"The Black Kiss" / A Weird Tale of the Sea by Robert Bloch and Henry Kuttner
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ก.ค. 2024
- "The Black Kiss" is a short story by Robert Bloch and Henry Kuttner. The story, which first appeared in Weird Tales in June 1937, tells of the thing that swam in the black waters off California. It is notable, in that it's the second story by Kuttner to feature the occultist, Michael Leigh (the first, being THE SALEM HORROR: • "The Salem Horror" / A... ).
00:00 - Introduction
01:04 - 1. The Thing in the Waters
20:02 - 2. A Visit from Doctor Yamada
36:42 - 3. Three Dreadful Hours
51:11 - Further Listening
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Warren status check complete. My day may proceed.
Dead as a doornail but oddly chatty on the phone.
Hate to be a rookie, but which story is he referencing in the intro? I’ve always wanted to listen to it
@@panzerjagear The Statement of Randolph Carter. Ian just re-recorded it. It is very short and very Lovecraft :)
I'd recommend The Festival alongside it. In my head it sketches out who is giving the Warren Update!
@wombats555 thank you! I appreciate your courtesy shown towards my own ignorance as well
@@panzerjagear I'm not sure reading too many spooky stories counts as enlightenment :). Thank Ian his narration is the best. Lovecraft's work is free online in text, too, I needed it to understand the gibbous squamous-ness of it all :)
The story is very reminiscent of "The Thing On The Doorstep", which came out earlier that same year. But I like that this story actually has the protagonist be the one trapped inside the body of a Deep One. It makes it much more viscerally horrifying.
Yes please more Bloch and Kuttner in the future
Gorgeous, I always get my inky-black Horror Babble cup and fill it with inky-black liquid (coffee that is) to enjoy these stories... Bring on Warren (or maybe not!).
I see Robert Bloch and instantly click!
I happened on this channel only a week ago, and already it's one of my favourites. I didn't know I needed dark fiction in my life and now I can't do without it.
Fantastic narration.
Fantastic stories.
Thank you.
You fool! Lovecraft is dead!
Listen to The Statement of Randolph Carter if you are wondering who Warren is :)
@@Wombats555 Thank you! That will be my listening material tonight 😊
@@blu_maboo enjoy! The Silver Key stories continue Randolph Carter's story although I'd save them for later they aren't Lovecraft's best.
If you want to read the Cthulhu mythos stories that inform Black Kiss, Dagon is an appetizer and The Shadow Over Innsmouth is one of my favorites.
The Call of Cthulhu is related, too, and a banger :)
You’re me a little over a year ago, I’m still stuck here
definitely one of my favorite channels as well, the narration is superb.
Nothing like a Bloch tale to conclude my workday, he can bring me to laugh and fear for my life like no other. Kuttner and Bloch together??! Now I must hear this
Oh hi I'm saving this one for tonight when it's peaceful!
"Bring it on." In this accent was really a treat.
These sea tales are great! Definitely my favorites, as the ocean is naturally creepy.
What an incredible story! I loved the ending!!!! Thanks as always, we appreciate you and keep it up Ian!!!
I love the character voices, it lends so much to the already awesome narration! Thank you!
Absolutely riveting. The abstract and the real merging, captivating and ultimately redeeming the protagonist. Beautiful story, marvelous reading. Thank you.
Fantastic story! Excited for many more to come!
Bloch & Kuttner together are a fine example of synergy in art. Please do read more of them.
I've read this story before, it's marvelous. You can't beat Bloch and Kuttner. Excellently told! Thank you!
Wonderful story and wonderfully reading. Great job as always, Ian
Awesome, thanks so much....!
Very cool !
Absolutely superb! Now that is some kiss! 😘
Bloch AND Kuttner!? Hooooo boy~ *gets the popcorn*
The description of the creature really reminds me of Kos from Bloodborne.
'More Robert Bloch ' is just what i want to hear...
Bloch AND Kuttner? Awesome!
Truly a great prize. Wonderful narration.
wow really great story thanks for sharing, was hooked the whole time! also excellent narration as always
What a very clever story- fabulous twist to the tale!
More tales? Yay!!
That was one of the most interesting stories I've heard. I loved it. I hope to hear more from them.
Better put extra crunchy Warren chunks in the Horrorbabs' Research & Development department's feed trough.
Their toil in fungal grottoes beneath the Delapore Manor is greatly appreciated.
Glad the they are outnumbering the rats, too.
The Salem Horror is like a lost Lovecraft story. Some of Kuttner's stories seem rushed but when he hits it, it's up there with the best.
I’d like to know who is persistently giving a thumbs down for every video you put up… I’d give them a piece of my mind 🤺
I bet it's Warren.
@@Doperwtje81 😂😂😂
I’ve always wondered that myself. Not just on HorrorBabel but many other channels that have no real reason to be down-voted. I almost wonder if the system just automatically assigns a certain number of down-votes to a video after its first couple of up-votes. Like some kind of weird balancing system. It seems the only ones who will ever know are the higher-ups at TH-cam and Warren.
Indeed! Get out of my head!!! I don't comment often on anything, but I hit the comments button to make the exact same statement. Some stories are better than others, but that's only because of personal tastes. Seems no place is safe from miserable jack offs.
👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 loved it
Robert Bloch the best!
Warren gets more comments than the story. LOL Thanks, as always. I always look forward to your offerings.
That is not dead which sleeping lies...
...and in strange aeons even death may die!
Warren is coming back I tell you. They said I was mad but I'll show them hahahahahaha....er. pardon me.
Thank you Ian for your nightly tales. When I wake up late at night my brain starts up immediately. I just put on The Fire of A. and I get lost, Yar and Steve sooth my squirrel brain and I am soon sleeping again in the lost city of R'lyeh. Warmest Regards, Raven
aloha 🌺 mahalo for this gem 💎
looking forward to your readings of more writings by Bloch &/or Kuttnet
everyone loves you, Ian and i’m not even jealous. LOL 🌷😛
but, as we all listen to your readings, we imagine our own images and feelings and no one can take that illusion away :) 🎭
I’d love to know how they arrived at this common theme. I’d guess it was maybe somewhat from run ins with grungy sailors. Maybe just a halarious aversion to sea life. 5 🌟z.
Both of my favorites!! Thanks!!
This one is quite good. Straight to the point. Reminds me of some more modern horror films.
Great story! Thank you ❤
Thank you so much Ian. Going through a trial separation and gems like these keep me sane. Lee
All the best, Lee.
@@HorrorBabble thank you. Didn’t expect a comment from your good selves. You are helping loads of people. Thanks again
Good stuff
More stories available? Bring it on GM!
Great story, and very excited to hear of the further Block stories that will be available.
Well done!
More of this?! Yes!!!!!
I love your narration man its awesome
That's a happy discovery, looking forward to more of these guys and all the catching up I have to do.
There's nothing creepier when out on the water than seeing unidentifiable shapes in the water, until they brush up against you and the you step on...something.
...And then there's THIS, aw HELL NO!
bring it on! yes!
Thanks
14:00 - It's a pity that even the old time writers often got trapped into the familiar narratives and plot devices that screenwriters today use in horror movies; the chief grievance being - namely - poor judgement and bad decisions on the part of the protagonists. 😅
It's not necessarily a plot device. Scary stories are designed to be morality plays chiefly, so having characters make mistakes is often important to the warning of the work. With that said, stories where the character's don't make any major mistakes but still get murdered or traumatized are usually scarier.
@@ezrablock3218 I was merely making a humorous observation. In reality I have come to love the work of Robert Bloch. But I do agree 100% with your statement.
Bear in mind that these stories were written well before those "devices" became cliche.
I have a serious issue with your content. There just isn’t enough of it. Keep up with the good work my friend 🥃
🙌 *INFU€KINGCREDIBLE!!* 🙌
Poor Warren I knew him well....💀
Read on...I'm ready.
👍 here’s another thumbs up, i can only like it once lol
Great story only made better by the narration.
Oh this is going to be good!
You fool! Warren is dead.....dead serious about the savings you can make at Randolphs House of Dreams! Sale on now!
Keep up the good work fella and stay safe!
This story turns the myth of a beautiful mermaid into a nightmare of a serpent from the depths.🌊🐍
Brilliant choice! very happy you have picked this one its a fun one isn't it? :)
This would make such a cool mivie
Who thumbs flown such cool content and narration?
I really like the "You Fool! Warren is DEAD" merch 🤓
🥂
Amorphous Heads is good name for a band.
welp that plan fell into the water guess she underestimated the marine to terra transition.
How long has warren been dead for?
A long, long time... Or so we've heard...
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Okay, i'm confused. The sea horror, as i believe it was called, ejected marela from its body after her own body died, according to the story. So she was left wirh out a body.
So how did she suddenly come to have the body of one of these things if she was homeless, as the story goes? I don't get it.
Great story Ian thank you so much Warren is dead
For a different perspective play the charming adventure game/walking simulator "Call of the Sea".
Im kinda disappointed he didnt get his body back but at least he got that nasty thing back
Is “Psycho” in the public domain?
I haven’t read that Bloch classic
I don't think it is, Toby.
@@HorrorBabble thanks 🙏🤦🏻♂️
Good on Dean. He got the best ending he could have hoped for at that point
0:05
i'd be somewhat disappointed if this is not considered an actual, canonical Mythos tale
The Salem Horror could be.
HorrorBabble narrated it.
Kuttner writing solo.
Honk if Warren is dead
~~ ROTFL ~~ :)
Now there's a bumper sticker.
Humanoids From The Deep anyone?
Locals pronounce it: San Peedro. Of course, only people that live in San Pedro, California cringe every time they hear it pronounced incorrectly. Just sayin.
And then she kissed me
Really wish you hadn’t done an accent for the Japanese character, it was super unnecessary :/ I was really enjoying the narration up to that point
We'd established voices for the other characters, so it felt necessary to give Yamada a voice, too... Can't win 'em all!
@@HorrorBabbleI thought you did fine.