@@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.
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
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!
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.
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.
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!)
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!
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!!
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".
CAS is underrated as hell. Thank you for this!
Thank you so much HorrorBabble. Clark Ashton Smith is criminally underappreciated.
I agree; would love to hear Ian do the Maal Dweb stories, or "The Demon OF The Flower"
Horror babble is responsible for maintaining my sanity... love u guys
Agree
Indubitably
"... Here was the one woman he might have loved..."
Dude! That's your grandma! 😂
You don't love your grandma? 😂
Man, if you can skirt around his joke stories, Clark Ashton Smith is like finding missing Lovecraft stories.
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...
@@Self-replicating_whatnot im fairly certain CAS and HPL were friends....
@@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.
Joke stories?
I gotta wear my sun glasses tonight cuz you're Brilliant my friend !!!! 🙌🏼🕶💫💥💫
I think this weird tail makes me appreciate The Case of Charles Dexter Ward that much more.
Jesus Christ it's spelt tale. It's even in the title.
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
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!
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.
BlueDemon77
Agree!
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.
I've only just discovered Smith and I'm so glad I have. So far it's all been pure gold.
Lovecraft was a friend, influence, and literary mentor for Clark Ashton Smith.
That was a great tale from Clark Ashton Smith!
AWESOME ! These stories are just .......AWESOME ! :-)
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.
Probably did; there was a very good modern-day version of "The Case Of Charles Dexter Ward" recently broadcast on BBC Radio 4 Extra :-)
@@andyburton2796 Thanks! I'm hoping someone uploaded it somewhere. Don't get BBC Radio over where I am :)
@@fnunez If you can download the BBC Sounds app for your phone or tablet, you can find it on there :-)
@@andyburton2796 Thanks!
CAS + Ian = 💣
Terrific tale!
Awesome!! Thank you very much!!
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!)
Fabulous! Thanks for purchasing a couple! :)
Excellent as always,thank you.
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!
Thank you.
Thx for another frightful delight for the mind and imagination.
Great work on the intro, very spoooookeyyy.
My fav you tube channel !
Bravo! Excellent choice and marvelous work. So enjoyed this one.
Excellent story. I think I'll listen to it again.
Very nice again !! Best channel on UA-cam
Thank Philippe, sir!
Love your channel. Thanks for your hard work
Beautiful reading thank you
Is this a rehash of the Case of Charles Dexter Ward? I hope that you keep them coming!!!!!!!!!!!! Great work!!!!!!!!!!!!
You're not the first to say it, Austen. There are close similarities, for sure. Thanks as always!
An excellent short story, well narrated!
Well well done!
LOVE IT
LOVE IT! Oh how i wish i coud travel through a spell or time like that
Absolutely chilling.
That was a good one
Good story, really enjoyed this reading ;)
A good one.
I hope he finds his Lady Eleanor in this century as well.
Oh Sir Jasper! And I speak to you from the future of Halloween in the Year of our Lord 2022AD.
I really liked this one.🌻
Not sure, but an intimate understanding of certain necromantic knowledge seems to be an investment in the future! 🤔
That was a beauty
Is the hashish eater by Clark Aston Smith in the public domien to make a reading?
I hate that one do a gray mouser story
Or "The Plutonian Drug"?
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.
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!!
We'd never heard of him - and then a quick google revealed hilarity! Ha!
@@HorrorBabble You'd never heard of Count Arthur?!?? I'll knock yer flippin' block off! :'-D :'-D
@@HorrorBabble He played the City Varieties in Leeds a few weeks ago; a marvelous night! :-)
@@HorrorBabble And, the bloke who plays him (Steve Delaney) is originally from Leeds! :-)
@@andyburton2796 Never! I'll have to keep my ear to the ground moving forward!
This one was actually pretty clever.
Scary-as-shit cool!!!🖤☻💀☠👻⚰🦇🕸🕷
This is my kibd of story.
CAS ,pure magic,😜
Shades of Charles Dexter Ward.
Kla-Kash Ton's take on HPL's Charles Dexter Ward?
Is it just me, or does it sound like Ian is recording this in a sewer tunnel? 😂
Didn't Lindasfarne turn this into a song in the 1970s
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".
I'm not going to make the Futarama joke....You are.
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