "moments of genius, as well stories such as The Vaults.... come close to something like perfection.
That's what I think anyway.
Yoh-Vombis is a terrifying tale indeed.
Most enjoyable ! Living on the coast as I do.I can say that we are well used to weird, bizarre and unusual creatures turning up on the beaches. Strange things they are, at first appearing to have a covering of deathly pale and unhealthy skin, that so vile looking it makes you feel quite ill to look at it. After a while though, their skin takes on a vibrant red colour and they give out loud animalistic groans and angry sounding cries if anything ( including one of their own species ) should touch them. Eventually though, as if called by some unknown demonic force, they disappear back to whatever evil nether region it is that they call home, leaving a horrible detritus behind them. This happens at least once every year, so we are, as I have said, used to it. Holiday Makers I believe they are called...
Been hoping youd read this one 😊
Playing Dark Souls 3, and what an excellent story to have on in the background
the opening music is great
Thanks!
Well this looks very interesting im going to be up all night with this one xo
Thanks
Thank you very much!
Great story! But I briefly wondered why such an esteemed philosopher dabbled in horror!😲😂👻🐙😉
I think we can rest easy knowing that the two are completely unrelated.
I know what I'll be listening to on my cycle to work!
By any chance did you ever do a reading of “the grinning ghoul” it’s a story about a doctor treating a patient who has a reoccurring nightmare about a cemetery and so the doctor decides to bring him to the cemetery to prove its nonsense. I’ve been looking everywhere for the story after listening to it a while back by can’t find it anywhere.
It's a great story. Not sure about its copyright status though.
Is this written by the philosopher Bertrand Russel?
I wondered the same thing. Turns out no, these are different people from the early 20th century. It is quite difficult to find anything else about Bertram Russell since he was so obscure.
Not quite. 'Bertram'.
Warren, don't get on that flying saucer, you fool!
And a lot of people are currently freaking out over a baby pygmy hippo - coincidence... or B'Moth?!?
This is a great little tale-not a huge fan of the ending wherein the militaries of the world beat back the horde since that feels a little less than traditional Lovecraft (definitely prefer the ‘Dunwich Horror’ kind of victory where it’s a small group of people) but beyond that the description of creeping insanity at the start is delightful!
Amazing there is room for dead Warrens in the ocean between Bmoth, Cthulhu, Big Willy Hope Hodgson's chatty crabs, rats, kraken and naughty mould... actually Big Willy is the main culprit, let's face it :)
EARLY! Just in time for bed! :)
I hope you record 'The Lurker At The Threshold' by August Derleth at some point
Derleth's stuff isn't in the public domain, but you never know...
@@HorrorBabble that's a shame. I didn't realize that
Didn't Godzilla fight this big moth critter back in the 60's. I was just a little kid but seems like the big moth thing had two little tiny girls singing it's praise throughout the movie.
It was Mothra and the two princesses, I 🤔
Cthulu!!!!
Man, B'Moth got its shit pushed in. Shouldn't have waited until humans were armed to the teeth
Something Something talons gripping tender flesh. Splashes of sound filter through the crying of the gulls. It's singing, as by a children's choir. I carefully straighten my collar and walk briskly to the railing of the boardwalk. In the distance, I can make out the smoke streaming from a huge ocean liner hanging on the blue horizon.
I feel oddly better-informed than the 'doctors' in this story. Is it really so far a leap from 'B'moth' to the biblical 'Behemoth'?
Just to add - the doc finally reached the biblical reference after I commented, but it took *such* a roundabout route. Imagine me as a stereotypical librarian tut-tutting as this guy spends three hours in the 'Forbidden Tomes' room when the KJV is sitting out on a second-floor public lectern.
Never underestimate the psychotic hairless apes...and their guns.
This.
is this from THE Bertram Russell?
You fool! Warren is Ned!
How many times must Warren die ?!?!
Can someone fill me in on the HorrorBabble lore and explain to me as to whomst this “Warren” is??
...
@@HorrorBabble don't be a cunt blud
Warren is undead
I truly love you narrations but I hate the fact that you pronounce both g's in the word ringing lol
Guy just called the secret service
Does anyone remember one involving somthing like a circus and the mai guy "hair" becomes worm like tentacles?
Chapter 9: Jaws Jaws Jaws of the jungle... Watch out for that tree.
B'moth ate Warren
i bet cthulhu could take him. ; D
Good evening horror babble heads!
I'm misread as S'more of B'moth...
💀
Bertram > Bertand? Discuss.
I had to do an audiotory doubletake at that-- especially as an English major.
renfield syndrome
Nice use of echo chamber
Sometimes I feel like I'm living in one.
Living in one?
Pretty good story,..... until the ending.
The idea that the Navy or anyone would even humor that all the animals and monsters would attack worldwide is more ridiculous then a single Ton Atkins getting even one channel to pull a multimillion dollar ad campaign off
You see, this story NEEDED Tom Atkins.
Look, I understand that Warren has passed. But do you need to keep insulting and disparaging me because of it? I'm beginning to develop an unnecessarily negative view of myself.
Great story, but the world banding together to fight evil is less believable than the monster lol
This is true!
What a disappointing story! - such a promising start to such a cliché Hollywood Armageddon movie end. And the cult, the sacrifices, ugh🤦🏽♂️I almost feel the author wrote it differently at first (consider the Dr prophesising to the narrator, who had experienced the fog first, that they two would be martyrs - but then the publisher said that ending would not do and had the author rewrite the thing. It would make a great noir computer game, though.
Dubin your boots
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