Thank you so much HorrorBabble. Clark Ashton Smith is criminally underappreciated.
@andyburton2796
5 жыл бұрын
I agree; would love to hear Ian do the Maal Dweb stories, or "The Demon OF The Flower"
@Chaysjack0
3 жыл бұрын
Horror babble is responsible for maintaining my sanity... love u guys
@donaldmccleary9015
Жыл бұрын
Agree
@shinobi-no-bueno
Жыл бұрын
Indubitably
@someokiedude9549
5 жыл бұрын
CAS is underrated as hell. Thank you for this!
@burntblonde2925
4 жыл бұрын
I’ve never heard of Clark Ashton Smith! How is he not better known? Dare I say he’s on the same scale as Lovecraft? Really appreciate this upload! Thank you Thank you! Amazing narration as always!
@BlueDemon77
4 жыл бұрын
I prefer him. He's a much stronger writer and his work is less patchy. But that's just me. It is worth checking more of his stuff out.
@burntblonde2925
4 жыл бұрын
BlueDemon77 Agree!
@bluebird3281
3 жыл бұрын
Hi from the future , "The empire of the necromancers" and "The double shadow" are great stories. IMHO..... Lovecraft, Robert E. Howard, and Clark Ashton Smith were all correspondence friends and borrowed from each others mythos.
@sterlingcampbell2116
3 жыл бұрын
I've only just discovered Smith and I'm so glad I have. So far it's all been pure gold.
@deniseindoung4514
2 жыл бұрын
Lovecraft was a friend, influence, and literary mentor for Clark Ashton Smith.
@karehhartig7287
5 жыл бұрын
I gotta wear my sun glasses tonight cuz you're Brilliant my friend !!!! 🙌🏼🕶💫💥💫
@Wombats555
5 жыл бұрын
Man, if you can skirt around his joke stories, Clark Ashton Smith is like finding missing Lovecraft stories.
@Self-replicating_whatnot
4 жыл бұрын
Maybe he was the one who stole them in the first place! Them writers can't be trusted with a pen knife much less an actual pen...
@johnblack8872
2 жыл бұрын
@@Self-replicating_whatnot im fairly certain CAS and HPL were friends....
@dorkthrone
2 жыл бұрын
@@johnblack8872 they were. So good, in fact, that Lovecraft named a priest in one of his stories something like "Klarkash-Ton". They corresponded via letter extensively.
@guaporeturns9472
11 ай бұрын
Joke stories?
@chriswhitfield2557
4 жыл бұрын
I think this weird tail makes me appreciate The Case of Charles Dexter Ward that much more.
@philmcclenaghan7056
11 ай бұрын
Jesus Christ it's spelt tale. It's even in the title.
@chriswhitfield2557
9 ай бұрын
woah wow thats wild thanks so much for taking time out of your day after three years to contribute absolutely nothing of substance to a blatant typo situation but not to worry ive taken it upon myself to ensure i include no punctuation or capitalization to this response and ideally your strange form of ocdtism is once more triggered in a way where you are compelled to reply and retype the errors of my text without actual comprehension of the point happy new year philip hope you get a life in 2024 and no 4chan doesnt count
@fnunez
5 жыл бұрын
The concept is similar to Lovecraft's The Case of Charles Dexter Ward, but Lovecraft took the idea a whole lot further. We know that the two writers were friends, I wonder if they discussed the plot idea and each went and wrote their own version of it.
@andyburton2796
5 жыл бұрын
Probably did; there was a very good modern-day version of "The Case Of Charles Dexter Ward" recently broadcast on BBC Radio 4 Extra :-)
@fnunez
5 жыл бұрын
@@andyburton2796 Thanks! I'm hoping someone uploaded it somewhere. Don't get BBC Radio over where I am :)
@andyburton2796
5 жыл бұрын
@@fnunez If you can download the BBC Sounds app for your phone or tablet, you can find it on there :-)
@fnunez
5 жыл бұрын
@@andyburton2796 Thanks!
@deniseindoung4514
2 жыл бұрын
"... Here was the one woman he might have loved..." Dude! That's your grandma! 😂
@philmcclenaghan7056
11 ай бұрын
You don't love your grandma? 😂
@austencobine864
5 жыл бұрын
Is this a rehash of the Case of Charles Dexter Ward? I hope that you keep them coming!!!!!!!!!!!! Great work!!!!!!!!!!!!
@HorrorBabble
5 жыл бұрын
You're not the first to say it, Austen. There are close similarities, for sure. Thanks as always!
@billsummy2412
5 жыл бұрын
AWESOME ! These stories are just .......AWESOME ! :-)
@derekrawls6727
5 жыл бұрын
Is the hashish eater by Clark Aston Smith in the public domien to make a reading?
@lacyhart2043
5 жыл бұрын
I hate that one do a gray mouser story
@andyburton2796
5 жыл бұрын
Or "The Plutonian Drug"?
@HorrorBabble
5 жыл бұрын
Some of his tales are, some aren't. The Hashish Eater is on our list for future ref, as are many, many other CAS works.
@johnoliva5153
5 жыл бұрын
Excellent as always,thank you.
@VictorReynolds
11 ай бұрын
That was a great tale from Clark Ashton Smith!
@dirkbruere
Жыл бұрын
Oh Sir Jasper! And I speak to you from the future of Halloween in the Year of our Lord 2022AD.
@jamiecameron7615
5 жыл бұрын
Awesome!! Thank you very much!!
@nowhereman6019
2 жыл бұрын
I hope he finds his Lady Eleanor in this century as well.
@kathyorourke9273
5 жыл бұрын
Thank you.
@blixten2928
3 жыл бұрын
Your beautiful voice, lovely pictures and inspiring (horror-inspiring I mean) music: also, your original and interesting choice of material. SO MUCH FUN. Thank you!! (The van Melsen mugs are now a part of our household, thanks again!)
@HorrorBabble
3 жыл бұрын
Fabulous! Thanks for purchasing a couple! :)
@williamshafer1996
5 жыл бұрын
Love your channel. Thanks for your hard work
@andyburton2796
5 жыл бұрын
I'm getting a bit confused with people referring to "CAS"; whether they're meaning "Clark Ashton Smith" or "Count Arthur Strong"!! :'-D :'-D God! Could you imagine him trying to do a Horrorbabble-style presentation of a ghost story? It'd be hilarious!!
@HorrorBabble
5 жыл бұрын
We'd never heard of him - and then a quick google revealed hilarity! Ha!
@andyburton2796
5 жыл бұрын
@@HorrorBabble You'd never heard of Count Arthur?!?? I'll knock yer flippin' block off! :'-D :'-D
@andyburton2796
5 жыл бұрын
@@HorrorBabble He played the City Varieties in Leeds a few weeks ago; a marvelous night! :-)
@andyburton2796
5 жыл бұрын
@@HorrorBabble And, the bloke who plays him (Steve Delaney) is originally from Leeds! :-)
@HorrorBabble
5 жыл бұрын
@@andyburton2796 Never! I'll have to keep my ear to the ground moving forward!
@blakmajk3512
2 жыл бұрын
CAS + Ian = 💣
@troymclure8330
3 жыл бұрын
Not sure, but an intimate understanding of certain necromantic knowledge seems to be an investment in the future! 🤔
@Redbeardblondie
5 жыл бұрын
LOVE IT
@philippel.9086
5 жыл бұрын
Very nice again !! Best channel on KZitem
@HorrorBabble
5 жыл бұрын
Thank Philippe, sir!
@deancharlwood1817
5 жыл бұрын
That was a good one
@libertycowboy2495
3 жыл бұрын
My fav you tube channel !
@kenneth83DK
5 жыл бұрын
Thx for another frightful delight for the mind and imagination. Great work on the intro, very spoooookeyyy.
@abirbnamedBasil
5 жыл бұрын
Bravo! Excellent choice and marvelous work. So enjoyed this one.
@Duchess_Van_Hoof
3 жыл бұрын
This is my kibd of story.
@robbabcock_
Жыл бұрын
Terrific tale!
@gothicdragonwarriorqueen5819
5 жыл бұрын
Scary-as-shit cool!!!🖤☻💀☠👻⚰🦇🕸🕷
@Self-replicating_whatnot
4 жыл бұрын
It seems that C.A.S. suffers a failure of imagination when it comes to the kinds of power being a sorcerer supposed to bestow. The way he describes it both here and in "The Return of the Sorcerer" doing evil magics seems like an awfull lot of dirty work and deadly risk for no appreciable gain, politics or mercantile endeavours both surely are safer and more lucrative. Compare and contrast to the Lovecraft's "The Case of Charles Dexter Ward".
@jennierichardson610
3 жыл бұрын
A good one.
@astralworm7277
4 жыл бұрын
Good story, really enjoyed this reading ;)
@slewis9602
5 жыл бұрын
Excellent story. I think I'll listen to it again.
@chrisu7022
3 жыл бұрын
LOVE IT! Oh how i wish i coud travel through a spell or time like that
@joshuazane3210
5 жыл бұрын
An excellent short story, well narrated!
@RodWeaver-xi9xv
9 ай бұрын
Didn't Lindasfarne turn this into a song in the 1970s
@MrsCaranAmy
4 жыл бұрын
Absolutely chilling.
@rachweatherilll69
5 жыл бұрын
That was a beauty
@marilynr.6810
5 жыл бұрын
I really liked this one.🌻
@rooinmaggot1892
Жыл бұрын
Is it just me, or does it sound like Ian is recording this in a sewer tunnel? 😂
@RelativelyBest
Жыл бұрын
This one was actually pretty clever.
@OCCULTPREPPER78
5 ай бұрын
Beautiful reading thank you
@scottmitchell1974
2 жыл бұрын
Shades of Charles Dexter Ward.
@MyloHarris-q8u
3 ай бұрын
CAS ,pure magic,😜
@donaldmccleary9015
Жыл бұрын
This story is awesome, well-written, and attention-grabbing. I am so glad your channel caused me to dig deeper into the works of Clark Ashton Smith. I knew of him, but not how awesome he was, until I found your channel. Great job, Ian!
@dave2313
4 жыл бұрын
Kla-Kash Ton's take on HPL's Charles Dexter Ward?
@Mister-Thirteen
5 жыл бұрын
I'm not going to make the Futarama joke....You are.
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