Just love this channel.....thank you Tony. I always have a chuckle with the intro as i remember someone commenting a while back that they were listening to your channel too much..... so much that they had been saying to their dogs "you have been trying to get into the locked drawer today havn't you"....best wishes from me and my 4 woofs.🐾🐾🐾🐾
I found your channel a coupke weeks ago. I am enjoying it immensely! I listen to a ghost story of yours every day on my 50 minute commute home. thank you and BOO 👻
I m envious, I found him years ago and now the wait for a new reading seems like an age. One day maybe membership but not possible at the moment. Happy listening Jennifer!
Wonderful narration, thank you!! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 I like this guy better than Lovecraft. It’s funny, when I was in high school and as a young adult I loved authors like Sir Walter Scott who used SO MUCH language, and now I get bored with it. 😂 One of my favorite authors now is Joe Abercrombie, who is stripped down and visceral- but very evocative.
How is this not a movie? This story is riveting and your narration had me on the edge of my seat from start to finish! Loved every minute of it! Thank you for sharing your talent with us!
I really enjoy Howard's stories. They're even better when I can sit back and have you narrate them. Wishing you and yours a Happy Easter, if you celebrate it.
I'm a big Howard fan from way back. I was thinking just recently that you ought to do some Conan stories. His and the others. Maybe a seperate channel so you can deny it all, later.
@@ClassicGhost Trust me. I know what I’m talking about. You cannot hear it perhaps. How could you? Most people don’t care for the sound of their own voice. I can, if necessary, explain why yours is the most beautiful voice. I don’t believe it’s subjective. It’s objectively the most perfect.
@@ClassicGhost If you name a few I will honestly compare and use facts not just my opinion in order to prove one way or the other . If you're correct, I'll admit it, but if I'm correct you should carefully consider that you are at the very least among the very best narrators in the world.
I remember a brief phase of reading Conan stories in high school. It was enjoyable to me at the time to read someone working so hard to make the language suit the overwrought nature of the characters and stories. It led to a sentence I still remember to this day. Conan encounters a guard upon entering some unknown secret place and leaves him, “clutching a gaping red socket where an eye had been.” Of course, that's rather a tight sentence by Howard’s standards, but it's certainly evocative, causing you to imagine the entire encounter without all of the details of the physical battle that were so common in the Conan books. For what it's worth, I find “Cairn” rather restrained in comparison with most of REH, and it's better as a result.
Belittle your accents all you like, but I thought you did a marvelous job of telling this tale! I enjoyed it so very much! As for Howard, there has been speculation that I've read that both he and Lovecraft were gay, but denied it, even to themselves. In the times they lived in, so many people just denied that part of their nature because it was so unacceptable to the majority of society. I've wondered if it might be true, considering some of the descriptions, especially by Howard. Of course, we'll never know, but I sometimes wonder if that repression they felt compelled to might have been part of the reason for their unhappiness in their lives
Back in the day, there was such a thing as "bachelor" --an unmarried man. He might exist in this condition for a variety of reasons. In Howard's case, he dated a woman (a relationship covered in The Whole Wide World, mentioned above) that he may have married had things had worked out differently between them. Lovecraft, for his part, was married to a woman for a time. Of course there's nothing wrong with being gay, and the speculation is no slight to either of them. But knowledge of their lives and readings of their work wouldn't lead anyone to that conclusion. Unless just being a single guy and a bit unusual is enough.
Great story and narration. This is a fantastic story. I really like it. I looked up "Dalcassian Axe" and saw a link to the real battle this story is based on. I never knew it was based on a real battle. Even better, the battle supposedly took place on Good Friday. Fantastic timing, Tony! This is one of the few tales where Odin is not portrayed in a better light. Whenever I hear this story, my mind pulls the following out as the story unfolds (I wonder if this is how Robert E. Howard felt): 1. Celts/Gaels - Religious and good 2. Norse - Pagan and sort of bad, but respected (good warriors) 3. Romans - Good for nothing, sneaky, and worthless I love all of Howard's stories. They are great. I would like to hear you narrate "The Black Stone". The frozen massive house picture at the end of the story is completely amazing!
Thanks so much for taking us on journeys with safe return, otherwise never traveled. In my case anyway. Masterful narration! Love the comments, "ramblings" and accents!!!!
Well done Tony! Thanks so much for being a good sport and reading this tale. The truth is I also read practically all of Howard's work in my teens and haven't read it since. I mainly chose it as I enjoy hearing you do the accents (including American), which I think you do well. Perhaps someone who has actually studied linguistics might feel differently. I do apologize for any tongue cramps resulting from rolling all of those R's. I thought your over-the-top reading of the story suited Howard's over-the-top prose quite nicely. Perhaps the only bridge too far may have been when you had our hero practically sobbing over the unfairness of his career being hijacked: though it did make me LOL. I noticed the same flaws in the story as you, though they didn't strain my suspension of disbelief to the breaking point. I appreciate you pointing out that this could be considered a cosmic horror story as the entity of Odin is not so much a god as an embodiment of chaos and destruction. I think this would make him similar to Gaiman's Odin in American Gods, but Gaiman's Odin (being created by man's belief) is much more human in all aspects. Once again, thanks for the reading. I do hope that you had fun with it.
I had been thinking about listening to this one for some time, but wasn't sure if it was for me. Had anyone else performed this, I doubt I would have enjoyed it nearly as much!
Enjoyed this. The dreaded ads crept in for the first time during the story. I make a point of watching the ads for all of the “pods” I listen to as support. I WILL listen to those on here. I agree with your opinion on the flow of the language. “Weird” was slightly overused and that made me think it was a modern writer. I was happily surprised to find that it wasn’t. Anyhoo, this is a story I’ll be telling my Irish grand daughter who is a fan of great Irish heroes.
Another fantastic story, Mr. Tony!! I like your attempts at the various accents. Youre very talented!! Btw, I made $25 (American Dollars) UA-cam donation to you in the Sexton/Demoiselle story a couple weeks ago and hope you received. I'm not real trusting of these cash apps, so i hope you got it.
sometimes i miss these things . ill go and check but then i will lose this message . i cant see it in the comments and i dont know if there is a way to check in ‘supers’ - perhaps. let me look. i’ll be back
I really enjoyed this story! I started to listen to it told a couple of years ago and didn't like it. So, Tony Walker, you made it palatable for me. Okay, I need to know what stories you won't read to us. I have to know, really it's of mortal importance that you tell me, please. (I don't know what "mortal importance" means but it sounds very good.
What stories I won’t read… ones i’d get sued for reading . ones i’d get banned for reading. those that stray too far from being either classic or supernatural…
"Everybody dies, don't they?" is from Psychomania, right? Is "you tried to get into the locked drawer today" also from that movie? I LOVE your podcast and listen to it every almost every day.
The first time I ever heard this was on a weird tales channel...and I shall never forget it😊 how did you find this one Tony? This is one of the coolest stories! Thank you for looking into The Man Whom The Trees Loved also!!! That was great.
Thank you Tony, I'm still in the thoes of the house move and having difficulty relaxing... However, you have come to the rescue yet again!! Gratefully Appreciated this Amazing Upload 😎👍👍 Jasper Mutt is a little disappointed that he wasn't mentioned!! Lol 😅 Namasté 🙏🕊️ Andréa and Jasper. ..XxX...
Late for this one, but I've just discovered the channel and really appreciate your chats after the main story. I like your critique of the silliness of parts of Howard's work here. As a Scandinavian I was mostly offended by how he did Odin dirty by making him some evil Lovecraftian tentacle monster. And I would have liked to hear Odin talk in your attempt of an Norwegian voice. :D
ah yes. Glad I didn't do that. Funnily enough i was talking to a Norwegian guy but he'd spent a lot of time in Grimsby and talked like someone from Grimsby now
This is probably one of my favorite stories. Also I would like to say that ancient Roman sources do say that the Celts fought naked (they were very muscular and painted; it is a psychological war technique) so I think the author researched some ancient Celtic culture before writing thus.
Happy Oestara Tony and Sheila. Let's side with terrible old Odin and his pagan pals for just a moment. You know I thought that you had presented this one before; I was wrong I guess. Now I was going to say, "Tony! You ham!", but decided that would be offensive. I had to laugh when you did say something to that effect. Yes it was flawed, ( Vikings didn't have horned helmets, etc ), but it was entertaining, especially your thoughts about it. Many Thanks and may the blessings of chocolate worship season be upon you. 🌸🐰🍫🥚🙏
@@amandine512 9pm Fridays for ghosts and 9pm saturday for detectives. monday for a long one when done (Recently Frankenstein and Hound of the Baskervilles as they take weeks to record) Just redid the sound for Dorian Gray and Carmilla and re uploaded, extra members only story every month . If i do more ill die )
I enjoyed your Irish accent, too! I'm heading to Ireland in November - sometimes you have recommendations for fun scary places to visit. Do you go to Ireland much? Do you know of any on the west coast? Galway area?
I don't any more. once I used to go a bit. The west coast is great and Galway is a great city, but I'll leave it to Irish visitors to this page to advise.
Such thick slices of ham would have been, let's be honest, even tastier garnished with some Norwegian(ish) accent work!!! Let's not disguise Howard's exceptional degree of racial obsession behind "it was just the times". Pick at random twenty other American short stories published the same year, and compare. People don't take note of him, or Lovecraft, because they're somehow ignorant of when they lived, but because their interests and imaginations consistently circled around race to a degree that stood out even in their own day.
I think for a guy that lived in Texas in the 1920s and 30s Howard was on the milder side as far as racism went. After all, he wrote stories with black boxers as protagonists! Let's not forget that he wrote for "the Pulps"--selling stories that were salacious in all the ways. He would have rathered written for "the Slicks," titles like The Saturday Evening Post, etc. (no doubt the venues for the other short stories you mentioned) but he wrote what he could sell quickly and easily in the Great Depression. Lovecraft was xenophobic, no lie in that. His views are peculiar today for they spared no one. Pole, Italian, Greek, Black--anyone not descended from pure English stock was the same to him. He even believed the US should reunite with the UK. A wacky bird.
@@pancakesnotwaffles3971It's not hard to find other writers of his age and place, and read them. The idea that Howard was "on the milder side of racism" _compared to his actual peers_ (rather than some imaginary baddies we envision today) is just nuts to me. Obviously YMMV.
I really love tales of old legends and myths! You have never disappointed me! Thank you!
Just love this channel.....thank you Tony. I always have a chuckle with the intro as i remember someone commenting a while back that they were listening to your channel too much..... so much that they had been saying to their dogs "you have been trying to get into the locked drawer today havn't you"....best wishes from me and my 4 woofs.🐾🐾🐾🐾
Mine are always trying . I think they know there are bones in there 🦴 💀
I found your channel a coupke weeks ago. I am enjoying it immensely! I listen to a ghost story of yours every day on my 50 minute commute home. thank you and BOO 👻
My day is not complete without Mr. Walker and one of his classic tales! Glad you found him, too 🎉
I m envious, I found him years ago and now the wait for a new reading seems like an age. One day maybe membership but not possible at the moment. Happy listening Jennifer!
BOO
Welcome to the fam! BOO 😂
@@lisap.1826 thanks!
R. E. H. in the House!
Wonderful narration, thank you!! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 I like this guy better than Lovecraft. It’s funny, when I was in high school and as a young adult I loved authors like Sir Walter Scott who used SO MUCH language, and now I get bored with it. 😂 One of my favorite authors now is Joe Abercrombie, who is stripped down and visceral- but very evocative.
There’s a wonderful movie about the author of this called “The Whole Wide World” starring Renee Zellweger and Vincent Donofrio
I've seen it! Interesting film.
It’s a great film
Oh! Possibly a reason to get over a distaste for Renee Zellweger.
Howard was a genius. Thus story is amazing.
How is this not a movie? This story is riveting and your narration had me on the edge of my seat from start to finish! Loved every minute of it! Thank you for sharing your talent with us!
Excellent tale. I liked your various voices and accents, Tony. Thank you!
I really enjoy Howard's stories. They're even better when I can sit back and have you narrate them.
Wishing you and yours a Happy Easter, if you celebrate it.
I am in awe of your array of dialects. Also the passion and emotion you put into this piece.
I'm a big Howard fan from way back. I was thinking just recently that you ought to do some Conan stories. His and the others. Maybe a seperate channel so you can deny it all, later.
Plausible deniability😂😂😂
I enjoyed the story and the narration very much, thank you.
Im not exaggerating when I say I’ve never heard a more beautiful voice.
oh you are
@@ClassicGhost Trust me. I know what I’m talking about. You cannot hear it perhaps. How could you? Most people don’t care for the sound of their own voice. I can, if necessary, explain why yours is the most beautiful voice. I don’t believe it’s subjective. It’s objectively the most perfect.
lol. Hard
to believe and I think there are many
many rivals
@@ClassicGhost If you name a few I will honestly compare and use facts not just my opinion in order to prove one way or the other . If you're correct, I'll admit it, but if I'm correct you should carefully consider that you are at the very least among the very best narrators in the world.
Hi, dear Tony! I did enjoy your big performance here!😄 And a fascinating story. ❤
Ha ha.
I remember a brief phase of reading Conan stories in high school. It was enjoyable to me at the time to read someone working so hard to make the language suit the overwrought nature of the characters and stories. It led to a sentence I still remember to this day. Conan encounters a guard upon entering some unknown secret place and leaves him, “clutching a gaping red socket where an eye had been.” Of course, that's rather a tight sentence by Howard’s standards, but it's certainly evocative, causing you to imagine the entire encounter without all of the details of the physical battle that were so common in the Conan books.
For what it's worth, I find “Cairn” rather restrained in comparison with most of REH, and it's better as a result.
Great Story ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Perfect Narration ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐❤️
I look forward to and love your ramblings. ❤
Thank you so much!
Fantastic story, beautifully and expertly narrated. Thank you!
Belittle your accents all you like, but I thought you did a marvelous job of telling this tale! I enjoyed it so very much!
As for Howard, there has been speculation that I've read that both he and Lovecraft were gay, but denied it, even to themselves. In the times they lived in, so many people just denied that part of their nature because it was so unacceptable to the majority of society. I've wondered if it might be true, considering some of the descriptions, especially by Howard. Of course, we'll never know, but I sometimes wonder if that repression they felt compelled to might have been part of the reason for their unhappiness in their lives
Back in the day, there was such a thing as "bachelor" --an unmarried man. He might exist in this condition for a variety of reasons. In Howard's case, he dated a woman (a relationship covered in The Whole Wide World, mentioned above) that he may have married had things had worked out differently between them. Lovecraft, for his part, was married to a woman for a time. Of course there's nothing wrong with being gay, and the speculation is no slight to either of them. But knowledge of their lives and readings of their work wouldn't lead anyone to that conclusion. Unless just being a single guy and a bit unusual is enough.
Great story and narration. This is a fantastic story. I really like it.
I looked up "Dalcassian Axe" and saw a link to the real battle this story is based on. I never knew it was based on a real battle. Even better, the battle supposedly took place on Good Friday. Fantastic timing, Tony!
This is one of the few tales where Odin is not portrayed in a better light.
Whenever I hear this story, my mind pulls the following out as the story unfolds (I wonder if this is how Robert E. Howard felt):
1. Celts/Gaels - Religious and good
2. Norse - Pagan and sort of bad, but respected (good warriors)
3. Romans - Good for nothing, sneaky, and worthless
I love all of Howard's stories. They are great.
I would like to hear you narrate "The Black Stone".
The frozen massive house picture at the end of the story is completely amazing!
more videos!!!
Thanks so much for taking us on journeys with safe return, otherwise never traveled. In my case anyway. Masterful narration! Love the comments, "ramblings" and accents!!!!
Wow! So good! Thank you!
Great story! Definitely had the Conan flex going on. Well performed, as always. 👏
Glad you enjoyed it!
Well done Tony! Thanks so much for being a good sport and reading this tale. The truth is I also read practically all of Howard's work in my teens and haven't read it since. I mainly chose it as I enjoy hearing you do the accents (including American), which I think you do well. Perhaps someone who has actually studied linguistics might feel differently. I do apologize for any tongue cramps resulting from rolling all of those R's. I thought your over-the-top reading of the story suited Howard's over-the-top prose quite nicely. Perhaps the only bridge too far may have been when you had our hero practically sobbing over the unfairness of his career being hijacked: though it did make me LOL.
I noticed the same flaws in the story as you, though they didn't strain my suspension of disbelief to the breaking point. I appreciate you pointing out that this could be considered a cosmic horror story as the entity of Odin is not so much a god as an embodiment of chaos and destruction. I think this would make him similar to Gaiman's Odin in American Gods, but Gaiman's Odin (being created by man's belief) is much more human in all aspects. Once again, thanks for the reading. I do hope that you had fun with it.
Excellent delivery as always! Best remedy after a hard day at the office❤ Thank you, Tony!
It being for a pulp magazine explains a lot. I quite enjoyed it as well as your comments. Norwegian accent would have been hilarious !
I had been thinking about listening to this one for some time, but wasn't sure if it was for me. Had anyone else performed this, I doubt I would have enjoyed it nearly as much!
Thanks Jason
Enjoyed this. The dreaded ads crept in for the first time during the story. I make a point of watching the ads for all of the “pods” I listen to as support. I WILL listen to those on here. I agree with your opinion on the flow of the language. “Weird” was slightly overused and that made me think it was a modern writer. I was happily surprised to find that it wasn’t. Anyhoo, this is a story I’ll be telling my Irish grand daughter who is a fan of great Irish heroes.
they were stuck in not by me. i’ve removed them
if you hear any others with loads of ads let me know
Robert E. Howard - yr unig beth da i ddod allan o Texas.
lol.
Brilliant. Thank you, sir.
Well done sir. More Howard please.
Lots more on the channel :) Thanks Tony!
Another fantastic story, Mr. Tony!!
I like your attempts at the various accents. Youre very talented!!
Btw, I made $25 (American Dollars) UA-cam donation to you in the Sexton/Demoiselle story a couple weeks ago and hope you received. I'm not real trusting of these cash apps, so i hope you got it.
sometimes i miss these things . ill go and check but then i will lose this message . i cant see it in the comments and i dont know if there is a way to check in ‘supers’ - perhaps. let me look. i’ll be back
was it via Buy Me A Coffee rather than UA-cam? in any case I
am very grateful ☺️ Very generous.
I will
go to Buy Me
A
Coffee and reply from there
@ClassicGhost Tony, I just checked and it was definitely a $25 UA-cam post. I also wrote a comment.
@@SMichaelDeHart i’m so sorry . what date was it ? did I reply ?
Your voice is perfect. The story is just splendid however campy it may be.
ha ha ! It was fun to do
I really enjoyed this story! I started to listen to it told a couple of years ago and didn't like it. So, Tony Walker, you made it palatable for me. Okay, I need to know what stories you won't read to us. I have to know, really it's of mortal importance that you tell me, please. (I don't know what "mortal importance" means but it sounds very good.
What stories I won’t read… ones i’d get sued for reading . ones i’d get banned for reading. those that stray too far from being either classic or supernatural…
@@ClassicGhost That wasn't the fun answer I anticipated...
@@DenWell-SeedsOfChaos you should
go on audible
and see what kinds of
stories I have read…
@@ClassicGhost I will do that.
Of course everyone likes chilli and Hawkwind .. what's not to like ! Thanks for the upload, enjoyed this one.
"Everybody dies, don't they?" is from Psychomania, right? Is "you tried to get into the locked drawer today" also from that movie? I LOVE your podcast and listen to it every almost every day.
The first time I ever heard this was on a weird tales channel...and I shall never forget it😊 how did you find this one Tony? This is one of the coolest stories! Thank you for looking into The Man Whom The Trees Loved also!!! That was great.
This one was suggested to me it’s on Gutenberg as far as I recall
@@ClassicGhost awesome 😊 and thanks again 🙏
Thank you Tony,
I'm still in the thoes of the house move and having difficulty relaxing...
However, you have come to the rescue yet again!!
Gratefully Appreciated this Amazing Upload 😎👍👍
Jasper Mutt is a little disappointed that he wasn't mentioned!! Lol 😅
Namasté 🙏🕊️
Andréa and Jasper. ..XxX...
I don;t envy you the house move
Late for this one, but I've just discovered the channel and really appreciate your chats after the main story.
I like your critique of the silliness of parts of Howard's work here. As a Scandinavian I was mostly offended by how he did Odin dirty by making him some evil Lovecraftian tentacle monster. And I would have liked to hear Odin talk in your attempt of an Norwegian voice. :D
ah yes. Glad I didn't do that. Funnily enough i was talking to a Norwegian guy but he'd spent a lot of time in Grimsby and talked like someone from Grimsby now
Top job, love your conversations between stories, as much as the stories, So many good story's ruined by AI voices, on UA-cam, cheers mate.
Thanks. Lots of AI these days but some people prefer it
This is probably one of my favorite stories. Also I would like to say that ancient Roman sources do say that the Celts fought naked (they were very muscular and painted; it is a psychological war technique) so I think the author researched some ancient Celtic culture before writing thus.
Wonderful story! I didn't like Odin being denigrated, but I do so very much delight in any tale that enables you to let loose and rolls those R's 😊.
I wondered why your spoken Irish (language) was so good: now I know.
Happy Oestara Tony and Sheila.
Let's side with terrible old Odin and his pagan pals for just a moment.
You know I thought that you had presented this one before; I was wrong I guess.
Now I was going to say, "Tony! You ham!", but decided that would be offensive. I had to laugh when you did say something to that effect.
Yes it was flawed, ( Vikings didn't have horned helmets, etc ), but it was entertaining, especially your thoughts about it.
Many Thanks and may the blessings of chocolate worship season be upon you.
🌸🐰🍫🥚🙏
I miss your uploads. Need more. ❤
Bloody heck. I do two a week! Plus a long one every month or two
@@ClassicGhost ☹️
@@ClassicGhost it’s been 8 days since the last upload. I guess I was having withdrawals. 😆
@@amandine512 9pm Fridays for ghosts and 9pm saturday for detectives. monday for a long one when done (Recently Frankenstein and Hound of the Baskervilles as they take weeks to record) Just redid the sound for Dorian Gray and Carmilla and re uploaded, extra members only story every month . If i do more ill die )
@@ClassicGhost don’t die please. 🙏 I’ll be patient.
I enjoyed your Irish accent, too! I'm heading to Ireland in November - sometimes you have recommendations for fun scary places to visit. Do you go to Ireland much? Do you know of any on the west coast? Galway area?
I don't any more. once I used to go a bit. The west coast is great and Galway is a great city, but I'll leave it to Irish visitors to this page to advise.
I like your Irish accent.
You may be the only one
@@ClassicGhost 😆
Are you from The Wirral, Tony?
No. I'm West Cumbrian. So just up the coast a while
Actually, I am quite jealous of your accents; I can't do a one. And, neither, I suspect, can the people who complain.
If you ever read some of his Conan storys, you will find quite a few descriptions of female characters and their bodies😅😂
Too much Christianwashing for me but the writing is good.
Such thick slices of ham would have been, let's be honest, even tastier garnished with some Norwegian(ish) accent work!!!
Let's not disguise Howard's exceptional degree of racial obsession behind "it was just the times". Pick at random twenty other American short stories published the same year, and compare. People don't take note of him, or Lovecraft, because they're somehow ignorant of when they lived, but because their interests and imaginations consistently circled around race to a degree that stood out even in their own day.
I think for a guy that lived in Texas in the 1920s and 30s Howard was on the milder side as far as racism went. After all, he wrote stories with black boxers as protagonists! Let's not forget that he wrote for "the Pulps"--selling stories that were salacious in all the ways. He would have rathered written for "the Slicks," titles like The Saturday Evening Post, etc. (no doubt the venues for the other short stories you mentioned) but he wrote what he could sell quickly and easily in the Great Depression. Lovecraft was xenophobic, no lie in that. His views are peculiar today for they spared no one. Pole, Italian, Greek, Black--anyone not descended from pure English stock was the same to him. He even believed the US should reunite with the UK. A wacky bird.
@@pancakesnotwaffles3971It's not hard to find other writers of his age and place, and read them. The idea that Howard was "on the milder side of racism" _compared to his actual peers_ (rather than some imaginary baddies we envision today) is just nuts to me. Obviously YMMV.