imagine me listening to this, years ago. i was cleansing lab buildings starting at 3am, so i would get up past 1 or 2. I would jog to the place, passing forests, a huge montrous church, going over a bridge, historic solid buildings -then before i would enter the abandoned high society neighborhood in which the 90s lab building was set at, i again would pass a forest. during and before work, i would feel wandering spaces "untouched". seeing various animals up close was common, but what unnerved me, where invisible clouds of warm and cold air, in the middle of nowhere -or when i would exit the building after work, and feel warm air, putting a strange pressure upon me. or that one time, i woke up past midnight, raised my kundalini -but then felt strangely empty, no desire no nothing, i felt serene and dead. i went to work, then at some point i saw my reflection in the many loong floors, the reflection frightened me, idk why -and this fear of this imitation drove back my desire feeling of being myself.
Be nice if he pronounced Innsmouth correctly. The accent is heavier on the first syllable than the second. *INNS*muth, not Inns*MOUTH*. Also, the second syllable is pronounced "muth", with a very soft "u", unlike in a word like butter. There isn't really another pronunciation like it, other than English named geographical locations. Investigate the pronunciation of words like Portsmouth Dartmouth. Just type it into Google. It's not hard. I'm off to find another audiobook; I'll never get to sleep otherwise
If you want something longer than his short stories, look up The Strange Case of Charles Dexter Ward, or The Dreamquest of Unknown Kadath. The first is a horror story involving a colonial era necromancer and his descendent. The second is a fantasy tale set in the dream lands, rather like an alice in wonderland-meets-middle earth. If youre willing to expand beyond just lovecraft, i recommend The King In Yellow. It’s a collection of short stories, the first 4 of which are excellent horror and psychological tales revolving around an evil play that drives people crazy if they read it. It inspired lovecraft 2 decades later. Next, The House on the Borderlands. A creepy story about a guy who slowly loses his mind as a gateway to a pig-demon dimension opens up in his backyard. Last, an Algernon Blackwood short story called The Willows. 2 kayakers go down the danube river, but they begin to believe that something otherworldly is stalking them. You should know there are a few non-lovecraft stories written by his friends and peers that take place within the innsmouth universe and timeline. The fisherman of falcon point by august derleth directly mentions the events from this story. It’s also worth noting that there are some fun playthroughs on youtube of a game called call of cthulhu: dark corners of the earth (i think). You get to see innmouth in a 20 year old game. There’s also a terrrible european film called dagon, but it is essentially a bad adaptation of this story. Last, if you have a computer you can get tabletop simulator on steam for like 10 bucks. Once u get it you can (completely free) get every fantasy flight games’ lovecraft files board and card games. Instead of paying a thousand bucks for all of them total, you just click which one you want to play through Tabletop simulator and it gives you a 3D rendered version of the actual card and board games to play solo or online. I dont agree with fantasy flight’s politics, but since they dont get a penny i dont mind telling you that tabletop simulator version of FFG’s whole library really opened me up to lovecraft.
@@RogersGirl88wow❤what incredible set of references❤❤❤I screenshot ur comment so I can check out all those stories (and card/board games) wow… just wow!! Thank u so much!!!!!
I take long night drives from Newburyport, Danvers and Ipswich many times. This story gives me chills, always. Imagine listening to this on a wintery evening. Roads are full of salt, you watch people driving super cautiously, while you sip on a coffee and listen to this, all alone. Massachusetts neighborhood would turn scary real fast.
Just spectacular. Lovecraft was a genius. Impeccable writing and the story grows more captivating with every passing chapter before blowing your mind with its conclusion. RIP Howard.
🔃Hp lovecraft Massatutteses AMERICA I see and don't forget main also home of THE FAMOUS HORROR NOVELS WRIGHTER Stephen King unfortunately I can't afford any over sea holidays at present I have my bills to pay. THAT REMINDS ME OF A CAR TRIP I ONCE DID BACK IN ENGLAND'S LONDONS TO HEREFORDSHIRE WHERE MIKE OLD FIELD SUPPOSE TO BE LIVING AT A FARM THERE I JUST WANTED TO VISIT THE COUNTY HEREFORDSHIRE ENGLAND thats all get taste of the countryside
That's kinda what happened to me only I'm in bed sick, turning 70 on my next b-day which is the good news LOL. I incorporated some of it into a good dream though.
I love Lovecraft, pun intended. Those kids who listen to creepypastas have never heard of good, classic horror. They really seem to believe Slender Man, Jeff the Killer and the Rake are the best thing since sliced bread. If this Jeff is really such a fearsome killer, why woud he have to call himself the Killer anyway? Classic horror story/movie killers like Leatherface, Michael, Jason and Freddy never had to add The Killer behind their names, because their actions spoke for themselves.
H. P. Lovecraft is hands down the greatest horror author since the venerable Edgar Allan Poe. The narratives of each story, the complex lore that creates primordial fear and the diction, my god, Lovecraft's diction may be unmatched
I live on the north shore of Massachusetts and whenever I drive up through Plum Island and Newburyport I can't help but think of Lovecraft and Innsmouth.
@@TheRecluseeee You definitely should of you ever get the chance to. It's beautiful here. I live in Manchester which I believe is where Lovecraft's The Horror of Martin's Beach takes place and Marblehead is only ten minutes away and was Lovecraft's inspiration for The Festival. Visit soon! Peace.
I think even Lovecraft himself would enjoy hearing this reader tell him his own stories! The story that got me hooked. People dont even realize how often Lovecrafts stories are used in movies or games now. He never got half the money he deserved. RIP H.P.L
I agree! Reading and/or listening to his stories does not limit your imagination as the few movies might do. What a lovely terrifying experience thanks a lot for making it possible
Yes, Lovecraft's imagination is hard to confine within the conceptual boundary of human beings. That is why it is almost impossible to bring the work of Lovecraft onto screen. And I think audio versions of Lovecraft is superior to any of movie versions.
Steven Angel You are very welcome! I guess one can listen to Lovecraft like some sort of dark ambient music while multitasking. Now that is some macabre background soundtrack!
I am pretty sure this was done in the early 2000s. one of the videos from the same set of recordings has the notes at the end of the audio book. recorded for the library of congress for the visually impaired or something to that effect.
I really like this reader, but the way he pronounces "Innsmouth" in this one makes me twitch every time haha.. "inns-MUTH," not "inns-MOWTH" - I know that's more strictly phonetic, but live around towns with names like that and you'll know what I mean... like how only people who've lived in Oregon say "Orreh-GUN," whereas the rest of the country says "Orreh-GAWN." But in cases of dispute like that I say rules of pronunciation defer to the preference of the locals.. Apart from that, though, this is really a perfect reading of Lovecraft. You couldn't ask for a better voice for this stuff.
@@MrDoctorColossus I know this is late and irrelevant, but I live in Illinois, and I've never heard anyone from anywhere pronounce Oregon as "Ore-GAWN." Always "Oregin" or "Oregun." Like I said, irrelevant, but wanted to let you know that not all of us in the States has it wrong 😂
This man created quite a lore didnt he? Even the stories that arent technically "chilling" are exciting and interesting. And to think he never thought much of his work when many today find it an inspiration. I always wanted to be a writer ever since i was in jr high school long LONG before id heard of this man, but that dream died many years ago. Maybe its ime i try again. This trying aomething original. Starting small. Im terrible when it comes to actual writing. I struggle with structure and ven wording but ive been told by friends i have a creative gift by friends. I wouldnt expect anything serious to come of it. A simple hobby as it was so many years ago. I think lovecraft speaks loudest to those who think "i could never do that" because according to him neither could he. Yet here we are. Absolutely love the mans stories. Too bad he was never really recognized in his own time. Also a great and terrible shame he died before his time, but at least his legacy lives on. What a boss. Now ive got tons of thinking to do.
Jon Smithy I suggest you think of a whole story before you start to write. It helps me to "know where lm going". I really couldn't write well unless I already knew the point. It's like painting. If you don't know what you want to do your painting will be a mess of mud. Once you know what you want to say make just a few notes for beginning, middles, end. Then tell the story in your own voice.
Cecilia Vettraino when im gonna write a story i like to sort of think of the big picture and then i start to think up plot details and main events that will need to be the meaty parts. Then i flesh in some details and toss out anything that wont work at second glance. Then i have the skeleton of my story and its up to me to make it wordy in all the right ways and places. If i were just gonna start at A without knowing what B or C are gonna be i am probly gonna end up writing something long windy and full of plotholes and contridictions . Long story short, i think i probly prep like you. I like things organized before a long task otherwise it can be such a pain. Thanks for advive though
Different techniques. I form featureless shapes until it becomes something then give it form. It always starts out hopeless and always turns out better than I imagined humans are so different from the be another
The jewelry, yes, the odd jewelry was a strange form of exchange with the ghost-like locals. An exchange for what exactly was the unspoken issue, which everyone seemed to avoid by design at Innsmouth, and for longstanding fearful reasons too.
stayed at a hotel in cuba that reminded me of the gillman house. i terrified my room-mates telling them about this story lol they couldn't sleep all night and barricaded the side doors to the room.
40% of comments- Bloodborne 54% of comments- Innsmouth is pronounced wrong 3% of comments- racial arguments for some reason 3% of comments- regular comments
After listening to the story a couple of times, I'm embarrassed to say that I only now noticed the pun of The Gilman, or Gill Man, House. Good one, Mr. Lovecraft!
Everywhere you look. Take a look at the five and ten, it's slimy once again, with lots of idols of Elder gods. It's beginning to look like fishmen! Terror in the streets. Lol. Good start, needs work, though.
I love this. I listen to it most evenings. It's my idear of just perfection. This guy's voice was made for Lovecraft. This story is something else. My first Lovecraft find and my favourite.
I wish I could get these versions of the recordings. This is the only real way to listen to these works. Listening to these in today's hifi with people who can't read and pronounce things in an older cadence is just a mistake
Coming as I do from Merseyside, what I'm looking for in Innsmouth is Dagon's Fish 'n' Chip Shop. I've heard it's the best on the planet. Can one of you fishy folk gimme directions?
I can only imagine the amazingly bonding and enduring feeling of sitting around the fireplace or a campfire at night in the 30's,40's &50's while listening intently to someone reading this story to a group of attentive & enthralled listeners.. so much more of a satisfying experience than zoning out in front of a tv or staring at a phone or monitor screen.. It would be like magic..lol
Kyle Butler is it just me or does the editing of the audio make the narrator sound like a creepy creepy robot?....oh and hasn't this great story been made into an amazing game called - call of Cthulhu dark corners of the earth??
Free Audio Books for Intellectual Exercise is it just me or does the editing of the audio make the narrator sound like a creepy creepy robot?....oh and hasn't this great story been made into an amazing game called - call of Cthulhu dark corners of the earth??
+Evan Dalziel Just a pity they went out of business before making a sequel. If you remember the opening scene of the game was the main character trying and failing to commit suicide. I wonder was the main character of the video game supposed to be the cousin mentioned at the end of the story.
How could one possibly work gold so well underwater? Metalwork is hard enough up in the air, I don't even want to THINK about how tedious that would be.
+HollowDestruction Maybe under sea volcanic vents would be a good heat source for smelting gold for the deep ones? its all part of the mystery, that's why I love Lovecraft he doesn't explain everything he allows your imagination to fill in all the blanks. which is were the true horror exists.
So, idk why. But this is morning #4 listening to this great tale. I live in Massachusetts and always have. Aside from a time living on the NH coastline. Maybe it's a familiar thing....idk. thanx for this and all read by this gentleman. Perfect voice. And I've checked out all on TH-cam. Except for: Chilling Tales for Dark Nights reading of The Dunwich Horror. That version is great only for that story. Sound effects and all. Otherwise, this guy rules! Again thanx!!!! Hail HPL!
Best horror author of the 20th century. I wish Lovecraft had lived into the 1980s he would marvel at how much listeners like me love his prose style and word choice. Authors ignore careful wording it matters how you use language in telling a story.
+FurryAminal I usually turn to the person next to me and say "I'a Dagon, I'a Hydra, I'a Cthulhu" while twitching like a nutter... People don't talk to me anymore.
@@cholericraven3434 I haven't had the chance to go to a creepy dodgy town yet,closest thing I've gotten to living close to the sea is Nosy Be in Madagascar,but I was distracted by the sites to scream I'a Dagon, I'a Hydra, I'a Cthulhu to people while starring unblinkingly.
At the time of this comment there are 219 politically correct idiots or deep ones that have hit dislike. Oh well still love H.P.Lovecraft. Yes he had his issues but art is art people. Its meant to shock and cause discussion. All i will say. Other than thank you for posting these. Classics of sci-fi/horror writing. We need more like him, not necessarily the controversial parts(though to me words are only words.)but the not afraid to tell a story for fear of offending someone.
Checking the story again after some years and I finally started to noticed some things: -The swastika symbols thrown by the south sea tribesmen because some of them decided to mingle with another race to become more prosperous -Innsmouth being basically forsaken by the government and never receiving any help from any human organization -Zadok talks about human sacrifice but that is never seen, ever hear rumours about certain group of immigrants? -Squick factor aside the deep ones offered a very generous deal, also compare the poverty and mortality suffered by communities like Innsmouth and so much of mankind with the description of magnificent undersea cities with immortal dwellers who take care of their dryland relatives -They actually brough that shoggoth to defend their allies from a possible military answer knowing full well human governments have put to the sword those who offer allegiance to outsider powers -And when such government appeared it was not to offer the Innsmouth population an alternative to the deep ones, but to either kill everyone involved or send them to concentration camps -The narrator, he was not being chased, he was being looked for as he was a hybrid too, here was a lost child returning to the fold -The Deep Ones made clear if they wished they could have wiped out mankind, instead they let us be while ensuring each of their people lives without need, on the other hand, the moment we discovered them we went to war bombed their cities and biosphere all while going through ethnic cleansing, who is then the most compationate, tolerant and nature-caring species? It seems for all his racism Lovecraft was capable to put himself in the other side of the barricade, to end this long musing, here is a reflection from another work of fiction: "A line must be drawn between what is good and what is evil, for if the Great Enemy comes with offers of power to a wretch, what reason does he have to refuse hell if he dwells in it already?"
What an amazing voice this gentleman has. He was born to read Lovecraft, especially this tale, Lovecraft's finest! Does anyone know his name? There's another narrator whose voice fits Lovecraft perfectly that this channel has uploaded many recording s of, would be interested to know his name also.
I was going through audiobooks and yours by far is the best on here. Great voice and the effect of the mic almost makes one belive like they're hearing it through a radio like they used to back in the day.
I'm really glad I found this channel or page whatever you call it cause it seems that you(Intellectual Exercise) have the same taste in writers, we couldn't afford to pay for Scribid any more and we need a good audiobook to help us get to sleep and thankfully you had your books up and he got really excited when I began to read the authors off and I told him I'd thank you for it! Thanks very much and stay safe during this covid -19
Pretty good deal those Deep Ones give you. Gold jewelry, all the fish you can eat, a new life as an immortal amphibian man, and the chance to destroy human civilization. Easy choice IMO
Jesus Christ! I had to turn the lights on in my room, and I've _still_ got the heebie jeebies. I'm paused at the end of chapter 3. I can tell it's only going to get worse.
I love falling asleep to this story, dreams of cyclopean cities deep under the ocean's surface and a strange desire to join its denizens there always follow...
I find it kind of funny how I have difficulty listening to the narrator for prolonged periods; however when he spoke lije the drunk old man I had no difficulty at all!
THIS IS A PSA: There is a game for the original Xbox called Call of Cthulhu. It is this story as a survival/horror game. Not to be confused with a game by the same title released a couple of years ago for the newer consoles, that is a different game.
“In all these streets no living thing was visible. And I wondered of the complete absence of cats and dogs from innsmouth. Another thing which puzzled and disturbed me was the tightly shuttered condition of many of third floor and attic windows. Furtiveness and secretness seemed universal in this hushed city of alienage and death. And I could not escape the sensation of being watched and feeling of ambush by hands of sly staring eyes that never shut.” Sounds like Totnes in Devon England 😂
If that line of yellow dots puts you off, just move the curser back n forth along the Timeline and they disappear, leaving you able to enjoy and listen without annoying interuptions ruining it for you.
Im glad i found you. I was listening to other audiobook but it wasn't very clear, my primary language is Serbian so it's harder to understand with a HARD British accent.
Could you imagine being an employee at what is essentially 1920's Walmart IN INNSMOUTH! You: "That'll be $12.49 sir." Innsmouth shopper: incomprehensible eldritch gibbering You: "For the fifth time, sir, we do not accept R'ylethian gold."
I love driving the route from Market Square in Newburyport up State Street and onto High Street past the Lower Green and over the Parker River and thinking about this story.
Why the hell do people downvote a free audiobook?!
Some people are impossible to please. ;)
They are idiots
I guess they like human narrators?
@Randi Szöküld SJW NPC pos
The voice is mispronouncing "Innsmouth". Its phonetic is "INNS-muth".
Can you imagine listening to this in the 80's/90's while driving in a deserted road in the middle of the night? *CHILLS*
Thanks for visiting and listening!
imagine me listening to this, years ago. i was cleansing lab buildings starting at 3am, so i would get up past 1 or 2. I would jog to the place, passing forests, a huge montrous church, going over a bridge, historic solid buildings -then before i would enter the abandoned high society neighborhood in which the 90s lab building was set at, i again would pass a forest.
during and before work, i would feel wandering spaces "untouched".
seeing various animals up close was common, but what unnerved me, where invisible clouds of warm and cold air, in the middle of nowhere
-or when i would exit the building after work, and feel warm air, putting a strange pressure upon me.
or that one time, i woke up past midnight, raised my kundalini -but then felt strangely empty, no desire no nothing, i felt serene and dead. i went to work,
then at some point i saw my reflection in the many loong floors, the reflection frightened me, idk why -and this fear of this imitation drove back my desire feeling of being myself.
Forget 80-90, I'd be pushing over a hundred. Shit would be relaxing af
@@sekarmaltum1695 thats the most pointless comment I've ever seen. Shit was all over
@@skrimper
He’s just telling a story
If you didn’t like it you don’t have to be mean, pal
This mans voice is perfect for reading Lovecraft.
Indeed! :)
also great for...
The Twilight Zone.... Ne Ne ne ne Ne Ne ne ne.
He reminds me of Nathan Fillian whenever he Spouts out his writer fantasies in Castle.
Be nice if he pronounced Innsmouth correctly.
The accent is heavier on the first syllable than the second.
*INNS*muth, not Inns*MOUTH*.
Also, the second syllable is pronounced "muth", with a very soft "u", unlike in a word like butter.
There isn't really another pronunciation like it, other than English named geographical locations.
Investigate the pronunciation of words like
Portsmouth
Dartmouth.
Just type it into Google. It's not hard.
I'm off to find another audiobook; I'll never get to sleep otherwise
The last dinosaur audiobook
I have just began listening to Lovecraft short stories this week. I have heard about 10 of them so far, and this is hands down my favorite. Exquisite
If you want something longer than his short stories, look up The Strange Case of Charles Dexter Ward, or The Dreamquest of Unknown Kadath. The first is a horror story involving a colonial era necromancer and his descendent. The second is a fantasy tale set in the dream lands, rather like an alice in wonderland-meets-middle earth. If youre willing to expand beyond just lovecraft, i recommend The King In Yellow. It’s a collection of short stories, the first 4 of which are excellent horror and psychological tales revolving around an evil play that drives people crazy if they read it. It inspired lovecraft 2 decades later. Next, The House on the Borderlands. A creepy story about a guy who slowly loses his mind as a gateway to a pig-demon dimension opens up in his backyard. Last, an Algernon Blackwood short story called The Willows. 2 kayakers go down the danube river, but they begin to believe that something otherworldly is stalking them. You should know there are a few non-lovecraft stories written by his friends and peers that take place within the innsmouth universe and timeline. The fisherman of falcon point by august derleth directly mentions the events from this story. It’s also worth noting that there are some fun playthroughs on youtube of a game called call of cthulhu: dark corners of the earth (i think). You get to see innmouth in a 20 year old game. There’s also a terrrible european film called dagon, but it is essentially a bad adaptation of this story. Last, if you have a computer you can get tabletop simulator on steam for like 10 bucks. Once u get it you can (completely free) get every fantasy flight games’ lovecraft files board and card games. Instead of paying a thousand bucks for all of them total, you just click which one you want to play through Tabletop simulator and it gives you a 3D rendered version of the actual card and board games to play solo or online. I dont agree with fantasy flight’s politics, but since they dont get a penny i dont mind telling you that tabletop simulator version of FFG’s whole library really opened me up to lovecraft.
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@@RogersGirl88 bro hell yeah thank you
@@RogersGirl88wow❤what incredible set of references❤❤❤I screenshot ur comment so I can check out all those stories (and card/board games) wow… just wow!! Thank u so much!!!!!
I take long night drives from Newburyport, Danvers and Ipswich many times.
This story gives me chills, always. Imagine listening to this on a wintery evening. Roads are full of salt, you watch people driving super cautiously, while you sip on a coffee and listen to this, all alone.
Massachusetts neighborhood would turn scary real fast.
One of HP's masterpieces. Awesome narrator too, perfect for this stories.
Just spectacular. Lovecraft was a genius. Impeccable writing and the story grows more captivating with every passing chapter before blowing your mind with its conclusion. RIP Howard.
Jacob Dinkins Yes, when it comes to creating horror, the man was a true genius.
🔃Hp lovecraft Massatutteses AMERICA I see and don't forget main also home of THE FAMOUS HORROR NOVELS WRIGHTER Stephen King unfortunately I can't afford any over sea holidays at present I have my bills to pay. THAT REMINDS ME OF A CAR TRIP I ONCE DID BACK IN ENGLAND'S LONDONS TO HEREFORDSHIRE WHERE MIKE OLD FIELD SUPPOSE TO BE LIVING AT A FARM THERE I JUST WANTED TO VISIT THE COUNTY
HEREFORDSHIRE ENGLAND thats all get taste of the countryside
I just woke up in the middle of this story and whoa did it scare the pants off me. Everything seemed so real in half-dream. Whew!
That's the best way to listen to Lovecraft stories! :D
That's kinda what happened to me only I'm in bed sick, turning 70 on my next b-day which is the good news LOL. I incorporated some of it into a good dream though.
It's a true story.
I woke up at the bit where Zadoc moans “Yahhhhhhhhh” it scared the cr*p out of me
The true horror of Lovecraft's writing comes not from the monsters themselves, but in the way he introduces them.
So true!
Now THAT is a helluva comment.
What a meaningless statement.
an example of a well written horror story, as opposed to 90% of creepypasta
+boR soriedeM Thanks for listening!
+boR soriedeM well comparing lovecraft to "90% of creepypasta" is just unfair lol he damn near invented the genre
***** sometimes you have to let the kids know.
And yet the critics slaughter his writing style! He's worlds apart from the moderately well written creepypasta's
I love Lovecraft, pun intended.
Those kids who listen to creepypastas have never heard of good, classic horror.
They really seem to believe Slender Man, Jeff the Killer and the Rake are the best thing since sliced bread.
If this Jeff is really such a fearsome killer, why woud he have to call himself the Killer anyway?
Classic horror story/movie killers like Leatherface, Michael, Jason and Freddy never had to add The Killer behind their names, because their actions spoke for themselves.
H. P. Lovecraft is hands down the greatest horror author since the venerable Edgar Allan Poe. The narratives of each story, the complex lore that creates primordial fear and the diction, my god, Lovecraft's diction may be unmatched
+GeakGuySheldon Indeed! And thanks for listening!
Or H.L Mencken
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Thank you so much for making such a long video an putting no ads in it,it really helps to the experience.
Thanks for visiting and listening. Cheers!
I live on the north shore of Massachusetts and whenever I drive up through Plum Island and Newburyport I can't help but think of Lovecraft and Innsmouth.
You live in a cool location! I would love to visit all the areas related to Lovecraft someday. :)
@@TheRecluseeee You definitely should of you ever get the chance to. It's beautiful here. I live in Manchester which I believe is where Lovecraft's The Horror of Martin's Beach takes place and Marblehead is only ten minutes away and was Lovecraft's inspiration for The Festival. Visit soon! Peace.
So atmospheric up there in northern New England, like no place else in America.
LoveCraft is an incredible writer!! So scary! Makes me interested in literature again!
Lovecraft was genius. Thanks for visiting!
I've just spent well over two hours listening to a mermaid story and I enjoyed every minute of it.
Call of Cthulu for the original Xbox is this story. Not the new one for Xbox 360, I don't know what story that game follows.
Wait a minute…this isn’t the little mermaid!
I think even Lovecraft himself would enjoy hearing this reader tell him his own stories! The story that got me hooked. People dont even realize how often Lovecrafts stories are used in movies or games now. He never got half the money he deserved. RIP H.P.L
I agree! Reading and/or listening to his stories does not limit your imagination as the few movies might do. What a lovely terrifying experience thanks a lot for making it possible
Yes, Lovecraft's imagination is hard to confine within the conceptual boundary of human beings. That is why it is almost impossible to bring the work of Lovecraft onto screen. And I think audio versions of Lovecraft is superior to any of movie versions.
Free Audio Books and Recordings Thank you so so much for putting these up. Now I can enjoy these wondrously macabre tails while multitasking.
Steven Angel You are very welcome! I guess one can listen to Lovecraft like some sort of dark ambient music while multitasking. Now that is some macabre background soundtrack!
Was this recorded in the 1980's or something? Quality is really old-tech which honestly lends to the atmosphere.
"Turn the cassette over"
it was on a cassette tape
I am pretty sure this was done in the early 2000s. one of the videos from the same set of recordings has the notes at the end of the audio book. recorded for the library of congress for the visually impaired or something to that effect.
narrator adds a great deal to HPs prose ......
+gda295 Thanks for listening!
I see no colloquial babbling here. An very orthodox vernacular. Prose.....
who is narrating?
I really like this reader, but the way he pronounces "Innsmouth" in this one makes me twitch every time haha.. "inns-MUTH," not "inns-MOWTH" - I know that's more strictly phonetic, but live around towns with names like that and you'll know what I mean... like how only people who've lived in Oregon say "Orreh-GUN," whereas the rest of the country says "Orreh-GAWN." But in cases of dispute like that I say rules of pronunciation defer to the preference of the locals..
Apart from that, though, this is really a perfect reading of Lovecraft. You couldn't ask for a better voice for this stuff.
@@MrDoctorColossus I know this is late and irrelevant, but I live in Illinois, and I've never heard anyone from anywhere pronounce Oregon as "Ore-GAWN." Always "Oregin" or "Oregun." Like I said, irrelevant, but wanted to let you know that not all of us in the States has it wrong 😂
This man created quite a lore didnt he? Even the stories that arent technically "chilling" are exciting and interesting. And to think he never thought much of his work when many today find it an inspiration. I always wanted to be a writer ever since i was in jr high school long LONG before id heard of this man, but that dream died many years ago. Maybe its ime i try again. This trying aomething original. Starting small. Im terrible when it comes to actual writing. I struggle with structure and ven wording but ive been told by friends i have a creative gift by friends. I wouldnt expect anything serious to come of it. A simple hobby as it was so many years ago. I think lovecraft speaks loudest to those who think "i could never do that" because according to him neither could he. Yet here we are. Absolutely love the mans stories. Too bad he was never really recognized in his own time. Also a great and terrible shame he died before his time, but at least his legacy lives on. What a boss. Now ive got tons of thinking to do.
Jon Smithy Thanks for sharing your thought with us.
Jon Smithy I suggest you think of a whole story before you start to write. It helps me to "know where lm going". I really couldn't write well unless I already knew the point. It's like painting. If you don't know what you want to do your painting will be a mess of mud. Once you know what you want to say make just a few notes for beginning, middles, end. Then tell the story in your own voice.
Cecilia Vettraino when im gonna write a story i like to sort of think of the big picture and then i start to think up plot details and main events that will need to be the meaty parts. Then i flesh in some details and toss out anything that wont work at second glance. Then i have the skeleton of my story and its up to me to make it wordy in all the right ways and places.
If i were just gonna start at A without knowing what B or C are gonna be i am probly gonna end up writing something long windy and full of plotholes and contridictions .
Long story short, i think i probly prep like you. I like things organized before a long task otherwise it can be such a pain. Thanks for advive though
And some would say he was appreciated exactly in his time since time exists no more than cthulu. Think about that. It's 736
Different techniques. I form featureless shapes until it becomes something then give it form. It always starts out hopeless and always turns out better than I imagined humans are so different from the be another
The jewelry, yes, the odd jewelry was a strange form of exchange with the ghost-like locals. An exchange for what exactly was the unspoken issue, which everyone seemed to avoid by design at Innsmouth, and for longstanding fearful reasons too.
It absolutely makes the place alien, not just queer, and is an enticement to female readers, IMO. I loved the jewelry angle.
this was a great listen before bed. thanks! listening to an Lovecraft story before bed leads to some epic dreams
Yes, his stories induce some seriously epic dreams!
Maybe not for everyone.
H. P. Lovecraft is the main source of inspiration for my writing. I only hope that someday, I can become as skilled at writing as he was.
Very few people can reach the level of Lovecraft. But good luck with your effort! Cheers!
Read and write
the heh heh heh's kill me. Those are hilarious.
The part with Zadok Allen is my favorite.
Or when he screams, the voice is good, but he does not make the sounds right lol
The first one sounds good, but the second, not so much.
Ikr? I was expecting him to say it after every sentence.
Cameron Clark What have you written that anybody would want to read?
Fish people
fish people
walka like fish
talka like people
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Since you came into my life
My world never felt so bright
FISH PEOPLE
This was made all the more creepier by the references to my home town, Ipswich. Had no idea there was another Ipswich in the states.
+Sam Linge Wow, that's really creepy!
I know what you mean. My hometown was Toledo, Ohio and I knew every place he was referencing in Ohio.
I'm from Norwich just down the rud
Same here, quite creepy hearing about the place down the road in a horror story haha.
So it didn't really reference your hometown then did it?
it's quite funny how I've gotten more spooked over this than I have with any sort of over-edited creepypasta reading.
+Sam Brown So true.
stayed at a hotel in cuba that reminded me of the gillman house. i terrified my room-mates telling them about this story lol they couldn't sleep all night and barricaded the side doors to the room.
What a bunch of morons haha
No they didn't mate, calm down.
Sure!
The best Cthoulhou story by the demigod H.P.LOVECRAFT! This is a truly masterpiece! Hello from Athens Greece!
I love that the old drunk voicing sounds like the capt from Jaws
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Ha, I grew up 15 minutes from Newburyport. I didn't realize that Lovecraft set so many of his Tories near my area. I just got into his stuff.
40% of comments- Bloodborne
54% of comments- Innsmouth is pronounced wrong
3% of comments- racial arguments for some reason
3% of comments- regular comments
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Innsmouth pronounced wrong? I guess I need to find the comments because I don't know how else you'd pronounce it
race was a subtext that comes up occasionally in Lovecraft's works (some historians regard Lovecraft as being racist even for his time)
Matthew Boan it's pronounced "innsmuth"
hmm maybe chill a little bit?
LOVE his voice
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In case you care to hear him more, his name is Conrad Feininger.
If I may also recommend Wayne June.
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conrads voice really does add and give a very believable and appropriate tone to the stories he narrates
That's hilarious
After listening to the story a couple of times, I'm embarrassed to say that I only now noticed the pun of The Gilman, or Gill Man, House. Good one, Mr. Lovecraft!
It's beginning to look a lot like fishmen!
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Everywhere you look. Take a look at the five and ten, it's slimy once again, with lots of idols of Elder gods.
It's beginning to look like fishmen! Terror in the streets.
Lol. Good start, needs work, though.
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Let's not forget about the Gillman Hotel.
Fair play
Who the fuck dislikes a free audio book with a perfect voice over and a fitting audio atmosphere?
I love this. I listen to it most evenings. It's my idear of just perfection. This guy's voice was made for Lovecraft. This story is something else. My first Lovecraft find and my favourite.
This is my first H.P. Lovecraft experience :3
+Marcus Beeman You chose one of the Best Story´s. May I recommend the Colour out of space, and Whisperer in darkness.
+Morten Vildhjarta I will look into them :) thank you.
+Marcus Beeman Same. Dude is a legend.
Same here
Marcus Beeman me too
I wish I could get these versions of the recordings. This is the only real way to listen to these works. Listening to these in today's hifi with people who can't read and pronounce things in an older cadence is just a mistake
Coming as I do from Merseyside, what I'm looking for in Innsmouth is Dagon's Fish 'n' Chip Shop. I've heard it's the best on the planet. Can one of you fishy folk gimme directions?
I can only imagine the amazingly bonding and enduring feeling of sitting around the fireplace or a campfire at night in the 30's,40's &50's while listening intently to someone reading this story to a group of attentive & enthralled listeners.. so much more of a satisfying experience than zoning out in front of a tv or staring at a phone or monitor screen.. It would be like magic..lol
I'm getting nervous and chills listening to this....
chimeraelite1 Haha, I feel you. Thanks for listening!
The readers voice haunts me, I would listen to any book read by this guy.
Kyle Butler He was born to read Lovecraft.
Kyle Butler is it just me or does the editing of the audio make the narrator sound like a creepy creepy robot?....oh and hasn't this great story been made into an amazing game called - call of Cthulhu dark corners of the earth??
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Yes, that game was inspired by the work of Lovecraft. :)
+Evan Dalziel Just a pity they went out of business before making a sequel.
If you remember the opening scene of the game was the main character trying and failing to commit suicide.
I wonder was the main character of the video game supposed to be the cousin mentioned at the end of the story.
How could one possibly work gold so well underwater? Metalwork is hard enough up in the air, I don't even want to THINK about how tedious that would be.
Shoggoths
nneisler Do they have that kind of dexterity though? The elder things seemingly intended them more for heavy labor.
+HollowDestruction Maybe under sea volcanic vents would be a good heat source for smelting gold for the deep ones?
its all part of the mystery, that's why I love Lovecraft he doesn't explain everything he allows your imagination to fill in all the blanks. which is were the true horror exists.
Thank you! Thanks for being a true displayer of the truth of this universe....
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So, idk why. But this is morning #4 listening to this great tale. I live in Massachusetts and always have. Aside from a time living on the NH coastline. Maybe it's a familiar thing....idk. thanx for this and all read by this gentleman. Perfect voice. And I've checked out all on TH-cam. Except for: Chilling Tales for Dark Nights reading of The Dunwich Horror. That version is great only for that story. Sound effects and all. Otherwise, this guy rules! Again thanx!!!! Hail HPL!
Am I the only one who is listening for pleasure and not for some school assignment?
No, you are not the only one. You are among friends. ;)
LOL most of us wish we had this as a school assignment
1 person is an adherent of the Esoteric Order of Dagon …
genius sheer genius - easy to understand almost all horror literature was affected and/or inspired by the works of H P Lovecraft afterwards.
Yes, Lovecraft was truly brilliant. Thanks for listening!
Giving this another listen. So great.
Same here. I just never get tired of Lovecraft. Cheers!
I would strongly urge people to listen to the BBC radio reading of this story. Fantastic stuff!
Classic story. And the narrator is perfect!
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Best horror author of the 20th century. I wish Lovecraft had lived into the 1980s he would marvel at how much listeners like me love his prose style and word choice. Authors ignore careful wording it matters how you use language in telling a story.
Is there anyone who hasn't read this and then come across a dodgy rotting town and said "watch for the taint"? :-D
+FurryAminal I usually turn to the person next to me and say "I'a Dagon, I'a Hydra, I'a Cthulhu" while twitching like a nutter... People don't talk to me anymore.
+Choleric Raven OMG, I get that all the time. Cthulhuphobia is rampant where I come from
@@cholericraven3434 I haven't had the chance to go to a creepy dodgy town yet,closest thing I've gotten to living close to the sea is Nosy Be in Madagascar,but I was distracted by the sites to scream I'a Dagon, I'a Hydra, I'a Cthulhu to people while starring unblinkingly.
I loved this story. Definitely classic horror. What an unexpected twist. Now HP Lovecraft I applaud you.
None can match Lovecraft! Cheers!
I have yet to hear a single H P Lovecraft story read by this narrator that is nothing short of brilliantly atmospheric
The narrator could tell me to rob a bank . I would , who could resist that voice.
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Mmm. I wonder if Grandpa Simpson was from Innsmouth? ;-)
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What makes you think that?
Feenix idc lol because now he totally is in my head cannon. Genius.
That would explain why his army company was calld The Hellfish
Recently I've been ona lovecraft binge. I adore the true feeling of dread he created similar to Poe`s. but perfected.
+Ray Smalley Thanks for listening!
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At the time of this comment there are 219 politically correct idiots or deep ones that have hit dislike. Oh well still love H.P.Lovecraft. Yes he had his issues but art is art people. Its meant to shock and cause discussion. All i will say. Other than thank you for posting these. Classics of sci-fi/horror writing. We need more like him, not necessarily the controversial parts(though to me words are only words.)but the not afraid to tell a story for fear of offending someone.
The first Lovecraft story I ever read. Classic. Thanks for the upload !
Amazing1985 My pleasure!
The Zadic Allen character is totally wack! Love the laugh.
Checking the story again after some years and I finally started to noticed some things:
-The swastika symbols thrown by the south sea tribesmen because some of them decided to mingle with another race to become more prosperous
-Innsmouth being basically forsaken by the government and never receiving any help from any human organization
-Zadok talks about human sacrifice but that is never seen, ever hear rumours about certain group of immigrants?
-Squick factor aside the deep ones offered a very generous deal, also compare the poverty and mortality suffered by communities like Innsmouth and so much of mankind with the description of magnificent undersea cities with immortal dwellers who take care of their dryland relatives
-They actually brough that shoggoth to defend their allies from a possible military answer knowing full well human governments have put to the sword those who offer allegiance to outsider powers
-And when such government appeared it was not to offer the Innsmouth population an alternative to the deep ones, but to either kill everyone involved or send them to concentration camps
-The narrator, he was not being chased, he was being looked for as he was a hybrid too, here was a lost child returning to the fold
-The Deep Ones made clear if they wished they could have wiped out mankind, instead they let us be while ensuring each of their people lives without need, on the other hand, the moment we discovered them we went to war bombed their cities and biosphere all while going through ethnic cleansing, who is then the most compationate, tolerant and nature-caring species?
It seems for all his racism Lovecraft was capable to put himself in the other side of the barricade, to end this long musing, here is a reflection from another work of fiction:
"A line must be drawn between what is good and what is evil, for if the Great Enemy comes with offers of power to a wretch, what reason does he have to refuse hell if he dwells in it already?"
What an amazing voice this gentleman has. He was born to read Lovecraft, especially this tale, Lovecraft's finest! Does anyone know his name? There's another narrator whose voice fits Lovecraft perfectly that this channel has uploaded many recording s of, would be interested to know his name also.
if you find out, please let me know! I love his voice and would love to get whatever collection this is from.
+TheKirbyhero This narrator's name is Conrad Feinenger.
+Brady Richardson thanks so much!
would be better if he said innsmouth right
+OG KUSH what if i prefer inns-mouth?
I was going through audiobooks and yours by far is the best on here. Great voice and the effect of the mic almost makes one belive like they're hearing it through a radio like they used to back in the day.
Good Stuff for a Dark and Stormy Night. You know, we've seen people like that on Newport in Ocean Beach... ...
+Ash Raven Thanks for listening!
I'm really glad I found this channel or page whatever you call it cause it seems that you(Intellectual Exercise) have the same taste in writers, we couldn't afford to pay for Scribid any more and we need a good audiobook to help us get to sleep and thankfully you had your books up and he got really excited when I began to read the authors off and I told him I'd thank you for it! Thanks very much and stay safe during this covid -19
Pretty good deal those Deep Ones give you. Gold jewelry, all the fish you can eat, a new life as an immortal amphibian man, and the chance to destroy human civilization. Easy choice IMO
I kind of wish there was a TV show that based itself in Lovecraft's world and his stories and lore.
I hope so. But the chance is probably slim to none.
however good of a read that was, the old man's scream when the old ones see them talking is the lamest done scream I've heard in my entire life lol
Jesus Christ! I had to turn the lights on in my room, and I've _still_ got the heebie jeebies. I'm paused at the end of chapter 3. I can tell it's only going to get worse.
Butts Tinkle Thanks for listening!
Butts Tinkle I read that as "heeble jeebles."
+Cecil Palmer I fuckin' lulzed.
Oh shit, I'm sorry
I am a Fishman!
I'm a fishman
I'm a fish-fishman
oh i'm a fishman
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I don’t wanna live in Innsmouth no more,
I don’t wanna die in a racial war
I wanna swim away to the Devil’s shore
And live like a fishman!
There is a little bit of the Innsmouth look in everyone!
+Chris Sanchez Thanks for listening!
Fritz Musterman Of course.. Everything alive came out the water once, and only needs a little change to go back again.
This story freaked me out the first time, thanks for the upload
The pleasure's all mine!
Oh man this guys recording method feels like I'm listening to the book in like the 40s
Chapter 1 0:05
Chapter 2 22:23
Chapter 3 54:16
Chapter 4 1:30:48
Chapter 5 2:18:12
lovecraft is the greatest horror writer ever no one can mach his skill
+Dalton Simmons I agree.
*tell the narrator everything*
"I aint told nobody nothing."
*disappears*
*surprised pikachu*
I was unable to get to sleep after listening to this. Excellent story and wonderful voice
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that was enjoyable - I had quite forgotten that the story has a happy ending^^ how nice :d
I'm 5 minutes in and already spooked... and hooked.
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That was a phenomenal story. What a foreboding ending!
+The False Rabbi Thanks for listening!
I love falling asleep to this story, dreams of cyclopean cities deep under the ocean's surface and a strange desire to join its denizens there always follow...
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I find it kind of funny how I have difficulty listening to the narrator for prolonged periods; however when he spoke lije the drunk old man I had no difficulty at all!
That means you don't speak the sober language; you speak the drunkard language ROFLMMFAO
I wondered if there was Lovecraft audio books on youtube, NEAT!
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Tons
THIS IS A PSA: There is a game for the original Xbox called Call of Cthulhu. It is this story as a survival/horror game. Not to be confused with a game by the same title released a couple of years ago for the newer consoles, that is a different game.
Great reading of a great story by lovecraft.
.. 100 more Chapters
and still Fascinating
Addicting
Three years ago, I would listen to this while I fell asleep.
This is the best soundtrack to fall asleep. Well, at least, for me. :D
@@TheRecluseeee ikr, nothing like cosmic horror to lull you into your dreams.
This is the best reading of Lovecraft I've ever heard
“In all these streets no living thing was visible. And I wondered of the complete absence of cats and dogs from innsmouth. Another thing which puzzled and disturbed me was the tightly shuttered condition of many of third floor and attic windows. Furtiveness and secretness seemed universal in this hushed city of alienage and death. And I could not escape the sensation of being watched and feeling of ambush by hands of sly staring eyes that never shut.”
Sounds like Totnes in Devon England 😂
Haha made me chuckle!
If that line of yellow dots puts you off, just move the curser back n forth along the Timeline and they disappear, leaving you able to enjoy and listen without annoying interuptions ruining it for you.
Im glad i found you. I was listening to other audiobook but it wasn't very clear, my primary language is Serbian so it's harder to understand with a HARD British accent.
Hp lovecraft tends to not focus on hero's issues or villain' s issues more like an alien Darwin kinda thinking , but on a sentient level.
Good analysis! :D
Could you imagine being an employee at what is essentially 1920's Walmart IN INNSMOUTH!
You: "That'll be $12.49 sir."
Innsmouth shopper: incomprehensible eldritch gibbering
You: "For the fifth time, sir, we do not accept R'ylethian gold."
I love driving the route from Market Square in Newburyport up State Street and onto High Street past the Lower Green and over the Parker River and thinking about this story.
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building of horror...building of horror, building of horror, building OF HORROR- END OF SIDE 9
HP Lovecraft has to be my favorite author of all time (apologies to Tolkien, he’s third)
No one can touch Lovecraft! :D
Lovecraft 1st...Tolkien 3rd..Your second favorite had better blow my mind.
Whos your second?
59:32 damn stout voice for a drunk, 96 year old!
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+MasterJay Thanks for listening!
this is alpha