"I may not know my flowers, but I know an eldritch horror when I see one!"
@hektorlitch4993
10 ай бұрын
Bahaha, clever there Malcolm🎉
@Loreweavver
11 ай бұрын
Lol, I love the hint of disdain in your voice when you say "reefer." 😂
@margaretgilbert2901
11 ай бұрын
Love your voice and the wonderful, emotive way of storytelling. Makes the story so much better. Thank you and bravo!
@izzycurer1260
7 ай бұрын
I like that my ad for this was for online therapy. Like the algorithm was saying, "Uh, hey, we've noticed you've been listening to a lot of horror lately. Are you okay?" Lol.
@williestreiff9314
10 ай бұрын
Its really cool to ses people still write about Lovecraft creepy mythology, it makes me want to try write cosmic horror stories, maybe one day
@dirkbruere
11 ай бұрын
I like a story with a happy ending. Can't beat that Old Time Religion!
@NeckNotes
11 ай бұрын
Thanks for the spoiler
@michaelsmyth3935
11 ай бұрын
.....may the circle be unbroken...
@Boogie_the_cat
11 ай бұрын
Argh! Spoiler alert! Why do people have to put a spoiler above the "read more" prompt? To be polite to people who may accidentally read your comment (it's the top comment, and it's hard to miss), please, everyone, do it like this: Spoiler alert *Put the spoiler words here, so they're hidden by the "read more" prompt, and don't appear on everyones screen, to be the 1st thing they see, taking the suspense out of the ending* Thank you. Common courtesy, when your comment gets enough "likes" to appear on everyones screen at the top of the list. Thank you. 😢
@Boogie_the_cat
11 ай бұрын
@accelerationquanta5816Shub-Niggurath echoes your sentiment. If only all puny humans would stop struggling and get their Shuggoth on, we could all live together in peace and human slavery.
@Boogie_the_cat
11 ай бұрын
@@NeckNotesno kidding. It's hard to not see the top comment on the KZitem app. Friggin Gary\Dirk Gently, ruining the story. Go back to your holistic detective agency training course, Dirk, because you're not using your noggin.
@scottmitchell1974
9 ай бұрын
Wow! Excellent addition to the Mythos. Great story and, of course, perfect narration.
@user-rd3rf3ft8e
11 ай бұрын
Hearing Ian say "sexy ass" is an extra treat. Such a classy voice reading tales of gay hippies adds a whole new layer of enjoyment to the piece.
@Skylord_F
5 ай бұрын
It's certainly a trip
@annmarieray3922
11 ай бұрын
It's a stormy night outside,and ...this.. Perfect.. brilliant as always thank you.. .
@EricDaMAJ
11 ай бұрын
Warren isn’t dead. But he’s a Denver Broncos fan and this season that’s pretty damn close.
@LordJordanXVII
11 ай бұрын
Wow. Thank you for this one. It is great. Never experienced a gay Cthulhu mythos story.
@thefisherking78
11 ай бұрын
Good ol' Shub and her cultists never disappoint 😁
@sub-jec-tiv
11 ай бұрын
Shub and the shrubs!
@rheinhartsilvento2576
11 ай бұрын
@brainswashedthisways 👍👍😁 Now if that is not a name for a psychedelic dark experimental glam rock band, I don't what is🤩🌟🌟
@Eris123451
11 ай бұрын
Tonto's Expanding Head Band, still takes some beating.
@thefisherking78
6 ай бұрын
@@sub-jec-tivI feed a beautiful black feral cat that hangs around my house. I named it Shub 😅
@ScullyPop
11 ай бұрын
Emperor of Narration.
@peculiar
11 ай бұрын
Pretty interesting take on Shub Niggurath, and as always an excellent reading by Ian!
@tamlandipper29
11 ай бұрын
Very neatly turned story. Reminded me of the King in Yellow, thematically.
@thefisherking78
11 ай бұрын
New HB always makes my day! 😘
@Boogie_the_cat
11 ай бұрын
Woot! My cat is in bed and it's time to relax with HorrorBabble. Still digging the haunting new synth moans in your musical intro. So happy to have another Mythos story to enjoy from my favourite (living) narrator: Ian Gordon. Cheers to the HB crew. Thanks for doing what you do.
@lisamariehennessey4532
11 ай бұрын
Haha your cat comes too when they here "Warren is dead" 😂😂 Mine too She also comes running when she here's "it's time to sit back and relax with your favourite drink" 😂😂😂 So now if I can't find her I play that intro and she comes without hesitation😂😂😂😂
@michaelkottler
11 ай бұрын
Potently evocative of the dreadful yet fascinating horrors to come, setting the perfect tone (sorry) and hitting all the right notes ("Sorry!" - PW Herman) to create an ideal ambiance 100% in-tune (it's too easy) w/the "The Flower Dance". Oh, we dig it. It's dope. Groovy, even.
@michaelkottler
11 ай бұрын
@@lisamariehennessey4532 🎧 "Hear"
@AcornElectron
11 ай бұрын
“…that ancient book in undecipherable characters which had come to him from India a month before…” I consider this Lovecraftian enough to warrant. Keep up the good work and, as always, stay safe!
@donaldmccleary9015
11 ай бұрын
Whoa! That ending! Good story and narration! Thanks!
@tysonvick9198
11 ай бұрын
Most Cthulhu mythos stories are about hidden or secret knowledge, and the way this flower lady just comes forward and exposits all that forbidden knowledge all over the strangers -- the moment they arrive -- feels, somehow, out of line with Eldritch horror. "The Flower Dancer" feels more cinematic in tone and description, with many visual gimmick, and horror film tropes, rather than horror literature tropes. Personally, I do not think this story was for me.
@user-ev9bo2pw4w
4 ай бұрын
Really
@myidvarchive889
11 ай бұрын
I played this to help me sleep (as always) but I was so invested in the story I couldn't sleep 😂
@laurenpurdum9315
11 ай бұрын
This was elucidating. Thanks for clarifying some of the background of modern politics! Makes a TON of sense. 🐐
@pharaohanakaris
11 ай бұрын
so many people are gonna get Wooshed by this comment LOL
@jonahsingh5645
11 ай бұрын
It's a nice bait
@nebojsag.5871
10 ай бұрын
Obvious Nazi troll is obvious. Cow->Milk->White Race We know exactly what you mean bitch.
@popevimtoripkeefhappysackXXX
11 ай бұрын
“A small stash of reefer…” Just a couple of emergency ounces then ?
@dso4594
10 ай бұрын
A good one, thank you.
@TransRoofKorean
11 ай бұрын
Heh, some of the wording stands out... I have a feeling _Me and Bobby McGee_ was another song in the author's head, as he talked about others at the start. Used multiple phrases straight out of it. ^_^
@donaldmccleary9015
11 ай бұрын
Awesome song!
@TransRoofKorean
11 ай бұрын
@@donaldmccleary9015 Yah, yah. If it was your first time hearing it, I dunno if you ran into the Janis Joplin version (which seems to be the most popular); my favorite was always the original Kris Kristofferson. ---> kzitem.info/news/bejne/qGOAnaGCsnZkrJg
@donaldmccleary9015
11 ай бұрын
@TransRoofKorean I always liked that song. Kris's version, and the one Gordon Lightfoot did (I am a big Gordon Lightfoot fan) are my favorite. Kris's version is great because he wrote it about Janet. Gordon's version plays the most on Surius. I always crank the radio when it comes on.
@briangreen1781
11 ай бұрын
Does this count as a happy ending? 🤔 Thank you again, this was great and excellent narration as usual.
@Rick.Fleischer
8 ай бұрын
No
@Immopimmo
6 ай бұрын
For a mythos story
@ethanh5978
11 ай бұрын
Me: A fool Warren: Dead Hotel: Trivago
@garymcdonnell5791
11 ай бұрын
Wow man' please some more of this simon bleakons stories please so good... X
@The_child-catcher
11 ай бұрын
I never thought i would hear my favorite Victorian story narrator complement man butt yet here i am lol. Good story too.
@sub-jec-tiv
11 ай бұрын
Enjoyed hearing him talk about a ‘stash of reefer’ as well
@The_child-catcher
11 ай бұрын
@@sub-jec-tiv I did a double take at that one. It's like hearing J.R.R. Tolkien talk about his favorite vape flavor.
@TransRoofKorean
11 ай бұрын
@@The_child-catcher to "complement man butt" would mean to go well with man butt. It may be accurate; I'm not into that so much so I couldn't say. Probably want "compliment man butt".
@thehillz726
11 ай бұрын
It's so damn weird to hear Ian swear and say gay things
@nancyM1313
11 ай бұрын
Enjoyed very much Ian❤
@sub-jec-tiv
11 ай бұрын
Solid modern mythos story, and the hint of sociopolitical creepiness gives it a welcome contemporary touch. Nice one!
@soulreaver1983
11 ай бұрын
Another outstanding video Cthulhu salutes you good sir!😈👍🏻
@TheFirefishe
11 ай бұрын
1 Wand +25 million cultists = *Poof* 🐸🐸. We need more amphibians anyway. The Deep Ones Need Company! 😅😂
@tishie42
11 ай бұрын
Can't do it.
@MaxFuckyougoogle
Ай бұрын
Lmao why
@mattisvov
3 ай бұрын
Ohh, I loved d this one. A new take on the mythos.
@edwardhtvonpeladhen7677
11 ай бұрын
Them being gay and political activist was very relevant to the story. And how do we portray gay people in modern stories? Well... by making them horndogs, of course
@iantalmadge3410
5 ай бұрын
Another excellent read of a great tale, thanks horrorbabble :) . *Side note if you (the folks reading this comment) cant handle characters who are different than yourselves i am curious why bother reading at all? 😅 No harm intented, i do wish everyone a great shining day so bright and a deep dark restful night
@REDDSQUAW
11 ай бұрын
Waiting for some new sea stories 🌊🛥️ thanks Horror Babble🤘🖤🖤🖤
@christopherkelly7940
11 ай бұрын
Have to say, really enjoyed this one, cheers Ian!!
@liamrobinson2084
11 ай бұрын
Hahaha is this Sleepy Joe's autobiography? It doesn't really line up with the official history of the Orange Man!😂
@shanerose5348
11 ай бұрын
❤❤❤❤Love the new Lovecraftian works.
@Cozy_Hydra
11 ай бұрын
Hi there! I’m a new listener to the channel and have been really enjoying how you narrate the Lovecraft stories! I’m currently working on a video that includes segments of about 5 paragraphs from A Shadow Out Of Time, and I was wondering if you’d be ok if I used your narration for the lines? I plan on fully crediting your channel as well as telling any viewers I get to give you a listen as well, but I didn’t want to do anything without your permission. Regardless of the answer, I’m so glad to have found a channel to raise my interest in reading again 👁️💚👁️
@tooladdict85
7 ай бұрын
That ending❤❤❤!!
@edwardspencer3906
4 ай бұрын
With a Tip of the Hat to Lowell George, founding member of The Holy Modal Rounders, who had a song on the "Easy Rider" soundtrack...
@jgaz33
11 ай бұрын
There was a story i was listening to years ago about two men who arrive in a village where the locals iffer them fish. They venture out into the forest or jungle can't remember and they get freaked out by the feeling and vibe if the forest. If anyone can help thanks
@Blue_Jasmin
11 ай бұрын
It reminds me of The Willows by Algernon Blackwood, except I don't remember people giving them fish.
@iantalmadge3410
5 ай бұрын
Ya ya shub nugria , ya ya yeah! 💯🔥 (Dont know why its a pop song, but id jam it!)
@FartOfAsspiration
11 ай бұрын
A tale of my favorite Outer God including LGBTQIA+, cats AND a sexy ass? Count me in! Me when the big deity reveal happened: THERE SHE IS
@jessiezerrivet9203
11 ай бұрын
This feels more like a modern story about the strange with a Cthulhu veneer. It's lacking the essence found within the writings of Lovecraft's contemporaries, including their philosophical depth and metaphysical insights. Without the philosophical tension between the upright individual and the degenerated human, as seen in Lovecraft's works, or the sharp contrast between the carefree savage and the refined aristocrat, as exemplified in Robert E. Howard's stories, it lacks substance.
@tysonvick9198
11 ай бұрын
I also feel that the horror was too obvious, and the events seemed more cinematic than literary -- such as the lady having black eyes, or the man seeing shadowy tendrils and looking back to find them gone. But we are spoiled by the wealth of great horror stories read on this channel, that serviceable ones pale in comparison.
@jessiezerrivet9203
11 ай бұрын
@@tysonvick9198 This story disappointingly mimics Cthulhu mythos works while missing it's depth. It borrows superficial elements from Lovecraft's work, lacking any philosophical and metaphysical substance that made the originals so interesting. For instance, in "At the Mountains of Madness," the Western explorers are compelled by their ingrained need to discover to disregard their fear, urging them to delve deeper into the unknown. This dynamic intertwines the thirst for discovery, which fosters invention and solutions, with a looming, ominous enigma that, if fully unveiled, promises impending doom. A profound and multifaceted concept, it sparks an internal debate within the narrative. The relentless pursuit of knowledge simultaneously fuels their discovery and, just in time, reveals the immense peril inherent in unraveling the mystery entirely. At the same time, this very drive for discovery is what exposes them to danger in the first place. This modern story, instead of exploring profound ideas, it relies solely on familiar Lovecraftian symbols to create an eerie atmosphere. This approach disrespects the original work and devalues the entire Cthulhu mythos as a whole. Lazy "artists" who exploit established symbols without creating the necessary intellectual foundation only erode the symbol's meaning, reducing them to mere clichés, and for that, they earn my utmost contempt. I must respectfully disagree with your view of this story as serviceable; I would rather consider it a disservice to the mythos.
@jessisage4708
11 ай бұрын
❤❤❤that was so good!❤❤❤
@joestuttard1495
11 ай бұрын
Excellent reading and awfully horrible story
@andreasfilis9001
11 ай бұрын
What a story! It was among the best I have heard.
@alexanderimmortal4354
11 ай бұрын
My Tentacles are tiggling💀🔥
@MmMm-qe2zo
11 ай бұрын
Fantastic!!
@CPower-kc8gu
11 ай бұрын
Great story, loved it! ❤
@JimJohnston-oh1vs
11 ай бұрын
Interesting .And rather informed and insightful I like that Thank you for posting
@proftea9905
11 ай бұрын
Just want to point out that Lovecraft’s stories “He” “The Hound” and even the relationship between Harley Warren and Randolph Carter in “Statement” are all quite suggestive of a coded love between two men that had to be hidden from the world. Just something to think about …
@listerjne
11 ай бұрын
wilbur wheatley: hello university staff may i please borrow your necronomicon? me: oh my god theyre gonna kiss about it
@listerjne
11 ай бұрын
thats a lie but when those guys went to investigate the wheatley house and they all had to run and hide together? potential
@listerjne
11 ай бұрын
also his obsession with smart looking white men is so laudatory in its racism that its almost like the description of a person attracted to someone (like in cool air yknow)
@listerjne
11 ай бұрын
a smart looking white man is lovecraft's interpretation of a "specimen😵😍🤤"
@jessiezerrivet9203
11 ай бұрын
Men can be good friends without a need for anal intercourse.
@TransRoofKorean
11 ай бұрын
Hmmm, so the Shub-Niggurath-possessed cultists write the stories now? hmmm Could've gone another strange place if this turned into some sort of exhortation toward those reading it to come join the glorious cult he found himself in, heh.
@JimJohnston-oh1vs
11 ай бұрын
Really looking forward to this one
@bongs1995
10 ай бұрын
Ah, the goat with a thousand young
@superman6654
11 ай бұрын
This is the only story I've ever actually disliked on HorrorBabble, but this is simply a disgrace to the mythos. I got as far as listening to the description of the guys ass and was just like "WTF is this!?" Just not the right kind of story for such content, and if Simon Bleaken's stories are all like this please avoid them in the future.
@Eris123451
11 ай бұрын
It's nothing that special I agree, but we get a spoiled here by the quality of the usual content so it's interesting to listen to something a bit different by way of variety. The Hippies, ("Never trust a Hippy,") are making me cringe a bit though. I've always remembered them with great affection and even respect, these are somewhat trite.
@pharaohanakaris
11 ай бұрын
lmao it was exactly 1 sentence out of 35mins of reading. There are queer people in the world and no tantrum of yours will get rid of them. Get a grip
@MrsCaranAmy
11 ай бұрын
This was indeed a different type of story tonight. It seems a mix of the old and the new. Thank you 💖🤗🌟
@lightreign8021
11 ай бұрын
I bet he was rather upset to only make it to secretary of transportation
@Nicoxite
10 ай бұрын
TOO RICH FOR MY BLOOD UNFORTUNATELY 😬
@SKELTER.
10 ай бұрын
Cosmic Conversion Therapy.
@Shacthulhu
11 ай бұрын
And, without further ado!
@teslastellar
11 ай бұрын
Great story and perfect narration 👍 So he entered politics and was elected president in 2000. He sacrificed 3000 people to the black goat of the forest and started a series of wars, together with his new lover on the other side of the pond, that has claimed the lives of 6 million people up to now. May God end their reign of terror.
@pharaohanakaris
11 ай бұрын
really interesting thematic use of the mythos to dunk on bigots. Considering how many of the offshoots of lovecraft have absolutely 0 going on in terms of Actually Making Commentary About Life, this is really refreshing. Thanks Ian for posting something despite knowing plenty of people will whine about it! Edit: haha reading the comments and there are so many people this story Wooshed. funny and sad
@liamrobinson2084
11 ай бұрын
Sorry, what does "wooshed" mean?
@TheFirefishe
11 ай бұрын
Azathoth and His Flap Dancers approve! Now to tune that flute of his!😂 Muahahahahaha!
@baldgoatman2000
10 ай бұрын
Really enjoying this channel. Ian, Would you ever consider doing A Short Stay In Hell by Stephen Peck?
@HorrorBabble
10 ай бұрын
Thank you! His work isn't in the public domain I'm afraid.
@baldgoatman2000
10 ай бұрын
@@HorrorBabble ah that is a shame. It would make for an excellent installment. Keep up the good work
@kristinacable
4 күн бұрын
❤❤❤😊😊😊
@samsonsoturian6013
11 ай бұрын
Please don't play politics with fiction
@zondervanamo
11 ай бұрын
They're characters. If writers can't write characters in their stories who have political views, we're in a very daft place.
@samsonsoturian6013
11 ай бұрын
@zondervanamo no, the obvious point of the story is to ram politics down our throats. Not uncommon with Lovecraft copycats. I recall one in a collective that depicted white Congolese people as rabidly evil, which was silly.
@davidthenewtheologian7757
11 ай бұрын
Holy shit !!! What a story!
@laurahenriksen19
11 ай бұрын
What a twist!!! X
@strideknight
11 ай бұрын
You know, and I'm not trying to be rude, but I didn't really enjoy this one. Which is a shame because Shub Niggurath needs more love and its fun seeing LGBT characters in stories. But it just felt kind of... hollow? Like, all that really happened is that they were driving, their car breaks down and then the bad thing happens right away. It just needed more build up? Or misdirection? Like some intermediate stages and a bit of fleshing out ya know. Not that it was bad, I just wanted more detail or something right. Good effort though and it was a laugh hearing Ian saying "sexy ass" lol.
@falgalhutkinsmarzcal3962
11 ай бұрын
Exactly my thoughts. No buildup. No acquaintanceship with the characters to care about either one of them. It is an abrupt reveal of eldritch influence and then achase sequence followed quickly by an abrupt resolution.
@SueCooke
11 ай бұрын
Far out man.....😮🍄🍄
@jeffhaley2706
11 ай бұрын
Otherwise known as "At the Brokeback Mountains of Madness ".
@jeffhaley2706
11 ай бұрын
😎
@merlapittman5034
11 ай бұрын
Scary good story!
@popevimtoripkeefhappysackXXX
11 ай бұрын
I know a flour that gets you dancing - don’t they also call it Bacon Powder (derivation unknown) ?
@GaryColemanNC
11 ай бұрын
Wonderful story ❤. Thank you...
@paulandreotti1639
11 ай бұрын
Hugely disappointed you didn't bring out the Vanity Ltd. Machine to make Gay Ian read the story.
@bigsarge2085
11 ай бұрын
My inner tentacle is all a-flutter.
@TheNSJaws
11 ай бұрын
"normally the sight of his sexy ass in his bell-botom jeans would do something for me" IAN NO 💀 like i said to my mate, the story's nothing special. what made it special is your read and the... unexpected bit of entertainment i got from hearing you say those words
@popevimtoripkeefhappysackXXX
11 ай бұрын
I love this bit on the joanna Ian - well Numanoid - is it coming out on Long Player at all ?
@popevimtoripkeefhappysackXXX
11 ай бұрын
“And it’s cold outside….”
@Maglorfin
11 ай бұрын
Fun!
@williamdistefano5698
11 ай бұрын
It was good. I don't want to spoil anything, but if I had one critique to offer, it would be that the end felt lazy.
@Wombats555
11 ай бұрын
These are awesome. Is there some way I can be reduced to my Essential Salts and reconstituted when they are all released? The anticipation is an eldritch abominations from the dawn of times I should not wot of.
@casard5235
11 ай бұрын
IA shub niggurath indeed.
@rickfarwell4110
11 ай бұрын
Troubling .
@hereticsaint100
11 ай бұрын
I could have done without all the sex-related things. Doesn't have to be heavy in that just because it's the '60s.
@tomgracy5638
10 ай бұрын
Sorry Ian , I have to pass on this one.
@TheMrCougarful
11 ай бұрын
Ah, a love story. So sweet.
@Bbergster
11 ай бұрын
This is why I don’t travel. Hey, I hope u plan on releasing your annual horror movie picks! Really allows me cut out the bad ones! 😂. The bad horror movie is like a section on its own. Waiting for a real Hollywood lovecraft epic! Plenty to choose from. Alrighty, peace
@davidandrews8566
11 ай бұрын
Queer fantasy
@rheinhartsilvento2576
11 ай бұрын
@accelerationquanta5816Not entirely, indeed 😁
@sams5963
11 ай бұрын
F... ing nililsm
@listerjne
11 ай бұрын
LOVEEEEE this introoooo
@VictorReynolds
11 ай бұрын
A story Lovecraft would write if he were alive in the 60s!
@edwardhtvonpeladhen7677
11 ай бұрын
Yeah, sure. And being the 60s he then get a new feline companion and would proudly naming it faggot man
@listerjne
11 ай бұрын
so fricking keen lets go babey
@listerjne
11 ай бұрын
my badge is pearl aqua???? 🩷🩷🩷
@TheBiggyJMan
11 ай бұрын
Man I was looking forward to this. Shelf it had to be so gay.
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