If I had a cat named Warren,I could come back with;"You fool! Warren has 8 lives left!"
@bitters879
3 жыл бұрын
Ah yes, there is that voice we all know and love so much!
@davidfollowerofjesuschrist5510
3 жыл бұрын
Id go mad without these tales, may him who is not to be named keep this channel safe!!!
@yaboi5414
3 жыл бұрын
These classic horror stories are the only thing I was left by my mother, before she fled on her own, into the shadows of the unknown. So hearing these stories read aloud, feels as if I have been given a glimpse of the woman I never knew. So thank you, Ser Gordon, for narrating these glimpses into the fantastic worlds beyond.
@AcornElectron
3 жыл бұрын
He who had so calmly left me a little while previously, now called from below in a shaky whisper more portentous than the loudest shriek: “God! If you could see what I am seeing!” Keep up the good work fella and stay safe.
@littlebaron5573
2 жыл бұрын
That will be something i would never want to hear if i’m in a questionable situation. The gravity of it all.
@phpeon9282
3 жыл бұрын
This channel made me a huge fan of the Chtulhu mythos!
Not enough of a fan to get his name right though 😉
@Eris123451
3 жыл бұрын
@@jeffashley5512 Well you can certainly say that again.
@garyhughes1664
3 жыл бұрын
HorrorBabble is simply the best for the ghostly tale and horror genre. I have a number of tales by Clark Ashton Smith in an anthology, but this is one I'd never come across before. Really enjoyed. Thx.
@nathankloske9313
3 жыл бұрын
I have been summoned by the Emperor of Dreams and must bow. Thanks Ian for the continued attention to CAS! Looking forward to many more, including, but not limited to the delightful "The Holiness of Azédarac", the mind-bending "The City of the Singing Flame", and the exquisitely sardonic "Schizoid Creator". Introduced to CAS through the wonderful collection 'A Rendezvous in Averoigne' published by Arkham House. Still in print! Commenting on CAS, L. Sprague de Camp wrote "nobody since Poe has so loved a well-rotted corpse." Hail Klarkash-Ton!!
@itzybitzyspyder
Жыл бұрын
The piano at the beginning makes me believe that everything is gonna work out...but this is Horror Babble!
@joz6683
3 жыл бұрын
Once again thanks to all involved and greatly appreciated.
@puca7908
2 жыл бұрын
Very entertaining! I love the classic story teller's vibe! Thank you!
@thelastsausage635
2 жыл бұрын
I absolutely loved this dark tale, had to listen to it twice and will return to it many times again, wonderful reading! Thankyou😊👍
@0therun1t21
3 жыл бұрын
I've been waiting all day for this, thank you!
@AAron-gr3jk
6 ай бұрын
I am on an increasing Clark Ashton Smith appreciation curve.
@andreasfilis9001
3 жыл бұрын
Amazing story. First class narration.
@rosiemcnaughton9933
3 жыл бұрын
Excellent, as always. Thank you for another great story!
@rileymoore2967
2 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite parts of these stories is the foreshadowing "oh shit" moment that freaks me out. 32:25 is a pretty good one
@billsummy2412
3 жыл бұрын
AWESOME .. Just ....AWESOME :)
@alexgreychuck7605
3 жыл бұрын
I keep waiting for Ian to say "YOU FOOL! Warren is undead."
@SAINTJUDAS28
3 жыл бұрын
ah,... that would be "YOU GHOUL! Warren is undead."
@implodingsoftly
3 жыл бұрын
...or, "YOU SILLY PANTS! Warren went to the shops."
@soulreaver1983
3 жыл бұрын
Another classic! Thanks Ian!!!!!☺👍
@rneustel388
3 жыл бұрын
Now this is the type of story I could listen to endlessly!
@troymclure8330
3 жыл бұрын
I'm so excited if I had a tail, it would be wagging!!! 🐙❤️
@raylauderback5126
3 жыл бұрын
Always such a pleasurable listen! Thank you!
@laurahenriksen19
3 жыл бұрын
To any of us who have born children... this holds a totally different kind of horror I must say! STUNNING work Sir. Hope you are well x
@HorrorBabble
3 жыл бұрын
Same to you, Laura!
@brograb898
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for another great Clark Ashton Smith selection! He’s such a consistently good storyteller and technical writer; it’s a shame that his prose and poetry aren’t more widely available.
@Eris123451
3 жыл бұрын
Read this years ago and still rembered it, but an excellent reading.
@awarningtothecuriouswerewolves
3 жыл бұрын
The Nameless Offspring! Why, that's me! Cheers...the boy named Warren!
@hardtek517
3 жыл бұрын
Excellent as always!
@Butrcup98
3 жыл бұрын
You have a fantastic narrator's voice... love it
@RobertEWaters
3 жыл бұрын
Somehow, I get the vague impression that Warren is a bit under the weather.
@johannageisel5390
2 жыл бұрын
Warren had contracted the novel plague that ravages the land. He is in reconvalescence, but it will take several months until he is fully recovered.
@evelanpatton
2 жыл бұрын
“You FOOL, Warren is DEAD!”💯👻🖤 👹☠️💀🤡💀☠️👹☠️💀👹💀☠️👹
@frederickwallace6552
2 жыл бұрын
Warren has Covid you fool!
@peggyroemer1138
2 жыл бұрын
I like your humor lol
@jonathanmanley8739
2 жыл бұрын
You fool…..😂😂😂
@colejames9715
3 жыл бұрын
My experience with Horror Babble has been Superb! Several stories that I never knew existed are well told and greatly mesmerizing by Ian! Thank you very much for sharing your talents with us!
@HorrorBabble
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for listening!
@BeastlyEwok
3 жыл бұрын
Keep them coming my friend. Always listening!
@danbreeden1801
3 жыл бұрын
Wonderful story and narration
@Eidridin
3 жыл бұрын
We're getting into WW2 era of Cthulhu Mythos, and we're out of the roaring 20s. I'm wondering how long it'll take for Ian to get to the 60s era of Cthulhu Mythos, because that is when the Space Race was prevalent. I'm excited to listen to the evolution of the Mythos, considering the progress of technology, and progressively deeper understanding of outer space.
@HorrorBabble
3 жыл бұрын
Not much of that stuff is in the public domain... we'll see what we can do in the future though!
@SuperNoLifeKing
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for your uploads. Listing to the story's is so entertaining. 🖤
@quentinfertiliusiiijackelp48
3 жыл бұрын
Always get a chill down my spine when I see you guys have posted. Awesome way to spend a quiet evening. Such a good yet underrated channel
@HorrorBabble
3 жыл бұрын
Our pleasure!
@transamfirebird1
2 жыл бұрын
Loved it thanks guy’s 🇬🇧🤘🤠💀❤️
@terrybeal2252
3 жыл бұрын
Wow! What a creepy tale. Excellent reading as usual. 😬💀
@SavageBites
3 жыл бұрын
'The nameless offspring' - that's what i call my kids when they misbehave :) A great reading as always Ian !! CAS deserves more attention imho, he was a great wordsmith.
@HorrorBabble
3 жыл бұрын
Ha! Cheers, sir!
@lacyhart2043
2 жыл бұрын
Love CAS he's one of my favorites I have been a fan forever.
@feralbluee
3 жыл бұрын
so well read. so good! thanks so much 🌷👹
@lacyhart2043
2 жыл бұрын
Loved this story
@stephenwatson2806
3 жыл бұрын
Ians voice reminds of kids programme narrators i watched in the 70s. Cant put my finger on which tv shows they were.
@21anusha
3 жыл бұрын
Never disappoints . Cheers ✌🏽
@AB-ne4io
3 жыл бұрын
Funny, I just read this story 2 days ago. Thanks for retelling it!
@HorrorBabble
3 жыл бұрын
Hope you enjoyed it just as much the second time!
@ianauck318
3 жыл бұрын
This story has some great suspense! Also there's this great B-movie from the 80s, "H.P. Lovecraft's: The Unnameable." It has a lot of Lovecraft elements and one can see how Smith's story inspired it. I highly recommend it to you all.
@williamfawkes8379
3 жыл бұрын
I listened again and this time, I wonder if CAS knew about his heart condition long before his death, and perhaps suffered from pain? From previous reading, I was under the impression that his death was unexpected.
@lacyhart2043
2 жыл бұрын
I hope he never hurt but your probably right
@GodOfPlague
3 жыл бұрын
I found a collection of Clark Ashton Smiths stories as an ebook it's now on my buy list since im trying to get into writing in this and lovecrafts style. Only I have applied it to two different superheroes which is an interesting task.
@jacktough
3 жыл бұрын
Though I understand its aesthetic purpose, the fact that we never hear our narrator take a breath is at once unnatural and unsettling--but also wholly appropriate in context ☠️
@JessiD618
3 жыл бұрын
I never noticed until now…
@HorrorBabble
3 жыл бұрын
Rest assured, I breathe ... often. Ian
@erginbozun1755
3 жыл бұрын
He breathes through his gills 🐸 😉
@StarsManny
3 жыл бұрын
I much prefer it like that. With some narrators, you hear too much sharp intake of breath, as well as stuffy nose inhaling etc. This narrator is great.
@RelativelyBest
Жыл бұрын
Gotta say, the protagonist was kind of a huge chad: He was totally aware of what kind of horrific, demoniac mess he'd ended up in but still stuck around to help the old caretaker. None of this was really his problem, he was just a good guy.
@private_ventures2592
7 ай бұрын
Nah if youre present when a reality breaking event occurs, fate has chosen you to apprehend it. Its unfortunate, but you cant ignore a call to action from God or Gods
@kylewolff1728
3 жыл бұрын
As wonderful as ever! Thank you for your work!
@grahamturner1290
3 жыл бұрын
Parenting is often stressful... 👻
@RolandWieffering1
3 жыл бұрын
Another great story by one of the Lovecraft Circle members. It's a shame the stories of August Derleth are so hard to get permission to, to read them out loud. Though I know one channel (Nightshade Diary) who got both "The Mask of Cthulhu" (5 stories) and the "Trail of Cthulhu" (5 more stories). It would be a treat to hear them read by you Ian...! All the best and keep them coming.
@williamfawkes8379
3 жыл бұрын
I've enjoyed your channel as well, thanks for putting it out there for us.
@richardwilliams5387
2 жыл бұрын
This seems such a risqué story for the time, the implication of the creature's...shall we say conception? is pretty gruesome.
@elevers
3 жыл бұрын
I have to admit, Smith is the least of my favorite Pulp-era authors - too gory and over-the-top - but a great reading always makes a fun story worth listening to.
@janetcw9808
3 жыл бұрын
Blummin heck, is this where Warren was exploring? 🤔 🤣 😱😱
@dondawson2174
3 жыл бұрын
Once again I find a short respite from reality with Ian......
@kristinacable
2 жыл бұрын
I love you, Horrorbabble ♡♡《○♡○》
@cheesewiz9087
Жыл бұрын
This is my favorite alternate opening theme music. Just something about it
@HorrorBabble
Жыл бұрын
I enjoyed composing the Smith theme.
@cheesewiz9087
Жыл бұрын
@@HorrorBabble love it. Always a delightful surprise
@ddkeegs
Жыл бұрын
I see Stephen King's inspiration for writing "Jerusalem's Lot" through Clark Ashton Smith and H.P. Lovecraft. Great narration.
@avenovum148
3 жыл бұрын
thank you patrons for supporting the horror bard!
@thelastsausage635
2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely ADORE this channel, like a delicious rack of wines, which to choose tonight? YOU FOOL, WARREN IS DEAD!!!!!!! I play these words to my husband each night, before I leave him behind, to enter a dark world 💕😃🎄
@laurahenriksen19
3 жыл бұрын
My like made it number 334... I feel slightly sad at this haha 333 is an awesome number!
@AAron-gr3jk
6 ай бұрын
Right. That's it. I'm backing this
@ThePseegmiller
6 ай бұрын
I'm anxiously waiting for the day we hear, " We hope you don't enjoy this one, folks."
@HorrorBabble
6 ай бұрын
One day…!
@sonnetlikely
3 жыл бұрын
What a lovely gift on the Summer Solstice! Many thanks- expertly done, as always! 🎁 You best know I’ll be wearing my HorrorBabble hoodie tonight at the bonfire 🔥.
@HorrorBabble
3 жыл бұрын
Awesome!
@Eris123451
3 жыл бұрын
The Bat June 21, 2011 A poem for the summer solstice, by Frank Jacobs. The Bat Bats are creepy; bats are scary; Bats do not seem sanitary; Bats in gloomy caves keep cozy; Bats remind us of Lugosi; Bats have webby wings that fold up; Bats from ceilings hang down rolled up; Bats when flying undismayed are; Bats are careful; bats use radar; Bats at nighttime at their best are; Bats by Batman unimpressed are.
@TheGruntski
3 жыл бұрын
In the 1981 movie 'Heavy Metal' the Den segment involves a demon referred to as Ulutek. Backwards, this would be Ketulu, which is similar to Kutulu or Cthulu found in the Lovecraft stories. Coincidence you say? I THINK NOT. :-)
@AmericanAmy
3 жыл бұрын
A new video nice....
@williamfawkes8379
3 жыл бұрын
About to hit play, I find that until a CAS story starts, I can't remember which one is what. Its a peculiar mental quirk that only affects me with his writing.
@rickmaurer8726
3 жыл бұрын
More I listen to these old tales, the more I notice how the horror comics adapted or ripped off these same stories. Tales from the Crypt had a similar one except the creature kills Hartford and nearly kills the protagonist before accidentally lighting the house on fire. The narrator barely manages to escape and watches the creature and his dad's body consumed by the flames. Of course at the end, they leave it open to the creature escaping into thw family vaults.
@sindarpeacheyeisacommie8688
3 жыл бұрын
Warren status check complete. Moving on…
@alswann2702
3 жыл бұрын
Poor Warren.
@paladin56
Жыл бұрын
So, an incubus? Did it revive the woman from death or did it know that she was, in fact, not dead?
@thomascampbell127
3 жыл бұрын
Could you do an Olaf Stapleton reading?
@michaelrobinson996
3 жыл бұрын
Just watched this this movie
@BehindThePringles
Жыл бұрын
Sounds like a Chance Wilkins origin story.
@WilliamStreiff
2 ай бұрын
If anyone else narrated these stories it would be counterfeit
@vivanecrosis
3 жыл бұрын
"I ate Warren"... too soon?
@Bbergster
3 жыл бұрын
Perfectly repugnant! Yeah. This one is a trip. It bugged me I knew where it was going. But at least I also remembered it was all messed up.
@thefisherking78
3 жыл бұрын
Mmm, necrolicious 😋
@Shineon83
5 ай бұрын
Idk, the presence of a loud, belching motorcycle somehow didn’t do it for me :)
@1701EarlGrey
3 жыл бұрын
NO, not Warren - how many times he have to die?
@willam1992
3 жыл бұрын
As many as needed! cackle cackle cackle cackle
@awarningtothecuriouswerewolves
3 жыл бұрын
Like the old movie with Lon Chaney Jr..."I Died a Thousand Times!" Warren, the 1001st!
@MadJack_is_Back
3 жыл бұрын
Oops - You forgot the ‘Closed Captioning’. I love your channel and just wanted to remind you that for some of your fans the CC is a godsend! 🦻🙏🥰
@HorrorBabble
3 жыл бұрын
We very rarely add CCs to videos as the texts we work from are typically scanned pages, and as such can't be copied and pasted. The automatic CCs should still be enabled... they aren't too reliable, though.
@MadJack_is_Back
3 жыл бұрын
Sorry - my roku tv lied to me. With your smooth, silky voice auto cc works great! Thanks for . . . everything! Now it’s time for you to read me off to slumber . . . ☺️😴
@skinnybub5237
3 жыл бұрын
👍🏻👍🏻
@lylacor8401
3 жыл бұрын
huh early to a new video this time...
@LucicPower
2 жыл бұрын
I'm I speed reader so I play these 2x speed
@stephenwatson2806
3 жыл бұрын
Might have been bagpuss
@eddiemunster2196
3 жыл бұрын
Quite enjoyabl,,,, but now I will move on to see if you have another story,, That is a bit more horrifying ? You will be hearing from me in the future ! good night ?
@WilliamStreiff
2 ай бұрын
Sorry Warren maybe next time
@richardstrachmesserschmiti4979
3 жыл бұрын
Lady Agatha n Smeagle ❤️ lil bit of miscegenation
@richardstrachmesserschmiti4979
3 жыл бұрын
Gollum had a stiffy
@mayukh3556
3 жыл бұрын
14:41
@warmserendipity
3 жыл бұрын
666th like ha
@dcruz125
3 жыл бұрын
To much talking
@MuhammadZeeshan-rb5pj
3 жыл бұрын
Will you please get rid of that intro..... Sometimes I just don't click on your video just because of that intro.....
@HorrorBabble
3 жыл бұрын
Seems like an odd request... It's all part of the HB experience!
@MuhammadZeeshan-rb5pj
3 жыл бұрын
@@HorrorBabble well I try my best to skip through that part of the experience... It certainly is not an improvement.... and You are one of 3 my go-to narrators on KZitem I'd really appreciate if you change your intro....
@Shineon83
5 ай бұрын
Are you joking?!?….I can’t WAIT to hear the intro each time ( and I’ll wager that I speak for most ) 🤗
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