“Of his vast collection of strange, rare books on forbidden subjects I have read all that are written in the languages of which I am master; but these are few as compared with those in languages I cannot understand. Most, I believe, are in Arabic; and the fiend-inspired book which brought on the end-the book which he carried in his pocket out of the world-was written in characters whose like I never saw elsewhere. Warren would never tell me just what was in that book…” Keep up the good work and, as always, stay safe!
Simply amazing. Howard's way of writing in first-person, but in doing so creates the atmosphere that makes you feel like it's second-person and you're there in the room. Add in Kirowan and Conrad, and it comes off as a Mythos version of Sherlock Holmes. And Ian's narration is the cherry on top of this dessert of a narrative. Bravo!
Howard and Lovecraft always make for the best occult thrillers. Thanks again! Also... I have a humble request. Think it'd be possible to work "The Halloween Tree" by Ray Bradbury into your busy schedule for October??? It's a personal favorite of mine 🎃
This was my introduction to Conrad & Kirowan, and now you’ve whetted my appetite for more of REH’s paranormal detectives. Another excellent piece of work from HorrorBabble!
Thanks for another great video. Nice long story, I must say that I prefer the longer ones. And as always thanks to everyone involved for your tireless effort and great content 👏
Outstanding work as always Ian and team! One could argue this is a Conan and Cthulhu hybridized tale. Thoth Ammon definitely gave the Cimmerian his fair share of trouble.
Well, that was very good indeed. I listened to your wondrous performance after a moments research in the supernatural, and then continued my art. Probably not the best things to be doing before bed. I look forwards to strange dreams, maybe they will make a story.
If I'm not mistaken the ring and entity are the same ones faced by Conan the Barbarian in the phoenix on the sword! Interesting crossover between a contemporary mythos story and a Conan tale!
Yes, the sorcerer Thoth-Amon is mentioned in two or three Conan stories. I think another one was "The God in the Bowl." I don't think he was ever actually Conan's enemy, but our favorite barbarian was entangled into one of Thoth-Amon's plots by chance.
Splendid! I have 3 books of Howard’s horror and weird fiction but I have not gotten to this story yet and it was a joy to see the notification of your upload!
Question for you Ian, I hope you see this - I have been watching/listening to your videos since maybe 2018 & have consumed every piece of HB content available for years, and I've recently found myself in a financial situation where I can actually help support the channel. My question is which platform is better for you - TH-cam Channel Membership, BandCamp Subscription, or Patreon Membership? Or does it even matter? Let me know! Thanks for everything!!
Thanks for considering that kind of support, Zack! If you like behind the scenes bits and bobs, then Patreon/TH-camMembership may suit you. If you're just into the audio, then perhaps Bandcamp, as it offers the benefit of high-quality audio. Either way, thanks for the thought. Ian
IDK why, probably just luck of the draw, but this one got punted around in my queue for a month while I started and stopped and fell asleep halfway and all, and not because it's boring, it was just a chaotic and weird month... but anyway, I finally just heard it all. And damn was it good!
"Like many women she can't seem to realize the difference between a razor and a butcher knife or a pair of shears." - says the man wondering why his wife is trying to kill him. 😆 Thank you Ian, for the tale!
These stories are hilarious comedy in the 21st century. I swear, I laugh and laugh reading some of REH & HPL stories. Two men who really never understood women writing women is delightful, unintentional comedy. Don't get me wrong. I think REH and HPL are good and innovative writers but there's A LOT of blind spots in their experience that really shows sometimes.
Hi Nathan -- we've mentioned it before, but the Conan, Solomon Kane, Kull, etc, stories, by Howard aren't necessarily in the public domain. There's a lot of debate on the subject, but given the rules here on TH-cam, it's definitely not worth taking the risk -- sadly!
@@HorrorBabble I have no idea how that works but I'm into the comics and Ablaze publishing started doing really good adaptions of the Howard Conan stories under the title the Cimmerian. Marvel threw all of its toys out of the pram and tried to get them shutdown and stop comic shops from carrying the books. It went quiet for a while but now there back so I guessing the copyright didn't actually apply.
@@HorrorBabble absolutely, no need to take a pointless risk. Its funny though that Marvel are trying to act as if they own the character (he joined the Avengers at one point )when its actually Funcom Norway that are the IP holders to the R E Howard properties.
Ah, this Ring is the very same one depicted in the first Conan story -- "The Phoenix on the Sword" -- the Ring which Thoth-amon had lost years before and then suddenly reacquired when one of the conspirators against King Conan, Dion of Attalus, suddenly revealed his "ring of good fortune." Dion says of it, "I had it from a Shemitish thief who swore he stole it from a wizard far to the south, and that it would bring me luck. I paid him enough, Mitra knows. By the gods, I need all the luck I can have, what with Volmana and Ascalante dragging me into their bloody plots -- I'll see to the ring." . . . "Ah, here it is!" He triumphantly lifted a ring of curious make. It was of a metal like copper, and was made in the form of a scaled serpent, coiled in three loops, with its tail in its mouth. Its eyes were yellow gems which glittered balefully. Thoth-amon cried out as if he had been struck, and Dion wheeled and gaped, his face suddenly bloodless. The slave's eyes were blazing, his mouth wide, his huge dusky hands outstretched like talons. "The Ring! By Set! The Ring!" he shrieked. "My Ring -- stolen from me --" REH wrote "The Haunter of the Ring" as a tie-in to his Conan mythos with his own 'Modern-Day' tale of horror, linking the distant Hyborian Age to his Present.
I just fought my way out of a sleep paralysis dream with a giant snake on top of me. It started to bite my face when it was distracted by a rodent behind the couch I was laying on. Either it's "feminine hysteria" or that's what I get for staring at the artwork while drifting off to a snake ring story, which is a good one! I heard a more modern retelling of it somewhere, I can't remember where.
That was fun! Always love a good tale with a taste of the maddening realms of the Mythos! Ian and Horrorbabble crew. A very warm wish for a happy, and prosperous New Year! Love to Warrens widow! 🖤💀🕷🕷🕷
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Robert E. Howard rules!! And I've never read/heard this before, thanks Ian!
Well said! : D
I can really feel Howard's hand in this story. It's all about raw emotion carrying a hero righteously through adversity.
H.P. Lovecraft: "Evil sorcerer? The horror!"
Robert E. Howard: "Evil sorcerer? Get f*cked!"
I'm happy they brought back "Warren is Dead". as their op. It made me sad when they stopped and I also forgot that Warren was indeed dead.
A REH story I've never heard before?!
This is like finding a new and unfamiliar flavor of chocolate. Thank you for this unexpected treat.
These Stories help me sleep 💤 I do so enjoy them🤗🤗🤗
help me to sleep.
@@MoivinSulunker yes it's not because they boring today we are bombarded so much its good just to give your mind to one thing its very relaxing
Excited to watch the sun go down and listen to this, thank you guys’
the sun going downward.
the sun to go downward.
I liked the voice for Vrolok - effeminate, serpentine, and dissipated. Perfect for a jilted vampire playboy.
“Of his vast collection of strange, rare books on forbidden subjects I have read all that are written in the languages of which I am master; but these are few as compared with those in languages I cannot understand. Most, I believe, are in Arabic; and the fiend-inspired book which brought on the end-the book which he carried in his pocket out of the world-was written in characters whose like I never saw elsewhere. Warren would never tell me just what was in that book…”
Keep up the good work and, as always, stay safe!
Simply amazing. Howard's way of writing in first-person, but in doing so creates the atmosphere that makes you feel like it's second-person and you're there in the room. Add in Kirowan and Conrad, and it comes off as a Mythos version of Sherlock Holmes. And Ian's narration is the cherry on top of this dessert of a narrative. Bravo!
REH, one the greats...gone but never forgotten☝️☝️☝️!!!
Howard is my favorite of Lovecraft's contemperaries
Howard and Lovecraft always make for the best occult thrillers. Thanks again!
Also... I have a humble request. Think it'd be possible to work "The Halloween Tree" by Ray Bradbury into your busy schedule for October??? It's a personal favorite of mine 🎃
Sorry Ian -- we can only record works in the public domain. Most of Bradbury's stuff is still under copyright.
@@HorrorBabble Ah, good point. That makes sense. Either way, thanks for taking the time to reply. You guys rock. 🎃
Can't wait till Conan becomes PD. Unless Darth Mickey interferes...
so psyched for another howard story, thank you so much as always!
A new one to me too. Always a treat. Thank you!
Here is already dark the right atmosphere for such a great creepy story 🖤Thanks so much
Good wishes My Friend 😊
Another great story, rife with that old-school language and charm. Thanks very much.
I love this story. Excellent narration.
This was my introduction to Conrad & Kirowan, and now you’ve whetted my appetite for more of REH’s paranormal detectives. Another excellent piece of work from HorrorBabble!
Absolutely outstanding thanks so much Ian!!!🙂👍👍👍
Thanks for another great video. Nice long story, I must say that I prefer the longer ones. And as always thanks to everyone involved for your tireless effort and great content 👏
Poor Warren
just listening again... a superb story by REH and artfully narrated... thank you HorrorBabble
This story is amazing and wonderful! Great narration, Ian!
"He will have his wage." 37:30
This would be such a great movie in the spirit of Indiana Jones or The Mummy. Great story!
Outstanding work as always Ian and team! One could argue this is a Conan and Cthulhu hybridized tale. Thoth Ammon definitely gave the Cimmerian his fair share of trouble.
Hey Ian. I'm a long time fan. I haven't listened for a while but i really admire what you do here.
I've been listening since late 2017.
Welcome back!
Being a hungarian, listening in Budapest, this reading hits different, i tell you
Thank you so much I love these stories Robert Howard's take on Cthulhu is definitely one for the ages, or shall I say age less.
That was wonderful! Thank you.
What an incredible story. REH + HB = PERFECTION! Thanks Ian & Co. !!!
Crom's teeth! A good yarn! Thank you Mr.Gordon and Horror Babble. Until next time.
I love this wonderful tale, and your awesome reading of it!
Oh man, thank you! Having read some Conan I absolutely recognize that ring!
Thanks very much - really enjoyed this one.
Another awesome tale, thank you Mr Ian!!!🙏👍👻
This was an awesome story. It seems the main character got what he deserved. Well done on the narration. Thank you. Have a great day 💖🌟
Enjoyed that thanks, surprised and pleased to hear Thoth-Amon tangled up in it too!
Great story! Listening to this while playing Elden Ring. Perfect combo lol
Got to love a bit of Howard. This one was great. Thank you Ian.
"Darling - I missed you!" she exclaimed
Then fired again
That about sums it up.
Good to here you do this one. I love the Kirowan stories and it’s great to hear you narrate one.
Well, that was very good indeed. I listened to your wondrous performance after a moments research in the supernatural, and then continued my art.
Probably not the best things to be doing before bed.
I look forwards to strange dreams, maybe they will make a story.
13:25 Ian upping the showmanship game.
Hounds of Tyndalos is still the best performance though.
*”I AIN’T DEAD!”* _- Warren_
Sometimes I can still hear his voice.
'I feel happy... I feel happy!'
If I'm not mistaken the ring and entity are the same ones faced by Conan the Barbarian in the phoenix on the sword! Interesting crossover between a contemporary mythos story and a Conan tale!
I had not noticed that both rings share the same serpent-shape. I think you're right.
Yes, the sorcerer Thoth-Amon is mentioned in two or three Conan stories. I think another one was "The God in the Bowl." I don't think he was ever actually Conan's enemy, but our favorite barbarian was entangled into one of Thoth-Amon's plots by chance.
It's called the ring of set The serpent God from Conan
R.E. Howard is a childhood favorite of mine.
Great reading, thank you for a REH story. So many great stories now all but forgotten, please do more.
Outstanding as always. Howard's stories always hit just right and Ian's narration was superb as usual. Thank you.
Splendid! I have 3 books of Howard’s horror and weird fiction but I have not gotten to this story yet and it was a joy to see the notification of your upload!
Question for you Ian, I hope you see this - I have been watching/listening to your videos since maybe 2018 & have consumed every piece of HB content available for years, and I've recently found myself in a financial situation where I can actually help support the channel. My question is which platform is better for you - TH-cam Channel Membership, BandCamp Subscription, or Patreon Membership? Or does it even matter? Let me know! Thanks for everything!!
Thanks for considering that kind of support, Zack! If you like behind the scenes bits and bobs, then Patreon/TH-camMembership may suit you. If you're just into the audio, then perhaps Bandcamp, as it offers the benefit of high-quality audio. Either way, thanks for the thought. Ian
This is a fantastic story. Thx horrorbabble. Awesome choice
One of my favorites! Keep up the good work on the REH stuff
What a wonderful tale!
Thanks for a great story. ❤️❤️❤️
Babble!
Loved it! I love the ending!
Loved this one, though I cannot help but wonder why the Ouroboros of all symbols was invoked by the author.
IDK why, probably just luck of the draw, but this one got punted around in my queue for a month while I started and stopped and fell asleep halfway and all, and not because it's boring, it was just a chaotic and weird month... but anyway, I finally just heard it all. And damn was it good!
Wow, Thoth-Amon, one of Conan's greatest enemies! Even 15 thousand years (give or take a millenium) after his death he's still causing trouble.
Great voice. Please consider doing the poetry of Mr Howard.
💍 thank you
"Like many women she can't seem to realize the difference between a razor and a butcher knife or a pair of shears." - says the man wondering why his wife is trying to kill him. 😆 Thank you Ian, for the tale!
These stories are hilarious comedy in the 21st century. I swear, I laugh and laugh reading some of REH & HPL stories. Two men who really never understood women writing women is delightful, unintentional comedy.
Don't get me wrong. I think REH and HPL are good and innovative writers but there's A LOT of blind spots in their experience that really shows sometimes.
@@witchdoctor1394 Nah, that got many of them pretty truly
Quite a tale
So good
Never read or heard this one before
Brilliant, I live in hope than you will one day go off on a tangent and do Howard's 'Red Nails'.
Hi Nathan -- we've mentioned it before, but the Conan, Solomon Kane, Kull, etc, stories, by Howard aren't necessarily in the public domain. There's a lot of debate on the subject, but given the rules here on TH-cam, it's definitely not worth taking the risk -- sadly!
@@HorrorBabble I have no idea how that works but I'm into the comics and Ablaze publishing started doing really good adaptions of the Howard Conan stories under the title the Cimmerian. Marvel threw all of its toys out of the pram and tried to get them shutdown and stop comic shops from carrying the books. It went quiet for a while but now there back so I guessing the copyright didn't actually apply.
It's a complicated issue -- there's no way we'd survive if pitted against a giant like Marvel. Better to air on the side of caution ... for now!
@@HorrorBabble absolutely, no need to take a pointless risk. Its funny though that Marvel are trying to act as if they own the character (he joined the Avengers at one point )when its actually Funcom Norway that are the IP holders to the R E Howard properties.
*err@@HorrorBabble
Cool one.
👑 🐐 👑
Ah, this Ring is the very same one depicted in the first Conan story -- "The Phoenix on the Sword" -- the Ring which Thoth-amon had lost years before and then suddenly reacquired when one of the conspirators against King Conan, Dion of Attalus, suddenly revealed his "ring of good fortune." Dion says of it, "I had it from a Shemitish thief who swore he stole it from a wizard far to the south, and that it would bring me luck. I paid him enough, Mitra knows. By the gods, I need all the luck I can have, what with Volmana and Ascalante dragging me into their bloody plots -- I'll see to the ring."
. . .
"Ah, here it is!" He triumphantly lifted a ring of curious make. It was of a metal like copper, and was made in the form of a scaled serpent, coiled in three loops, with its tail in its mouth. Its eyes were yellow gems which glittered balefully. Thoth-amon cried out as if he had been struck, and Dion wheeled and gaped, his face suddenly bloodless. The slave's eyes were blazing, his mouth wide, his huge dusky hands outstretched like talons.
"The Ring! By Set! The Ring!" he shrieked. "My Ring -- stolen from me --"
REH wrote "The Haunter of the Ring" as a tie-in to his Conan mythos with his own 'Modern-Day' tale of horror, linking the distant Hyborian Age to his Present.
Well, that's marriage for you... 🙄
🤣🤣🤣
@@janetcw9808 glad I made you chuckle! 😊
Warren was spotted in a brothel in the Netherlands, on leave from his Azov Battalion in Ukraine.
John Silence would have solved the case before the gun going off.
I just fought my way out of a sleep paralysis dream with a giant snake on top of me. It started to bite my face when it was distracted by a rodent behind the couch I was laying on.
Either it's "feminine hysteria" or that's what I get for staring at the artwork while drifting off to a snake ring story, which is a good one! I heard a more modern retelling of it somewhere, I can't remember where.
Conan said that Thoth-Amon was a wrong un!
Warren? Warren? Anybody? Warren?
The Statement of Randolph Carter, but you knew that 🐱.
Warren from A Warning to the Curious is still with us as well, hope you are too 👍🏻🦇
Chris,Chris don't make jokes about the Condition of Celebrity's Spouses hair😂😂😂😂😂
"Something of steel sounded in him."
Me: *barf* Sounding
Wearing the jewelry of a former lover is usually a red flag.
Really good story. 🙃
I saw his heavy shoulders quivering.
Really need some Conan
1:08 “Hello Gordon”
Oh. You must be careful as you feature in this story yourself.
Shocking to know that the author was just 30 when he commit suicide. Such talent. Such a loss.
👍
One hour and #142. Listen later
sent a queer shivering down my spine.
Any Laundry Files peeps here thinking that Bob has picked up a side gig?
Love the stories. But this one is a little too fast paced.
I wish we found out what happened to Warren
Magic rings are never a good thing - just ask Frodo Baggins!
Thanks eh?
Not really proper Cthulhu mythos though but very good
Is he drunken?
Ah yes... Feminine hysteria. Back when women having emotions was considered hysterics.
Back when? Women are still like that.
Damn... I didn't know that simping was thing even in these old stories lol.
White knighting for another man's wife lol
"another case of feminine hysteria'...🙄
The older tales are too wordy , easy to lose interest
Boy, are you in the wrong place then.
That was fun! Always love a good tale with a taste of the maddening realms of the Mythos!
Ian and Horrorbabble crew. A very warm wish for a happy, and prosperous New Year!
Love to Warrens widow!
🖤💀🕷🕷🕷