"The Temple" by H. P. Lovecraft / A HorrorBabble Production
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- "The Temple" is a short story written by H. P. Lovecraft in 1920, and first published in the pulp magazine Weird Tales #24 in September 1925. The story is narrated as a "found manuscript" penned by Karl Heinrich, Graf von Altberg-Ehrenstein, a lieutenant-commander in the Imperial German Navy during the days of World War I. Altberg begins by declaring that he has decided to document the events leading up to his untimely end in order to "set certain facts" before the public, aware that he will not survive to do so himself.
Chapters:
00:00 - Introduction
00:43 - The Temple
37:28 - Credits
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"The Temple" is a short story written by H. P. Lovecraft in 1920, and first published in the pulp magazine Weird Tales #24 in September 1925. The story is narrated as a "found manuscript" penned by Karl Heinrich, Graf von Altberg-Ehrenstein, a lieutenant-commander in the Imperial German Navy during the days of World War I. Altberg begins by declaring that he has decided to document the events leading up to his untimely end in order to "set certain facts" before the public, aware that he will not survive to do so himself.
Chapters:
00:15 - Introduction
00:43 - The Temple
37:28 - Credits
Bandcamp link: horrorbabble.bandcamp.com/album/the-temple
Narrated by Ian Gordon for HorrorBabble
Music and production by Ian Gordon
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A character so Prussian he refuses to go insane
Lol!
Cthulhu : " *Are you not afraid Mortal!* "
Karl: "Nein!"
Something we could learn from despite the character of the source.
Guess he wasn't very im-prussian-able
@@remingtonwright6796 nice
as a German, I love it how Lovecraft portraits this man as a decent, humble everyday German guy. 😆😆
He seems more pompous and ethnocentric than decent. His adherence to rigid stoicism and shooting scared crewmen who get scared doesn't really seem decent. I don't think Lovecraft was a fan of the Germans in WW1
@@drummyt7166 BEST HPL STORY EVER
@@manymany4879 ...alright.
@@drummyt7166 hashtag-that's-the-joke
Anglophone WWI propaganda comes across as clumsy and hamfisted when we look at it through a modern lens, partly because of how heavily they tended to lean into bizarre racist rhetoric about Germans *as people*, but more so because of how much they obviously had to strain to make mountains out of the molehill-sized ethical distinctions between the bickering incestuous imperial regimes of WWI. (Especially in contrast to the subsequent experience of WWII, where needless to say, the notion of one side in particular as embodying nihilistic pit of absolute evil tends to be much less controversial.)
@@drummyt7166The OP was obviously being sarcastic. 😉 Outhumoured by the Germans…
He sinks lifeboats then considers the enemy "unreasonably embittered". Wow.
It can be really stunning how self-aware Lovecraft could be while weaving his tales. This story is an example of one of those times where his characters comment on things that were very possibly reflections on his own fears and assumptions... It's interesting to ponder.
"It is only the inferior thinker who hastens to explain the singular and the complex by the primitive shortcut of supernaturalism." :)
Lovecraft was known to have self-esteem issues and be very self-conscious.
Yeah within 3 minutes I was like “Lovecraft. . . hun . . .”
"The explosion in the engine room at 2PM was wholly a surprise." LOL, You don't say!
The cook probably did it.
@@buckhunter6560 nah it's what the cook made probably.
@@FIRSTNAMELASTNAME-zt4kf My comment was a reference to Hunt for Red October.
Thanks for this, am using this as the basis for a lesson during this pandemic. My step daughter loves H.P. Lovecraft, perfect material to help her learn literacy.
Any of these stories are great for teaching vocabulary.
Man I wish we could get a film or comic or something based on this story. Something visual where we can see the temple and city at the bottom of the sea . It’s such a cool story.
th-cam.com/video/O35p4TSKQXU/w-d-xo.html
For u my friend
There’s a manga collection that has this story in it. It’s changed slightly so that the captain isn’t as ruthless as he was in the the book, they made a character up to do all the ruthless things he did in the book.
@@WittyOriginalUsername What's the collection called?
Search Lovecraft illustrated.
It was. My goodness.
Usually I fall asleep listening to your voice Ian, but this story has kept me awake till the end. Magnificent.
There is no such thing as bravery without madness.
Sounds very much like something I would hear from the elderly philosophers while I was serving time in state prison... Most happened to be decades long meth addicts who conveniently found religion after being locked up so they often loved preaching their own brand of bullshit to anyone within earshot though.
Russ Hurst, no, it’s a quote from darkest dungeon, a man who when mad fleeing from that ancient horror he had dug up out of the ground in pursuit of power.
What an honorable way to meet one’s end. Most Lovecraftian protagonists would either descend into madness or kill themselves to end the suffering. This German Subariner is what most would call a warrior to say the least. He knew of his impending doom yet this spurred him even further to dive deeper into the unknown whilst accepting his fate as a brave soldier of the Imperal Navy. He displayed bravery and acceptance of human mortality which most of us in this generation severely lack.
And, your voice, good sir, does tremendous justice to the protagonist and to the literary work of Lovecraft once again. Thank you :).
The dude is clearly a proto Nazi. A fascinating character and a fascinating story. But this character is fundamentally a nationalist who killed his subordinates for rightfully wanting to mutiny in order to live rather than die for the mythic fatherland. Certainly a highly unappetizing creature, even if an extremely intriguing fictional character.
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Interesting perspective on the man. I do NOT agree with the other guy who responded calling him a “proto-Nazi” which is a ridiculous statement considering the lack of any antisemitism or fascist ideology present in the narrators letter. There is a large degree of nationalism/jingoism but I think it’s largely a man that is proud of his German heritage.
You see him as brave and noble to the end. A true soldier and patriot. I think these are the thoughts he used to console himself throughout the ever growing hysteria. The man is scientific and logical to the very end. His realization and recognition of the urges that are senseless, yet overwhelming to to the point where he succumbs in the end is fascinating. He may have been able to survive if he surfaced the submarine but his death is largely due to his fascination with the deep city and continued German resolve that forbids him from seeking help. He’s hardheaded but in a respectable way that indeed makes him an ideal soldier. Calling him a proto-nazi for killing mutineers who would have killed everyone aboard the sub is silly. In the end it didn’t matter.
@@thomaskelly1686 you brainwashed
@@thomaskelly1686 He'd make a very good antagonist
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It’s stuff like this that restores my hope in people. The difference between talented, motivated folks labors of love versus the click bait news reading BS is blinding here. Great work, take a bow, everyone involved.
For me, there’s something inherently creepy about WWI U-Boats
- add a ghost or a curse - and there’s the full package - along with your always excellent reading.
Well done, HorrorBabble !!! you're the BEST!!! (along w HPL)
Fantastic performance!
Well done! Very good! Thank you Mr. Gordon and Horror Babble. Excellent as always. Until next time.
"our engineers rob and Schneider" hahaahahah
It was actually 'Raabe', though still, I'll forever associate this reading with that now!
ohh! ok
Hellbeckons Rob Schneider is..... an Engineer! And he's about to find out that being an Engineer is harder than it looks
That cracked me up too. Honestly I don't know how Ian kept so under control reading that line
must have been a hell of a cameo
This is an amazing story and narration. This is not only ine of my favorite Lovecraft stories, it is one of my favorite overall stories.
The superstitions of sailors are so evident in this story. These superstitions appear frantic to others, but help we sailors to presere our lives. The sea is an unforgiving maiden indeed!
"I shall die calmly, like a German." 37:00
Thanks, Ian!
It really is a great story -- one of my favourite HPL works, too. Thanks again, Donald.
You’re definitely my favorite narrator for listening to Lovecrafts work! Thanks for all the time you spend doing these videos!!🖤
My dad, who was born in Philadelphia in 1920 must have read these, but he never mentioned it. The folks back then had a better command of the English language than we do now. I'm an English professor and have to look up some of these words!
For once, the word "eldritch" wasn't used.
oh, cool. I recently listened to this, & was thinking the whole time how much I'd prefer hearing it read by Ian.
No anti-German bias here, no sir. I surprised there aren't more people griping about technical inaccuracies; U-Boat hulls are anything but soundproof.
Another fantastic reading! I really rather enjoyed this one, the portrayal of the Germans was awesome! Thank you for this contribution.
Appreciated, Camerin!
We are so lucky to stumble upon your channel, you are doing an amazing work, it's too bad books don't get as much exposure as idiotic content here on TH-cam, thank god we have Patreon. Amazing read as always. We will always be here for you Ian!
This whole endeavour would be worthless without you guys - thanks as always for your support! Ian
I absolutely love your read of this story. It's definitely one of your best reads. I've listened to it at least a dozen times so far!
Thanks Orion - I'm particularly fond of tales set in the 'deep'.
It’s interesting to note that dolphins quite like humans and will try to protect them if they in harms way in the ocean. Navy seals have actually even trained dolphins to help ward off sharks on missions.
Dolphins are individuals and their attitudes towards humans vary. They have been recorded to help and play with humans, but they've also toyed with, approached with sexual intent, as well as outright assaulted people in the water. Deaths caused by dolphins aren't unheard of. There's currently a dolphin at the coast of France who has gained some media attention from varyingly trying to hump tourists and throwing them into the air, and approaching him is now strictly forbidden.
@@Lightice1 “You see that blubbery fuck right there? Yeah, he’s a dick. Stay no less than a fuck long ways away.”
Those weren't dolphins in the story, the character was Prussian and so mad with "good sense" (aka German autism) that he deliberately and willfully misinterpreted the undersea undead of those he had killed as "dolphins."
Lovecraft is right when he implies through his work that pure rationality and unthinking obedience to the gods of Logic and Practicality are a madness all their own.
Navy seals also attach bombs to these poor trusting, intelligent creatures. Dolphins are wonderful creatures, but the Navy Seals are repulsive.
@@lesyeuxsansvisage1157and dolphins will rape seals and use puffer fish to get high. What is your point?
I feel as though I ought to be subject to the bends after coming to surface at the end of this deep sea tale!
I had heard a lot about HP Lovecraft and I'm glad I found this. It's so good. I love your voice.
Thanks for stopping by! Ian
Just wanted to say thinks for the reads, they're always well read. Be nice if you would do all of Lovecraft's works, not all of the other narrators do Lovecraft works justice.
Thanks Darryl. There aren't many left for us to record - we're getting there!
Hey man i just wanted to say I'm just now getting into your stuff suprisngly I know , but better late than never right ? I feel dumb about it honestly, well anyways I'm gonna get back to your work.
the ability to add something tangible to these tales is nothing short of amazing Ian truly!
I had forgotten about this one, great atmosphere!...and I always love how the narrator/protagonist can keep recording observations, in writing, when the final horror is upon them...in this case, absolute absence of light by the sounds of it (-:
Thanks for more Lovecraft, engrossing as usual.
Your grandfatherly voice is perfectly suited for these stories of ancient, evil antiquities.
'Grandfatherly' - I love it! Ian
I hope you won’t take offense but from time to time your voice sounds like/reminds me of Colin Firth for some reason which draws me even more to your narrations :)
What a lovely creepy story! Thanks for the excellent reading Ian! Cheers mate!
This is my favorite lovecraft story.
One of my favorites! Thank you!
Thank You once again
Great stuff! One of my favourite Lovecraft tales. Madness, claustrophobia & dark Cthulian gods. Lovely 😀
This was one of the first Lovecraft stories I ever read. It was great to listen to it again. Thanks for the reading. I really enjoy your channel.
It has been a few weeks since I found your wonderful channel.
I just wanted to say thank you.
Thank you for stopping by - great to hear from you! Ian
Lamentably, as with so many other Lovecraft tales, _The Temple_ crashes to a halt just as it is getting really interesting, the carefully built up tension and mystery squandered.
Duuuuuude I wanted to know more 😤😤
nicely done, Ian - always liked this tale
Very detailed description of a strange undersea tale. I do hope he found what he was looking for.
Ahh I love this story
Ahhhhh going to bed to lovecraft courtesy of Horrorbabble
Who needs ASMR?
Love the work Ian!
Ha! Thanks Andrew! Ian
Thank you. Thisis a graphic fear seldom anticipated. But my man James, MR. “whistle”/.... also same vanity. Thank you.💯% ❤️🙏🏽🎩💡
Thanks John!
Brilliant the end is EPIC
You certainly are a master narrator
Many thanks for all your hard work and skill, bringing stories such as this to life. I listen to them most nights. Hope you are well. Ben in Dartmouth.
Thanks Ben! Great to hear from someone in Britain's 'deep south'. All the best, sir! Ian
I really enjoyed this tale, thank you very much!!
Excellent, thanks Hororbabble.
While I love HP's works, he does make errors, he didn't know subs don't have port holes, they'd be a weak point in the hull, many subs had a flooded conning tower. Back then many ppl didn't know much about subs if they didn't work on or around them so we can forgive HP's oversight and it kinda adds to the story anyway.
Yeah I was just reading this for the first time and every time a porthole was mentioned, I went "wait what?" Obviously submarines nowadays, the ones tourists and stuff go on for fun guides, have windows but these deep diving military submarines? A porthole wouldn't make much sense at all. I didn't really mind it though, it's in his universe. Same with the deep sea suit that the soldier used to walk around the city. Plus the portholes worked nicely with the dead bodies floating by that the soldiers kept seeing.
A classic! Glad to see a reading from your channel!
Thank you! Always 3 per week, Mon-Wed-Fri! :) Ian
As always, great reading. Thanks!
Thank you for reading these and sharing your amazing voice talent
Wow, that was great!
Awesome thanks, .... those closing words were spooky
I will also add, I was actually just thinking about this yesterday , I wanted to note that my favorite part of his work is , his lil short horrific poetic terms and sentences ... My life is kinda like horror story ,lol and so when he does that, it really A: hits close to home , and gives me chills B : And B is of course poetically terrifying by itself even you can't relate , and considering I'm such a huge fan of Poe , I can't help but like that regardless.
Such a great short story
Awesome mate...keep it up
And I'm yet again left with questions which will receive no answers, apart from conjecture. I rather wish this had been the first portion of a larger work. Still though, quite an intriguing story. I particularly liked the subtle notes of contempt in your voice as the captain disparages his crew members. Good work, mate.
Thanks Joshua - it has given me some ideas for the next 'horror experience' - a nice long one at that!
Jorji approves
I love your channel so much. Has any thought been given about doing any of August Derleth's works?
Thank you Cassandra! There have been many debates on the subject. Unfortunately his works aren't in the public domain. We did record one story of his last year though, and you can listen to that one here (track 4): horrorbabble.bandcamp.com/album/three-weeks-of-weird
@@HorrorBabble ah that's fair enough and makes total sense. Thank you for the time.
Your voice is enthralling.
"...so we confined Muller in irons and had him soundly whipped" Jeeeeeez, no chill on this U-boat eh? lol
I really enjoyed this one. Well done
The Temple Drinking Challenge: drink every time the narrator mentions that he's German.
"Rob and Schnider were killed in the explosion" 😂😂😂
Even funnier considering Rob Schindler was in Up Periscope.
So that's where my statue head went.
Hello Ian, luckily I can finally become a patreon supporter in a few days, for long to come. I am a huge fan and I’ve always wondered, what are your top scariest stories narrated by you or Jen? Thank you for always being great with contact with fans. Thanks Ian and Jen.
Thank you IP! I consider *The Great God Pan* to be one of the darkest tales I've narrated. Jennifer would probably vouch for *The Yellow Wallpaper*. Here are a couple of links:
The Great God Pan: th-cam.com/video/GW2q07Z8qeo/w-d-xo.html
The Yellow Wallpaper: th-cam.com/video/p5fJywoGM1g/w-d-xo.html
Ian
I must say, you are without a doubt the best audiobook narrator I've heard on TH-cam for these stories.
I've recently started an Audible account, do you have any Lovecraft readings on there you can recommend?
Thanks Steve! We do have a few releases on Audible. Our Ultimate Lovecraft Collection comprises 50 hours of Lovecraft stories. Just to note though, we haven't been able to add chapter times for the collection yet - Audible aren't currently allowing us to backdate older releases. A table of contents can be found in the publisher's summary, though: www.audible.com/pd/HorrorBabbles-Ultimate-Lovecraft-Collection-Illustrated-Audiobook/B07KWH2L25
Sodium bromide. What a lucky guy.
Wonderful reading as always. Might I suggest the Pit and the Pendulum by Edgar Allen Poe?
Thank you Kait! It's on our working list - I'll get to it as soon as I can. :) Ian
Engineers Raab and Schneider?! Lmao
How has this not been made into a movie? Seems like it could be done well on the cheap.
The tough part is keep the audience from knowing about the captain intentions. Meanwhile, being informed by the captain whom tells the tale.
This is unintentionally funny. Love raft: Selfawarewolf 😂
Hey I swear this guy makes Elden Ring videos. I can't mistake that voice!
"to find engineer Rob Schneider instantly killed"
Rather than an eldritch deity, this totally sounds like Dionysus about to end this man's whole career
So what do guys think? Is the temple from the Thurian or Hyborian Age?
Thurian. It would explain the advanced-yet-related pre-Greek architecture and how it ended up on the bottom of the ocean. Besides, the narration pretty much claims it was Atlantis. Probably wasn't an accident on H.P. Lovecraft's part.
An interesting horror story. Such mystery. I wonder what he found in the temple?
death
I love the sorry cmc
2020 love
Are ya'lls books available on any other platforms besides youtube?
Hi Cole! Yes, our main alternative is Bandcamp: horrorbabble.bandcamp.com
For everything else, simply search for HorrorBabble on Audible, iTunes, and Spotify.
Thanks!
Nodens? (Because weird dolphins)
Dagon? Hydra?
Cthulhu?
A very good read as always. I am always a bit perplexed how Lovecraft seems to project upon some of his characters. Machine Pistol in WW1 eh ?
Krista Dís Guðmundsdóttir I just had a look on Wikipedia and apparently the Germans did have some early models, the first in fact. Whether a sub captain would have one is questionable. I reckon HPL must have read about them after the war (The Temple was written in 1920) and had his interest peaked enough to put one in his story.
I know the Germans had some prototypes and the Austro Hungarians had the Styer Hahn. I did look this up and could only find that U-boats where not issued machine pistols in WW2, so I got some doubts that the WW1 U boats got them, but this is just my historical side being nit picky.
Krista Dís Guðmundsdóttir Well there’s also the fact that U-Boats didn’t have port holes in them, a bit of inspiration from Jules Verne’s 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea obviously, not that that takes anything away from Lovecraft’s tale in my opinion. 🙂
That too, I personally do not mind some historical inaccuracies in my fiction and I love 20,000 Under the Sea. That port hole servers a good purpose in story after all. :D
They said "automatic pistol". Technically that includes self-loading semi-automatic handguns which did exist and were likely carried by an officer.
Turns out the Temple was filled with cringe and blotched artwork. :p
Really, I love this narration. Thank you.
so what happens after he entered the temple? what. become of him?
Poor Rob Schneider!
i enjoy the pronunciation of "none" as "non"
Hohenfriedbergen march intensifies
Whos here becus OceanGate
The longitude is the same as Binger, OK's latitude.
Hey Folks, Just Started My HB Sunday😛😛. It MY Only Quiet time lol. Another Great Composition Ian, Loved The Temple. Where did the Artwork come from? Is it from Your Good self or is it Jennifer's?. Either Way it is Beautifully Done.
Thnx For Making Sunday's Special Again For Me Guy's. Also just wanted to say, That Your work Here on HB has inspired Myself to Plum My Imaginationary Depths to write a Macabre lil Book of Tales and Poetry. Would Live if you would give it the once over when it's complete. Not Asking for a Reading, Just Your Valued Opinions 🤞🏻👍🏻🤘🏻.
Keep On Babbling Guys💀☠💀☠
LOVE IT!!!
Thank you, sir! The art for this one was created by M. Crassus: mcrassus.com/lovecraftian-digital-art
Great to hear you've started writing! With any luck, we'll be in an open submission period again before the end of the year, so do keep an eye on this page: www.horrorbabble.com/submissions
Thanks again! Ian
Good evening friends. Can anyone recommend a good Lovecraft anthology?
This story somehow always reminds me of the "Gay fish" song from South Park. I always imagine the bodies floating and swimming around like Kanye, with gaudy sunglasses. It muddles my enjoyment of the story a bit, but this is a good read anyway, so kudos! Besides - it's always fun to hear Lovecraft denegrate germans for a change, and not just african americans;)
PS: For some reason, I really like the bubbling background sound.
Fortunately, I haven't seen that episode. That said, perhaps I should ferret it out... Ian
WOOOOEEEE WOOOOOEEEE TO ALL WHO ENTER LORD DAGONS WATERY DOMAIN!!!
Hmm wonder why this is repeatedly showing up in my feed…
It's clear Lovecraft fully believed the war propaganda that Germans where ruthless and barbaric, the characterization of German submariners is a bit to far from realistic to not break emersion for me. Otherwise great story, it really builds up a sense of dread gradually all throughout and nicely displays the fear of the unknown that folks experience onboard a diving sub.
Google what Lovecraft named his cat.
😁😁😁