The Finest Supernatural Tale In English Literature?
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- Опубліковано 15 тра 2024
- The Willows by Algernon Blackwood
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The most unsettling part of this video is the wig mate
It is extra euclidean.
The wig was definitely creeping towards them while they slept
The evil hairdresser of Dunwich
“The Black Pyramid of Influence” sounds like a Ligotti story.
I love me some Blackwood. The dude's ability to make mundane stuff feel so uneasy is just unrivalled. "The occupant of the room," is a standout to me.
Blackwood is just masterful. Along with Machen, he gave us a world full of pagan terror. I’d recommend The Man Who The Trees Loved as a personal favourite. Another tale of his that gradually cranks up the horror hiding in the woods.
Algernon Blackwood, one of the greats! I read The Willows and The Wendigo and loved the trip in both books. He's so good at describing eerie atmosphere.
Frowned at the title, pressed the thumbnail and immediately said 'oh god yes!'
The moid below the willows was the color of television tuned to Outer Limits.
Friggin’ top-notch story: thank you for recommending it. Great video.
Hey, it’s you, hello, glad you enjoyed it
HP Lovecraft personally favorite supernatural tale, which says a lot. the “John Silence” stories by Blackwood are pure gold as well. Hell everything the man wrote is outstanding in my opinion, and I’ve read pretty much all his work.
Your tribute to one of my favorite writers, and that wig have earned you a comment and subscription.
The ever-shifting gravel banks of the Danube inland delta and the vastness of the Northern woods certainly are areas where barriers between dimensions become rather thin, if not permeable. :-)
_Oh Yeah!_ The Willows is one of the _very best_ pre-Lovecraftian alternate universe stories _ever_
Bar None. Cosmic Horror before it had even been named or described.
So, Charlie is filming Moid... but... who... is... filming... *CHARLIE!!!!!* 😱😱😱😱
The Willows are.
@@scottjones6860 using one of those new fourth dimensional 360° cameras from DJI.
Reading the story now. I mean not now now because I’m writing this right. It’s so good I feel like I’m there in the story.
The thing in itself, the Real of the real, transcendental horror oh my.
You blighter! That Simon Cowell wig turned my bowels to water! Of course, the improbable amount of alcohol I have imbibed may have been a factor.
Besides the horror aspects I absolutely loved the way he described the Danube river, it gave such a sense of beauty and wonder.
Almost as if he was describing a magestic and gigantic creature
Great video moid (beautifully shot btw props to all concerned). It’s a great story, that paranoia vibe in it puts me in mind of “The Thing” oddly enough.
In terms of its influence - huge - you can see the through line to Aickman (def worth checking out if you’re going down this road) and M John Harrison/ Mieville etc - and continues to influence weird/ cosmic/ horror SF to this day.
By the way I very much enjoyed the hat. It was a hat wasn’t it?
Looking forward to hearing your take on the Wendigo. I started reading Blackwood because i heard about his Canadian stories and its nit that often i get stiries set where i live.
Planning on making the video in October
Who else saw the thumbnail and got all excited that this was going to be a John Constantine Hellblazer review?
you know a kitbag is normally full of kit for a certain thing, and its often that the contents are solutions to problems, maybe the kitbag as a title is foreshadowing a problem or multiple problems, perhaps the tension is that the kit bags contents might be insufficient. Or maybe we stumble upon a kitbag and its contents are horrific. you got my mind going with all that evil!
There appears to be a supernatural entity, possibly a rogue tribble, attempting to swallow your head.
I read Blackwood's The Willows years ago. I remember putting it alongside Machen's The White People, as example of nature making man seem insignificant. Both stories are low on twists & turns, but very high on atmosphere & special effects. Readers who prefer stories in the thriller format, probably should leave The Willows alone. Only the patient readers will get something out of a story like this..
I agree, the best supernatural/horror tale ever written.
The Haunting of Toby Jugg -Denis Wheatly
'The Willows' had a huge effect on me as a weird pre-teen back in the 1970s, and I devoured all the Blackwood I could find. I don't think I've read any since... and perhaps I should amend that.
Good to see Patrick Troughton is doing well.
Kept expecting him to regenerate into the third doctor.
“❤…it’s evil, evil, evil… but I like it, like it, yes I do!” (Robert Calvert). Thanks for reminding me.
Love the Death Cult SF discussions - I never see my favorite SF author mentioned tho - Philip Jose Farmer.
I really felt like takin' a wiz in a stream watching this video.
Lmao the book toss
It took us about 12 attempts
If you can find the audio drama done of The Willows on BBC Sounds it is bloody amazing (it's not on BBC Sounds anymore)
Yes, "The Willows" gets recognition and is frequently anthologized. I liked "The Wendigo" even more. Both are at the pinnacle of supernatural fiction.
I would argue "Oh Whistle and I'll come to you my lad" is more frightening! I'm not sure of it's publication date but "Skule Skerry" by John Buchan is also a truly terrifying story too.
Whistle's terrifying! Nearly gave me a heart attack.
I had to prepare myself mentally, a sense of dread, before watching the televised adaptations of M R James' works.
If that kitbag is from the one story I read, it is evil....
I knew it, EVIL!
I haven't read this story yet but it sounds intriguing. But the best supernatural tale in literature is The Turn of The Screw, and for similiar reasons, Henry James knows how to dance around a topic keeping you in suspense because of whats not said
*best supernatural tale in literature for my money
That wig needs its own UA-cam channel.
I haven't read this Willow's thing, and I don't read much horror, but the scariest thing I ever read was The Middle Toe of the Right Foot by Ambrose Bierce.
Ooh, nice, I'll keep an eye out for that
Wounder if this could be a inspiration of " Deliverance".
Never thought of that, quite possibly
I have a collection of Blackwood's work, I haven't finished it and I will be doing so soon.
make sure you get the John Silence stories. people often overlook them. They are great.
@@orno8906 Will do, thx!
Had to stop watching because 5 minutes in I knew I had to order the story and audiobook...will watch you after i read and listen to the story
Me too at 3:38 (but already have the book so will shut my phone and start right now).
Reading Algernon Blackwood is far better than listening. His beauty is how the structure of the story trickles into your mind.
Moid, where have all your videos gone? What happened? I'm deeply confused and disturbed. By the way, great video as always.
Bullshit copyright strike that led to a complete meltdown.
I had to "remove" everything and carefully put it back together so the whole channel doesn't get deleted. Thanks for caring
@@MediaDeathCult I'm sorry to hear that and I hope it won't affect your determination to continue working on this beautiful (and honestly the best) booktube channel. Your personality and the quality of your content have the potential to attract millions of subscribers, and I'm not sure why that's not already the case. This channel has brought me back to reading books, and I have you to thank for that.
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Blackwood's ambiguity makes the reading difficult. It's not just the subject but the writing itself. I find his writing laborious. It's the same with the short work "Turn of the Screw." being indirect is fine, but the writing shouldn't be. whatever genius there may be is lost in the writing style.
I'm so macabre right now.
"The Devil's quiff"
It is the Devil's Mullet; party in the front, damnation in the back.
The Willows likely inspired Ramsey Campbell's "The Voice of the Beach", now that I think about it. Honestly, I have never been impressed with Campbell, and oftener than not Blackwood disappoints. The Willows and The Wendigo are his best stories. The rest of his catalogue seems like pseudomystical musings more so than horror stories. Probably because of his time spent with The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn.
Blackwood’s story Ancient Sorceries I remember as being very good as well.
@@jlworrad I will need to check that out.
@@falgalhutkinsmarzcal3962 You’re right though, there’s some definite misfires from A.B.
@@jlworrad which is a shame because he was obviously talented. Personally, I am a bigger fan of James, Machen, and Le Fanu. I am glad, however, that Blackwood wrote horror because his good pieces always improve an anthology of other such authors, and he rightfully belongs in esteem.
@@falgalhutkinsmarzcal3962 James is one of my faves. Nothing quite like him.
I thought it was silly. I liked the concept and the setting, but the supernatural stuff went through too many different stages without coming to a head. And the two protagonists seem to keep swapping personalities.
Yes... giant wig is very scary... lol
the horror......the hairdo...........
What’s with the wig? Distracting… FWIW I find his The Wendigo more unsettling. Both were much appreciated by H P Lovecraft, of course…
just wandering why did you erased your older videos ?
Bullshit copyright strike almost killed the channel, I had to protect myself
All I care about is what is up with that wig?
Hair raising stuff clearly but their is far better horror stories than this.