Referencing "The Thing in the Cellar", I made a promise to myself when I became a parent, that if my kids ever exhibited some kind of situational fear, or claimed to have seen something, I would never take the claim with a grain of salt and investigate. Young kids are strange, and sometimes it's worth hearing what they have to say. Always love listening to these stories!
HorrorBabble reigns supreme in the kingdom of UA-cam narrators! 🎙👑 Their storytelling prowess is nothing short of royal, and every video is like a grand adventure into the world of horror. 🌟🏰 Keep on ruling, HorrorBabble!
Ian doesn't seem to be reading. His familiarity with the material and his constant pace fools me into believing he is just telling me stories. Simply one of a kind
@@FrithonaHrududu02127 Too bad, Warren is dead. Edit: Technically Warren is not dead in the physical sense but his soul has been sundered and his body taken over. So "getting to know" Warren is possible in one respect. Lol
@@kgreen242424 RIGHT?!? So I used to read books for the I live in South Boston but I had a girlfriend that worked at the Perkins School for the blind and I started doing the readings on tape, and I realized the best way to do it would be to read the chapter or a chunk of pages once silently or even a couple of times and then you know get a feel for how it goes and then do the reading on tape and all I can think is that he must do all of these readings a few times before putting down the recording like that is so time-consuming and dedicated
@@FrithonaHrududu02127 There is a noticeable difference between someone reading their own words compared to someone else's words. Most of the time that is. Ian sounds the same when narrating his own work or someone else's. A true master of the craft indeed
Even though I've listened to all of these stories before, your compilations are always favorites of mine. Hours of listening while I do the boring tasks and home chores I can't escape...but I do with you! Thank you Mr. Gordon!
I AM SO DARN STOKED FOR THIS 🙌 - I’m super OBSESSED with • Caving/Mining Horror • Ocean/Nautical/Aquatic Horror • Arctic/Icy/Snowy Horror P.S. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ADDING TIMESTAMPS 💟
@@ryanrobison8973 Two of my faves, as well!! My favorite survival story is that of Ernest Shackleton & his crew. The book, Endurance by Alfred Lansing, is my favorite nonfiction book. It’s a truly horrifying true story, but it’s also extremely inspiring!! 💙
Those are MY big three subgenres too. Caving horror for me can be like "A guy crawls into a really tight space. THE END," you really don't even need more. Anyways the TIMESTAMPS...so nice.
@@HorrorBabble Some authors (and films) don't offer up definite explanations as to the origin of those subterranean monsters. Be-it some kind of bacterium/virus, naturally occurring radiation, the disposal of radioactive wastes, retrograde genetics, or a definite supernatural element which spawned them, there are fearsome creatures under our feet! I like the fact that the author of "Far Below" mentioned H.P. Lovecraft. That gave the story a tincture of cosmic/supernatural horror. I once lived in New York City. I often wondered what lurked in certain portions of the original and now unused NYC subway system. I've often wondered the same thing about the Underground ("Tube") beneath the streets of London. Many thanks, Ian!
Thank you for these I find old horror tales so interesting it’s like a glimpse into the minds of the people of that time like their folklore and different interpretations of things super intriguing
GOD! How I Love this so..came upon this accidentally and have been listening every night for 5 days straight.. LOVE HPL, Poe, Beirce, Bloch, and Blish.. this is like finding a treasure.. Thank You!
sooo grateful for all your collection videos. love that youve chosen to especially focus on categorising and organising, its very helpful for the hpl>cas>robbloc>anything horrorbabble uploads pipeline, and its always lovely to fall asleep to the first story, waking up half way thru another and it being so good you have to start from the beginning. shuffling your collections playlist is an addictive drug, and i always end up hearing something completely new to me, or understanding a story differently just by the lack of or gift of context. so grateful i love yall!!!!
also i didnt even realise the protag in innsmouth was Indoctrinated at the end. like somehow every time i heard the story i never actually Heard past him finding his grandmas pictures and stressing out. meanwhile the dude is ready to commit an asylum heist and leap into the water. and thats why i love sleeping to hozziebabz. thank you everyone for listenign
With perfect narration/voice acting, I’ve become spoiled and can barely listen to other audiobooks! Thankfully there’s still dozens of hours I’ve yet to hear😁!! TY🙏
These stories are so awesome! I like them all. They are excellently narrated. Great choices for this compilation! I continue to chip away at Horrorbabble's fantastic library of esoteric lore and stories of horror and terror! One step at a time!
That thing in the cellar made me appreciate my Dad. Also, made me glad I'm not a boy. Apparently you're not allowed to be scared of stuff as a male. Or your father will be "Ashamed" of you and you "won't be a man" ouch. Poor six year old.
A whole selection of some or my favorite tropes in horror, and morw than one Bloch tale. Thank you Horrorbabble you made my day, therws a war going on outside and i need to look deep to find my solace... really thank you
Absolutely top work as always Ian. I thought I should support you a little more to repay the many nights I've been entertained by your story telling so I picked up your complete Lovecraft collection on Audible and its well worth the price. Your style of narration is perfect for these early 29th Century pulp tales, and Im looking forward to your next audio drama style release, the extra production effects and such really draw you in and immerse you in the story, to me its better than a movie. Just wanted to say thanks for all the good work.
Thank you for the support on Audible! I'm sorry to say the powers that be over there still won't allow us to add chapter names to those older collections. Very frustrating. We have plans for future audio dramas. :)
I have recommended this channel a dozen times without intending to while commenting on some other cosmic horror media. The comment starts on topic but somehow winds around to "you should check out @horrorbabble". Lol. My cats are normally a group of insane malevolent beings but the moment Ian starts to speak, They lay down and purr away. I am forever grateful for the frequency of your voice. This channel has been the single most helpful tool for dealing with these madmen. The irony is not lost on me that the material is horror but it calms them down and i love it. Win win from my perspective. NEVER STOP READING!!!!!! PLEASE!!!! Lol EDIT: I came across a great story from Clark Ashton Smith. A story called "The Weird of Avoosl Wuthoqquan". Would it be possible to do a reading of it?
In shadowed veil of darkest mind, where lurk the things we left behind, long forgotten by the sands of time, yet just as real as you and I, dwell the things of gloom and night, who shun the sun and curse the light, from caverns deep and out of sight, whilst they wait and regain their might. Charles L. Weaver
I grew up in a small town called Athol Massachusetts and I thought of my grandfather and the Dunwich Horror when the narrator talks about the source of realism in Lovecraft's stories...
Warren is kinda dead. But he forgot to bring the drachma for Charon and The Boatman don’t give no free rides. So he’s not quite dead until he can pony up.
The subway tunnel from Far Below doesn't actually exist. By the description it should be right across from Roosevelt Island on a north-south line running parallel to the east river across the whole length of Manhattan. The closest real tunnel is nearly a half mile inland so it would be impossible to hear the river. The deepest tunnel in New York was also built in the last decade and for obvious reasons the deepest tunnels go under the rivers and the bay It would have been awesome if it were a real tunnel the author was personally familiar with
@Eris123451 also, the timeline in the story contradicts itself. It starts in WWI and the protagonist has been down there 25 years, meaning the scene is in WWII. But he calls it "world war one" instead of great war or first war, IR detectors had not been invented yet, and neither had silencers
Im normally extremely supportive of all horror authors, but id seriously give the first story, far below, a D- The whole "i told Lovecraft what he wrote in his stories" made me audibly groan and the narrative framing is SO barren. The character just drones on at the other for nearly the entirety of it. The character is simply vomiting up the authors beloved lore. Like to their credit - they had a ton of thoughts and plot points they could've frankly expanded into an interesting novel but instead the character just "speed-screams" it at you. Just such poor writing in my opinion.
The Seed from the Sepulchre - Truly a frighteningly insidious story. Well written and narrated.
CAS had to have known about cordyceps mushrooms to write something like that.
Referencing "The Thing in the Cellar", I made a promise to myself when I became a parent, that if my kids ever exhibited some kind of situational fear, or claimed to have seen something, I would never take the claim with a grain of salt and investigate. Young kids are strange, and sometimes it's worth hearing what they have to say. Always love listening to these stories!
HorrorBabble reigns supreme in the kingdom of UA-cam narrators! 🎙👑 Their storytelling prowess is nothing short of royal, and every video is like a grand adventure into the world of horror. 🌟🏰 Keep on ruling, HorrorBabble!
Ian doesn't seem to be reading. His familiarity with the material and his constant pace fools me into believing he is just telling me stories. Simply one of a kind
So true, I just wish we'd gotten a chance to know Warren
@@FrithonaHrududu02127 Too bad, Warren is dead.
Edit: Technically Warren is not dead in the physical sense but his soul has been sundered and his body taken over. So "getting to know" Warren is possible in one respect. Lol
@@kgreen242424 RIGHT?!? So I used to read books for the I live in South Boston but I had a girlfriend that worked at the Perkins School for the blind and I started doing the readings on tape, and I realized the best way to do it would be to read the chapter or a chunk of pages once silently or even a couple of times and then you know get a feel for how it goes and then do the reading on tape and all I can think is that he must do all of these readings a few times before putting down the recording like that is so time-consuming and dedicated
@@FrithonaHrududu02127 There is a noticeable difference between someone reading their own words compared to someone else's words. Most of the time that is. Ian sounds the same when narrating his own work or someone else's. A true master of the craft indeed
Worked on the London underground, nights, few years back, when I had a pub.
Weird place and experience, especially, under the Thames!
I'd love to spend some time down there (or would I?)
@@HorrorBabble usually, no Sir.
I wouldn't suggest a
similar endeavour.
What a fantastic collection of chilling tales. Made all the more disturbing by the ever-evocative narration.
Even though I've listened to all of these stories before, your compilations are always favorites of mine. Hours of listening while I do the boring tasks and home chores I can't escape...but I do with you! Thank you Mr. Gordon!
Nail on the head my friend
I AM SO DARN STOKED FOR THIS 🙌
- I’m super OBSESSED with
• Caving/Mining Horror
• Ocean/Nautical/Aquatic Horror
• Arctic/Icy/Snowy Horror
P.S. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ADDING TIMESTAMPS 💟
Thanks as always for listening!
Same! Especially Arctic Horror. In Admunsen's Tent and The Mountains of Madness are two of my favorites.
@@ryanrobison8973 Two of my faves, as well!! My favorite survival story is that of Ernest Shackleton & his crew.
The book, Endurance by Alfred Lansing, is my favorite nonfiction book.
It’s a truly horrifying true story, but it’s also extremely inspiring!! 💙
Those are MY big three subgenres too. Caving horror for me can be like "A guy crawls into a really tight space. THE END," you really don't even need more. Anyways the TIMESTAMPS...so nice.
Love this collection❤❤❤!
You make it so easy to fall into HorrorBabble mesmerism with these collections, Thanks as always
"Far Below" reminds me of the 1980s' film, "C.H.U.D." Thanks, Ian!
A classic!
@@HorrorBabble Some authors (and films) don't offer up definite explanations as to the origin of those subterranean monsters. Be-it some kind of bacterium/virus, naturally occurring radiation, the disposal of radioactive wastes, retrograde genetics, or a definite supernatural element which spawned them, there are fearsome creatures under our feet! I like the fact that the author of "Far Below" mentioned H.P. Lovecraft. That gave the story a tincture of cosmic/supernatural horror. I once lived in New York City. I often wondered what lurked in certain portions of the original and now unused NYC subway system. I've often wondered the same thing about the Underground ("Tube") beneath the streets of London. Many thanks, Ian!
@@walterfechter8080unfortunately I don't think anything can survive beneath the topsoil. Without a supernatural element they'd die of starvation.
Thank you for these I find old horror tales so interesting it’s like a glimpse into the minds of the people of that time like their folklore and different interpretations of things super intriguing
Wow, just, wow… Well done!
Just hearing the introduction followed by the opening of the story already got me snuggling in my covers enjoying my day off and the windy fall air🥹
Oh. Far Below by Robert Barbour Johnson is such a scary story. I first heard it here on HorrorBabble a while ago. Thank you.
GOD! How I Love this so..came upon this accidentally and have been listening every night for 5 days straight.. LOVE HPL, Poe, Beirce, Bloch, and Blish.. this is like finding a treasure.. Thank You!
Welcome, Edward!
Far below is SO good, no matter how many times I hear it. Even the opening line is perfect 👌
Thank you horror babble team!
sooo grateful for all your collection videos. love that youve chosen to especially focus on categorising and organising, its very helpful for the hpl>cas>robbloc>anything horrorbabble uploads pipeline, and its always lovely to fall asleep to the first story, waking up half way thru another and it being so good you have to start from the beginning. shuffling your collections playlist is an addictive drug, and i always end up hearing something completely new to me, or understanding a story differently just by the lack of or gift of context. so grateful i love yall!!!!
also i didnt even realise the protag in innsmouth was Indoctrinated at the end. like somehow every time i heard the story i never actually Heard past him finding his grandmas pictures and stressing out. meanwhile the dude is ready to commit an asylum heist and leap into the water. and thats why i love sleeping to hozziebabz. thank you everyone for listenign
Thank you as always, L!
Another collection! This will accompany me for the rest of the night and beyond. Thank you, Ian!
With perfect narration/voice acting, I’ve become spoiled and can barely listen to other audiobooks! Thankfully there’s still dozens of hours I’ve yet to hear😁!! TY🙏
Thank you!
10 nights of nightmare fuel for the week ahead. Thanks for another great video and thanks again for all your hard work 👍
These stories are so awesome! I like them all.
They are excellently narrated.
Great choices for this compilation! I continue to chip away at Horrorbabble's fantastic library of esoteric lore and stories of horror and terror! One step at a time!
That thing in the cellar made me appreciate my Dad. Also, made me glad I'm not a boy. Apparently you're not allowed to be scared of stuff as a male. Or your father will be "Ashamed" of you and you "won't be a man" ouch. Poor six year old.
Just what I needed with my cosmic horror: a topping of claustrophobia 😬 gotta love it 😆
During Murder in the Grave; I said out loud to the room "Please don't be spiders" I was so relieved...
Thanks a lot guys! -- It was already crowded down here -- & now this! Cheers Warren, 666 feet underground!
More excellent ways to listen throughout the day or night with Horrorbabble!
A whole selection of some or my favorite tropes in horror, and morw than one Bloch tale. Thank you Horrorbabble you made my day, therws a war going on outside and i need to look deep to find my solace... really thank you
Horrorbabble is your favorite narrator favorite
Thank you for getting me through the long, long night.
Absolutely top work as always Ian.
I thought I should support you a little more to repay the many nights I've been entertained by your story telling so I picked up your complete Lovecraft collection on Audible and its well worth the price.
Your style of narration is perfect for these early 29th Century pulp tales, and Im looking forward to your next audio drama style release, the extra production effects and such really draw you in and immerse you in the story, to me its better than a movie.
Just wanted to say thanks for all the good work.
Thank you for the support on Audible! I'm sorry to say the powers that be over there still won't allow us to add chapter names to those older collections. Very frustrating.
We have plans for future audio dramas. :)
Can't wait to see whats coming up.
Also I meant early 20th not 29th century lol.
Thanks again.
It might *be* the 29th century by the time we're done with Weird Tales!
Thank you Horrorbabble. ❤
Thanks
Thank you!
In Del Toro's horror show on Netflix they did a live action of the Graveyard Rats story, was good enough to be memorable
I have recommended this channel a dozen times without intending to while commenting on some other cosmic horror media. The comment starts on topic but somehow winds around to "you should check out @horrorbabble". Lol. My cats are normally a group of insane malevolent beings but the moment Ian starts to speak, They lay down and purr away. I am forever grateful for the frequency of your voice. This channel has been the single most helpful tool for dealing with these madmen. The irony is not lost on me that the material is horror but it calms them down and i love it. Win win from my perspective. NEVER STOP READING!!!!!! PLEASE!!!! Lol
EDIT: I came across a great story from Clark Ashton Smith. A story called "The Weird of Avoosl Wuthoqquan". Would it be possible to do a reading of it?
Thank you! And yes, we'll probably record that Smith story eventually.
In shadowed veil of darkest mind, where lurk the things we left behind, long forgotten by the sands of time, yet just as real as you and I, dwell the things of gloom and night, who shun the sun and curse the light, from caverns deep and out of sight, whilst they wait and regain their might.
Charles L. Weaver
Been listening to horrorbabble for 4 years now ,always my first to go to when I come home after a day's work 👍
Thanks for sticking with us all this time, Lee!
Superbly Narrated, as usual👍🇬🇧
Ah a nice collection to hear while at work
Finding this channel years ago opened me up to so many interesting stories. The thing in the cellar is one of my favorites! What *is* down there??
The first story is like a prequel for Midnight Meat Train...
I grew up in a small town called Athol Massachusetts and I thought of my grandfather and the Dunwich Horror when the narrator talks about the source of realism in Lovecraft's stories...
Really elevate Creeper in the Crypt.
Happy Sunday ❤
2:33:15 Unexpected positive of the future, now that fillings are most commonly made of ceramic there's one less temptation for grave robbers.
Great night for a great horror read. Story #1 should be a part of a novel dealing with a parallel evolutionary ladder on planet Earth. .
This is a creepy collection! 😳
The novel The Descent is my favoirite underground horror novel.
Warren is kinda dead. But he forgot to bring the drachma for Charon and The Boatman don’t give no free rides. So he’s not quite dead until he can pony up.
This compilation could be a hundred stories long!
We're releasing a number of volumes on other platforms, so we figured we'd mirror them all here!
The subway tunnel from Far Below doesn't actually exist. By the description it should be right across from Roosevelt Island on a north-south line running parallel to the east river across the whole length of Manhattan. The closest real tunnel is nearly a half mile inland so it would be impossible to hear the river. The deepest tunnel in New York was also built in the last decade and for obvious reasons the deepest tunnels go under the rivers and the bay
It would have been awesome if it were a real tunnel the author was personally familiar with
As far as you know ?
@Eris123451 it's not on the subway maps, so if it does exist it's long abandoned
@Eris123451 also, the timeline in the story contradicts itself. It starts in WWI and the protagonist has been down there 25 years, meaning the scene is in WWII. But he calls it "world war one" instead of great war or first war, IR detectors had not been invented yet, and neither had silencers
The ones, long abandoned and not on any maps, are always the worst.
Interesting!
I've always wanted to go cave exploring, but there's no unexplored caves around here.
Listening from the ukwales❤
Your "american" accent in the first story is so good the narration of the second almost threw me off!
Thanks! I'm a work in progress...!
Check out the band “The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets” song “you fool Warren is dead”😂. So cool
Outstanding Ian many thanks for another lovecraftian tale of terror!⚡️😈⚡️
Yeah, I watch the news. Gimme a vampire, ghoul or mummy any day.
BRO MORTEN IS CRAZY LOWKEY FAVE ANTAGONIST
❤️🔥
Why is Warren smiling?
🎉❤😊
"Two gas men just found it. A Cannibalistic Humanoid Underground Dweller. A C.H.U.D. it's dead..."
I guess you could say these stories are underground.
Yeah else no laughs at my jokes either
Where are the 7 gueeesses???? (I have no idea how to spell that word lol) 😂😂😂
We generally consider that one a mythos tale, but yes, very much a 'sub ter' story.
Eyy
Im normally extremely supportive of all horror authors, but id seriously give the first story, far below, a D-
The whole "i told Lovecraft what he wrote in his stories" made me audibly groan and the narrative framing is SO barren. The character just drones on at the other for nearly the entirety of it. The character is simply vomiting up the authors beloved lore.
Like to their credit - they had a ton of thoughts and plot points they could've frankly expanded into an interesting novel but instead the character just "speed-screams" it at you.
Just such poor writing in my opinion.
It's official: Far Below is the worst, most boring, most tedious mythos story of all time.
It's not official, it's your opinion. It does appear to be exclusive though, so there is that.
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