I've listened to this story about half a dozen times now and it never fails to entertain me. The music, sound effects and narration of it are wonderfully effective at evoking an atmosphere that enthralls me every time I listen to it.
This is the story of Clarke= Ashton Smith that cememted for me my absolute love of the works of Clark Ashton Smith. I had read a couple other of his tales that day, and I remember vividly after reading this to end off my mini marathon or reading that I had to stop there or I might have nightmares. I love the comsic feel of Clark, and how he has cycles of stories. I've been really getting back into horror works, but moreso cosmic horror/weird tales/sci-fi and space horror. I like the existential works. I've been perusing channels on youtube to see which ones have the best selections and readings of works, and I definitely have to check out more works by you. I remember your voice from awhile back, hearing it and enjoying the quality of the work.
Thank you, Staley! Kind words indeed, and much appreciated. Agreed, Smith is a massively underappreciated figure in the realms of horror and weird fiction. -Martin
I don’t know how many times I’ve listened to this, but it is always completely wonderful. The reading, the excellent use of music, and that lovely little footnote at the end about keeping your mind open and your window closed! The whole thing is blissfully wonderful ❤️👏❤️👏❤️👏
Great! Thanks for the kind words, Alan. Hope you enjoy exploring Clark Ashton Smith's stuff. I've done one or two others of his on the channel as well if you're interested. Cheers! -Martin.
Totally! Clark Ashton Smith was a friend of Lovecraft's and he was definitely influenced by him (who, in turn, was influenced by Poe). If you liked this, I've narrated one other story of his (The Abominations of Yondo: th-cam.com/video/BRSHR65MMjM/w-d-xo.html ) and I'd love to do more soon. Thanks for watching! -Martin
Horror Readings by G.M. Danielson Thanks, man! I checked out some of your narrations too. Great stuff! Subbed. In fact, I have listened to your Beast in the Cave reading before, back when I was preparing to do my own version (the first narration I ever did). You may be interested to check out my version here on the channel. Cheers! ~Martin
Me too, actually. I knew of him as a contemporary and friend of H. P. Lovecraft, but hadn't read much of his stuff until I found and narrated this one. Thanks for commenting, I'm glad you enjoyed it. - Martin
Nyarlathotep you should read up on this author; him and lovecraft were "bros", would correspond regularly and mentioned each others creations in their own work now and again.
Nyarlathotep Go ya, If you ever get a chance (and you haven't already read it) check out "The Isle of the Torturers". That tale put him in my top 5 dead or alive list.
Thanks, I certainly will do! I've done several since this narration, and my most recent video is a Lovecraft-inspired tale by a contemporary author - The Accursed Lineage, by Aaron Vlek - if you get a chance, you should check that out too. Thanks for watching, Roland! -Martin
+ColTaylorDyath Interesting, I did not know that. Thanks for the heads up. Perhaps I could spin my error as a Scotsman's revenge for the way the rest of the world insists on mispronouncing Edinburgh and Glasgow. ;) -Martin
+Ghastly Tales Thank Tom Moldvay for his pronunciation guide in D&D module X2 Castle Amber. As some viewers might be aware, that adventure (released in 1982) had a section that was based on the works of Clark Ashton Smith. Our role-playing group is playing it at the moment (I've done a blog of our adventures here hoagysdnd.blogspot.co.uk/p/castle-amber.html. Reading the Clark Ashton Smith novels gave me a lot of insight for running this adventure. Great stuff.
I've listened to this story about half a dozen times now and it never fails to entertain me. The music, sound effects and narration of it are wonderfully effective at evoking an atmosphere that enthralls me every time I listen to it.
Thanks so much Essy! Your kind comment really does mean a lot. Stay scared! -Martin
A superlative performance. Y'all are the TOP as narrators...and good choice of tales to read too! So glad to have found you during lockdown.
Love both of your voices !!!
Excellent story and narration. Thank you!
Thank you for listening, Frederic! I'm glad you enjoyed it. Cheers! -Martin
This is the story of Clarke= Ashton Smith that cememted for me my absolute love of the works of Clark Ashton Smith. I had read a couple other of his tales that day, and I remember vividly after reading this to end off my mini marathon or reading that I had to stop there or I might have nightmares. I love the comsic feel of Clark, and how he has cycles of stories. I've been really getting back into horror works, but moreso cosmic horror/weird tales/sci-fi and space horror. I like the existential works. I've been perusing channels on youtube to see which ones have the best selections and readings of works, and I definitely have to check out more works by you. I remember your voice from awhile back, hearing it and enjoying the quality of the work.
Thank you for this most extraordinary reading .
A truly exceptional reading, as soon as I caught the author I knew I had to give it a listen.
Thank you, Staley! Kind words indeed, and much appreciated. Agreed, Smith is a massively underappreciated figure in the realms of horror and weird fiction. -Martin
I don’t know how many times I’ve listened to this, but it is always completely wonderful. The reading, the excellent use of music, and that lovely little footnote at the end about keeping your mind open and your window closed! The whole thing is blissfully wonderful ❤️👏❤️👏❤️👏
Cool story, well told. thank you.
Yeah, Clark Ashton Smith is such a massively underrated author. Thanks for the kind comments! -Martin
This is an amazing reading! Thank you so much for making and sharing it. A great introduction to a new, to me, author. Thanks again.
Great! Thanks for the kind words, Alan. Hope you enjoy exploring Clark Ashton Smith's stuff. I've done one or two others of his on the channel as well if you're interested. Cheers! -Martin.
I absolutely loved the choice of vocabulary. It felt like listening to a narration of an Edgar Allan Poe or H.P Lovecraft story
Totally! Clark Ashton Smith was a friend of Lovecraft's and he was definitely influenced by him (who, in turn, was influenced by Poe). If you liked this, I've narrated one other story of his (The Abominations of Yondo: th-cam.com/video/BRSHR65MMjM/w-d-xo.html ) and I'd love to do more soon. Thanks for watching! -Martin
Great Telling!!! Love hearing all of the Lovecraft group of authors. Well done!!!
SUPERB reading.
Horror Readings by G.M. Danielson Thanks, man! I checked out some of your narrations too. Great stuff! Subbed.
In fact, I have listened to your Beast in the Cave reading before, back when I was preparing to do my own version (the first narration I ever did). You may be interested to check out my version here on the channel. Cheers!
~Martin
Ghastly Tales that's one of my favs of Mr. DANIELSON'S. its beyond compare, really. Beautiful narration, btw
I am a new fan of this author, love his style and the way he paints a scene, I'll be looking out for more of his work, thanks for putting this up!
Me too, actually. I knew of him as a contemporary and friend of H. P. Lovecraft, but hadn't read much of his stuff until I found and narrated this one. Thanks for commenting, I'm glad you enjoyed it.
- Martin
Ghastly Tales While listening to this i could not help but to think nonstop of H.P. Lovecraft's work
Nyarlathotep you should read up on this author; him and lovecraft were "bros", would correspond regularly and mentioned each others creations in their own work now and again.
BlaqueCzar Oh i knew that vaguely but didnt connect the name with the author so to speak.
Nyarlathotep
Go ya, If you ever get a chance (and you haven't already read it) check out "The Isle of the Torturers". That tale put him in my top 5 dead or alive list.
Wonderful reading.
Thanks Jan! :) -Martin
Good narration! Very glad to have found a TH-camr with a good voice doing Lovecraftian stuff. Scottish accent works well.
Thanks Adam! Much appreciated! -Martin
Nice reading, man. Hope you will do lots more from the Lovecraft Circle, especially the ones that are not already available. Good Luck...
Thanks, I certainly will do! I've done several since this narration, and my most recent video is a Lovecraft-inspired tale by a contemporary author - The Accursed Lineage, by Aaron Vlek - if you get a chance, you should check that out too. Thanks for watching, Roland! -Martin
Can you tell some tales featuring GARGOYLES, please?? Your voice is Perfect w these stories :) ....ty
Thank you for the phenomenal narration!
I'm trying to place your accent, it's great for this.
Where are you from
Thanks! My accent is Scottish. Glad you enjoyed the narration!
This was outstanding. I second Crom Cthulhuson's rating in all respects. Thank you Martin, for this was a new story for me and I really enjoyed it.
The classics are the best. -cg
Agreed, wholly!
Damn straight! Glad you liked it! :)
- Martin
Clark Ashton Smith has much better stories. The uninitiated should delve into his works, they're all freely available online.
Don't forget M.R James, for a more classic ghost story.
Maybe I should clarify lol yours and micheal Whitehouse! Listen to a compilation
Why is it non of these readers can pronounce Averoigne correctly. It doesn't rhyme with 'groin'. It's pronounced "Ave-er-WAN-yer"
+ColTaylorDyath Interesting, I did not know that. Thanks for the heads up. Perhaps I could spin my error as a Scotsman's revenge for the way the rest of the world insists on mispronouncing Edinburgh and Glasgow. ;) -Martin
+Ghastly Tales Thank Tom Moldvay for his pronunciation guide in D&D module X2 Castle Amber.
As some viewers might be aware, that adventure (released in 1982) had a section that was based on the works of Clark Ashton Smith.
Our role-playing group is playing it at the moment (I've done a blog of our adventures here hoagysdnd.blogspot.co.uk/p/castle-amber.html. Reading the Clark Ashton Smith novels gave me a lot of insight for running this adventure. Great stuff.
+Ghastly Tales Or most Americans mis-prounce British town and county names ;-)
Because Klarkash Ton also pronounced it with the incorrect "groin".
***** Bit harsh ain't ya, ya judgemental fucktatd