The Shadow Out of Time by H.P. Lovecraft (Audiobook)

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  • Опубліковано 22 гру 2024

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  • @TheExploringSeries
    @TheExploringSeries  Рік тому +162

    Chapter One: 0:00:00
    Chapter Two: 0:22:10
    Chapter Three: 0:43:47
    Chapter Four: 1:07:32
    Chapter Five: 1:41:09
    Chapter Six: 2:02:00
    Chapter Seven: 2:28:31
    Chapter Eight: 2:46:47

    • @panchox747
      @panchox747 Рік тому +9

      Magic

    • @Slugfucker
      @Slugfucker Рік тому +4

      ❤Ty

    • @drakebello6821
      @drakebello6821 Рік тому

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    • @drakebello6821
      @drakebello6821 Рік тому

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    • @drakebello6821
      @drakebello6821 Рік тому

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  • @daxtron2
    @daxtron2 Рік тому +864

    We sleeping good tonight lads

  • @jimboslam
    @jimboslam Рік тому +26

    Nathaniel coming to and seemingly continuing on with his lecture he was giving when he lost control of his mind was such a cool touch for me when I first listened to this book years ago.

  • @KoraktheMad
    @KoraktheMad Рік тому +27

    Thanks for doing this one, it's my favorite Lovecraft story.
    The Great Race of Yith seem like the most benevolent race in the Mythos. They are archivists, they just want to learn as much as they can. Yes, they switch minds with other entities but are kind to the swapped mind. The ensure that the swapped mind isn't a threat to them or the original owners body. They put in mental blocks to make sure that when the body's owner returns that any information that could be used negatively to affect the future can't be accessed by the swapped mind.

  • @Skeptic78
    @Skeptic78 Рік тому +20

    I always thought The Shadow Out Of Time was a great companion piece to The Mountains of Madness. Thanks for uploading! Perhaps the next one could be the dream-quest of unknown kadath!!!

  • @user-hu3iy9gz5j
    @user-hu3iy9gz5j Рік тому +163

    A sentence does not get more Lovecraftian than this: "My feet slipped utterly and I found myself involved in a mangling avalanche of sliding masonry whose canon loud uproar split the black cavern air in a deafening series of earth-shaking reverberations"

    • @Nowhandles
      @Nowhandles Рік тому +2

      Silly pants...stop it...😮😊

    • @tkc1129
      @tkc1129 Рік тому +35

      Of course it can. That sentence doesn't say "cyclopian" even once!

    • @witchwaist
      @witchwaist Рік тому +22

      in more common vernacular, "dumbass upsets the ancient ruins. it was very loud"

    • @Nowhandles
      @Nowhandles Рік тому +2

      @@witchwaist you win the day!!

    • @deseosuho
      @deseosuho Рік тому +2

      that's eldritch af

  • @jimboslam
    @jimboslam Рік тому +64

    This is a very special story to me. When i was in the Army, on holiday leave I would drive back to my hometown to see friends and family. The drive was just under 4 hours and I would always put on a audio book. This one was hands down the most captivating and I listened to it several times on those drives and it never got old. I know a lot of people nowadays criticize H.P. Lovecraft for his overly specific and repetitive descriptions, I feel this story in particular he is at his absolute best and to hear it now in TES voice and measured story reading cadence is incredible.
    Thank you!

    • @quicksilvertongue3248
      @quicksilvertongue3248 4 місяці тому

      I agree that this is likely Lovecraft's best work, as well as my personal favorite.

    • @tomg4324
      @tomg4324 4 місяці тому

      Hi I have a big cok

  • @Marqhll
    @Marqhll Рік тому +139

    I love your HP Lovecraft Audiobooks! Great stuff!

  • @jakeowen2623
    @jakeowen2623 Рік тому +17

    I think this is my favorite of his stories, and I’ve stopped around 40 minutes in to make this claim. Completely enthralling stuff, one of the creepiest premises I’ve ever heard explored. Fella was so far ahead of his time it never ceases to amaze me

    • @ericbarber3420
      @ericbarber3420 11 місяців тому

      Now i’m waiting if a third book is going to fight for favourite spot from dunwich or innsmouth

  • @thaumaturgeslit7759
    @thaumaturgeslit7759 Рік тому +68

    Just re-listened to your shadow over Innsmouth reading, so I am excited for another reading!

  • @chaoticpuncher8756
    @chaoticpuncher8756 Рік тому +35

    These audiobooks are always a treat. I’ve gone back and listens to At the Mountains of Madness and Shadow over Insmouth 3 times each at least. I’ll add this to the playlist.

    • @Dopeymanthing
      @Dopeymanthing Рік тому +1

      You and me both my friend. I own the necronomicon but have only ever read dagon because it took like 30 mins. These audiobooks are perfect for me.

    • @zapan9643
      @zapan9643 Рік тому

      The Exploring Series' At the Mountains of Madness is truly the best audiobook for me.

  • @nicholasbrodeur2340
    @nicholasbrodeur2340 Рік тому +96

    Fantastic as always. Here’s hoping for a reading of The Dream Quest of Unknown Kadath next 🤞

  • @Darkflo23
    @Darkflo23 Рік тому +41

    My favorite Lovecraft story alongside Mountains of Madness, and also a sad reminder of how his work was evolving from short stories full of xenophoby to more long from adventure horror stories, it make me angry that he died so young, as if these last stories are anything to go bye, he was truly hitting his stride.

  • @richter6699
    @richter6699 Рік тому +8

    Love this stuff!
    Theres something weirdly comforting about the old timey way Lovecraft writes, despite his subject matter obviously being anything but comforting lol.

  • @RestmorDread
    @RestmorDread Рік тому +33

    Ah yes, my first Lovecraft book, what a marvelous way to enter to this great world full of eldritch horror. I still conserving my physical copy of this story, such a good memory.

  • @diewildemathilde4432
    @diewildemathilde4432 Рік тому +9

    Thank you so much for all the content you put out! One of the best channels on UA-cam, especially if you have long commutes or solitary work to do!

  • @dustingar7723
    @dustingar7723 Рік тому +2

    Gotta watch all the ads to support my favorite reading channel out there. Great vid as always

  • @coughsyrup7865
    @coughsyrup7865 Рік тому +8

    Thank you for making my mondays more bearable. Love all your videos!

  • @hectorlozano3354
    @hectorlozano3354 Рік тому +2

    One of my favorite Lovecraft stories read by one of my favorite UA-camrs.

  • @spicyladjr3650
    @spicyladjr3650 Рік тому +2

    I fully intend to listen to this.
    The wonderful thing about this channel is how relaxing it is, even while discussing terrifying things.
    I imagine I'm not alone in that I avoid listening to your stuff for a while so that when I finally get a night to relax, I can just binge your work. We owe many quiet and relaxed nights to your channel, thanks for the great work.

  • @Ahuratum
    @Ahuratum Рік тому +5

    Oh man, asked if you would do this on Twitter some time back and you said it was possible.
    Finding this today made my day! Thank you!

    • @tomg4324
      @tomg4324 4 місяці тому

      Thank deez nuts

  • @nannesoar
    @nannesoar Рік тому +5

    YES
    This is by far my favorite HP Lovecraft story!

    • @tomg4324
      @tomg4324 4 місяці тому

      That's what shecsaid

  • @Willows_Trees
    @Willows_Trees Рік тому +1

    Ahhh yes. Love me some exploring series to fall asleep at night... can't wait to listen to this for a week trying to remember where I left off when I pass out

    • @tomg4324
      @tomg4324 4 місяці тому

      Love deez.njte and sicj etc etc

  • @laurafrakinroslin
    @laurafrakinroslin Рік тому +13

    Doing all the hits! I love this one; looking forward to listening several times. If you’re considering requests I’d love to hear The Mound from you

  • @5oClockShadows
    @5oClockShadows Рік тому +2

    whenever H.P. Lovecraft is a topic I will suggest this story. I only read it 3 or 5 times but it is my favorite.

  • @Second-Hand-Shadow
    @Second-Hand-Shadow Рік тому +1

    It always makes my week when I see a new The Exploring Series video. Keep up the great work!

  • @LetsTalkAboutPrepping
    @LetsTalkAboutPrepping Рік тому +3

    This is offiially my favorite lovecraft tale. Its just inspired me with a story idea thatll let me combine a few things i want to write, and might actually get me to write again after.... 16 years i think

  • @arcana8035
    @arcana8035 Рік тому +8

    We are making it to dreamland with this one 💪💪💪💪

    • @tomg4324
      @tomg4324 4 місяці тому

      Dream of deez nuts

  • @Wizyord
    @Wizyord Рік тому +2

    Another spectacular reading by our boy @TheExploringSeries

  • @ArrakisHeir88
    @ArrakisHeir88 Рік тому +4

    My favorite behind AtMoM. Thanks so much for your work, as always!

  • @kakanhejsan
    @kakanhejsan Рік тому +8

    Love these Lovecraft storys!!! your channel is so awsome thx for all you do!!🔥🔥🔥

  • @crimestick6648
    @crimestick6648 Рік тому +4

    I love it when you do Lovecraft!!!

  • @themightymcb7310
    @themightymcb7310 Рік тому +6

    Would love to hear you read The Thing On The Doorstep some time! Kind of a tangential story in the mythos, but a great one. It's also pretty related to this story since they both revolve around body-snatching.

    • @ThePigKnight
      @ThePigKnight Рік тому +2

      “Although they tweet I killed my friend, while I emptied my blicky into his body, I am not his killer.”

  • @muramasasedge5443
    @muramasasedge5443 Рік тому

    Im so glad youre still dropping these. I play them every night now. Been waiting for this one too.

  • @Fulgrim2
    @Fulgrim2 Рік тому +3

    Ah good, something to enjoy during work tomorrow.

    • @tomg4324
      @tomg4324 4 місяці тому

      Enjoy deez nuts

  • @word360
    @word360 Рік тому

    I've been binging your Lovecraft readings for the past few months (been sick) and I regret not checking them out sooner. you have the perfect reading/narrator voice and you put such emphasis on the motions.
    Also, I'm noticing a trend with some of Lovecraft's works. The protagonist ALMOST brings back artifacts of proof of these fantastical discoveries, only to drop or otherwise lose it, so the outside world dismisses them as a madman and they're none the wiser.

  • @krissyr3393
    @krissyr3393 Рік тому +1

    Nice reading, narrator keeps a solid tempo throughout and doesn't rush thru the story.

  • @swami_young8238
    @swami_young8238 Рік тому

    These late night uploads when I can’t sleep, then see a notification for this channel, fuck I get so hyped because I know I’ll sleep so good for the next 4-5 nights it’ll take me to actually get through the whole video. Thank you Explorer.

  • @rofflesvanwagon
    @rofflesvanwagon Рік тому +12

    A phenomenal story!

  • @lucajo16
    @lucajo16 Рік тому +2

    Thank god for something other then my usual content to pass out by.

    • @tomg4324
      @tomg4324 4 місяці тому

      Thank God? Thank deez nuts!

  • @goitcore
    @goitcore Рік тому +1

    I was relistening to your version of Dunwich yesterday, and thinking how much I wanted you to do this. YAY!

  • @mariovillarreal8647
    @mariovillarreal8647 Рік тому +2

    Yes! Thank you for this Audiobook and All your hard work and effort. Great narration!

  • @monday5412
    @monday5412 Рік тому +4

    Your audiobooks are the best

  • @misterswan3131
    @misterswan3131 Рік тому +2

    Of all your content this is by far the greatest in my humblest opinion I appreciate you sharing your skills much love

  • @lavasharkandboygirl9716
    @lavasharkandboygirl9716 Рік тому +2

    I was literally *just* looking for a new audiobook!

  • @threeinone4748
    @threeinone4748 Рік тому +1

    My most anticipated reading other than his cats name, good job!

  • @LewisB3217
    @LewisB3217 Рік тому +2

    Love these Lovecraft readings, Ty 💯

  • @Parzivle
    @Parzivle Рік тому +2

    I’ve listened to this one to sleep so many times youtube starts recommending it to me around the same time every day

  • @Elder_God901
    @Elder_God901 Рік тому +2

    Your content creation has evolved so much in quality over the past few years, thank you for doing what you do. Your narration skills are second to none.

  • @Eglovecraft
    @Eglovecraft Рік тому

    I just want to say that I utterly love all of your content. You’ve become this sort of mental safe haven for me. When I want to forgot the world and drift off to some far away land.. I come to you. Please keep up the amazing work.. I wouldn’t mind hearing you get into Alien and Predator lore also.

  • @chadsknnr
    @chadsknnr Рік тому

    I was waiting for this one, Mangg! This is one of my top 5 Lovecraft stories . . . .

  • @callummcgilvray4946
    @callummcgilvray4946 Рік тому +1

    My week has been made

  • @otakusenpai6038
    @otakusenpai6038 Рік тому

    Such has it been that the morning drive hath been quite the bop thus far. Thank you very much for the content.

  • @tkc1129
    @tkc1129 Рік тому

    Might be my favorite Lovecraft story I have heard a reading of so far.

  • @blackbird7620
    @blackbird7620 Рік тому +3

    Love your bedtimes stories dude

  • @quicksilvertongue3248
    @quicksilvertongue3248 Рік тому +2

    Ah, i missed one detail on previous readings of this tale; when Nate here tells the reader to look for his son, "Professor Wingate Peaslee", I always figured that Wingate was Nate's middle name and the son's first name. But hearing the name of Nate's parents, this is one of those aristocratic families where they use two last names, as with Asenath Waite Derby, who is both a Derby and a Waite. So the son is "Professor Wingate-Peaslee", despite not writing the hyphen, and he has some first name that we never learn (I will headcanon that it's George, and that he's embarassed by it, not wanting his friends to think of him as some dragon-slaying crusader).

    • @quicksilvertongue3248
      @quicksilvertongue3248 Рік тому

      And then, like ten seconds after I paused to write all that, the story does explicitly confirm that Wingate is indeed a first name. So maybe HP just made an error in his genealogy here, or the boy was named after his mother's maiden name, which is kind of a cruel thing to do to a boy.

  • @DrMrNikolaMax
    @DrMrNikolaMax Рік тому +2

    Oh, you treat us so good!

  • @prestonmorris3773
    @prestonmorris3773 Рік тому +1

    love these audio books so much

  • @westongaddis8767
    @westongaddis8767 Рік тому +1

    Holy shit did i ever need this one. Been a long week my friends. Ya boi is going to dream land.

  • @BRAV-lm6xk
    @BRAV-lm6xk 6 місяців тому +1

    The good thing about listening to Lovecraft is that if I fall asleep, he will still be going on about exactly the same thing when I wake up. I wont miss anything

  • @micahraney732
    @micahraney732 Рік тому

    Just when I desperately needed something to distract me and get me to sleep... Bless you.

  • @dr.robotnik3684
    @dr.robotnik3684 Рік тому +1

    Another 3 hour plus lovecraft video, we eating good tonight!

  • @casard5235
    @casard5235 8 місяців тому

    Still a great story. Fell asleep listening to this which may explain some of the dream sequences. A wonderful narration. Thanks.

  • @Sharing13
    @Sharing13 Рік тому +1

    Enjoying my weed gummies and h.p. Lovecraft! Happy Saturday

  • @demonic477
    @demonic477 Рік тому +1

    Oh yes thank you for this I can't get enough Lovecraft

  • @maxmatson1578
    @maxmatson1578 Рік тому

    Finally! My favorite Lovecraft story.. thank you for this one 👍🙏✌️

  • @mikarri7199
    @mikarri7199 Рік тому +3

    “I’m the most normal a human can be and am not crazy - nor is anyone in my family.”
    Me: uh huh…
    “My wife left me after something happened beyond my control .”
    Me: what? that’s terrible! Maybe I was wrong. I’ll give him a chance.
    “After reading the Necronomicon-“
    Me: ….I regret giving him a chance.

  • @sirlemonthe1st
    @sirlemonthe1st Рік тому +3

    an hour early???? by jove what a treat!

  • @crowvii
    @crowvii Рік тому +1

    I love your narration - I'd listen to you read anything

  • @possumwithacowboyhat5140
    @possumwithacowboyhat5140 Рік тому +2

    A three hour video? While I have four hours of work left? Let’s GO.

  • @zacharycha4791
    @zacharycha4791 Рік тому

    Amazing. Always enjoy your Lovecraft readings.

  • @user-kn9gl9dt6l
    @user-kn9gl9dt6l Рік тому +1

    Another great audiobook, thank you

  • @josephmama6212
    @josephmama6212 Рік тому +1

    love your audiobooks man.

  • @TheBearInTheChair
    @TheBearInTheChair Рік тому

    Wtf, you posted early?!?! Keeping us on out toes now, are you? I like it

  • @JobeStroud
    @JobeStroud Рік тому +1

    I remember that picture. It was just Nier staring at you. I don't remember what it said though. It may have been Game Informer. There were so many magazines back then.

  • @45proteinconsumer
    @45proteinconsumer Рік тому +17

    time to fall asleep to cosmic horrors beyond human comprehension

    • @rustys.1070
      @rustys.1070 7 місяців тому

      So original

    • @tomg4324
      @tomg4324 4 місяці тому

      Floating phalluses and the like 👍

  • @MrMacavity
    @MrMacavity Рік тому +4

    Great work as always 👍

  • @tedytarrify
    @tedytarrify Рік тому +1

    Good narration! Enjoyed it immensely.

  • @samm1926
    @samm1926 Рік тому

    Man, do you have SUCH a great voice for this!

  • @JohnSagin-SimViDeLucis579
    @JohnSagin-SimViDeLucis579 Рік тому +1

    Thanks for another great video!

  • @blixten2928
    @blixten2928 Рік тому

    The BEST Lovecraft reader!!

  • @quicksilvertongue3248
    @quicksilvertongue3248 Рік тому

    40:35 "Fungi of inconeivable size, outlines and colors...." Sounds like some kind of.... mushroom kingdom?

  • @verikan4241
    @verikan4241 Рік тому

    Oh yes! This one is my favorite Lovecraft's story

  • @matthewpool6508
    @matthewpool6508 Рік тому

    This is amazing work, really appreciate it.

  • @quicksilvertongue3248
    @quicksilvertongue3248 4 місяці тому +1

    Just before the 1 hour mark, we learn of the potential for a tremendous number of sub-stories within the setting of this one Mythos-adjacent tale: heist-like capers of Great Race agents in the human world working to capture a fleeing renegade from their own era. Someone who wants to film a low-budget movie could do worse than to explore this concept, as HPL's stories are all in the public domain, but derivative works can be copyrighted. (I give legal permission to use this idea to anyone who wishes to pursue such an endeavor, as I likely will never have the opportunity.)

  • @RichbUKDE
    @RichbUKDE Рік тому

    The coordinates of the stones are in the Gibson desert. South of the Nullagine river and with a Telfer WA 6762 postcode :)
    Amazing the accuracy of Howards research.

  • @jabix1
    @jabix1 Рік тому +1

    Uploaded right when I needed to sleep

  • @czcrossman
    @czcrossman Рік тому

    One of my favorites! Thanks for doing this one 😊

  • @quicksilvertongue3248
    @quicksilvertongue3248 Рік тому +1

    Well, I was hoping for another Chaos god, but this will work.

  • @JAXi9321
    @JAXi9321 Рік тому

    DAMN.... I'VE MISSED THESE. UR SUCH A TALENTED NARRATOR (& LOVECRAFT ONE OF MY FAVS)(KYAH) (NOT SIMPING AT ALL)
    Goodnight.

  • @highwayvigilante
    @highwayvigilante Рік тому

    My favourite Lovecraft story. I found when getting into some of his earlier short stories that it was a little cringeworthy, sure I may have been scared by them 100 years ago. I mean no disrespect, its just coming from the perspective of someone who has long since desensitized to horror. But the twist in this story really felt like a 'holy shit' moment. I first listened to it on a long night drive and I guess that really helped set the mood, but I always find myself coming back to this one. Mountains of Madness is also great.

  • @Michael-eb8nf
    @Michael-eb8nf Рік тому

    I get to work, fire up UA-cam, and truly my cup runneth over. Thank you.

  • @erroneous6947
    @erroneous6947 Рік тому

    I have in hardback the complete works of Poe, Lovecraft, and H.G.Wells. I reread them fairly often.
    It always weirds me out when I read a tale about whooperwills coming to collect the souls of the dead, and then whopperwills call outside my home all night. Just a book, just a book. Lol.

  • @frocurl
    @frocurl 4 місяці тому +1

    I love the early 20th century writing

  • @thetravelingbard9178
    @thetravelingbard9178 Рік тому

    This should get me through most of my road trip this morning 😁

  • @scottlambert499
    @scottlambert499 Рік тому

    Omg yessss dude thanks so much for your amazing content you’re the best!

  • @quicksilvertongue3248
    @quicksilvertongue3248 Рік тому +1

    Heartbreakingly, I think the wife really did love Nathaniel, at least before his abduction, because she recognized immediately that the Yithian wasn't him. Sadly she was so scarred by her contact with the imposter that even when her former beloved came back, she didn't believe it and couldn't risk any contact. I still think that was a shitty thing for her to do, but it's more understandable than I gave credit for with my earlier comment.

  • @rae4772
    @rae4772 Рік тому

    Thank you for the excellent reading. It saved me from my own bordum induced madness today.

  • @mr.inhuman7932
    @mr.inhuman7932 Рік тому +1

    I'm lookig forward to this.

  • @poontang8895
    @poontang8895 Рік тому

    Absolutely excellent T,E,S , thankyou 😊