I absolutely LOVE H.P. Lovecraft. His stories are delightfully chilling and terrifying. Thank you for these. I had a stroke not long ago and it's hard for me to read. Having these stories back is like the return of an old friend
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Dear Don Russell, i hope you are doing well and fine. You are right, Lovecraft does catch our imagination in such immersive way no cinematography work nor other literature texts can.
@@Never_heart when i think of lovecraft himself i hear this voice,wayne june is great but he's wayne june this IS hp lovecraft reading his own work to you
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I had this playing through a Bluetooth stereo with my phone at work. When it got to the "turn cassette over" part I stopped right in the middle of what I was doing, walked over and slowly flipped my cell phone over.
Ah yes. Some of my favorite stories from when I was a child were on audio cassette, some on CDs. Some of them were not replaced with CD, but just gotten rid of with new CD stories. What a shame.
Meteorite crashes down outside a small town, otherworldly plants, animals acting strange, people start rotting from the inside out - from Billy & Mandy to EarthBound to Little Shop of Horrors to The Day of the Triffids to The Blob to Invasion of the Body Snatchers... it's a popular plot, and it's always felt like a reference to something. Now I know what it's a reference to. Lovecraft is awesome!
Thank you for uploading these, they're my sleep stories and I've drifted off nicely to these hundreds of times as well listening to them through while awake so I actually remember what happens. Lovecraft was just incredible.
+Infinite Sky It seems a most complete vision of an uncaring universal force acting on people without any semblance of conscious action. It was unknown, mysterious, universal callous action wreaking havoc on man. True cosmic horror at it's pinnacle height. This was what he wanted to convey in his writing, and I think this was his most on point attempt at it without other factors getting muddled along with it.
I hope that along with the latest movie based on this story more people find out about Lovecraft and give all his other stuff a once over. Hopefully this will spur Stanley to make even more Lovecraft films!
+CarnalKid There's this British guy here on on TH-cam that does pretty good readings as well, he also does his own stories, I think his name is Nick something or another
Wow that was great. Hadnt even heard of LC till maybe a year or two ago and being and i cant concentrate long enough to read more than of a book this is perfect. Such an old story and it made my feet sweat. No eyes in the dark or scratching at the door. Just pure wonder and tension. Awesomeness.
The bizarre technobabble is easily one of my favorite parts of any Lovecraft story. He repeatedly describes the metal from the meteorite as 'invulnerable' and 'impervious to chemical attacks', even as he describes it destroying its containers and making acids hiss and spatter against it, all very clear signs of chemical reaction.
he probably specified chemical ATTACKS, not chemical REACTIONS. it still chemically reacts,yes, but the metal can't be destroyed physically or chemically.
I understand hp lovecraft , he prefers a indescribable indifferent force of nature like a tornado or a typhoon or a flood or a storm on the horizon it simply comes and all you can do is flee , but the force of nature doesn't even notice you it simply is and is doing what it is supposed to do wether your their or not.
One thing I am really wondering about the story, having just listened to it for the first time, is whether there even truly is a "Colour" to begin with. Up until the testimonies describe sightings of the ghostly multicolored Eldritch Abomination, the menace plaguing the town simply acts comparable to a natural pollution of carcinogenic and radioactive substances entering the environment, like radium found in those factory girls during WWI and the contaminations in Chernobyl (albeit with exaggerated effects). People were also developing sickness and psychosis before they encountered the Colour, if I remember correctly. Therefore, it makes me wonder if the sightings of the alien phantoms are merely indescribable figments of the people's minds as their brains are becoming more and more damaged/warped by the meteorites contents, resulting in mass hysteria. It might also mean the survivor that saw the Colour fly up into the sky is infected himself and will soon die from the same sickness. Is that another valid interpretation of the story? I imagine that Lovecraft would prefer his story to leave the Colour's identity ambiguous, whether it is truly a living alien entity or just a passing natural disaster (albeit one that originates from outer space and which science has not yet discovered). Either way, it seems very creepy and disturbing.
I wish that all of these and all other "occult" audios on this channel was out on Spotify. have already read or listen to all the lovecraft parts that is out here, but can't get enough. love them, some more than others. thanks for uploading them :)
1:07:54 to 1:08:37 I think I love that paragraph the most it's so amazing but the another one I like is when ammi sees the thing "ammi tuned away from the window in horror and nausea. Words could not convey it - when ammi looked out again the hapless beast layer huddled inert on the moonlit ground between the splintered shafts of the buggy" and when it shot up oh man this is my first time reading along with the story I love this one probably my 4th favorite Lovecraft story thanks for posting this bud now to watch the movie and see if it's good 😁
I heard some creaking doors and spooky voices in my kitchen around 3 AM a few weeks ago. I thought I was about to be murdered as a consequence of leaving my back door ajar for the cats. Turns out one of them had walked across my keyboard and fired up a Lovecraft video I had paused : )
"It was nothing of this earth, but a piece of the great outside; and as such dowered with outside properties and obedient to outside laws." For some reason, that sentence sticks with me. It gives me chills and makes me feel so small and insignificant knowing how big the universe is and what unknown elements mankind has yet discovered. I think this is my favorite Lovecraft story, so far. It left me a little sleepless first time I heard it.
lovecraft's "at the mountains of madness" is excellent too and beautifully read. a story of unknown antarctica in the style of poe's grusome "narrative of arthur gordon pym."
easily one of my most favorite Lovecraft tales.. this story gets to me in a way most horror can't.. this story, and "from beyond" excite a certain curiosity, namely the actual scientific possibility of studying things outside of the realm of our own subjective reality, that makes me fearful of what such studies could do to the general sanity of mankind. H.P. Lovecraft has, without a doubt, created my favorite style of horror writing.
Horror Movies and Radio Shows I enjoy that in a lot of these stories the real fear is in breaking away from the common neurosis and delving into the cosmic gulfs of speculation.. The greatest wonder is also the deepest fear. The unknown calls eternally, becoming the curious to unfathomable doom, untold horror, and magnificent splendor.. It is only from our particular vantage points that fear exists, but one point we always will share is the unknown.
Disturbed he became after he went Inside the Fire, he was Stricken from the Hell he witnessed. It Stupified him and his Mistress, whereas now all of his life has become a Land Of Confusion but he Prays he is Down With His Sickness.
This was his best story and also his personal favorite. An entirely original idea that only works in writing. Embodies the theme of things that you can't describe what with literally being a thing you can't describe. It also has little to no racism, which is a nice bonus.
Something just had a little roadside picnic and a little remnant may still stalk the zone. Nothing to worry about. Who wants to look for some artifacts?
It's interesting how closely the effects the sickness from the meteor resembles radiation poisoning. Perhaps the idea had formed in Lovecraft's mind of what might happen when living things would take an immense dosage over a moderate period of time.
Probably because things like this happens to people. Not the aliens or meteors, but farms getting tainted by poison that drives the people who live their insane before it kills them. It has a very believable theme to it.
Melanie Boots In my personal experience (not a big anime guy but I’ll give credit where it’s due), the Japanese tend to do horror better than most modern western directors, so that’s how he came to conclusion that it would do well as an anime. Again, not big on anime, but if they made an HP Lovecraft story into an anime, I’d watch it.
Lovecraft's 1.The Whisperer in Darkness. 2.The Thing on the Doorstep. 3.The Call of Cthulhu. 4.The Dunwich Horror. Also Arthur Machen's "The Great God Pan", that many believe to be the best horror story ever written. Hope ur not easily disturbed.
For the love of god this very same thing was starting to happen in Detroit when I last left it those 6 years ago...never to return to the accursed city of ruins !
@@mr.matchbox2710 as a firm believer that Nick cage is possibly the greatest actor to have ever lived I liked it very much. It was a quite good interpretation of the original story though, I would have liked them to have left in a few more story details that they removed but still worth a watch.
It was decent but you really cant do justice to a Lovecraft story....there is way too much cerebral horror going on to capture it properly. It always plays out like a typical monster movie. Still.. its fun to watch Cage lose his mind. Entertaining but not nearly as good as the writing.
Actually lovecraft was seen as an above-average amateur and looked down upon by other authors in his days. He still had a damn great mythology he made up though which is why he got big over time.
Free Audio Books for Intellectual Exercise Yes, you wouldnt guess self educated by his writing. Maybe people can become quite intelligent and celebrated for intellect without alot of school and college?
At the Mountains of Madness talks about continental drift and plate tectonics at a time when it was still just an obscure scientific theory. He was well versed (especially for a layman) in an assortment of fields such as paleontology, paleobotany, geological history, and biology. His knowledge of the esoteric goes beyond what even fiction writers of today are capable of. Lovecraft was probably more of a genius than most of us will ever know.
Yes it is very good, I've only just started listening to these and that one was quite profound. Did you, like me, really enjoy how he handles the escape? In that, if it was a modern book or film you know the main character would just somehow sneak out no problem, or bust his way out of the door, taking everyone out in his path. But his approach is probably what mine would be, initial panic, then a slow, methodical evolving plan, once I accept I am in the shit I just need to give myself the best chances I can. He gets things wrong and it just felt very... real heh
Yeah, I haven't read a lot of his stories but a lot of them seem very similar. Not that I hold that against him too much. This one is the first story I read from him because I just chanced upon at school and it stuck as my favorite. I will probably read up on others after this. Haven't nearly read all of his works so maybe I'll find a new favorite.
blackmetalmagick1 Poe is deeper and more grounded, in some ways more genuinely scary. HP reads more like poetry in some ways. It's more spheric and aesthetically oriented. It's also a but more accessible I find. But there is a certain shallowness of characters that Lovecraft seems to often suffer from. That translates to a lack of a certain kind of depth. With HP it's more like dreamscapes and atmosphere are the key components.
Then, have you tried 'the Great God Pan' by Arthur Machen? It's an atmospheric horror book that works best for Lovecraft fans. 95% of Lovecraft fans love this story. Please check follow URL for the book. th-cam.com/video/yoKsuRvCN38/w-d-xo.html
I absolutely LOVE H.P. Lovecraft. His stories are delightfully chilling and terrifying. Thank you for these. I had a stroke not long ago and it's hard for me to read. Having these stories back is like the return of an old friend
I'm glad that these uploads are somewhat useful for you. And I wish things getting better for you. :)
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What doesn't kill us, makes us stronger my friend. :)
Don Russell hope recovery is going well man
Dear Don Russell, i hope you are doing well and fine.
You are right, Lovecraft does catch our imagination in such immersive way no cinematography work nor other literature texts can.
This reader's voice is perfect, especially for Lovecraft stories.
Its Conrad Feininger if you care to know. :)
it does take a special narrator to get the experience right
thank you very much, I was just about to ask :)
w PERFECT ENGLISH!
I did! thanks :)
I've listened to this guy read so much Lovecraft I can't read it anymore without hearing it in his voice.
The narration style is kind of addictive. :) Cheers!
I've always somehow associated narrators of this older, mid-American type with the voice of the character played by Peter Graves in "Airplane."
Either this narrator or Wayne June. They do such good Lovecraft.
@@Never_heart when i think of lovecraft himself i hear this voice,wayne june is great but he's wayne june this IS hp lovecraft reading his own work to you
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COLOR OUT OF SPACE.
I had this playing through a Bluetooth stereo with my phone at work. When it got to the "turn cassette over" part I stopped right in the middle of what I was doing, walked over and slowly flipped my cell phone over.
LOL. Cheers! :D
Well a least you are keeping in the spirit of tradition.
Listening on my laptop. I just turn it over. >.>
Almost panicked when he said "Turn the casette over". That's some ancient artifact technology right there.
Haha. Yeah, this was made from that ancient era where casette tapes rule the audiobook market. :-)
***** That's true. And there are some libraries still have tapes!
Free Audio Books for Intellectual Exercise Yes, that was when dinosaurs still walked the Earth and music still had tunes and melodies.
I could almost smell the library book smell when he said that! lol
Ah yes. Some of my favorite stories from when I was a child were on audio cassette, some on CDs. Some of them were not replaced with CD, but just gotten rid of with new CD stories. What a shame.
Meteorite crashes down outside a small town, otherworldly plants, animals acting strange, people start rotting from the inside out - from Billy & Mandy to EarthBound to Little Shop of Horrors to The Day of the Triffids to The Blob to Invasion of the Body Snatchers... it's a popular plot, and it's always felt like a reference to something. Now I know what it's a reference to. Lovecraft is awesome!
notoriouswhitemoth You can't go wrong with Lovecraft!
And let's not forget DIE MONSTER DIE(1963) with Boris Karloff, or THE CURSE with Wil Wheaton, or The Lonesome Death of Jordy Verill(Creepshow [1982])
If we list all of them, we'll be here forever.
notoriouswhitemoth Is this the earliest work to have that happen?
Joel Killtron
I think so. Lovecraft's stuff is almost a century old.
Thank you for uploading these, they're my sleep stories and I've drifted off nicely to these hundreds of times as well listening to them through while awake so I actually remember what happens. Lovecraft was just incredible.
Still one of the best horror stories ever written. And very, very well narrated. Thank you for uploading it.
+Mutant1988 Thanks for listening!
Listening to this on a wi fi speaker and have it glowing on a green setting
Sounds awesome! :D
This was Lovecraft's own personal favorite story out of all the stories he wrote in his lifetime.
+cha5 I've also read that it was.
My favorite story also, from my favorite author.
And he's got some great ones.
Yes it certainly was, but I wonder why? It seems rather different from his usual works
+Infinite Sky It seems a most complete vision of an uncaring universal force acting on people without any semblance of conscious action. It was unknown, mysterious, universal callous action wreaking havoc on man. True cosmic horror at it's pinnacle height. This was what he wanted to convey in his writing, and I think this was his most on point attempt at it without other factors getting muddled along with it.
I can see why. It's also my favourite Lovecraft story.
Same here. I don't see why Call is so much more popular than Colour.
Thank you for the recording. This is one of my favorite HP Lovecraft stories.
You're welcome! Glad you like the book.
I hope that along with the latest movie based on this story more people find out about Lovecraft and give all his other stuff a once over. Hopefully this will spur Stanley to make even more Lovecraft films!
"Tales of H.P. Lovecraft"
Gee I wonder who wrote this
"By H.P. Lovecraft"
Thank you, dear narrator.
I love it how when he says "it happened in the 80s"everyone assumes 1980s ,not 1880s.
So true. :D
Who assumes that? It’s obvious given the entire context of the stories that they he’s not referring to the 1980
All the people born before 1980 are like, "pfft no, its obvious."
Ha! I was just researching this.
@@warpboy101 I think all the people who died before 1980 not the ones who born
Who ever read this has the perfect voice for lovecraftian tales
It;s just insane how he came up with this stuff in the 1920's.
Lovecraft was way, way ahead of his time.
Jules Verne also ahead of his time
@@TheRecluseeee count chocula was ahead of his time
He knew more than he ever dared imagine. The future proves the past.
Thanks for this! Truly a good reader for the work. This could most certainly affect my dreams tonight, excellent!
David Hamernick My pleasure!
Another one amazing cosmic horror masterpiece!
I love this narrator, I can almost imagine this is what Lovecraft really sounded like
Henrik Magnusson I think HP spoke in a bit of a thin ghoulish glibber.
whynottalklikeapirat I imagine Lovcraft talking like a high pitched, lisping "sissy", but this guy and Wayne June are the best.
CarnalKid
haha yeah he probably did. I'd like to hear him say "phantasmagorial" like that. or "cyclopean masonry"
+CarnalKid There's this British guy here on on TH-cam that does pretty good readings as well, he also does his own stories, I think his name is Nick something or another
John Critch
Thanks, I'll see what I can find.
Wow that was great. Hadnt even heard of LC till maybe a year or two ago and being and i cant concentrate long enough to read more than of a book this is perfect. Such an old story and it made my feet sweat. No eyes in the dark or scratching at the door. Just pure wonder and tension. Awesomeness.
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That last line is what makes HP Lovecraft a genius
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The bizarre technobabble is easily one of my favorite parts of any Lovecraft story. He repeatedly describes the metal from the meteorite as 'invulnerable' and 'impervious to chemical attacks', even as he describes it destroying its containers and making acids hiss and spatter against it, all very clear signs of chemical reaction.
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he probably specified chemical ATTACKS, not chemical REACTIONS. it still chemically reacts,yes, but the metal can't be destroyed physically or chemically.
I love this narrator. He IS Lovecraft's universe to me at this point!
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Love stories and narrators like this. They help me to switch off from real life for a while.
I like to believe that the "strange disappearances" of the cats resulted in a few more residents of Ulthar
Thanks for listening! Cheers!
I understand hp lovecraft , he prefers a indescribable indifferent force of nature like a tornado or a typhoon or a flood or a storm on the horizon it simply comes and all you can do is flee , but the force of nature doesn't even notice you it simply is and is doing what it is supposed to do wether your their or not.
One thing I am really wondering about the story, having just listened to it for the first time, is whether there even truly is a "Colour" to begin with. Up until the testimonies describe sightings of the ghostly multicolored Eldritch Abomination, the menace plaguing the town simply acts comparable to a natural pollution of carcinogenic and radioactive substances entering the environment, like radium found in those factory girls during WWI and the contaminations in Chernobyl (albeit with exaggerated effects).
People were also developing sickness and psychosis before they encountered the Colour, if I remember correctly. Therefore, it makes me wonder if the sightings of the alien phantoms are merely indescribable figments of the people's minds as their brains are becoming more and more damaged/warped by the meteorites contents, resulting in mass hysteria. It might also mean the survivor that saw the Colour fly up into the sky is infected himself and will soon die from the same sickness. Is that another valid interpretation of the story?
I imagine that Lovecraft would prefer his story to leave the Colour's identity ambiguous, whether it is truly a living alien entity or just a passing natural disaster (albeit one that originates from outer space and which science has not yet discovered). Either way, it seems very creepy and disturbing.
It's been quite a while since I read "The Colour Out of Space." I enjoyed revisiting it here.
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COLOR OUT OF SPACE.
thank you eternally for posting all of these !!!!!
also, HAPPY 125TH BIRTHDAY TO THE MASTER HIMSELF
Altarofdoom My pleasure! And yes, hail the master!
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+Altarofdoom poe was the master
Jo mic of course, i'd say both, along with Kafka as well
thank you for posting these awesome stories
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I wish that all of these and all other "occult" audios on this channel was out on Spotify. have already read or listen to all the lovecraft parts that is out here, but can't get enough. love them, some more than others. thanks for uploading them :)
This is probably one of the most horrific stories I've ever read. Back when I first read it, it gave me nightmares.
Yes, it's definitely one of the most chilling tales ever written by mortals.
Pussy.
"They had uncovered what seemed to be the side of a large coloured globule imbedded in the substance."
It's a jelly doughnut!
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...FROM SPACE!
Bro I read this at the exact moment that he was saying it by coincidence.
1:07:54 to 1:08:37
I think I love that paragraph the most it's so amazing but the another one I like is when ammi sees the thing "ammi tuned away from the window in horror and nausea. Words could not convey it - when ammi looked out again the hapless beast layer huddled inert on the moonlit ground between the splintered shafts of the buggy" and when it shot up oh man this is my first time reading along with the story I love this one probably my 4th favorite Lovecraft story thanks for posting this bud now to watch the movie and see if it's good 😁
I heard some creaking doors and spooky voices in my kitchen around 3 AM a few weeks ago. I thought I was about to be murdered as a consequence of leaving my back door ajar for the cats. Turns out one of them had walked across my keyboard and fired up a Lovecraft video I had paused : )
lmao that's probably something that would happen to me
very good reader :} enjoyed listening. . .
I love drawing abstract lovecraft monsters while listening to this. (also this dude narrates my dreams now)
I'm here because I just saw the new film with Nicolas Cage that is based on this story and it was extremely well done in my opinion.
Another good one. Thank you for uploading.
Should've asked my family members to send me a collection of Lovecraftian horror novels for Christmas.
+Joshua Payne My pleasure!
This is fucking terrifying and i love it. shouldnt have listened to this at midnight
Queen Fluffle Haha, yeah, it could give one a nightmare.
Queen Fluffle If you turn out the lights at least you won't SEE the colour
whynottalklikeapirat Except you would. Luminosity!
One of my absolute favorite Lovecraft tales.
+Douglas Thompson Thanks for listening!
"It was nothing of this earth, but a piece of the great outside; and as such dowered with outside properties and obedient to outside laws."
For some reason, that sentence sticks with me. It gives me chills and makes me feel so small and insignificant knowing how big the universe is and what unknown elements mankind has yet discovered.
I think this is my favorite Lovecraft story, so far. It left me a little sleepless first time I heard it.
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I pray this story lives on in humans and computers until the end of the universe, when the forces of unknown origin reign
Yes, this story will live on until the day! Cheers!
This is the best short story.
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lovecraft's "at the mountains of madness" is excellent too and beautifully read. a story of unknown antarctica in the style of poe's grusome "narrative of arthur gordon pym."
Excellent thank you very much for this!
You are very welcome! I'm just glad that you like the upload!
H.P. Lovecraft is the absolute best!
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easily one of my most favorite Lovecraft tales.. this story gets to me in a way most horror can't.. this story, and "from beyond" excite a certain curiosity, namely the actual scientific possibility of studying things outside of the realm of our own subjective reality, that makes me fearful of what such studies could do to the general sanity of mankind. H.P. Lovecraft has, without a doubt, created my favorite style of horror writing.
Such study might drive the sanity of mankind into a chaos. In a way, we are the creature of fear and neurosis.
Horror Movies and Radio Shows I enjoy that in a lot of these stories the real fear is in breaking away from the common neurosis and delving into the cosmic gulfs of speculation.. The greatest wonder is also the deepest fear. The unknown calls eternally, becoming the curious to unfathomable doom, untold horror, and magnificent splendor.. It is only from our particular vantage points that fear exists, but one point we always will share is the unknown.
Horror Movies and Radio Shows Sanity is itself, a neurosis..
Psilocyeph Magricrii Yes, a lot of things that we call sane and sound are, when we really look into it, morbid and mental.
A very talented disturbed man
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Disturbed he became after he went Inside the Fire, he was Stricken from the Hell he witnessed. It Stupified him and his Mistress, whereas now all of his life has become a Land Of Confusion but he Prays he is Down With His Sickness.
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Seems like the Movie and Book Annihilation took some ideas from this story? Maybe, either way this was awesome.
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This was his best story and also his personal favorite. An entirely original idea that only works in writing. Embodies the theme of things that you can't describe what with literally being a thing you can't describe. It also has little to no racism, which is a nice bonus.
First time I heard this I was stoned out of my mind, the climax of the story made my heart race
best of the best, right here
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Been listening to these stories for years now. Thank you TH-cam for deciding to ruin them by putting ads in the middle of them
i know it hurts a bit but if you pay for a subscription there are no more ads and you can multitask while youtube continues in the background.
I'm not at all sure what I just listened to. But I'm insanely interested.
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Second time listening to this story; for some reason, more terrified than the first time. I put this to lull me to sleep but... I got so scared. Omg
That's the power of Lovecraft. ;)
Something just had a little roadside picnic and a little remnant may still stalk the zone. Nothing to worry about. Who wants to look for some artifacts?
Thank you so much for doing these.
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It's interesting how closely the effects the sickness from the meteor resembles radiation poisoning. Perhaps the idea had formed in Lovecraft's mind of what might happen when living things would take an immense dosage over a moderate period of time.
Possibly, since Lovecraft's imagination knew no bound. Thanks for listening and cheers! :D
Interesting point but radiation was under studied in hp lovcraft time
Adam Welch Another reason why it is so interesting!
The effects of radium were becoming well known. Look up 'The Uranium Girls'.
"End of side 3. To continue, turn the cassette over."
That's where I pooped a little
north of arkham is dunwich, east is ???, south is innsmouth, and west is the farm with the colour out of space
MARVEL MCU
Kingsport my dude.
This is Great !! I haven't read Lovecraft in years, and this is my favorite. next to The Call of Cthulhu, of course ! ; )
donnie chappelle Thanks for listening!
I'm sitting back, sipping on my Founders KBS and enjoying some Lovecraft. Can't get any better
+I'm An EC3 Guy Thanks for listening!
This inspired the movie "Die, Monster, Die!" more than any other Lovecraft story.
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i just cant get enough of hp lovecraft am i insane or just obsessed,i dont know i guess im just in love with this mans stories.
That's very natural, my friend. Lovecraft's stories are different than anybody else and once you get the taste, other books cannot easily satisfy you.
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this is true i cant go on with my day until i hear a lovecraft story,i even listen to them to help me sleep.
I do that too (listening to audiobooks to help me sleep). One of my all time favorites for that purpose is 'At the Mountains of Madness'.
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are you male or female?
Edward Dirby Male. I think vast majority of Lovecraft fans are men, myself included.
Did H.P.L. serve in any branch of the military during WWI?
He did not. He did enlist but his service was declined due to a history of mental & physical illness.
Holy shit! Such vocabulary.
The very end of the story is one of the creepiest parts!
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Actually I've read Lovecraft's voice was somewhat deep and resonant.
I got the feeling that this was a true story- very eerie...
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Probably because things like this happens to people. Not the aliens or meteors, but farms getting tainted by poison that drives the people who live their insane before it kills them.
It has a very believable theme to it.
It’s such a pity that this majestic tale of horror has been ruined by an absolutely abysmal Hollywood film.
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My pleasure! Have a great weekend and happy new year!
The beginning of this story is the prototype - pure HPL
Theres going to be a movie with nick cage by this title. Hope its not a piece of crap like most adaptations of lovecrafts turn out to be.
Lovecraft's tales are extremely difficult to make into film. I don't have high hope.
@@TheRecluseeee They have improved since the perfection of CGI, as did Tolkien LOTR and the Hobbit. Previous versions were terrible.
That last damn sentence tho. Apparently it stayed with the author? He was having nightmares about a gray thing. Damn. What a story.
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My favorite HPL story. It would make an astounding anime.
creamcheese65 Indeed! It'd be awesome!
Melanie Boots In my personal experience (not a big anime guy but I’ll give credit where it’s due), the Japanese tend to do horror better than most modern western directors, so that’s how he came to conclusion that it would do well as an anime. Again, not big on anime, but if they made an HP Lovecraft story into an anime, I’d watch it.
@@macdhomhnaill7721 Junji Ito's manga series "Uzumaki" is the closest thing to an H.P. Lovecraft anime.
Toprak That’s funny, my friend JUST recommended this to me the other day, now I’ll definitely have to check it out! Thanks!
Amazing story, thanks for uploading. Definitely gave me chills several times. Anyone have any good recommendations?
Try Arthur Machen or Algernon Blackwood. I uploaded their books and they are very enjoyable if you like atmospheric horror.
Thanks for replying, I'll definitely be checking them out when I have time (:
Lovecraft's 1.The Whisperer in Darkness. 2.The Thing on the Doorstep. 3.The Call of Cthulhu. 4.The Dunwich Horror. Also Arthur Machen's "The Great God Pan", that many believe to be the best horror story ever written. Hope ur not easily disturbed.
I guess nothing good can come of the greys. Masterfully done. One of my favorites.
This one is one of my favorites as well. Thanks for listening and have a great weekend!
@@TheRecluseeee Still a favorite here as well, along with Kthulhu. CD Ward, and Shambler
For the love of god this very same thing was starting to happen in Detroit when I last left it those 6 years ago...never to return to the accursed city of ruins !
Ah yes, I so do dread the cyclopian ruins of the once splendid motorcity.
34:48, future me, come back to this point.
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I tried looking this up on vibrivox but I couldn't find it. :(
I really like the reader.
Fancy Bear Same, they don't seem to have a reading of it :(
Very creepy
The color of madness brought me here
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Re-listening after watching the 2019 movie release and imagining Nick Cage in full Cage rage 😂
How was the movie?
@@mr.matchbox2710 as a firm believer that Nick cage is possibly the greatest actor to have ever lived I liked it very much.
It was a quite good interpretation of the original story though, I would have liked them to have left in a few more story details that they removed but still worth a watch.
It was decent but you really cant do justice to a Lovecraft story....there is way too much cerebral horror going on to capture it properly. It always plays out like a typical monster movie. Still.. its fun to watch Cage lose his mind. Entertaining but not nearly as good as the writing.
The best of Lovecraft's tales.
Yeah, I think this one is definitely one of the top contenders to be the very best of Lovecraft.
Lovecraft the greatest horror author besides Edgar Allan Poe
GeakGuySheldon Indeed!
+GeakGuySheldon Knowing what we do about H.P. Lovecraft's influences, he'd probably agree with you.
Actually lovecraft was seen as an above-average amateur and looked down upon by other authors in his days. He still had a damn great mythology he made up though which is why he got big over time.
I am always surprised at how educated, realistic and scientifically sound Lovecraft is
He was a self-educated man, reading up tons of books and articles during this short time.
Free Audio Books for Intellectual Exercise Yes, you wouldnt guess self educated by his writing. Maybe people can become quite intelligent and celebrated for intellect without alot of school and college?
At the Mountains of Madness talks about continental drift and plate tectonics at a time when it was still just an obscure scientific theory. He was well versed (especially for a layman) in an assortment of fields such as paleontology, paleobotany, geological history, and biology. His knowledge of the esoteric goes beyond what even fiction writers of today are capable of. Lovecraft was probably more of a genius than most of us will ever know.
Who is the reader? Is he a native of Massachusettes?
this is the backstory to batman, to gotham city. the arkham reservoir spawned a city of the most twisted criminal scum.
Hiden Iny Just another thing we've come to love that was inspired by Howard Phillips.
That's going to be my head canon.
This was Lovecraft's best story, IMO.
+Ryan England Thanks for listening!
my favorite is a tie between The Lurking Fear and The Music of ErikZann
This was also Lovecraft's favorite story out of all the ones he wrote.
Yes it is very good, I've only just started listening to these and that one was quite profound. Did you, like me, really enjoy how he handles the escape? In that, if it was a modern book or film you know the main character would just somehow sneak out no problem, or bust his way out of the door, taking everyone out in his path. But his approach is probably what mine would be, initial panic, then a slow, methodical evolving plan, once I accept I am in the shit I just need to give myself the best chances I can. He gets things wrong and it just felt very... real heh
Yeah, I haven't read a lot of his stories but a lot of them seem very similar. Not that I hold that against him too much. This one is the first story I read from him because I just chanced upon at school and it stuck as my favorite. I will probably read up on others after this. Haven't nearly read all of his works so maybe I'll find a new favorite.
What a great video
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thank you.
Holy shit that last line
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I think Lovecraft is better than Poe IMO. Don't get me wrong I really love Poe massively but Lovecraft is my favourite
blackmetalmagick1 Same here. I admire Poe greatly but I still prefer Lovecraft.
Poe was a better writer, a better technician, but for sheer imagination, got to go with H.P.
blackmetalmagick1 Poe is deeper and more grounded, in some ways more genuinely scary. HP reads more like poetry in some ways. It's more spheric and aesthetically oriented. It's also a but more accessible I find. But there is a certain shallowness of characters that Lovecraft seems to often suffer from. That translates to a lack of a certain kind of depth. With HP it's more like dreamscapes and atmosphere are the key components.
That's purposeful, so you can put yourself in the characters shoes.
Oh me I told him and told him! "Colour inside the lines" would he listen?
This man sure was creepy.
+Ulysses North Thanks for listening!
Hey, reduced to pronouns. The mother. Chilling. Conjugation is invaded.
I request a "Globule" counter! :D
If I saw a color of space I would pee myself
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Hey is there a recording of "Through the Gates of the Silver Key" by this reader?
Not that I know of.
great tale
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yw hpl is my all time favorite author
Then, have you tried 'the Great God Pan' by Arthur Machen? It's an atmospheric horror book that works best for Lovecraft fans. 95% of Lovecraft fans love this story. Please check follow URL for the book. th-cam.com/video/yoKsuRvCN38/w-d-xo.html
not yet sounds like a great story as well,thanx
Edward Dirby My pleasure.