The Complete Cthulhu Mythos by H. P. Lovecraft

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  • Опубликовано: 18 окт 2024

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  • @HorrorBabble
    @HorrorBabble  2 года назад +568

    It has come to our attention that the chapter times are no longer appearing in the video itself. Not sure why this is, but if you can't see the chapter times, you can find a complete list of chapter times in the video description, or right here:
    00:00:00 - Introduction
    00:01:26 - The Nameless City
    00:33:12 - The Hound (1/2)
    00:44:22 - The Hound (2/2)
    00:54:46 - The Festival
    01:17:22 - The Call of Cthulhu (1/3)
    01:37:30 - The Call of Cthulhu (2/3)
    02:08:00 - The Call of Cthulhu (3/3)
    02:34:36 - The Dunwich Horror (1/10)
    02:44:40 - The Dunwich Horror (2/10)
    02:53:38 - The Dunwich Horror (3/10)
    03:01:14 - The Dunwich Horror (4/10)
    03:09:40 - The Dunwich Horror (5/10)
    03:19:40 - The Dunwich Horror (6/10)
    03:28:52 - The Dunwich Horror (7/10)
    03:43:52 - The Dunwich Horror (8/10)
    03:56:06 - The Dunwich Horror (9/10)
    04:10:10 - The Dunwich Horror (10/10)
    04:23:33 - The Whisperer in Darkness (1/8)
    04:39:25 - The Whisperer in Darkness (2/8)
    05:04:21 - The Whisperer in Darkness (3/8)
    05:20:53 - The Whisperer in Darkness (4/8)
    05:37:09 - The Whisperer in Darkness (5/8)
    05:54:05 - The Whisperer in Darkness (6/8)
    06:13:57 - The Whisperer in Darkness (7/8)
    06:45:17 - The Whisperer in Darkness (8/8)
    07:08:03 - The Dreams in the Witch House
    08:44:27 - At the Mountains of Madness (1/12)
    09:09:31 - At the Mountains of Madness (2/12)
    09:52:39 - At the Mountains of Madness (3/12)
    10:18:53 - At the Mountains of Madness (4/12)
    10:41:03 - At the Mountains of Madness (5/12)
    11:11:45 - At the Mountains of Madness (6/12)
    11:29:43 - At the Mountains of Madness (7/12)
    11:53:07 - At the Mountains of Madness (8/12)
    12:12:29 - At the Mountains of Madness (9/12)
    12:37:09 - At the Mountains of Madness (10/12)
    12:54:49 - At the Mountains of Madness (11/12)
    13:18:21 - At the Mountains of Madness (12/12)
    13:32:12 - The Shadow over Innsmouth (1/5)
    13:57:04 - The Shadow over Innsmouth (2/5)
    14:32:22 - The Shadow over Innsmouth (3/5)
    15:10:39 - The Shadow over Innsmouth (4/5)
    16:02:35 - The Shadow over Innsmouth (5/5)
    16:18:27 - The Shadow Out of Time (1/8)
    16:37:07 - The Shadow Out of Time (2/8)
    16:55:17 - The Shadow Out of Time (3/8)
    17:15:33 - The Shadow Out of Time (4/8)
    17:44:43 - The Shadow Out of Time (5/8)
    18:02:29 - The Shadow Out of Time (6/8)
    18:25:57 - The Shadow Out of Time (7/8)
    18:42:21 - The Shadow Out of Time (8/8)
    19:05:39 - The Haunter of the Dark
    20:09:33 - The Thing on the Doorstep (1/7)
    20:18:57 - The Thing on the Doorstep (2/7)
    20:27:59 - The Thing on the Doorstep (3/7)
    20:36:19 - The Thing on the Doorstep (4/7)
    20:50:31 - The Thing on the Doorstep (5/7)
    21:01:41 - The Thing on the Doorstep (6/7)
    21:09:05 - The Thing on the Doorstep (7/7)
    21:20:18 - The History of the Necronomicon
    21:25:52 - Fungi from Yuggoth
    21:57:21 - Outro: "Lovecraft; Into the Abyss" by Ian Gordon

    • @badger4581
      @badger4581 2 года назад +2

      thanks

    • @cmillerpa33
      @cmillerpa33 2 года назад +6

      Gotta pin this to the top

    • @HorrorBabble
      @HorrorBabble  2 года назад +12

      @@cmillerpa33 Thanks -- looks like it had been unpinned for some reason.

    • @_Darzaka
      @_Darzaka Год назад +12

      Thank you so much for updating this! This is one of my favorite videos to just put on when I study.

    • @duelcarrom7455
      @duelcarrom7455 Год назад +7

      @@cmillerpa33 this inspired me to create Cthulhu animation in my channel

  • @bassoonchu
    @bassoonchu 4 года назад +2325

    I have dyslexia. Every time I have tried to read Lovecraft I would get confused, his flowery language is a cruel word maze to my eyes and brain. Having it read to me makes it completely understandable! Thank you for your wonderful work on this channel!

    • @0Hitmanofnorway0
      @0Hitmanofnorway0 4 года назад +135

      And i’m just a lazy asshole, Thx from me too. Great Upload

    • @Jester123ish
      @Jester123ish 4 года назад +23

      Jamie Pritchard Was about to say this. Rates about a 7 on a scale of 1 to Shakespeare.

    • @RamathRS
      @RamathRS 4 года назад +31

      Don't feel bad. It can be challenging even for those of us who aren't dyslexic. Our language is changing and evolving, (as it always does) so much so that we are starting to stray from what this once was. It's slowly becoming a foreign language.

    • @angieloverboy32
      @angieloverboy32 4 года назад +16

      Im right there with ya. Dyslexic and a lovecraftian lover but geez you put it right, "a maze to the eyes and brain."

    • @inoue6
      @inoue6 4 года назад +5

      I'm also dyslexic and had no problems with reading, but that might've been because I've read it in my native language, English original, though having technically the same word meaning, must have different text and word construction. I'm tempted to try and read it in English if I can find it online to see it for myself ☺️

  • @Skibot256
    @Skibot256 4 года назад +6235

    Stretching for the 10 minute mark I see

  • @EvilMastermindPeter
    @EvilMastermindPeter 5 лет назад +3940

    I’m impressed. It’s not every day you see a 22 hour video. This must have been a nightmare to upload...

    • @happynihilist2573
      @happynihilist2573 5 лет назад +90

      Tired and cynical I thought you couldn’t even upload something that loooooooooooooooonnnnnnnnnngggggg

    • @mollywhoppedsouls_pvp
      @mollywhoppedsouls_pvp 5 лет назад +104

      I wonder how long the rendering process took...

    • @DarthHastur
      @DarthHastur 4 года назад +25

      Uploading this would give me nightmares. Lol

    • @AndrewMaksym
      @AndrewMaksym 4 года назад +71

      Don't forget the editing and recording process

    • @Tomarusan
      @Tomarusan 4 года назад +2

      nice pfp

  • @HeathcliffVaren
    @HeathcliffVaren 3 года назад +473

    I work in retail, and this is going to make my 12 hour shifts a lot easier. The solitary job of stacking shelf's during a pandemic over night with the old ones whispers in my ear. Thank you, you've earned my sub.

    • @ZOMGitzKris
      @ZOMGitzKris 3 года назад +5

      This is me 100%

    • @xanderf9234
      @xanderf9234 3 года назад +5

      can relate but with school work

    • @Stella-vj6sx
      @Stella-vj6sx 3 года назад +11

      Thank you for your hard work. This pandemic is bad enough, but it could be ever so much worse if it weren't for people like you, sticking to their tasks no matter what.

    • @Johnston212
      @Johnston212 3 года назад +2

      I started listening to it last night on my overnight tag shift. I'd always avoided Lovecraft, but not too terrified yet.

    • @AM-jx3zf
      @AM-jx3zf 3 года назад +3

      Are you having insomnia though? I'd suggest listening to this after not sleeping for 48 hours, preferably at night ..alone, stacking shelves

  • @Internet_Pariah26
    @Internet_Pariah26 5 лет назад +1593

    Note this for mobile users to easily reach the chapters:)
    Chapters:
    00:10 - Introduction
    01:26 - The Nameless City
    33:12 - The Hound (1/2)
    44:22 - The Hound (2/2)
    54:46 - The Festival
    1:17:22 - The Call of Cthulhu (1/3)
    1:37:30 - The Call of Cthulhu (2/3)
    2:08:00 - The Call of Cthulhu (3/3)
    2:34:36 - The Dunwich Horror (1/10)
    2:44:40 - The Dunwich Horror (2/10)
    2:53:38 - The Dunwich Horror (3/10)
    3:01:14 - The Dunwich Horror (4/10)
    3:09:40 - The Dunwich Horror (5/10)
    3:19:40 - The Dunwich Horror (6/10)
    3:28:52 - The Dunwich Horror (7/10)
    3:43:52 - The Dunwich Horror (8/10)
    3:56:06 - The Dunwich Horror (9/10)3:56:06 - The Dunwich Horror (9/10)
    4:10:10 - The Dunwich Horror (10/10)
    4:23:33 - The Whisperer in Darkness (1/8)
    4:39:25 - The Whisperer in Darkness (2/8)
    5:04:21 - The Whisperer in Darkness (3/8)
    5:20:53 - The Whisperer in Darkness (4/8)
    5:37:09 - The Whisperer in Darkness (5/8)
    5:54:05 - The Whisperer in Darkness (6/8)
    6:13:57 - The Whisperer in Darkness (7/8)
    6:45:17 - The Whisperer in Darkness (8/8)
    7:08:03 - The Dreams in the Witch House
    8:44:27 - At the Mountains of Madness (1/12)
    9:09:31 - At the Mountains of Madness (2/12)
    9:52:39 - At the Mountains of Madness (3/12)
    10:18:53 - At the Mountains of Madness (4/12)
    10:41:03 - At the Mountains of Madness (5/12)
    11:11:45 - At the Mountains of Madness (6/12)
    11:29:43 - At the Mountains of Madness (7/12)
    11:53:07 - At the Mountains of Madness (8/12)
    12:12:29 - At the Mountains of Madness (9/12)12:12:29 - At the Mountains of Madness (9/12)
    12:37:09 - At the Mountains of Madness (10/12)
    12:54:49 - At the Mountains of Madness (11/12)
    13:18:21 - At the Mountains of Madness (12/12)
    13:32:12 - The Shadow over Innsmouth (1/5)
    13:57:04 - The Shadow over Innsmouth (2/5)
    14:32:22 - The Shadow over Innsmouth (3/5)
    15:10:39 - The Shadow over Innsmouth (4/5)
    16:02:35 - The Shadow over Innsmouth (5/5)
    16:18:27 - The Shadow Out of Time (1/8)
    16:37:07 - The Shadow Out of Time (2/8)
    16:55:17 - The Shadow Out of Time (3/8)
    17:15:33 - The Shadow Out of Time (4/8)
    17:44:43 - The Shadow Out of Time (5/8)
    18:02:29 - The Shadow Out of Time (6/8)
    18:25:57 - The Shadow Out of Time (7/8)
    18:42:21 - The Shadow Out of Time (8/8)
    19:05:39 - The Haunter of the Dark
    20:09:33 - The Thing on the Doorstep (1/7)
    20:18:57 - The Thing on the Doorstep (2/7)
    20:27:59 - The Thing on the Doorstep (3/7)20:27:59 - The Thing on the Doorstep (3/7)
    20:36:19 - The Thing on the Doorstep (4/7)
    20:50:31 - The Thing on the Doorstep (5/7)
    21:01:41 - The Thing on the Doorstep (6/7)
    21:09:05 - The Thing on the Doorstep (7/7)
    21:20:18 - The History of the Necronomicon
    21:25:52 - Fungi from Yuggoth
    21:57:21 - Outro: "Lovecraft; Into the Abyss" by Ian Gordon

    • @ixFusiionzxi
      @ixFusiionzxi 5 лет назад +57

      Thank you so much, this comment should be pinned

    • @Petro86
      @Petro86 5 лет назад +10

      Big thanks for this!

    • @valantisalatsas7249
      @valantisalatsas7249 4 года назад +30

      Give this man some likes or a pin, we need him on top of the comments

    • @BOMEEKS44
      @BOMEEKS44 4 года назад +5

      Awesome!

    • @brocowsci
      @brocowsci 4 года назад +5

      Ah noice

  • @rumle5
    @rumle5 3 года назад +133

    This chad is still out here hearting comments, that's a true pro gamer move

  • @matthewraus9896
    @matthewraus9896 5 лет назад +1032

    A cyclopean, moldy, eldritch upload. No mortal mind can easily conceive the sheer vastness of the mindbending architecture of these crumbling, antediluvian recitations. Thank you!

    • @HorrorBabble
      @HorrorBabble  5 лет назад +92

      Brilliant! Thanks, Matthew!

    • @nickgreene2971
      @nickgreene2971 5 лет назад +7

      there are no mortal minds by the nature of reality alone, I agree tho vastly interesting brain food

    • @jeremybrimmer1990
      @jeremybrimmer1990 4 года назад +22

      My mind reeled and grasped for purchase as I finally understood the madness that had been set out as trap for my perusal

    • @wenzelplot
      @wenzelplot 4 года назад +14

      antediluvian, holy fucking dictionary

    • @wenzelplot
      @wenzelplot 4 года назад +1

      @Richard Strach absolutely hilarious!
      Just watched In the mouth of madness, it was beautiful

  • @snappa_tv
    @snappa_tv 4 года назад +1023

    I watched the whole thing. I did it. I conquered this mountain of a video.

  • @hkhjg1734
    @hkhjg1734 5 лет назад +425

    I’ve had a terrible cold for the past few days. i’ve been laying in bed falling in an out of sleep with this video playing in the background. This video, in combination with my fevered mind, have given me to most intense twisted dreams ive had in quite some time. It almost makes having a cold fun. Thanks Ian!

    • @HorrorBabble
      @HorrorBabble  5 лет назад +69

      It doesn't sound like fun - but I'll take your word for it hk! Get well soon. Ian

    • @catinarage5538
      @catinarage5538 4 года назад +25

      "Cthulhu". "Bless you, would you like a hankie?"

    • @jeremias-serus
      @jeremias-serus 3 года назад +4

      This sounds cool as fuck wow

    • @michaellee6489
      @michaellee6489 3 года назад +3

      next time try detoxing from alcohol while tripping on scorpion venom

    • @lloydsmith8558
      @lloydsmith8558 3 года назад +1

      Holy shit..:- I’ve literally had the exact same experience as you, almost word for word, I swear!

  • @Diarmuhnd
    @Diarmuhnd 4 года назад +113

    I started reading the Cthulhu mythos when i was 13 years old. Now, since i found this, I sleep to it and my dreams are so interesting.
    *Thank you HorrorBabble.*

  • @KamakazeTaco
    @KamakazeTaco 5 лет назад +5542

    When mom says you can watch one more video before bed.

    • @Seld6863
      @Seld6863 5 лет назад +32

      True

    • @t1meless-r3lic35
      @t1meless-r3lic35 5 лет назад +21

      Oooooooofffffffffff

    • @pofy6478
      @pofy6478 5 лет назад +30

      lol, 22hrs!

    • @Erik-vp5bm
      @Erik-vp5bm 5 лет назад +17

      @Frank Lemarin He can probably decide this for himself without your opinions though. :)

    • @Hoodinator17
      @Hoodinator17 5 лет назад +11

      Frank Lemarin you sound like a kook

  • @smeff099
    @smeff099 2 года назад +169

    Whomever is reading, their voice fits wonderfully with Lovecrafts works. 👏👏👏

    • @HorrorBabble
      @HorrorBabble  2 года назад +28

      Thanks!

    • @tomtom86004
      @tomtom86004 Год назад +12

      Its Ian Gordon mostly. Theres a few other voices sprinkled in. This dude has the most relaxing voice ive ever heard. Ive had some wild dreams since i found this channel.

    • @thomasel9171
      @thomasel9171 Год назад +2

      It really is shockingly good

    • @SingingSealRiana
      @SingingSealRiana Год назад

      @@tomtom86004 great voice for sure, though I am very partial to quinns ideas a former asoiaf channel thats switched to sci fi and inbetween got me hooked on lovecraft after I used to avoid it over the authors known very prevelent racism. Some stories I can not stand if its like everywhere, but in mn others I can ignore it as that character just being an ahole

  • @c.k.holliday728
    @c.k.holliday728 5 лет назад +966

    "Sir, I'm afraid you only have 1 day to live."

    • @tikkidaddy
      @tikkidaddy 5 лет назад +25

      Yeah...ok hush Doctor, you're steppin all over Ian Gordon and Horrorbabble😃😃👻👻🐍🐍🔥🔥😎😎

    • @kayleerosemarks4055
      @kayleerosemarks4055 5 лет назад +23

      That will give me two hours to try and somen a demon to give me ten more years yah?

    • @James-zn4jl
      @James-zn4jl 5 лет назад +12

      @@kayleerosemarks4055 trust in Jesus. Only he can give you eternal life. (that was I joke, sky daddy isn't real)

    • @beepboop9712
      @beepboop9712 5 лет назад +7

      @@kayleerosemarks4055 it's summon.

    • @mrhed0nist
      @mrhed0nist 4 года назад +6

      @@James-zn4jl What?

  • @nubbmarr
    @nubbmarr Год назад +79

    The narration is incredible. I consume audiobooks like crazy so Ive suffered through countless awkward narrations of all kinds of stories. This is one of the best narrations Ive ever had the pleasure to experience!

    • @HorrorBabble
      @HorrorBabble  Год назад +9

      Thank you!

    • @TerribleContentz
      @TerribleContentz Год назад +2

      You know what, I like some of the black library stuff. The Horus heresy and side stories are mostly narrated Pretty well

    • @NookoftheNorth
      @NookoftheNorth Год назад +1

      Little known fact: 'The Mountains of Madness' was the direct inspiration for the "Happy Feet" screenplay 😮😂😊❤

  • @philliph.p.1985
    @philliph.p.1985 5 лет назад +277

    Its because of content like this that im thankful for youtube and the people that make it more than worth taking advantage of. Thank you for your hard work.

  • @YuriBaha
    @YuriBaha 5 лет назад +150

    Now I finally have something to put as background while we dine this Chistmas, thanks!!

    • @HorrorBabble
      @HorrorBabble  5 лет назад +28

      Sounds like my kind of Christmas, Yuri! Ian

  • @tinysmall9697
    @tinysmall9697 5 лет назад +369

    "AND WORST OF ALL, THE UNMENTIONABLE..." **mentions it** "NECRONOMICON!"

    • @fredrikgranstrom6743
      @fredrikgranstrom6743 4 года назад +12

      AHAHHAAHH

    • @krazykuz13cmc
      @krazykuz13cmc 4 года назад +17

      Where’s ash when you need him

    • @Wppk765
      @Wppk765 4 года назад +9

      Of the Mad Arab!!!

    • @shingshongshamalama
      @shingshongshamalama 4 года назад +17

      @@Wppk765 Love how even the bloody pilot feels the need to remind everyone who wrote the Necronomicon.
      You know, just so you don't confuse it with John Crumpton's Necronomicon.

    • @josephrobinette8609
      @josephrobinette8609 4 года назад +7

      Written by a "mad arab" not sure how well that'd go over today

  • @roseabee7503
    @roseabee7503 3 года назад +40

    I love this namely because I can sleep to this and wake up with it still playing. I have night terrors that get BAD when I'm in a silent room so I have to have some kind of noise playing. Music is difficult due to tune and beat so audiobooks are usually my go-to, but many aren't long enough and due to being on mobil, cannot be looped.
    So yeah, I appreciate the effort that I know went into this long-AF video and absolutely love all those that did this.

    • @helljackalll
      @helljackalll 2 года назад +1

      i don't know if you like comic books, but im the same way so horrorbabble and comic's explained are my go to for the same reason, they also havce 8 plus hr videos

    • @luminousfractal420
      @luminousfractal420 Год назад +1

      First half of my life i suffered with those, maybe it was age or maybe it was gaining some control over overwhelming life situations, but the night terrors passed. Wont be forever ✌️ i dont dream instead, but i have silence in my sleep now, no weird invasive stress injections and desperate scenarios. (Honestly i think it was making a change in my life and finding some real stability, feels like that was it, and they do pop back up in heavy stress situations, just nearly never). I wish you well, know its horrible and beds are not designed for us. ..where are the mattresses and pillows with fans built in 😅 Get well soon 🙂

    • @nickadams1519
      @nickadams1519 Год назад

      Sending Love ❤️...RoseaBee...Are you single? 😊❤️

    • @SingingSealRiana
      @SingingSealRiana Год назад

      @@nickadams1519 ewww just ewww

    • @SingingSealRiana
      @SingingSealRiana Год назад

      there is something so comforting about listening to horror when one has some time of anxiety disorder ^^
      lovecraft, a voice from darkness, the magnus archives, mordeo if only they did not bomb it with adds, dracula, frankenstein, the mistholm museum of mystery, morbidity and mortality, . . . .
      and if there is something that is not long enough I often loop it. my favorite lovecrafft stories "the case charles dexter ward" and "the thing on the doorstep for example

  • @switchemcee3775
    @switchemcee3775 3 года назад +69

    As a Rhode Island native and a fan of H.P. Lovecraft. This is friggin awesome

    • @rayparenteau
      @rayparenteau 2 года назад +2

      Same brother, same 🤘🏻

    • @aidangallagher5960
      @aidangallagher5960 Год назад +1

      Repping RI aswell!!!!

    • @mannpeach5894
      @mannpeach5894 Год назад

      Rhode Island sucks a ween

    • @switchemcee3775
      @switchemcee3775 Год назад

      @@mannpeach5894 all the way even

    • @joshparadis297
      @joshparadis297 Год назад +1

      Rhode Island is where I call home as well.Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn.

  • @joshuahendrickson4854
    @joshuahendrickson4854 2 года назад +43

    Hello Ian Gordon. You did an excellent job reading these Lovecraft stories for us all to enjoy. It isn't easy reading Lovecraft either silently or especially aloud. However, you captured the particular tone of him very well. I'm totally blind, and have been reading audio books most of my life. Thanks again for such a great treat for us all to enjoy.

  • @thefinnishbolshevik2404
    @thefinnishbolshevik2404 5 лет назад +133

    Great contribution to the Lovecraftian community

  • @toaster9922
    @toaster9922 4 года назад +143

    It’s my sleepover and I’m choosing the movie.

  • @JUNKMECH
    @JUNKMECH 5 лет назад +551

    Holy crap, I think the length of this video counts as an Elder Being. Absolutely stellar. ;) Thanks for this guys.

    • @tonypecoraro9220
      @tonypecoraro9220 5 лет назад +8

      The uncountable eons of cosmic age relative to our lifespan really is equivalent to 11/12s of a day relative to online time ;)

    • @Martial-Mat
      @Martial-Mat 2 года назад +1

      :-)

  • @dannyb2783
    @dannyb2783 Год назад +8

    Now that winter is over I started taking 2-mile walks every evening, after sundown. Listening to this while I walk through the shadowy parks and trails of my small town

  • @bryan.conrad
    @bryan.conrad 5 лет назад +58

    What a phenomenal upload. I've always wanted to get into Lovecraft, but know I wouldn't make time to read it. Listening while I do house work was absolutely perfect for me, and the quality of this narration is exceptional. I'll be buying some merch as a show of gratitude, thank you so much for this.

  • @shroomyk
    @shroomyk 4 года назад +32

    I put this on before going to sleep and the radio parts in At the Mountains of Madness scared me awake. XD

    • @geoff7936
      @geoff7936 4 года назад +3

      ShroomyK for me it was dozing off towards the end of whisperer in darkness when the mechanical voices starting discussing...things. Wide awake!

  • @gadoush3022
    @gadoush3022 4 года назад +75

    Bed time stories just hit a new level completely for me.

  • @MrsCaranAmy
    @MrsCaranAmy 4 года назад +19

    I finally finished this masterpiece collection of tales. Ian, you outdid yourself on this feat. There are probably no words to describe Lovecraft's art of storytelling but genius. Thank you so very much.♡

    • @noelosullivan197
      @noelosullivan197 4 года назад +2

      Ian fucking Gordon.the voice.the menace.freaky bastard.this is how Lovecraft should be told.looking forward to my nightmares.amazing upload.thanks Mr Gordon.

  • @vxORIONxv
    @vxORIONxv 5 лет назад +31

    I love listening your readings and playing Cryo Chamber's Lovecraft inspired dark ambient music low in the background. Azathoth, Cthulhu, Shub-Niggurath, Nyarlathotep, Yog-Sothoth makes for super creepy background dread.

    • @nicolasennabli6599
      @nicolasennabli6599 Год назад

      I use these tracks (and others. Try An Index Of Metals, by Fripp&Eno) for my ttrpg Call of Cthulhu.

  • @Ugrasrava
    @Ugrasrava 4 года назад +9

    Man, the combination of your voice and the slightly grainy, scratchy recording is just... perfect for this sort of story. You have become the voice in my head when I read Lovecraft.

  • @CeylonMondegreen
    @CeylonMondegreen 5 лет назад +31

    I think this is such a fantastic beast of a video, as remarkable in content as it is in scope and style and quality. And to think that not too many years ago the best way to listen to Lovecraft was downloading scratchy cassette rips. Thanks Ian!

  • @markburnside9477
    @markburnside9477 4 года назад +30

    I love this narrative! The reader gives it a really spooky feeling... What a voice. Wow!

  • @rangergrrrl
    @rangergrrrl 5 лет назад +45

    So...the talented gal reading "Zadok" in The Shadow Over Innsmouth...is her name really Jennifer Gill? Perfect!

  • @Indrid__Cold
    @Indrid__Cold 3 года назад +8

    Among the best horror ever set to paper. You who took the care to assemble such a voluminous tomb have ensured its endurance for decades to come. My sincere compliments.

  • @rosscross1483
    @rosscross1483 5 лет назад +278

    You're doing the Dark Lord's work.

    • @valhhir
      @valhhir 5 лет назад +8

      Thanks XD

    • @telvanni3651
      @telvanni3651 4 года назад +10

      @@fujikamifl91 Calm down it is just fiction...

    • @amadeusoasis5358
      @amadeusoasis5358 4 года назад +4

      fujikamifl91 cringe

    • @lordjimyjamjaroo7689
      @lordjimyjamjaroo7689 4 года назад +1

      Your Christ is a puppet of the elder gods. Why do you think he asks you to drink his blood?

    • @chirpydragonfruit9464
      @chirpydragonfruit9464 4 года назад +2

      @@lordjimyjamjaroo7689 and eat his flesh!

  • @MrBnnashton
    @MrBnnashton 4 года назад +7

    Only one word to describe both author and narrator: masterful.

  • @4jaws885
    @4jaws885 4 года назад +3

    I have listen to all these story's but i also ''haven't''. When i have hard time falling asleep i put on one of the H.P. Lovecraft audio books and listen, drifting slowly to deep dream while imagining all the scenes and characters that the story tells, only to forget them in next morning exeapt the begining part where the scenes start to blure and the voice begins to be just a noise. To me H.P. Lovecraft story's are comforting with there mystic aura and descriptions. al tho i do remember one dream, where i was falling or flying towards a black hole around which shine rainbow colors and came defending yet also soft like cotton noise or voice while 1000 fingers touched my back in warmth and comfort. Ether way, great work m8! I hope you are sleept well after this long work.

  • @froop1908
    @froop1908 5 лет назад +22

    Great reading, and I love the subtle sounds in the background. Thank you for making my long commute more bearable!

  • @kylesanders4145
    @kylesanders4145 3 года назад +12

    My dude I hope you understand the real appreciation I have for all this work you did. this is incredible I've been looking for exactly this for so long.

  • @thelikebutton3451
    @thelikebutton3451 5 лет назад +105

    Christmas comes early! Thank you so much HorrorBabble.

    • @hewkii_inika
      @hewkii_inika 5 лет назад +2

      thanks for reminding me that ahenobarbus henoceid exists

  • @ATEN_DNAR
    @ATEN_DNAR 2 года назад +4

    This is genuinely one of the best things on RUclips. Thank you so much for this.

  • @SidRandom
    @SidRandom 5 лет назад +12

    This series is beyond description. Only in a state of utter madness can one possibly grasp a fraction of its hideous unimaginable countenance.

    • @SidRandom
      @SidRandom 5 лет назад +3

      Lol does anyone else listen to this EVERY SINGLE NIGHT? I have the best dreams. I'm going to take the view count to a 100k.

  • @MrsCaranAmy
    @MrsCaranAmy 4 года назад +9

    I am beginning this epic in short sequences. Thank you for all the time that it took to record these tales Ian.

  • @PatFerris
    @PatFerris 5 лет назад +239

    A 22 hour hp marathon read by Ian Gordon?... Ian, if we did that your fans would all be quivering mounds of jelly...

  • @jimihendrix23456
    @jimihendrix23456 2 года назад +2

    I've only listened to a few of your productions so far, and mostly not even in the Cthulhu mythos. You bring everything to life so well! Your tone and cadence is wonderful at bringing out the horror in the shorter (20-30 minute) stories, so I'm excited to have found this treasure trove of audiobooks. Delightfully horrid listens, and it's great to have access to the texts themselves to catch the more archaic language and the names that auto-gen subtitles absolutely mangle. You've whetted my appetite for a much deeper dive into this cosmos and served me up a beautiful all-you-can-eat buffet. Thanks so much for all your time and effort!

  • @theforevergamemaster
    @theforevergamemaster 5 лет назад +11

    Whisperer in darkness the story I thought I wouldn't like but fell in love with

  • @kuzz1191
    @kuzz1191 5 лет назад +13

    Just finished the whole thing took me a while , but wow these stories were amazing I'd always been interested in hp Lovecraft but never read any of his work, thanks so much for this your narration was perfect. I will have to read them again for myself now

    • @HorrorBabble
      @HorrorBabble  5 лет назад +2

      I'm glad you enjoyed the journey, Kuzz! Ian

  • @volvodoto4053
    @volvodoto4053 5 лет назад +8

    Just WOW. 22hours of content combined in one video with timestamps. Respect and thank you so much. ♥

  • @fakescam7386
    @fakescam7386 Год назад +2

    This is a life saver for long car rides, particularly for someone with motion sickness like me

  • @daviddrift7663
    @daviddrift7663 5 лет назад +102

    Used this to go to sleep with for about a month now. Kudos .

    • @chufeng6223
      @chufeng6223 5 лет назад +8

      Me too. I cant stay wake. Isnt this supposed to be horror?
      But I cant, I just know bits of it now because I slept trough half
      of it.

    • @stephenwinchester6668
      @stephenwinchester6668 4 года назад +2

      Me too! I’ve been doing this for a while now. Works great 👍

    • @Alteori
      @Alteori 4 года назад +4

      It's wonderful to go to sleep

    • @tinysmall9697
      @tinysmall9697 4 года назад +4

      Me too. Ian's readings are the only way i can sleep anymore, sadly enough. I'm broken. For good, I'm afraid. But oh well, I'll finish this hopefully...

  • @mazdoctorxd
    @mazdoctorxd 4 года назад +44

    Why does the narrator sound like Ian McDarmid? I almost expect him to unexpectedly say: “did you ever hear The Tragedy of Darth Plagueis the Wise?”😂😂😂

  • @pokemonmandude222
    @pokemonmandude222 5 лет назад +7

    Finally finished this after 4 weeks of listening on and off. I must say it was an experience I'll never forget, thank you.

  • @isogonbackup5361
    @isogonbackup5361 4 года назад +24

    This guy is still hearting comments from only a few days ago on a video from 2018! What?!
    Also, I watched the whole video over the course of roughly 5 days...

    • @HorrorBabble
      @HorrorBabble  4 года назад +9

      If we see 'em, we heart 'em! Thanks for listening! Ian

    • @astilealavatica1404
      @astilealavatica1404 Год назад

      Aiming for a 2 day finish myself. ;3

  • @irishking5267
    @irishking5267 5 лет назад +5

    Going to sleep with this on is crazy! The topics slip in a distort your dreams and place you right in to these stories! Thanks!

  • @DaveB
    @DaveB 4 года назад +10

    I'm just getting into the mythos, and this is EXACTLY what I wanted. Thanks so much

  • @goose33
    @goose33 5 лет назад +7

    Came looking for "at the mtns of madness" will stay for the ENTIRE thing. Thank you

  • @jameslaiola4976
    @jameslaiola4976 4 года назад +7

    Thank you so much for allowing us your viewers to enjoy these wonderful tales. I appreciate this so much

  • @SVCleary1980
    @SVCleary1980 5 лет назад +7

    I'm listening through (bit by bit) - and wanted to thank you for your work. My 16 year old daughter just got into Lovecraft and she loves your recordings! As do I! She loves your recording of The Nameless City, and is listening through the whole C'thulu mythos. Its wonderful sharing this with her. My thanks for the amazing efforts and thought you put into these.

    • @HorrorBabble
      @HorrorBabble  5 лет назад +1

      Thanks as always, Sean - much appreciated! Ian

  • @FeralMutiny
    @FeralMutiny 5 месяцев назад +1

    One of if not THE best additions to RUclips's catalogue. Cheers!

  • @billballbuster7186
    @billballbuster7186 5 лет назад +13

    Thanks for posting, many years since I read these books. Very well read too.

  • @bobloggin6198
    @bobloggin6198 4 года назад +3

    Listening from Vermont and recognizing all of these places! Cheers

  • @Sicktoid
    @Sicktoid 5 лет назад +8

    Hey man, great reading of The Hound! Never one of my favorite stories by HPL but you truly made it come alive! Excellent choices of background sounds throughout the stories too.

  • @abdullahniazi5076
    @abdullahniazi5076 3 года назад +3

    This has to be one of the greatest RUclips videos I have ever encountered. Bravo, good sir.

  • @djking8248
    @djking8248 5 лет назад +7

    Thank you for putting your time into this. 22 hours of pure determination. Your voice flows like a river when you speak ans its hard to put the headphones down when you listen to it. You never cease to amaze.

  • @studiograyartdesign2027
    @studiograyartdesign2027 2 года назад +4

    Thank you for spending the time to do this for our enjoyment. Beautiful

  • @theforevergamemaster
    @theforevergamemaster 5 лет назад +4

    Found my new favourite author and set of stories. By far the best collection of stories I've ever heard. 10/10 best 22 hours of my life, Will listen again

  • @crowrend1139
    @crowrend1139 4 года назад +4

    Thank you for compiling the Lovecraft collection, it is amazing and I appreciate your dedication.

  • @Endymion766
    @Endymion766 5 лет назад +7

    Thank you for doing this!! I've been a Lovecraft fan but never had time to read every little thing he wrote and can listen to this while I work.

  • @teddydog6229
    @teddydog6229 Год назад +2

    Yup. My favorite RUclips upload ever. Not only is it 22 hours of HPL but it's more frightening narrated by you than reading it. Maybe I should learn to read someday. A masterpiece ! 👍

  • @gregoryanderson2529
    @gregoryanderson2529 5 лет назад +5

    This is fantastic. The work you put in to posting HorrorBabble / Lovecraft / Complete CTHULHU MYTHOS is incredible...thank you as always.

  • @kevm.1306
    @kevm.1306 4 года назад +4

    your awesome i love this series. thank you so much for taking the time to piece this together. ive yet to finish the video but i still love it. you rock!!!

  • @shamiyanahlogia4135
    @shamiyanahlogia4135 5 лет назад +42

    My favorites were "The Dunwich Horror" and "The Shadow Out of Time".

    • @godsdemon7441
      @godsdemon7441 4 года назад +3

      How can you not like the Great Race of Yith. I love it.

    • @mattaffenit9898
      @mattaffenit9898 4 года назад +2

      @@godsdemon7441
      At the Mountains of Madness.

    • @ghostwarrior3878
      @ghostwarrior3878 4 года назад +2

      Ive always like the shadow over Innsmouth

  • @kaminarikatuhstrofik9534
    @kaminarikatuhstrofik9534 4 года назад +24

    The narration here is better than the narration in the Google audio book I paid for lol.

  • @inkpenproductions3373
    @inkpenproductions3373 5 лет назад +8

    Hats off to you! Quite the undertaking, and impressively produced, with consistent uploads. Loved listening to these as they came along, and its awesome that youve compiled them!

  • @ChiefChaosGremlin
    @ChiefChaosGremlin 5 лет назад +2

    I sleep to these stories. It's not that I find you boring, but your voice is so relaxing ☺️☺️☺️
    Your tone and cadence is just so soothing, and I love the piano piece when you introduce stories.

  • @ILoveAmericanMcGeesAlice
    @ILoveAmericanMcGeesAlice 5 лет назад +4

    Finally something good to watch/listen to on RUclips

  • @stevenross-watt8640
    @stevenross-watt8640 6 месяцев назад +1

    13 hrs in so far. Love it. Great voice for the stories. Thanks. I wondee how many folk truly made it all the way through.

  • @brianramos6443
    @brianramos6443 5 лет назад +12

    Exquisite narration, great histories. Lovecraft would be proud

  • @TandanielderGeschichtenweber
    @TandanielderGeschichtenweber 4 года назад +4

    Tremendous work. What an a cyclopean, fearsome, reverent upload.

  • @GamingMediocrity
    @GamingMediocrity 5 лет назад +44

    Thanks for this. I'm going to be listening to this for a few nights to come.

  • @woodlefoof2
    @woodlefoof2 3 года назад +708

    “Complete Cthulhu mythos in 22 minutes? Must be a pretty concise review”
    ... “oh okay”

    • @longgone696
      @longgone696 3 года назад +14

      Um 22 hours..

    • @azzaelunrama35
      @azzaelunrama35 3 года назад +69

      @@longgone696 the joke is before the video, they thought it was 22 minutes long as you don't see many 22 hour videos, and the "oh okay" was them realizing it was in fact not a concise review but a reading of all the cthulhu mythos

    • @JaePlay
      @JaePlay 3 года назад +24

      @@longgone696 facepalm

    • @bubbaxmv
      @bubbaxmv 3 года назад +31

      Ooh, I still have a chance! *ahem* ...
      r/woooosh

    • @SB-su7tw
      @SB-su7tw 3 года назад +11

      @@azzaelunrama35 dang, and you had to explain that 😂

  • @PeakTubez
    @PeakTubez Год назад +3

    My man.. Instant sub. Many youtubers will NOT do this. A video this long is what i love! This is the one peice or naruto version of RUclips videos! Thats a compliment i promise. Also super high quality audio! Making me want to keep listening. Thank you for your time and effort

  • @jonnyblade3234
    @jonnyblade3234 5 лет назад +21

    When listing at night I find that curling up with a puppy is effective at helping to quell the rising madness within my mind

  • @ducksinthewild
    @ducksinthewild 4 года назад

    I just saw this on my suggested and had to hop in to leave a like for just the DAMN EFFORT placed on a 22 hour video. Respect.

  • @davevikkuz6821
    @davevikkuz6821 5 лет назад +4

    Started Christmas Eve, back in the mountains of madness Christmas Day. Many many thanks 😘

  • @atrumblood
    @atrumblood 4 года назад +4

    I enjoy this collection so much, I think I have listened to the whole thing at least 15 times now.

  • @Biscuitmaker99
    @Biscuitmaker99 5 лет назад +6

    Thank you very much for all your time and effort you put into this video. It has been an absolute delight.

  • @DementedDaveH
    @DementedDaveH 3 года назад +4

    Bloody great read! I sometimes struggle to stay focused with Lovecraft audio, but I got sucked right in.

  • @steveharrison76
    @steveharrison76 Год назад +4

    Maybe it’s just me, but I had headphones when I listened to Henry Akeley (Whisperer in Darkness) speak, and I think there was some very cunning and subtle audio editing going on. Very well done!
    (Or I’m hearing signals from Yuggoth, of course, in which case: oh dear.)

  • @rosewood4297
    @rosewood4297 Год назад +2

    I've had this on for two nights now since I can't sleep in silence. Have my sub cool horror guy

  • @truthseer
    @truthseer 5 лет назад +22

    This...this is beautiful!! Thank you!

  • @violentcat345
    @violentcat345 4 года назад +1

    What a marathon! But it is the perfect accompaniment for a lone yarnivore crocheting at the witching hours. Thank you immensely for the time and effort put in to bring us such a fantastic collection!

  • @self-aware5825
    @self-aware5825 4 года назад +8

    Instantly subscribed once I found this gem! I've not read these stories since I was a kid in school yet enjoy them even more today. Thanks for this level of dedication you're a legend

  • @teddydog6229
    @teddydog6229 Год назад +2

    I just wanted to go beyond lurking hideously and thank you both as much as I can for the great service you have both performed. From your very earliest uploads - Dagon almighty how long it’s been - it’s been obvious you two are a cut above and apart from the rest. Sadly nowadays the only time I really come back to RUclips is to listen to the latest from Horror Babble since I now have a huge Audible library and just so many hours left to live. Tonight I was inclined to bolster my Cthulhu section and you can guess what i found - The Ultimate Lovecraft from Horror Babble. You and Dr Creepen and Drew Blood have all rightfully made the jump to Audible. Oh yes and the forever manic Jason Hill too but I digress. Do I ever digress. As a Horror Babble fan from unthinkable Stygian depths of time I thought I would buy your collection. After purchasing it I saw to both my delight and amusement the bloody thing is 52 hours long !!! 52 hours of one of the greatest horror author narrated by two of my eternally favorite narrators. So thank you so much for assembling this leviathan collection for me to enjoy and revisit for months or hopefully years to come. I am sincerely grateful for all the work and time and excellence you’ve invested in the most classic horror.
    I also couldn’t help notice a rather large collection of ‘Sherlock Holmes vs Cthulhu’ books. My guess is they’ll be either the silliest thing I ever had the misfortune to listen to or they’ll be very entertaining. Are they being considered in a Horror Babble presentation ? There’s another omnibus i would buy in an instant. So much depends on the narrator and simply the way you say ‘nothing’ and ‘roof’ establish your merits in that department.
    Please give my best to Warren. I know death is no day at the beach but he simply must keep a stiff upper lip insofar as decomposition makes that possible. A great poet - I believe it was Emily Dickinson - once said “Over strange aeons even death may die”. Warren would do well to keep that in mind and stop being such a big baby. I hope this helps. Thank you again o Great Ones of Horror Babble.

  • @MyriadEsoterica
    @MyriadEsoterica 3 года назад +9

    I leave this playing throughout the day, genuinely don't know how many times i have finished this since i found it? I have this on most days( 5/7 )
    My favourite story has to be "At the Mountains of Madness" just something about it intrigues me!

  • @joemoonraker
    @joemoonraker 2 года назад +1

    I listen to this over and over and learn new things every time. I love those mysterious dark mountains. I love that voice too. Just great.

    • @neutrino1543
      @neutrino1543 2 года назад +1

      The kaleidoscopic labyrinth of symbols tends to have that effect on people

  • @charliemay2487
    @charliemay2487 Год назад +4

    I've been listening to nosleep/creepypastas for years and it's interesting to hear stories that inspired so many of them
    I love the writing style and feel very inspired myself 😊

  • @MrStJohnny
    @MrStJohnny 3 года назад +2

    it took me about 2 and a half years listening whenever I had the chance, but by God I listened to the whole thing... and love that I did

  • @sergioserranogranados3742
    @sergioserranogranados3742 5 лет назад +9

    This is fantastic, I love this, I..., I have no words to descrive how happy this makes me, all I can say is thank you, really thank you for this fantastic audiobook