I can't believe that I have never heard of this writer, his stories are magnificent, thank you for narrating them so well. I look forward with bated breath to the next one.
I met him, like most ghost story authors, in an anthology. I recommend them! Great variety, great writers. Buy a few. You won't regret it. Well, at least not until it starts to get dark. . . . 😒🕯
Brijuni is in my homeland of a thousand islands of Croatia. Although, I live on far north-end of the country, where Alps slowly begin to rise. Between two rivers. Greetings from there!
This called to mind something that happened years ago with my young son ....we were lying in his little bed (he was having trouble sleeping) I have this "rule"......once the lights go out, my eyelids slam shut, I never gaze around a dark room.....you might just see something (shudder)........anyway, my son started saying "look over there mom" pretty insistently...I put him off, I told him to close his eyes and go to sleep, he still insisted "look mom, over there".......finally, I'm like NO, not gonna do it! He wanted to know whyyyyyyyyy wouldn't I look??? I said the first step in seeing something is to look, so no thanks :D to this day, as I fall asleep in the dark I NEVER LOOK! Why? You may ask.....well, a long time ago, I was trying to go to sleep & failing.....I was lying there with my eyes open, I got to looking at a little pub chair I had in the corner of my room....I began to see this very strange, almost sparkly blue cloud-like thing, kinda hovering in the place where a person would sit......I began blinking furiously, trying to figure out if maybe it was just a passing visual quirk. Well, as I blinked and kept looking, this blue cloud of pale & sparkly light began to resolve itself into what appeared to be a person, sitting with both arms on the armrests, both feet on the floor, seeming to be looking in my direction.....I about broke my neck getting the lamp turned on, then whipping my head around to see what was in the chair, absolutely nothing.....but I know what I had just seen, and I never wanted to see it again....so no look-sees after lights-out. Great narration as always :)
very short story. very good story. i was reading going, what is it? what is it? then the story goes on - and we know why you do not open your eyes in the dark. . . 🥶 you’re a really good writer! thanks. :)
Oh. This is excellent. I'd love to see you expand on this Ian! What was up there? What was the ritual of opening the windows every new years day? Why did the house burn down (was it something Carnacki had to do to rid the space of the Bogeyman)? What happened to the other guests???? Splendid story.
I have to say, not getting any backstory, even "after" the main one, makes me fell kind of cheated. I suppose it is a suspense thing, but I feel more like the story is unfinished... Like, I don't even need to know what was "up there" but what did the butler do in the window!? XD
"Once upon a time, a man had a very horrible thing he kept in a box. It was so wicked and terrible that if you knew what it was, it would drive you insane. He never told me what it was and I never saw it. The End." What was really in the box? The directions for how to write a horror story when you lack the imagination to flesh it out with details. No need for imagination, just tell the reader it is too horrible to describe; maybe the reader has the imagination you lack.
It's not a lack of imagination. Describing a monster is the easiest thing in the world. It's just that the story is more unsettling with the eerie uncertainty.
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I can't believe that I have never heard of this writer, his stories are magnificent, thank you for narrating them so well. I look forward with bated breath to the next one.
I met him, like most ghost story authors, in an anthology. I recommend them! Great variety, great writers. Buy a few. You won't regret it. Well, at least not until it starts to get dark. . . . 😒🕯
Perfect timing!.... It's 23:11hrs over here and it's time for bed, thank you Horrorbabble for my bedtime story 😊.. Nighty Night every one!
Yes, great story, thanks Ian and Jen!
14 minutes its been up and I just happen to scroll through . Perfect.
Thanks for helping to bring this criminally underrated writer to more people’s attention, I was so happy when I saw you were doing this series!
Brijuni is in my homeland of a thousand islands of Croatia. Although, I live on far north-end of the country, where Alps slowly begin to rise. Between two rivers.
Greetings from there!
What a treasure! I love that there is no final revelation, and that we're left to fill in the mystery with our own imaginations. Thank you!
I hate ambiguous endings, so you saved me almost half an hour, thanks.
One of my two favorite Wakefield stories. Excellent reading. Thank you.
Good story!🙏Thanks!
Good story and narration!
I like H.R. Wakefield's stories.
Thanks!
This called to mind something that happened years ago with my young son ....we were lying in his little bed (he was having trouble sleeping) I have this "rule"......once the lights go out, my eyelids slam shut, I never gaze around a dark room.....you might just see something (shudder)........anyway, my son started saying "look over there mom" pretty insistently...I put him off, I told him to close his eyes and go to sleep, he still insisted "look mom, over there".......finally, I'm like NO, not gonna do it! He wanted to know whyyyyyyyyy wouldn't I look??? I said the first step in seeing something is to look, so no thanks :D to this day, as I fall asleep in the dark I NEVER LOOK!
Why? You may ask.....well, a long time ago, I was trying to go to sleep & failing.....I was lying there with my eyes open, I got to looking at a little pub chair I had in the corner of my room....I began to see this very strange, almost sparkly blue cloud-like thing, kinda hovering in the place where a person would sit......I began blinking furiously, trying to figure out if maybe it was just a passing visual quirk.
Well, as I blinked and kept looking, this blue cloud of pale & sparkly light began to resolve itself into what appeared to be a person, sitting with both arms on the armrests, both feet on the floor, seeming to be looking in my direction.....I about broke my neck getting the lamp turned on, then whipping my head around to see what was in the chair, absolutely nothing.....but I know what I had just seen, and I never wanted to see it again....so no look-sees after lights-out. Great narration as always :)
very short story. very good story. i was reading going, what is it? what is it? then the story goes on - and we know why you do not open your eyes in the dark. . . 🥶
you’re a really good writer! thanks. :)
Let's go!!! I'm ready for a good story. 💀
I had my eyes shut... Thank you very much.
The subtitles today: Welcome to horror pebble. 😁
Oh. This is excellent.
I'd love to see you expand on this Ian!
What was up there? What was the ritual of opening the windows every new years day? Why did the house burn down (was it something Carnacki had to do to rid the space of the Bogeyman)? What happened to the other guests????
Splendid story.
3hours and 92 already -not bad
1929 - excellent, great time to live
Couldn't tell you exactly why but I found this one really freaky! Thanks for all your hard work, this channel is ace ❤️👍
I have to say, not getting any backstory, even "after" the main one, makes me fell kind of cheated. I suppose it is a suspense thing, but I feel more like the story is unfinished... Like, I don't even need to know what was "up there" but what did the butler do in the window!? XD
Outstanding!!!!!!😎🤘🤘🤘🤘
Love this writer! Thank you so much 😊
No way am I looking!
Go on; you know you want too, just one quick little peek what harm can it do ?
I'm still looking up there, but I can't see anything....
Love the creepy intro music!😯
Eastwards from Leicester train station is roughly on in the vicinity where I live. Eek!
Please can you do The Sepulchre of Jasper Sarazin by Wakefield, it’s my favourite of his tales.
Me again 22 hours to late 🤣.But i would never miss not one story dear H.B❤🖤🖐😁‼
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Iam very happy to listen.
Have a nice day.
Thanks!🧡🔥🧡
Any chance of any J. D. Beresford? Not quite horror but almost impossible to find audio books for.
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The Haunted Civil Servant. But not Naked. 😎
Hounds lime craft I love ❤ u
didn't get this one at all.
"Once upon a time, a man had a very horrible thing he kept in a box. It was so wicked and terrible that if you knew what it was, it would drive you insane. He never told me what it was and I never saw it. The End." What was really in the box? The directions for how to write a horror story when you lack the imagination to flesh it out with details. No need for imagination, just tell the reader it is too horrible to describe; maybe the reader has the imagination you lack.
From, Short and Snappy Tales of Doom.
@@Eris123451 You can pad it out with gothic scenery or words like "eldritch" to suit your taste.
It's not a lack of imagination. Describing a monster is the easiest thing in the world. It's just that the story is more unsettling with the eerie uncertainty.
I'd live to hear some Vernon Lee stories on Horrorbabble soon.