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"The Man Who Lost His Head" by Thomas Burke
"The Man Who Lost His Head" is a short story by the English author, Thomas Burke, first published in the Blue Book Magazine, November 1935. "Something had happened which didn't happen; something out of nature; something against the sun."
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00:00 - Introduction
00:54 - The Man Who Lost His Head
27:16 - Further Listening
Narrated by Ian Gordon for HorrorBabble
Music and production by Ian & Jennifer Gordon
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"From Beyond" by H. P. Lovecraft / 2024 Recording
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*This is the second HorrorBabble recording of FB* Published in the June 1934 edition of THE FANTASY FAN, the story tells of Crawford Tillinghast, a man whose curiosity leads to a fate ‘horrible beyond conception’. Bandcamp link: horrorbabble.bandcamp.com/album/from-beyond-24 00:00 - Introduction 00:48 - From Beyond 21:59 - Further Listening How about some Lovecraftian artifacts? shop.vermilion....
"Mr Ash's Studio" by H. R. Wakefield / Artifacts of Horror
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ARTIFACTS OF HORROR: VOLUME 2 Episode 5: "Mr Ash's Studio" by H. R. Wakefield First appearing in Wakefield's 1932 collection, GHOST STORIES, "Mr Ash's Studio" tells of a writer's curious inspiration found in a former artist's workshop. 00:00 - Introduction 00:54 - Mr Ash's Studio 38:13 - Further Listening How about some Lovecraftian artifacts? shop.vermilion.cc/collections/cthulhu?ref=HorrorBab...
"An Appetite for Steam" by Ian Gordon / Van Melsen Mythos
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Van Melsen, Case #11 "An Appetite for Steam" is a Peter Van Melsen story by Ian Gordon. In the story, our intrepid P. I. finds himself up against a novel threat aboard a North Yorkshire steam train. Van Melsen Mythos Book 1: USA: www.amazon.com/dp/B0CGXFZCH5 UK: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CGXFZCH5 The Van Melsen Playlist: ua-cam.com/play/PLeNNKRLWxwoO0VCrw61QeyrZk_DQYZycx.html 0:00:00 - Introduction...
DARK TALES OF MYSTERY & SUSPENSE: 15 Weird Thrillers
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A collection of those intriguing thrillers that keep us on the edge of our seats. Bandcamp link: horrorbabble.bandcamp.com/album/dark-tales-of-mystery-suspense-15-weird-thrillers 0:00:00 - Introduction 0:00:38 - Man in a Hurry 0:13:08 - Bitter Gold 0:19:52 - The Gray Rider 0:33:56 - What Is It? 0:39:20 - The Sixth Tree 0:52:14 - His Brother's Keeper 0:59:12 - Country House 1:20:24 - Murder Man ...
"The Meerschaum Pipe" by L. A. Lewis / Artifacts of Horror
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ARTIFACTS OF HORROR: VOLUME 2 Episode 4: "The Meerschaum Pipe" by L. A. Lewis First appearing in the author's 1934 collection, TALES OF THE GROTESQUE, "The Meerschaum Pipe" tells of a series of strange dreams and mysterious murders. 00:00 - Introduction 00:54 - The Meerschaum Pipe 31:31 - Further Listening How about some Lovecraftian artifacts? shop.vermilion.cc/collections/cthulhu?ref=HorrorBa...
"The Theft of the Thirty-Nine Girdles" by Clark Ashton Smith / Hyperborean Cycle
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"The Theft of the Thirty-Nine Girdles" is a short story by Clark Ashton Smith that takes place in the fictional prehistoric setting of Hyperborea. The story, which is the second story to feature the character Satampra Zeiros, was first published under the title, THE POWDER OF HYPERBOREA, in the March 1958 edition of Saturn. Bandcamp link: horrorbabble.bandcamp.com/album/the-theft-of-the-thirty-...
"The Book" by Margaret Irwin / Artifacts of Horror
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ARTIFACTS OF HORROR: VOLUME 2 Episode 3: "The Book" by Margaret Irwin First published in London Mercury in September 1930, "The Book" is the story of a lawyer who begins to translate an unusual book, with curious results. 00:00 - Introduction 00:52 - One 19:20 - Two 42:45 - Further Listening How about some Lovecraftian artifacts? shop.vermilion.cc/collections/cthulhu?ref=HorrorBabble (The link ...
"King of the Forgotten People" by Robert E. Howard
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"King of the Forgotten People" is a short story by Robert E. Howard, first appearing in Magazine of Horror in its Summer 1966 edition, incorrectly titled, VALLEY OF THE LOST. The story tells of Jim Brill, and his strange journey into the hidden city of Khor. Bandcamp link: horrorbabble.bandcamp.com/album/king-of-the-forgotten-people 00:00 - Introduction 00:44 - One 11:20 - Two 41:02 - Three 52:...
Weird Wilderness Stories: Volume 1
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A collection of strange stories that take place in the oft weird and wonderful great outdoors. Bandcamp link: horrorbabble.bandcamp.com/album/weird-wilderness-stories-volume-1 0:00:00 - Introduction 0:00:32 - The Pool of the Stone God 0:08:56 - The Wood of the Dead 0:43:18 - Skeleton Lake: An Episode in Camp 1:06:54 - Genius Loci 1:48:30 - Uneasy Lie the Drowned 2:05:42 - The Moon-Bog 2:27:52 -...
"The Uncommon Prayer-Book" by M. R. James / Artifacts of Horror
Переглядів 15 тис.21 день тому
ARTIFACTS OF HORROR: VOLUME 2 Episode 2: "The Uncommon Prayer-Book" by M. R. James First published in London Mercury in August 1925, "The Uncommon Prayer-Book" tells of eight highly unusual copies of the Book of Common Prayer. 00:00 - Introduction 00:54 - One 08:46 - Two 17:58 - Three 31:10 - Four 39:43 - Further Listening How about some Lovecraftian artifacts? shop.vermilion.cc/collections/cth...
"The Coming of the White Worm" by Clark Ashton Smith / Hyperborean Cycle
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"The Coming of the White Worm" is a short story by Clark Ashton Smith that takes place in the fictional prehistoric setting of Hyperborea. The tale, which was first published in the April 1941 issue of Stirring Science Stories, and sometimes includes the subtitle, "Chapter IX of the Book of Eibon", concerns the victim of a monstrous entity’s scourge, and his quest to unravel the secret of the b...
"The Puppeteer of Prague" by Paul Draper
Переглядів 12 тис.Місяць тому
"The Puppeteer of Prague" is a short story by the British author, Paul Draper. The story appeared in Draper's 2020 collection, Black Gate Tales. In the author's own words: "On the eve of the Sudetenland annexation, a depressed Czech bureaucrat uncovers the rumour of a murderous mannequin dispatching traitors in the city." Black Gate Tales: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1999663012 00:00 - Introduction 00:...
"The Toad Idol" by Kirk Mashburn / Artifacts of Horror
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ARTIFACTS OF HORROR: VOLUME 2 Episode 1: "The Toad Idol" by Kirk Mashburn First published in the September 1935 edition of Weird Tales, "The Toad Idol" tells of a dread stone fetish found in an Aztec temple. 00:00 - Introduction 01:18 - The Toad Idol 16:31 - Further Listening How about some Lovecraftian artifacts? shop.vermilion.cc/collections/cthulhu?ref=HorrorBabble (The link above is an affi...
HORROR INSURED by Paul Ernst / Doctor Satan
Переглядів 10 тис.Місяць тому
"Horror Insured" is a short story by the American author, Paul Ernst. It is the fifth story in Ernst's DOCTOR SATAN series (Weird Tales, January 1936). First appearing in WT in August 1935, the enigmatic Doctor Satan was described as ‘the world's weirdest criminal-an immensely wealthy man, who has turned to crime to satisfy his longing for thrills.’ There are 8 stories in the Doctor Satan serie...
HorrorBabble's GHOST STORIES: Volume 1
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HorrorBabble's GHOST STORIES: Volume 1
"The Shadow Over Innsmouth" by H. P. Lovecraft / 2024 Recording + Subtitles
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"The Shadow Over Innsmouth" by H. P. Lovecraft / 2024 Recording Subtitles
CROSSED WIRES / A Strange Radio Broadcast from 1978
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CROSSED WIRES / A Strange Radio Broadcast from 1978
THE DARK SIDE OF SCI-FI: 15 Stories Blending Horror and Science Fiction
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THE DARK SIDE OF SCI-FI: 15 Stories Blending Horror and Science Fiction
"The Testament of Athammaus" by Clark Ashton Smith / Hyperborean Cycle
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"The Testament of Athammaus" by Clark Ashton Smith / Hyperborean Cycle
"How the Gods Feast" by Robert Grains / Contemporary Weird Fiction
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"How the Gods Feast" by Robert Grains / Contemporary Weird Fiction
"The Translucents" by Ian Gordon / Van Melsen Mythos
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"The Translucents" by Ian Gordon / Van Melsen Mythos
"Porcelain Blood" by Tamlan Dipper / Cthulhu Mythos
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THE REALM OF THE OCCULT: 10 Stories of Sorcery and the Supernatural
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THE REALM OF THE OCCULT: 10 Stories of Sorcery and the Supernatural
"The Tomb of the Old Ones" by Colin Wilson / Cthulhu Mythos
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"The Tomb of the Old Ones" by Colin Wilson / Cthulhu Mythos
"Cold Print" by Ramsey Campbell / Cthulhu Mythos
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"Cold Print" by Ramsey Campbell / Cthulhu Mythos
THE HORROR THAT LURKS BENEATH: Nine Tales of the Underground by H. P. Lovecraft
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THE HORROR THAT LURKS BENEATH: Nine Tales of the Underground by H. P. Lovecraft
"The Lighthouse" by Aaron Vlek / Cthulhu Mythos
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"The Lighthouse" by Aaron Vlek / Cthulhu Mythos
"The Weird Adventures of Peter Van Melsen" / Van Melsen Mythos Book 1
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"The Weird Adventures of Peter Van Melsen" / Van Melsen Mythos Book 1
"The Recurring Doom" by S. T. Joshi / Cthulhu Mythos
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"The Recurring Doom" by S. T. Joshi / Cthulhu Mythos

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @customercareskeleton
    @customercareskeleton 17 хвилин тому

    A timeless tale of existential terror

  • @casard5235
    @casard5235 Годину тому

    Thank you Ian, Jennifer, Gary and Gareth for copious, creepy fun 😮😊Now, to look for Book 2.Tally-ho!

  • @EricDaMAJ
    @EricDaMAJ 2 години тому

    Warren’s head is still firmly affixed to his shoulders.

  • @robbabcock_
    @robbabcock_ 2 години тому

    What a great tale!

  • @rneustel388
    @rneustel388 2 години тому

    I’d like to hear some of those sounds, especially the cackles!

  • @nicholasgerrish6022
    @nicholasgerrish6022 3 години тому

    A terrific Alpine story, which as a past climber, I enjoyed very much, especially the incorporation of ‘Brocken Spectres’, which one may see in peculiar weather conditions in the Mountains. As it happened, I had been reading earlier in the day, about a sad incident on the Mont Blanc, which occurred back in the 19th C, when, during the ascent, a woman and her guide fell down a deep crevasse and couldn’t be saved. Wakefields thoughts as to how a rope ought to feel when roped and in line, cautiously crossing a crevasse field, is wonderfully described. I wonder if H R Wakefield was related to Arthur Wakefield, who was on the Everest Expedition of 1922, when bottled oxygen was first used!

  • @walkerfield2099
    @walkerfield2099 3 години тому

    Clayton, your number one mistake was including your wife in this shit. She is beautiful and lovely but I would rather hear your opinion.

  • @OskinsBob
    @OskinsBob 4 години тому

    BEDANKED. ❤ HERR GORDONMIESTER

  • @gargoyles9999
    @gargoyles9999 6 годин тому

    This is a guy who won’t be the head of a major corporation

  • @jayfox28
    @jayfox28 7 годин тому

    Oh Ian - your A Night of Horror reading - OUTSTANDING. Can't wait to hear the rest of these tales!

  • @kristinacable
    @kristinacable 7 годин тому

    💀❤

  • @jasonmcintyre9426
    @jasonmcintyre9426 8 годин тому

    The voice of the speaker is amazing for storytelling of this nature.

  • @chrisu7022
    @chrisu7022 9 годин тому

    Creepy af , i loved this so much definitely had me looking around here and there and again and again

  • @jamescappio7434
    @jamescappio7434 9 годин тому

    That the author of "Lukundoo"'s name is WHITE is a little too on the nose.

  • @CameronSanchezArt
    @CameronSanchezArt 9 годин тому

    How many times do you think I'll need to be reminded about Warren?

    • @tishie42
      @tishie42 7 годин тому

      Every time? 😂

  • @WilliamStreiff
    @WilliamStreiff 10 годин тому

    It's been a little while, I'm sorry to hear Warren is still dead, absolute shame

  • @willjennings7191
    @willjennings7191 11 годин тому

    I was listening for 'something against the sun', but I didn't hear anything related to that. I listened 2-3 times and skipped around until I heard the Arthurian part, then it made sense.

  • @MadhouseMinis
    @MadhouseMinis 11 годин тому

    "Accountants, stock brokers, cricket umpires, and other repressed poets." Man this one had excellent writing

  • @Oraphel
    @Oraphel 12 годин тому

    Thank you for your work, HB.

  • @tamlandipper29
    @tamlandipper29 12 годин тому

    Unsettling opening. Who DOES know what lies in the heart of a cricket umpire?

  • @jonbauml225
    @jonbauml225 13 годин тому

    Don't take the brown acid. Especially when it comes from thorny flowers that grab you

  • @tishahouse846
    @tishahouse846 13 годин тому

    Listening from the ukwales ❤

  • @Bbergster
    @Bbergster 14 годин тому

    Are you a Kentish man, or a man from Kent? Discovered this strange distinction. I’m from Kent Washington. So…. Kentish for sure! Probably many Kents around the world. I will make it there one day⚡️ By hook or crook. And love to have you visit my Kent too. Know u have been pretty near here…. Kent rules! 🏴‍☠️

    • @davidwhite7294
      @davidwhite7294 5 годин тому

      A word of advice from an Englishman read “Back Along the old Track“ by Sam Hicks before you visit our English Kent. 🤝👍

  • @bigsarge2085
    @bigsarge2085 14 годин тому

    ❤‍🔥

  • @lordraider3899
    @lordraider3899 14 годин тому

    Welp that was a dark one.

  • @Skyler-vd9rx
    @Skyler-vd9rx 14 годин тому

    I bet you won't respond to this message, lan

    • @SueCooke
      @SueCooke 14 годин тому

      Ian's on a sleepover with Warren tonight!😂

    • @HorrorBabble
      @HorrorBabble 5 годин тому

      All bets are off!

    • @Eris123451
      @Eris123451 4 години тому

      @@HorrorBabble How's the hernia ?

  • @AcornElectron
    @AcornElectron 14 годин тому

    “…it had much to do with something in the book which Warren carried with him-that ancient book in undecipherable characters which had come to him from India a month before..” Keep up the good work and, as always, stay safe!❤

    • @Eris123451
      @Eris123451 4 години тому

      You Fool, Konix Multisystem is DEAD.

  • @Shacthulhu
    @Shacthulhu 14 годин тому

    I so relate with our protagonist.

  • @tbknick6703
    @tbknick6703 15 годин тому

    The first story reminded me so much of that one rick and morty episode😂

  • @donaldmccleary9015
    @donaldmccleary9015 15 годин тому

    Great story and narration! This story is a good lesson in being happy with yourself and who you are. I listened to this three times in a row. It is a splendid story. Thanks!

  • @danbernstein4694
    @danbernstein4694 15 годин тому

    Come on. Everyone knows Warren is hanging out with Elvis

  • @jackgrove4621
    @jackgrove4621 15 годин тому

    all this because he was afraid of air conditioning? How traumatized was this man.

  • @sr.skulletongrin8755
    @sr.skulletongrin8755 16 годин тому

    Like an episode of The Twilight Zone 😳😳😳

  • @VictorReynolds
    @VictorReynolds 16 годин тому

    Another green from HorrorBabble!

  • @thurayya8905
    @thurayya8905 16 годин тому

    Oh, good; a new story read in a great voice! Thank you.

  • @Rickkennett143
    @Rickkennett143 16 годин тому

    A little like the Twilight Zone episode "The Four of Us Are Dying."

  • @soulreaver1983
    @soulreaver1983 16 годин тому

    Fantastic way to end the evening thank you Ian!

  • @sly6868
    @sly6868 17 годин тому

    You genius, Warren is alive You guys are the best you could read a phonebook and id listen

  • @Ni5ei
    @Ni5ei 17 годин тому

    Thanks Ian. Perfect length for listening before sleep 😊

  • @Clownboy15
    @Clownboy15 17 годин тому

    Oooh boy, I’m excited to hear this one!

  • @justletmelistthese
    @justletmelistthese 17 годин тому

    Warren lives in our hearts :P

  • @AnthonyBarnwell-vt5gd
    @AnthonyBarnwell-vt5gd 17 годин тому

    Hell yeah another story thanks g Man

  • @Ganjanysus
    @Ganjanysus 17 годин тому

    Every Horrorbabble post boosts my dopamine.

  • @dawwe8869
    @dawwe8869 17 годин тому

    Eyy

  • @benruniko
    @benruniko 17 годин тому

    Meta! Lovecraftian character reading Lovecraft!

  • @Ni5ei
    @Ni5ei 19 годин тому

    I gotta give it to you Ian. Your own stories are the highlights on this channel!!!