A terrific Alpine story, which as a past climber, I enjoyed very much, especially the incorporation of ‘Brocken Spectres’, which one may see in peculiar weather conditions in the Mountains. As it happened, I had been reading earlier in the day, about a sad incident on the Mont Blanc, which occurred back in the 19th C, when, during the ascent, a woman and her guide fell down a deep crevasse and couldn’t be saved. Wakefields thoughts as to how a rope ought to feel when roped and in line, cautiously crossing a crevasse field, is wonderfully described. I wonder if H R Wakefield was related to Arthur Wakefield, who was on the Everest Expedition of 1922, when bottled oxygen was first used!
Thank you for giving the image credit!! I was right about to ask when you said it. Ans thank you as always for being top tier in excellent horror content.
Now i have enough time to relax and listen to the stories i took few days free😁.I really needed it ,ach such a pleasure listening to your voice and stories dear H.B❤🖤🖐‼
What fun this was - I actually learnt more about climbing, and why people do it, than I ever did from documentaries of scaling Everest and whatnot. A wonderful framing of the stories of the Never-Dead Harridian Wife. The description of having to pull and slide her up the mountains she insisted on climbing are wonderful. But surely it would have been easier to handle her as a divorcée than a ghost!
Great channel 👏 I really enjoy the content and the narration. Please keep up the outstanding work. This is one of the few channel that actively look forwards to new content...
Lee Brown Coye was the guy whose did the original illustrations for Karl E. Wagner's excellent "Sticks" (also, Coye's very strange, real-life experiences inspired the story).
Oooh I think I know Sticks. Is that the one that has the spirit traps? Hopefully Ian can narrate it. Very reminiscent of True Detective Season 1's props.
There's a certain genre of Alpine horror mastered by writers of the last Victorian and early Edwardian era. I feel sure that a dissertation could be made of this phenomenon. On reflection, there probably has been.
Ok it's been two years at least and I've restrained myself as long as can reasonably be expected. Who is Warren and how did he die and what do I listen to so I can find out ?
I'm pretty sure that line's from "The Statement of Randolph Carter" by H. P. Lovecraft. Horrorbabble has a recording if you want to check. It is short.
When stories are told separate from the all knowing narrator it gives doubt a deniability. It makes the racism and sexism of the old horror authors easier to overlook because it could be the bias of the character who claims to be a solid unsuperstitious person. When reading Terry Pratchett I loved his comedic asides when he went from the inner dialogue of a character to the narrator saying "it was in fact(something absurd)"
@@leesnyder9144 The unholy trinity of R'ism/S'ism/H'phobia are only hangups to enjoying older writing for a coterie of miserable people, who are more cultish than sound citizens. I advise you not to be among them.
@@janaeroshumba760 lol I looked this person up. Im not into sociology. I got physically ill reading Kite Runner and GOT. Controversial content is for a reason.
The self-assured, self-justified and casual misogyny is strong with this story. A dude with no self-awareness or emotional maturity, no insight into himself and no experirnce with women (so quite a typical product of the English public school system) gets together with a domineering, soul-possessing sort of gal (and yes, these characters totally exist btw...). He is psychically devoured, eaten up, drained of vital force, henpecked - what have you. Instead attempting to stand up to her, stop the relationship, divorce (all very hard, adult things), he (probably) choses to try to escape it through avoidance of confrontation and organizes a situation where she is likely to fall to her death. And the protagonist, while describing the relationship, matter-of-factly expresses that "Hecate was better off dead". Really? Why "better"? Better for who? Not for her, clearly. The person for whom it's deemed "better" is the one that matters, clearly - the noble man, the clean-cut mountaineer - finally rid of a soul-sucking succubus - the female - who because she is "bad" for him, can just go die, making the world a better place. The underlying (potential of course) murderousness of a certain power/ideological relation between men and women is blatant here. She's bugging you, the noble example of purity and manliness? Why, then clearly she is better off dead. She has no value herself, as a separate person or human being Of course not. She is stopping this man from being all noble and free (no reference to his own responsibility as part of this relationship), so clearly her immediate physical elimination is the morally justified path. Wow.
@@Eris123451 Analyzing works of art, music and literature is normal part od social discourse. Art with no audience doesn't truly exist, nor is it alive. As a consumer of art, I am in no way required to be able to reproduce or emulate a given creation in order to express my active reception of the messages, sentiments, symbolism expressed/perceived therein. As any spectator, reader, listener, i am an active co-creator of any piece of art, and also have every right to express any feeling or opinion about it. Such an open approach creates dialogue and potentially allows participants to open to different vistas, layers and meanings. I am not criticizing (negatively) the writer, nor even the story. On the contrary, I find him highly accomplished - possibly better in his other stories, but brilliant nevertheless. Crisp, clear-cut prose, not too wordy, wonderful at creating atmosphere and suspense... At the same time, the writer is (to some varying extent) a product of his time and place (again, not a reproach) and often vehiculates conscious, half-conscious or unconscious moral and ethical values and beliefs, that underpin his work(s). This content is often interesting to notice and point out, to the edification of all😁. So yeah, "why don't you write a story then" is not valid.
@@rheinhartsilvento2576 “The secret of a good sermon is to have a good beginning and a good ending; and to have the two as close together as possible.” ― George Burns
@@Eris123451 Ha ha ha! Good one. Your short one-liners would be very cool indeed, if you actually had something to say. As in, actual points, arguments, opinions. Instead of second-hand witticisms. You still haven't actually said anything.
These stories just go on getting better and better and the narration also.
A terrific Alpine story, which as a past climber, I enjoyed very much, especially the incorporation of ‘Brocken Spectres’, which one may see in peculiar weather conditions in the Mountains.
As it happened, I had been reading earlier in the day, about a sad incident on the Mont Blanc, which occurred back in the 19th C, when, during the ascent, a woman and her guide fell down a deep crevasse and couldn’t be saved. Wakefields thoughts as to how a rope ought to feel when roped and in line, cautiously crossing a crevasse field, is wonderfully described.
I wonder if H R Wakefield was related to Arthur Wakefield, who was on the Everest Expedition of 1922, when bottled oxygen was first used!
What a wonderful story!
Always happy when my British friends post another tale. Always presented so very well! Thank you.
Thank you for giving the image credit!! I was right about to ask when you said it.
Ans thank you as always for being top tier in excellent horror content.
Excellent story,brilliantly read as usual!
The way this author puts words together is masterful and the narrator definitely does justice to the well-crafted words. Way better than most!
Now i have enough time to relax and listen to the stories i took few days free😁.I really needed it ,ach such a pleasure listening to your voice and stories dear H.B❤🖤🖐‼
What fun this was - I actually learnt more about climbing, and why people do it, than I ever did from documentaries of scaling Everest and whatnot. A wonderful framing of the stories of the Never-Dead Harridian Wife. The description of having to pull and slide her up the mountains she insisted on climbing are wonderful. But surely it would have been easier to handle her as a divorcée than a ghost!
Awesome another excellent story to enjoy 🙂 thanks Ian And Jen!🙂👍👍👍👍
Thank you so much for introducing me to this writer!🌟
Great channel 👏 I really enjoy the content and the narration. Please keep up the outstanding work. This is one of the few channel that actively look forwards to new content...
Those last lines paired with your music managed to send a chill up my spine.🥶😨
Bed time with Horrorbabble. Can’t wait 👻❤️
These stories and the professional narration seize your attention and draw you right into the story!!
One of my favorites of recent from this channel. Excellent story, production, and narration. Cheers Ian.
Ear candy. Cheers Ian. 🍻
Great choice.
Oh another brilliant story, it had me on the edge of my seat, and that's enough height for me !, superb, cheers T
So love your stories and narrations. Greetings from New Zealand
Very enjoyable - Thank you
Mr Gordon you are amazing ☺️☺️
A tall woman described as a monster, massive, menacing! Lol!
And God forbid she take an interest in her husband's passion, and ask to be an equal partner in their marriage/not take shit from him.
As always, an outstanding reading. Thank you.
Lee Brown Coye was the guy whose did the original illustrations for Karl E. Wagner's excellent "Sticks" (also, Coye's very strange, real-life experiences inspired the story).
Oooh I think I know Sticks.
Is that the one that has the spirit traps? Hopefully Ian can narrate it. Very reminiscent of True Detective Season 1's props.
@@Wombats555 Also "The Blair Witch Project".
@@Rusland55 I should probably get round to watching that.
I’ve been looking everywhere for this story in audio form, how did you know? Thanks guys!
Fantastic!!! Thank you. This was horribly spooky 👻👻
Loved it, thank you!
Brilliant work! ☄️💀☄️
There's a certain genre of Alpine horror mastered by writers of the last Victorian and early Edwardian era. I feel sure that a dissertation could be made of this phenomenon.
On reflection, there probably has been.
Is this that same story that was visually depicted back in the early 1980's in "Epic" magazine?
HorrorBabble!
Slick.
Ok it's been two years at least and I've restrained myself as long as can reasonably be expected. Who is Warren and how did he die and what do I listen to so I can find out ?
I'm pretty sure that line's from "The Statement of Randolph Carter" by H. P. Lovecraft. Horrorbabble has a recording if you want to check. It is short.
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Thanks. This latecomer wanted to know, too! 😒
Chilling
WAARRREEENNNNN! WAAARRRREEEENNNN! WHEEERRREEE ARRREEE YOOOOUUUUU?
Okay, what about the other shadows?
It was Hecate, or her ghost I guess, being on the rope with them, casting a shadow, getting her in my opinion justified revenge on her asshole husband
"...available only to a fully-trained man at the peak of his physical..." fear. I think he meant fear.
When stories are told separate from the all knowing narrator it gives doubt a deniability. It makes the racism and sexism of the old horror authors easier to overlook because it could be the bias of the character who claims to be a solid unsuperstitious person.
When reading Terry Pratchett I loved his comedic asides when he went from the inner dialogue of a character to the narrator saying "it was in fact(something absurd)"
@@leesnyder9144 The unholy trinity of R'ism/S'ism/H'phobia are only hangups to enjoying older writing for a coterie of miserable people, who are more cultish than sound citizens. I advise you not to be among them.
@@leesnyder9144 Hoping Samuel Delany isn't someone you admire.
@@janaeroshumba760 lol I looked this person up. Im not into sociology. I got physically ill reading Kite Runner and GOT. Controversial content is for a reason.
What about Warren??
Wahoo!!! I'm in. Lol
The Daylight Saving Time change is still got my timing off. Lol
Try saying that when the sun is going to come up at 2:30 a.m..
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The self-assured, self-justified and casual misogyny is strong with this story.
A dude with no self-awareness or emotional maturity, no insight into himself and no experirnce with women (so quite a typical product of the English public school system) gets together with a domineering, soul-possessing sort of gal (and yes, these characters totally exist btw...).
He is psychically devoured, eaten up, drained of vital force, henpecked - what have you.
Instead attempting to stand up to her, stop the relationship, divorce (all very hard, adult things), he (probably) choses to try to escape it through avoidance of confrontation and organizes a situation where she is likely to fall to her death.
And the protagonist, while describing the relationship, matter-of-factly expresses that "Hecate was better off dead".
Really?
Why "better"?
Better for who?
Not for her, clearly.
The person for whom it's deemed "better" is the one that matters, clearly - the noble man, the clean-cut mountaineer - finally rid of a soul-sucking succubus - the female - who because she is "bad" for him, can just go die, making the world a better place.
The underlying (potential of course) murderousness of a certain power/ideological relation between men and women is blatant here.
She's bugging you, the noble example of purity and manliness? Why, then clearly she is better off dead.
She has no value herself, as a separate person or human being Of course not.
She is stopping this man from being all noble and free (no reference to his own responsibility as part of this relationship), so clearly her immediate physical elimination is the morally justified path.
Wow.
Maybe you should have written the story then ?
@@Eris123451
Analyzing works of art, music and literature is normal part od social discourse.
Art with no audience doesn't truly exist, nor is it alive.
As a consumer of art, I am in no way required to be able to reproduce or emulate a given creation in order to express my active reception of the messages, sentiments, symbolism expressed/perceived therein.
As any spectator, reader, listener, i am an active co-creator of any piece of art, and also have every right to express any feeling or opinion about it.
Such an open approach creates dialogue and potentially allows participants to open to different vistas, layers and meanings.
I am not criticizing (negatively) the writer, nor even the story.
On the contrary, I find him highly accomplished - possibly better in his other stories, but brilliant nevertheless. Crisp, clear-cut prose, not too wordy, wonderful at creating atmosphere and suspense...
At the same time, the writer is (to some varying extent) a product of his time and place (again, not a reproach) and often vehiculates conscious, half-conscious or unconscious moral and ethical values and beliefs, that underpin his work(s).
This content is often interesting to notice and point out, to the edification of all😁.
So yeah, "why don't you write a story then" is not valid.
You sound like an utter pedant. College educated but dumber than styrofoam.
@@rheinhartsilvento2576
“The secret of a good sermon is to have a good beginning and a good ending; and to have the two as close together as possible.”
― George Burns
@@Eris123451 Ha ha ha! Good one.
Your short one-liners would be very cool indeed, if you actually had something to say. As in, actual points, arguments, opinions.
Instead of second-hand witticisms.
You still haven't actually said anything.
#222-✅👍🏻
Gad What a hateful misogynist tale Thank you for posting