Conrad Fineger is the reader of these stories and his voice is perfectly suited to this task.
@amazinghayes1
8 жыл бұрын
He's both distant and unnerving. Fantastic and made for this.
@davemaier68
8 жыл бұрын
Agreed. Conrad Feininger
@davemaier68
7 жыл бұрын
These are from old audio cassette tapes. If you are old enough to remember, they would degrade over time and audio from the other side of the tape would bleed thru.
@wooster84
7 жыл бұрын
This guy should totally do CreepyPastas
@ValosarX
6 жыл бұрын
wooster84 HP Lovecraft is the original creepy pasta. I wonder how many people read his work and thought it was real
@killianoshaughnessy1174
7 жыл бұрын
Hail Sithis
@crc_mircea
7 жыл бұрын
Stranac Oppilas XD
@dallasjacob99
7 жыл бұрын
Slurpy Durpy HAIL! *Drinks Quart of Mead*
@Welther47
7 жыл бұрын
Not THAT dark brotherhood :D
@jamessimmons8657
6 жыл бұрын
What does "Hail sithis" mean? What is that?
@JC-wv9ss
6 жыл бұрын
It's from the Elder Scrolls, its what the Dark Brotherhood says, they're a guild of assassins
@ishtarian
11 жыл бұрын
Just a correction: This is NOT by H.P. Lovecraft, but rather one of August Derleth's pieces, based on an entry in HPL's Commonplace Book, and has been, unfortunately, published as a "posthumous collaboration" ever since. The reading itself, however, is quite well done...
@user_J117
2 жыл бұрын
I love how August Derleth made HP the main character in this story.. that was nice of him.
@GentlemanLife-Beyotch
16 күн бұрын
Guilty for loving this little yarn 😅
@ishtarian
15 күн бұрын
@@GentlemanLife-Beyotch I've no problem with that; in fact, I have a certain liking for this odd little tale myself. I simply wish to keep the record straight for both HPL's and AWD's sakes as to the actual authorship. I seem to not fit much into either camp, when it comes to the general pro- or anti-Derleth dichotomy. While I certainly recognize the various faults in Derleth's "Lovecraftian" tales, I also see some rather fine moments, and even some genuinely good ideas at work. Some of the imagery is impressive, as well, either for its implications or for its nightmarish qualities. And, f anone out there *hasn't* already done so, I suggest looking up some of Derleth's own weird tales. While some are pure potboilers, at his best, the man could fit very well into the category of minor classics in the genre (a by no means derogatory term, as I use it in the same fashion that Fritz Leiber used such in describing Robert E. Howard's "People of the Black Circle" as "worthy of one of the minor Elizabethans"... such as Christopher Marlowe -- and *his* "Faustus" still remains one of the most chilling, not to mention powerfully written, handlings of the legend, some 300+ years later). I will also say that, in my view, a fair number of the views of Lovecraft as a "bad writer" when it comes to characters are more than a bit off the mark. True, he seldom *focuses* on such, as do most more recent writeres in the genres of the weird, but I would argue that he by no means turns out paper cut-outs. He simply uses a much more subtle touch. E.g., Mercy Dexter in "The Shunned House" or even Joe Slater in "Beyond the Wall of Sleep" (let alone the poor Gardner family of "The Colour Out of Space", who form a very human tragedy in the midst of this cosmic play). Mercy -- at least in my mind -- leaves a strong impression of an honorable, strong woman faced with forces she, like most of us, is simply unable to truly comprehend, let alone cope with; while the thread of pathos with Slater comes through in subtle touches, such as his trust in the narrator, or in the line "but he knew me in his quiet hours, when he would sit by his barred window weaving baskets of straw and willow, and perhaps pining for the mountain freedom he could never enjoy again". Far from simply painting Slater as an animal, such touches have always gone right to the heart of the tragedy of his position: to be one who is, indeed, a "basically inferior man", unable to understand the cosmic entity which has been imprisoned in him all his life, yet nevertheless having something of the basic nobility of such humble suffering. In this light, he becomes not only a deeper character himself, but a synecdoche for us all when faced with the unknown and unknowable. Incidentally, I have argued elsewhere that this aspect of Slater as a character may have been inspired by one of the tales he reviewed in one of his a.j. "Department of Public Criticism" essays, "The Loafer", by Mrs. Eleanor Barnhart Campbell: "Here we find the same mastery of detail, the same verisimilitude of atmosphere, and keen analysis of human acts, which other work of the same author has taught us to expect. Not many writers can equal Mrs. Campbell in intelligent sympathy for lower-class types. In this tale a dull, crude, vulgar, unappealing and even repellent old labourer is made manifest as the possessor of dreams, impulses, and aspirations toward liberty which few would associate with one of his kind. The superficial observer would pass "Bill Hawkins" by as one too primitive to study, but Mrs. Campbell seeks and discovers the dormant individuality which not even low life can wholly efface from the human animal" (see *Collected Essays* 1, pp. 231-32). It may well be that, as with his reaction to reading Sherwood Anderson leading to "Facts Concerning the Late Arthur Jermyn and His Family", this reading of Campbell's piece inspired him to go beyond even the nobler of the human aspects to study how such a cosmic entity's influence might manifest in such a member of our species. This remains speculative, as far as I know; but "Beyond the Wall of Sleep" was written at about the time he was working on this DPC essay (ca. May 1919), and it would not be the only time such an inspiration saw fruition. And then there is always the briefly sketched but nonetheless moving portrait of "poor albino Lavinia Whateley" and her horrifying yet heart-wrenching demise, which Ben P. Indick described as "a grim climax to an unloved life" ("Lovecraft's Ladies", in Darrell Schweitzer, ed., *Discovering H. P. Lovecraft* p. 65). Lovecraft was a writer of an older school, and while focusing on the story and certain characters' placement in it, he nevertheless depicted the minor characters with a good deal more attention to subtle yet realistic detail than he is often given credit for. These days, it often occurs to me, we are too used to having *such* attention to minutiae of characters' inner thoughts and struggles -- in essence, having the writer take our hand and guiding us through the character much the same way an amusement park guide draws attention to this or that tableau in a "Haunted House" or "Fun House" attraction, rather than the much lighter touch which says volumes in small compass, while respecting the reader enough to think they'll be able to imaginatively follow the hint -- that too many of us are unable to see what is actually on the page, along with the implications it bears. Both techniques have their strengths and weaknesses, but neither is necessarily indicative of poor or sloppy or careless writing.
@MalcolmBrenner
4 жыл бұрын
It has been suggested by others here that this story was actually written solely by Lovecraft's devoted fan, August Derleth. I think this is true, because it has a female character in it who is given a few lines of dialogue, exerts an independent action and actually has slightly more substance than construction paper.
@MrHaze1947
9 жыл бұрын
I'm over the moon i've found this channel and I will be listening intently from now on. Many thanks to the friend who has put these great works up for us all.
@TheRecluseeee
9 жыл бұрын
Gary Haze Thank you for your kind words! I hope you get the most out of my channel! :)
@Sudrabainsv2
8 жыл бұрын
That ending though. Chills everytime!
@TheRecluseeee
8 жыл бұрын
+Sudrabainsv2 Thanks for listening!
@spikedmaceentertainment4722
7 жыл бұрын
When he revealed that there was 7 of them i couldn't help but burst out laughing.
@geist5998
2 жыл бұрын
Read this right as he said it
@kateking3953
7 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for posting these HPL stories. I'm hooked now, and working through the lot. He is such a good writer, and his created world is like Middle Earth, complete to itself. I don't really think he's got any competition from modern writers.
@TheRecluseeee
7 жыл бұрын
Yes, Lovecraft is in his own league and there really is no competitor. Thanks for listening!
@codydale36
7 жыл бұрын
Arthur is so similar to Lovecraft himself. An odd realization. This is one of my new favorites outside of the Cthulhu Mythos. Thanks for uploading!
@TheRecluseeee
7 жыл бұрын
Thanks for listening!
@professored7169
4 жыл бұрын
Check out "the temple" by hp lovecraft.. Soo good!!!
@justinfreake4916
5 жыл бұрын
The main character’s backstory sounds oddly like love crafts own life
@TheRecluseeee
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for visiting and listening! Cheers!
@professored7169
4 жыл бұрын
Lol I thought that same thing!
@zunipus
10 жыл бұрын
There are many of these posthumous, beyond the grave collaborations. August Derleth's were the most notorious. And yet, Derleth was the prime conjuror of Lovecraft's reanimation, allowing the master's dark writings to be well known to us in the neoteric age. Some of these necrophillious works are laudable! Many are tragic, and not in the felicific sense. I recommend reconnoitering this columbarium with a modicum of monition.
@TheRecluseeee
10 жыл бұрын
Yes, August Derleth deserves some praise. And I'm thankful for August Derleth and all the others who have carried the tradition of Cthulhu mythos.
@Bruva_Ayamhyt
9 жыл бұрын
Are you making fun of Lovecraft's linguistic style or do you actually speak like that?
@zunipus
9 жыл бұрын
***** Are you criticizing the way I actually speak? Or are you criticizing the way I imitate how Lovecraft wrote? A consuming quandary. ;-)
@Bruva_Ayamhyt
9 жыл бұрын
Neither. I find the linguistic style of Lovecraft to be very interesting, albeit disconcerting at times. It's just that your style of speech in your original comment almost seemed to exaggerate certain elements of his verbal flow and deviate from the "norm" of casual English speech. I definitely didn't mean it as an insult. tl;dr: I find the way you (and Lovecraft) write to be weird but cool.
@zunipus
9 жыл бұрын
I was amusing myself and hopefully others.
@cyberpunkgirl7907
5 жыл бұрын
*Master the unknown, before the Unknown masters you*
@TheRecluseeee
5 жыл бұрын
Indeed! Thanks for visiting and listening!
@robbieburns3564
5 жыл бұрын
In Mother Russia - Unknown masters you!
@davidzamora7516
9 жыл бұрын
Lovecraft does it again .... thanks for the upload
@TheRecluseeee
9 жыл бұрын
David Zamora Thanks for listening!
@jakejohnson6633
8 жыл бұрын
masterful, the way the twist is so obvious but buried so well....gaaah I can't take it gotta hit replay
@TheRecluseeee
8 жыл бұрын
+Jake Johnson Thanks for listening!
@MaliciousMollusc
9 жыл бұрын
Is it just me, or this the blueprint for Invasion of the Body Snatchers?
@yogi2.057
7 жыл бұрын
Great to hear Conrad read this one aloud too. Not everyone can express that spooky tone to H.P tales.
@TheRecluseeee
7 жыл бұрын
Thanks for listening! Cheers!
@tomChristina143
3 жыл бұрын
Is this even HP
@lastofthe4horsemen279
2 жыл бұрын
@@tomChristina143 No its August Derleth written with notes from the man himself.
@xthe_nojx5820
4 жыл бұрын
I sincerely doubt that HPL was the first author to take advantage of the _Shared Universe,_ but he's still among the Best ever to utilize it. I'm sure long-time readers will recognize allusions to the Great Race of Yith as mentioned in _The Shadow Out of Time._
@Jeffrey314159
9 жыл бұрын
Lovecraft obviously did not write this. Though he was a fan of Poe, would he constantly reiterrate his name in a story or make Poe's name that of the antagonist?
@riassslave558
5 жыл бұрын
Brilliant & chilling can't get enough of these~thanx unending!!!
@TheRecluseeee
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for visiting and listening. Cheers!
@kawaiimeatpie9795
9 жыл бұрын
Title reminds me of Elder Scrolls.
@mcrettable
8 жыл бұрын
Well said 👍
@conantroutman76
8 жыл бұрын
Morag Tong 4 life
@Shanannigan1
8 жыл бұрын
+Benjamin “kawaiimeatpie” Walker Elder Scrolls is full of a surprising amount of Lovecraft references
@Welther47
8 жыл бұрын
Title reminds me of "In pursuit of Loath Nolder"
@ihavell5604
4 жыл бұрын
Very helpful.. why is that then?
@joemcginnis9331
7 жыл бұрын
I love this story, One of my favorites.
@TheRecluseeee
7 жыл бұрын
Thanks for listening! Cheers!
@randomfatguy666
8 жыл бұрын
Thanks for these uploads, keeps me entertained while I'm trying to sleep. keep up the good work, I'm now a hp fan. Regards thy fat one
@TheRecluseeee
8 жыл бұрын
+randomfatguy666 My pleasure! Lovecraft is truly awesome when you are trying to sleep because his work can bring up dreams filled with wonders!
@JCNahundi
8 жыл бұрын
+Free Audio Books for Intellectual Exercise Dark wonders pulsing in the dead of night .
@TheRecluseeee
8 жыл бұрын
John Charles Indeed!
@theaceofspades56
8 жыл бұрын
Attack of the poes.
@jonbaird8835
8 жыл бұрын
lovecraft>poe in every way conceivable
@jonbaird8835
8 жыл бұрын
+cak01vej I was a little drunk when i posted thise. made me sound like a spiteful overzealous 14 year old. what I meant to say was: I prefer reading H.P. Lovecraft over Edgar Allan Poe. lol
@jonbaird8835
8 жыл бұрын
+Robert Paulson this** apparently im drunk now too, lol spelling is shit today
@jerrycornelius6335
7 жыл бұрын
This is the plot for ''the invasion of the body snatchers''' Think about it /who ever wrote that script must have read H P Lovecraft. It would have been more bizzare Had there been seven Edgar Allen Poe's Stalking about... Thanks for a great story Free audio Books..
@TheRecluseeee
7 жыл бұрын
Thanks for listening! Cheers!
@kaf890890
5 жыл бұрын
Mysterious, creepy, bizarre! I like this story very much.
@TheRecluseeee
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for visiting and listening! Cheers!
@granny13ad33
5 жыл бұрын
Excellent! Fascinating! Thank you.
@TheRecluseeee
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for visiting and listening! Cheers!
@gayleg8062
9 жыл бұрын
thank you for another read.
@TheRecluseeee
9 жыл бұрын
+gayleg80 My pleasure!
@bingerz237
3 жыл бұрын
Let the secrets of the ages be revealed. The publication of the Oghma Infinium may well be a landmark in the liberation of the human spirit.
@beyondergalactus7308
7 жыл бұрын
Awesome!
@TheRecluseeee
7 жыл бұрын
Thanks for listening!
@GoldandAppel
4 жыл бұрын
The Haunter of the Dark.
@toddtracy3082
5 жыл бұрын
This book is a major inspiration for Dream Gods.. Audiobook on you rune
@shaolinwisdom
9 жыл бұрын
Never read this one, but I was pleasantly bewildered and creeped out. Probably because I'd recently watched a certain Donald Sutherland film that had a similar plot. Also this story surprised me art every turn, not what I expected as all.
@andydensmore5293
9 жыл бұрын
Plus can you please tell me when you will download four of the ghost stories of dorathy Gladys spicer and the book of poems of magic and spells
@TurinInquisitor
9 жыл бұрын
creeped out? these stories are terribly dull.
@Jeffrey314159
9 жыл бұрын
shaolinwisdomThe movie with Sutherland you are thinking of is PUPPETMASTERS from 1994, based on the 1950s novel of the same name by Robert Heinlein, and no, Invasion of the Body Snatchers is not based on Heinlein's work. And it is is not based on this work here either. I think you are all giving Lovecraft a little too much credit.
@dercorpseidjit
9 жыл бұрын
Actually Donald Sutherland was in the 70's version of Invasion of the Body Snatchers,as well as the Puppet Masters.
@scottyandell3644
7 жыл бұрын
Excellent
@TheRecluseeee
7 жыл бұрын
Thanks for listening! Cheers!
@crystalalarm3
8 жыл бұрын
The yeth the cone dudes are the least antagonistic of the elder races, more explorers of time than invaders. Their only real screwup was creating the shoggoth, but they took care of the star heads and the energy eaters so its a bit of a wash they even helped keep the octopoid men from taking over earth so they were still better than the migo
@asaenvolk
8 жыл бұрын
+James Long The Yith were not meant to be antagonistic, they are an alien reflection, then again so are the star headed Elder Things (who are more arrogant than evil, who... make mistakes) The Mingo are antagonist, alien used car sales men, up to no good.
@sinclair5983
7 жыл бұрын
The Elder Things (barrel-boddied old ones) from "At The Mountains of Madness" created the shogoths, not the Great Race of Yith.
@ValosarX
6 жыл бұрын
Drew Miles weren't there signs of the cone shaped beings in that story as well?
@JoaoSantos-lv4rc
7 жыл бұрын
Hypothesis: Poes' characters are often the ones in contact (led to kill or torture) but Lovecraft's characters are always 3d party observers, is the Alien's choice of body even more telling than the referencex)? -ref: was listening to Black Cat - Poe.
@pawpawno1
8 жыл бұрын
Makes you think about climate change and the destruction of earth's environment. I mean could they be ways of altering our world to make them more inhabitable for alien life?
@sidarthur8706
7 жыл бұрын
filling the atmosphere with oxygen was how we prepared it for formerly alien aerobic life
@DesertWolfSurvival
6 жыл бұрын
Have you ever seen the 90’s outer limits? Watch it.
@eyokirvideos7400
8 жыл бұрын
Was this written before or after the Shadow out of time? As the Yith here seem to operate very differently then the ones in the primary story.
@donniesmith3020
5 жыл бұрын
Poor girl. That's all I can say.
@Shinbaal99
7 жыл бұрын
we know
@TheRecluseeee
7 жыл бұрын
Thanks for listening!
@XAmericanRenegadeX
4 жыл бұрын
H P Lovecraft inspires me to write.
@ninjabeatz905
8 жыл бұрын
thank you very much.
@TheRecluseeee
8 жыл бұрын
+pereti wallace Thanks for listening!
@thefinnishbolshevik2404
9 жыл бұрын
August Derleth was pretty cool
@TheRecluseeee
9 жыл бұрын
TheFinnishBolshevik Yes, he was!
@RobertEWaters
8 жыл бұрын
+TheFinnishBolshevik Even if he did get the Elder Sign wrong.
@thefinnishbolshevik2404
8 жыл бұрын
Robert E. Waters he got plenty of things wrong
@cyclos12
5 жыл бұрын
11:11 He's a fucking synth!
@nickhannah9543
4 жыл бұрын
The Great Race of Yith
@TheRecluseeee
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for visiting and listening!
@porkfrog2785
10 жыл бұрын
what's a 'cassette'?
@SpearWieldingOctopus
10 жыл бұрын
A mostly strange, yet ancient plastic terror. Claiming lives by shooting long lengths of dark-sanguine colored ribbon; it slowly strangles the life force from its prey.
@TheRecluseeee
10 жыл бұрын
SpearWieldingOctopus Yes, it's an ancient terror from the forgotten eon beyond our memories. :-)
@zunipus
10 жыл бұрын
Free Audio Books and Recordings Pray to your gods that you never have to know the horror of this ribbon spectre's ancient progenitor, The Wire Recorder.
@TheRecluseeee
10 жыл бұрын
Derek Currie Shhh, don't mention that forbidden name from the forgotten eon!
@kateking3953
7 жыл бұрын
It's aeons old and eldritch!
@jasonbarry3301
3 жыл бұрын
He’s wondering how there are seven identical men in his living room and I’m wondering why his living room has enough seating to accommodate them all.
@MrShigura
2 жыл бұрын
Your house sucks.
@gorbtarguss1189
4 жыл бұрын
Is it possible to get my hands on a copy of these tapes? The Audio books?
@tristananleu4677
7 жыл бұрын
How can I find a text based version of this? Literally not anywhere on any website, or collection that is published in print
@LynetteTheMadScientist
4 жыл бұрын
Mr Allen and Mr Phillips. Hahaha I see what he did there.
@TheRecluseeee
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for visiting and listening!
@ETHANR26
4 жыл бұрын
I don't get it xD
@andydensmore5293
9 жыл бұрын
To librivox audiobooks do you have the tigers eye by l frank baulm and red snow a doc savage adventure by lester dent 1904 / 1959 writting as Kenneth Robeson the pen name that he used
@GinkgoBalboa142
2 жыл бұрын
Today on Prank or Aliens:
@nyutrig
10 жыл бұрын
sounds like a crazy dmt trip.
@TheRecluseeee
10 жыл бұрын
nyutrig Indeed! haha
@Excrumphnix
4 жыл бұрын
@@TheRecluseeee Reverse engineer that statement. ;)
@BluesTramp
10 жыл бұрын
"....somewhat confused". hell-hated varlot
@Yakov_EPH-6.12
4 жыл бұрын
did I ever tell you the tale of the great treachery of cheydinhal?
@areialg8981
7 жыл бұрын
Anyone know the name of the man who is reading?
@areialg8981
7 жыл бұрын
Conrad Feininger, though I'm unsure that is the correct spelling.
@areialg8981
7 жыл бұрын
In case anyone else was curious.... He is the best reader of Lovecraft's work. Perfect voice, very professional.
@matthewbaker5593
7 жыл бұрын
Wayne June is pretty cool also
@keithroberts1401
3 жыл бұрын
We know
@user_J117
2 жыл бұрын
So it wasn't really Rose...
@MrShigura
2 жыл бұрын
You’re a genius. 🙄
@spaceork6973
7 жыл бұрын
Can someone explain the ending? Spoiler:
@spaceork6973
7 жыл бұрын
is he implying that she killed him because he was the fake or she was?
@ThanksIhateyoutoo
7 жыл бұрын
David Morin she was the fake. Remember how they said "most" of the flesh the police found was not human? Rose Derleth died in the fire, and the alien Rose that Arthur saved by accident, killed Arthur to cover their tracks. So the alien conspiracy in that area, was nearly foiled. Nearly, but not quite.
@fallensparrow6402
7 жыл бұрын
Sweet mother, sweet mother, send your child unto me, for the sins of the unworthy must be baptised with blood and fear. (sorry, I could not help myself)
@beCoCOi
5 жыл бұрын
Don't blame you.
@abigailsaoirsefinnegan
5 жыл бұрын
Fallen Sparrow You called, my child?
@ravehead420
10 жыл бұрын
Who is the reader
@j0hsch290
10 жыл бұрын
Conrad Feininger
@howardlovecraft750
4 жыл бұрын
Could've been read a little slower.
@TheRecluseeee
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for visiting and listening!
@andydensmore5293
9 жыл бұрын
To the free audiobooks website do you have the sinister shpere by Frederick c Davis and the mole men want your eyes by Frederick c Davis the horor stories of Robert e Howard are good but I'm not into the horor stories any more I'm now into the pulp heroes now that is why I have asked you if you did have the moon man and the mole men on picture Vidio
@TheRecluseeee
9 жыл бұрын
+Andy Densmore Sorry but I don't have them.
@johnpauljones6229
5 жыл бұрын
this story could have been c alled, "STALKERS OF THE NIGHT"
@TheRecluseeee
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for listening! Cheers!
@sabrinatscha2554
4 жыл бұрын
Meh.... I’m just not too jazzed on this author, whoever he is. Thumbs up for the narration, though.
@manmonkee
10 жыл бұрын
Hmm, I thought I hadn't heard of this H.P. story before, sounds like somebody aping a Lovecraft story, seems Lovecraft was aping Derleth.
@chriscee3981
4 жыл бұрын
Sorry but that is a terrible ending
@TheRecluseeee
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your feedback.
@sunray4389
5 жыл бұрын
I am viewer 111,666
@TheRecluseeee
5 жыл бұрын
Interesting combination of numbers! Cheers!
@sunray4389
5 жыл бұрын
Intellectual Exercise thanks
@larrylovehandle8472
7 жыл бұрын
Sorry but this sucks, derleth is such a hack , I don't think lovecraft had much to do with this.
@TheRecluseeee
7 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your feedback.
@sidarthur8706
4 жыл бұрын
what a ridiculous story
@TheRecluseeee
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your feedback.
@sidarthur8706
4 жыл бұрын
haha you didn't write it, derleth did. and he'd have agreed with me, he knew what he was doing
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