"The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath" / Lovecraft's Dream Cycle
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- Lovecraft's Dream Cycle (13 of 17) / Carter Series: Part 3 of 5
"The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath" is a novella by H. P. Lovecraft. Begun probably in the autumn of 1926, it was completed on January 22, 1927 and was unpublished in his lifetime. It is both the longest of the stories that make up his Dream Cycle and the longest Lovecraft work to feature protagonist Randolph Carter.
0:00:00 - Opening Credits
0:00:58 - Part 01
0:21:34 - Part 02
0:45:48 - Part 03
1:12:40 - Part 04
1:34:16 - Part 05
2:01:20 - Part 06
2:41:20 - Part 07
3:15:06 - Part 08
3:20:28 - Part 09
3:51:14 - Part 10
3:59:42 - Closing Credits
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Old priests: Azathoth, a name none dare speak aloud
Carter: you just said it
Old priests:...........shit
No. The sentence becomes ambiguous when translated into english. What the old priest is saying is, "Azathoth, translation: a name none dare speak." Azathoth is a phrase that means a name that none dare speak.
Jacob Butterfield way to kill that joy
Look, I'd had a lovely Walpurgis Night supper, and all I said to my wife was, "that piece of sacrificed infant flesh was good enough for Azathoth!"
BLASPHEMY! He said it again!
There's something about an army of cats battling eldritch horrors on the moon that is awesome beyond words.
@Cody Ingram The abound at the H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society WWW.HPLHS.ORG
@Cody Ingram I meant They abound
I meant They abound
Sooooooo, I just read this comment whilst attempting a sip of my tea. Needless to say, I had to do some quick damage control on my now sodden phone. Then, once I had that situation handled, I had to attempt to explain to my (not very)sigsignificant other the definition of eldritch and why that comment made me absolutely derp for like twenty minutes.
In other words, thank you for your comment. I still keep falling into little fits of giggles every few minutes. And of course, his asshole-esque self just keeps huffing and rolling his eyes.
@Sam Paget They can only do so while dreaming.
It blows me away that Lovecraft himself was dissapointed enough in this story that he never published it. I *love* this story. Having had some lucid dreams on occasion, I can appreciate the concept and the imagery. Lovecraft himself thought this story was *too* strange for the reader. I beg to differ.
He was definitely ahead of his time.
its an amazingstory but not in lovecraft,s typical styl thats probably why he whas disapointed (still its an amazing story)
Yea, that is truly wild. The concept seems rather bland and weird - oh, it's a journey through a dream world - but it's so unexpected and intricate and oddly Lovecraftian that it really is one of his masterpieces
It's style and structure as a longer fantasy being so different to his horror work may have made him uncertain of its strengths, a pity, it's a vivid classic of the genre.
He wrote it when weirdos like David Lynch or Yodorowsky weren't popular.
Moral of the story: Be nice to cats (it may just save your life/sanity).
It amazes me how Lovecraft can take a dream and express it so vividly with paper and pen.
It was like Minecraft and other such video games, "aeons" before they even existed!
When Lovecraft takes dmt .
the DMT starts tripping
He was a truly troubled, damaged man and yet he could create such an amazing, vivid fairytale like world
@@lanterns_glow when he lived who wouldn't have been and as many greats do tend too have .
A bit silly about the end of his life with his regards of doctors and his affection called the grip
@@lanterns_glow It’s amazing how often those two go together.
Really nice of Lovecraft to make a more jolly story with less of his absolute psychological horror.
The ending of this is like the primal ancestor of “the adventure was the friends we made along the way.”
lol true
There is a beautiful sweetness about Carter's wimsy of his vision of kadath that draws the gods away and his convincing them to return that marks great skill in storytelling. Where Lovecraft resides now I hope he has some degree of contentment that he seemed to be berefed of in this life knowing that he left an awesome legacy of imagination for future seekers of fantastic realms
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““I cannot speak longer, for the body of Joe Slater grows cold and rigid, and the coarse brains are ceasing to vibrate as I wish. You have been my only friend on this planet - the only soul to sense and seek for me within the repellent form which lies on this couch. We shall meet again - perhaps in the shining mists of Orion’s Sword, perhaps on a bleak plateau in prehistoric Asia, perhaps in unremembered dreams tonight, perhaps in some other form an eon hence, when the solar system shall have been swept away.”
Judging by how the Night gaunts are described in this book, I cannot help but think that they served as inspiration for the original Xenomorph design. Faceless beings with barbed tails, it screams xenomorph.
An interesting idea, but the proto-version of the Xenomorph, H.R. Giger's Necro-Gnome, did have eyes -- and enormous genitalia, rather than a tail.
I think Xenomorohs are less likely to tickle you.
@Cody Ingram yes, that is how I picture them, yes. Faceless features with mouths.
@@Lightice1 i know which picture you are talking about, it's a very iconic one.
Wasn't it originally printed in an art book by Giger called the " necronomicon"?
This is my favorite Lovecraft story. I started my love of his works when I was 8. LOL, my dolls and stuffed animals went on many Dream Quests and battled many Cthulhu Cultists! I still love to listen to his stories while embroidering.
I first listened to this reading two days after it released, and quickly realised that I found my favorite piece of fiction ever written. Over the years, I’ve listened to this story well over two dozen times. Today, I’m listening to it once again, and I feel 5 years younger. Thank you Ian, this is my favorite reading of Carter’s strange journey through the dreamlands.
hp resonates like no other... I love his art!
Carter Series: Part 3 of 5
"The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath" is a novella by H. P. Lovecraft. Begun probably in the autumn of 1926, it was completed on January 22, 1927 and was unpublished in his lifetime. It is both the longest of the stories that make up his Dream Cycle and the longest Lovecraft work to feature protagonist Randolph Carter.
Chapters:
00:07 - Opening Credits
00:58 - Part 01
21:34 - Part 02
45:48 - Part 03
1:12:40 - Part 04
1:34:16 - Part 05
2:01:20 - Part 06
2:41:20 - Part 07
3:15:06 - Part 08
3:20:28 - Part 09
3:51:14 - Part 10
3:59:42 - Closing Credits
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Thank you. A great reading of an incredible story. There are so many genres and themes in these Randolph Carter stories intertwining and overlapping. The forest with the zoogs is fairytale-like, and reminds me of the Magic Faraway Tree. There's the brutal, hellish plains of Leng and the underworld. The distant lands of elvish-type civilisations, the lucid dreaming, the shared dream lands of one or more dreamers and my favourite, the concept of immortality within dreams. The first time I ever read this I was about 15 and every night I wanted to go to that dreamland when I went to sleep.
I love this story. It reminds me of "The wizard of oz" for if you can't find it at home, you never really lost it anyway. Thank you, my friends for another outing into the world of fantasy
Thanks as always for listening Don! Ian
This story to me is the most epic tale that Lovecraft has ever written. From the dream-like landscapes to the strange and monstrous inhabitants, absolutely fantastic. I can imagine it as if were one of my dreams.
Lovecraft’s descriptions of New England are some of the most beautiful I have ever had the pleasure of reading.
I wish I could like this video each time I watch it.
I found my way here down a deep dark souls lore rabbithole, apparently Miyazaki was inspired by some aspects of this work. Cats aligned against the dark being one!
Yeah I’m like 90% sure Anor Londo is Kadath.
@@alexeveleigh6980 or London when no one’s looking
First time I've heard this story and I'm immediately listening to this again which I've never done before. There is no better Lovecraft reader than Ian, he could have visited the dreamscapes the stories evoke.
Essentially, this story is a single statement: "The world as it is is not sufficiently interesting for me." I sympathise.
I love to fall asleep to this.. Usually takes me a few nights to finish it.. Ian's narration is perfect both intriguing and relaxing in a vaguely spooky n kooky way as is meant if thst makes sense... This is one of if not my favorite Lovecraft story which is saying a lot. It's so imaginative it can often defy explanation.
Written in 1926, such a very interesting way
Eaters of light is such a wonderful image as
Lovecraft describes the gods in space. A modern understanding of black holes, from which no light can escape, is consistent with his description. Black holes were publicly theorized first in 1916. The term "black holes" was coined in 1971, with a picture of such a thing taken in 2019. In my opinion, his use of personification to describe such awesome, heavy and astounding objects in space is quite brilliant.
I love your voice it’s perfect for not just lovecraft but horror in general
Much gratitude and respect to Ian Gordon and HorrorBabble for this and other wonderful achievements. And, last but not least: All Hail Bastet
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> Literally a masterpiece
One of my favorite stories.
Excellent reading. Thanks.
Thanks for the reading. Found your book on Amazon, love having all your readings in one place. Thanks again.
Iam 41 and will be listening to this when I am 80, hopefully.
FINALLY! A worthy reading of this epic tale. About time someone took the time and did it right (no diss to the other audiobook of this tale available on UA-cam, but this is WAY better). Do The Dreams in The Witch House next!
+Flamel Thank you Flamel! Glad you enjoyed it. The Dreams in the Witch House will be added to our list!
Witch House and Charles Dexter were the first of the longer stories I read. They hooked me.
Wow, just wow. Fabulous reading, that was brilliant. Great work Ian, you made the words fizzle and pop! Thank you
Ghibli should have made a movie of this
Absolutely!
Fuck yes
This made my commute home 100% better. Thank you very much.
Though I realize this was posted 2 years ago, it's none the less the first time I've had the absolute pleasure of listening to it. Thank you truly for sharing your estimable skill at reading such great classics of gothic horror and eldritch mystery.
Almost 5 years ago, Darren! Where does the time go? Glad you enjoyed it. Ian
@@HorrorBabble Oh I must have seen a time stamp on a comment or something. Five years, I'm surprised I haven't seen this one before. Really love all of your post, but I'm particularly fond of the Lovecraft stories.
It will never cease to make me laugh how different the Dreamlands are in tone from Lovecraft's typical work. In one, humanity is doomed to die off. In the Dreamlands, the gods don't really care for the most part and here we have the protagonist being saved by an army of cats. Aslan from the Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe could have been there for all we know.
Casual Lovecraft fans: Ghouls are terrifying.
Real Lovecraft fans: Ghouls are absolute bros.
Cultist Lovecraft Fans: what the fuck is up Kyle (gets decked by a swan’s fist)
Ikr, the first time I read this I was literally so happy when Pickman appeared 🤣
Beautiful job! TY very much for this.
+Wilted Brainz Thank you very much for listening!
Thank you for narrating this.
Thanks for listening Joshua! Ian
Great story, very well red. Love, Lovecraft's blasphemous works. Thanks for the upload
This story is fantastic! I love the thorough description of alien places, so this is gold. I think my favorite part was after the cats of Ulthar went into the forest, when Mr. Carter walked through fields in the light sun and sound of bees; it seems really, really peaceful
Thanks, Ian.
I'm glad you did this one. thought the other audio book of this was lost to the void. perfect voice for lovecraft
Will you also do through the gates of the silver key?
Absolutely Alyx. Next on the list for the Carter Series is The Silver Key, then we'll be delving into Through the Gates...
Perfect voice for the story. Nicely read!
Thank you for listening hanbaal! Ian
Epic story. Thanks for reading this in the way that you did. I fell asleep so many times (literally) with the other narrators, so much so that actually getting through this story almost became my own dream-quest! It still took me a fair few goes at this one (because the story is kinda insane, how even for lovecraft it goes all over the place). Really enjoyed the way you added enthusiasm to certain words quite tactically (like how he repeats in his writings the long name of every entity). The speech Nyarlathoptep gives at the end was pretty damn serious... =]
It was certainly a difficult text to tackle, but thoroughly enjoyable. I'm glad you enjoyed listening to it Mike! Ian
This was the first story by Lovecraft I ever read. I still listen to it from time to time.
Always drawing something new from it.
I love this book. I’ve always been fascinated by the concept of dreams and their infinite possibilities. Though we all have a thoughts of dreams and where they came from, lovecraft’s concept is the best.
Also, Nyarlathotep is my favorite, and I am so pleased to have nyarlathotep in this legendary story makes it even better.
Terrific narration! I need to find a graphic novel of this story! So much imagery!
Did you ever find one? I know this comment is from a year ago but I'd love a recommendation if you have one.
Philippe Druillet is a comics artist very inspired by lovecraft and specially the dreamquests i think.
Carl Burns Wow! Thanks for the tip!
Thank you so much.
My all time favorite part was when Carter called out for someone to save him in the language of cats, only to be saved by an endless tide of felines as they fight frog people. Then the cats that are from Saturn just suddenly appear to avenge the deaths of the toad people and then the earth cats just take Carter and leap into space. What was Lovecraft on?
Opium.
All the drugs.
Ahh ... the joys of “ magic mushrooms 🍄 “ 🤣🤣
Sounds like a typical dream.
sounds like his cat saved him from suicidal depression
So what happened to the ghouls at the end? i hope they made it back home safely.
I'm not sure Mr. Lovecraft ever explained their fate. Carter's adventures continued though: ua-cam.com/video/Sb2Zwfl3fqM/v-deo.html
Hey, I just noticed the epic new art for the thumbnail. Looks really cool.
Am I the only person who falls asleep to this every night?
This has been my go-to for a couple years now. Absolutely magnificent, especially being that Ian's voice is perfect for Lovecraft.
Me too!
I cried while washing my dog for 4 hours to this, thanks so much
you washed your dog for four hours?? lol poor puppy..i knew a lady who killed her cat by picking at its ears for hours at a time thinking it had bugs in it lmfao
Wat?
Damn that dog is either a cyclopean monster or gleams like a polished moon Ruby after 4 hours of scrubbing.lol
This may be the favorite Lovecradt work to date. It’s full of whimsy and adventure, keeping me enthralled the whole time. Imagine teaming up with cats and ghouls and speaking their languages? That was an amazing ride.
That's a beutiful ending, reading that it was never published took the air out of my lungs, no fantasy in a dream can even compete with the might of NOSTALGIA
It's been awhile since I've read this and once again I marvel at the imagination of Lovecraft. If Peter Jackson wants to direct another epic fantasy taken from script he might be able to do justice to this story. Maybe Mr. Del Toro could help also.
I would kill to see this on the big screen.
Love the drawings you use....
I have to say, I like to this narration. I'm about to try one of my own for my podcast. ^.^
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This was uploaded on my 13 birthday. only feels like yesterday
This would make a great movie and/or video game.
Who knew that Lovecraft was capable of such whimsy? The Great Cat Battle!
I have a drawing of the goules and nightgaunts that I imagined they looked like as they flew up, up through the titan black onyxed corridors before they entered the huge room where the crawling chaos was located ( 3:20.) As an artist, I found the stories of HP Lovecraft fascinating and inspiring. And have a sizable collection of these renderings, and they're still growing.
My personal favourite and in my opinion, his magnum Opus.
Excellent reading! The speaker did a great job, and has an appropriate voice for Lovecraft's work. May I suggest a reading of "The Abominations of Yondo" by Clark Ashton Smith? I think you've got the voice for it.
+Adam St. James Thank you for listening Adam! I am a huge fan of CAS and will certainly add your request to the list.
+Adam St. James Hi again Adam, The Abominations of Yondo has now been uploaded: ua-cam.com/video/jV2I7jE5zSQ/v-deo.html
+HorrorBabble thank you so much!
Thank you for this narration of a Lovecraftian classic. After the Carter series, would you consider narrating The Shadow Over Innsmouth?
+tothelastman6 Thank you for listening and for the request. The Shadow Over Innsmouth is already in development and will probably be uploaded before the Carter Series is complete. You won't have to wait too long!
I often wonder if this story was written literally after Lovecraft's own dreams, since Randolph Carter is basically a stand-in for Lovecraft himself.
Their idea of a wild night: do shots in the club and chase women.
My idea of a wild night: fall asleep listening to this story and have the weirdest dreams ever
Exactlyyyyy, I've done that two times, and here I'm for doing it a third one 😂
I think my favorite idea in all the weirdness and whimsy assembled here is that of the artist Pickman, who was so goth he literally became a creature of the night. A close second is the ghoul language being described as "meeps" 😂
Great adventurous fantasy, on par with The Hobbit. Some mediocre stories tell you it's all a dream at the end.
He lets you know at the start.
My second favorite adventure story after The Hobbit.
i love the line 'divine battle fury'. an army of cats gone to war; meow.
I would not be so surprised should this piece of literature be renamed as Lovecraft in Wonderland ahahahahah! For once I've manage to read a lighthearted story of HPL. Tragic endings in the most grotesque or melancholic in nature are splendid in marathoning the works of a known horror novelist but once in a while, stories such as this that may seem to contradict yet weirdly complement the whole essence of the writer is a breath of fresh air. Thank you again for the efforts of narrating such an extensive literary work :)
But then there's that story "Through the Gates of the Silver Key". I do not know what to make of this if being trapped in a grotesque alien body, with its blasphemous contours, that transcends humanity and time is a fortune or a tragedy. Reading this story only further complicates matters -_-.
It's a challenging sequence of events indeed for Mr. Carter - but I find his story thoroughly fascinating. I wonder what eventually became of him? Ian
They say that Randolf Carter personifies the very author himself HPL. In that light, I would like to fancy that both the author and his protagonist are lingering in the far reaches of the multiverse exploring the unknown in their transcendental ubermensch manifest ahahahah :). Well this imaginative speculation of mine is just a way to give myself a peace of mind that my adored heroes are still out there engaging themselves in a Grand Epic akin to the Dream-quest of Unknown Kadath :D.
I'd like to think that too Helivar - though hopefully the 'horrors' he so often encountered aren't quite so prevalent out there! Ian
On the contrary, I would rather welcome it to get away from this monotonous and prosaic lifestyle ahahahahaha! But then again, Should I wish for something like this then I would likely to meet a devastating fate similar to Lovecraft's characters from various stories who crave for the unknown, only to lose their sanity in the process...
Damn, now I want to know what was in that lighted room in Kadath. I wonder if this is where Miyazaki got his inspiration for that bright tower in Bloodborne in the nightmare of Mensis.
Long Live the Ancient Dreams!
This has always been my favourite Lovecraft story. the imagery and intensity of the world he created will stick with me forever. I understand he wasn't happy with it as there were 'too many' incredulous things, and he felt each one became less because of the volume of them. I disagreed, and always stopped reading to imagine each thing as it came. So much mystery!
Night gaunts…. Zoogs…. I’m all about this piece. Love to know where, how, why Ian got the great instinct to use the strange soft voice? It fits the story so well. “A god chiseled by gods!” I consider myself a bit of a great dreamer…. Who’s to say what is possible? Carter is a psychedelic explorer of the farthest out sort. “Meep, meep!”
This is my favorite Lovecraft story. Have you considered doing the Lord dunsany stories that inspired it, like idle days on the Yann?
Possibly in the future, Lucas. Dunsany might be more suited to another channel, though.
@@HorrorBabble You're probably right, it might belong on a different channel. It doesn't have that horror element like Lovecraft, just pure fantasy. Thanks for replying though.
This could be a diary of sorts, metaphorical of course. But who was Pickman here? Perhaps Mr. Crowley. It would have been wonderful if some maps were drawn up for his stories. I would love to see a map for this world.
You can view a map of Lovecraft's "Dreamworld" on the following page: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dream_Cycle
Pickman in this story is the same man from the short story "Pickman's Model", which I highly recommend as well.
Does anyone know what happened to pickman and ghouls at end?
Pickman and the ghouls had a successful recording career, with a number 3 on the British charts
This is my favorite story ever. Can anyone recommend similar stories from any author?
_Cugel's Saga_ by Jack Vance?
Maybe The Neverending Story, by Michael Ende
@@daliblue_ That's another favorite of mine
What price would you ask to redo this one in your new studio, because I would pay it!
Hi Brad. We've been thinking about taking another stab at this one... We'll have to see how things pan out in the new year.
@@HorrorBabble That is very tantalizing to hear :D you guys did a great job on this one, and you definitely have a much scarier narration recently so I thought it would be interesting to hear it in the new tone!
Perhaps the real Sunset City was the friends we made along the way...
No, it was providence. Your truth is not THE truth, commie.😂
Currently, 2 hours and 30 minutes in.
So far this story is coming off as Lord of The Rings if the movie only focuses on Sam and Frodo. Just walking and walking and walking. Gets lost in a cave or two, sails a bit, and then even more walking.
I heard this story is one of Lovecraft's best, but so far I don't see why. This Azathoth creature, that I already knew about, interests me so, I'm willing to finish this story.
Hopefully, something exciting will happen by the end.
Can someone give a timestamp to Randolph Carter’s conversation with Nyarlathotep?
3:40:25
Dreaming is reality
17:40 to 18:10. Is it just me, or does the description of the offspring of earth's gods sound EXACTLY like it's describing Iranon?
Me reading about Pickman's disappearance: What.
And he's a ghoul now: What??
The King of the Ghouls: WHAT.
He leads an army of FLYING HELLBEASTS: Whaaaaat??
Against Evil Moon Frog Sailors: W H A T
Maybe he was one all along and was hiding his true nature when he was among the human in 'Pickman's Model'.
Would explain how he obtained the models/inspirations for those macabre paintings.
@@cheritripp9470 Nah
Welcome the Dreamland where nobody knows what the fuck is going on
Where are parts one and two? ❤
"To go with bold entreaty whither no man has gone before." Hmmm...
The disturbing thing is ......that he knew about antideluvial times.....disturbing ...and awesome
Cats to the rescue! Hell yeah!!
This is my most loved.. Lovecraft story. I wish a movie would be made of this, if already done, can someone point it out?
I haven't seen it but I would like to:
www.imdb.com/title/tt0384057/
Del Toro the director of Pan's labarith was working on at the mountains of madness but there were problems and it got canned
Who disliked this, and why were they here?
You sound so much like Tyrion Lannister on this one!!
Now there's a thought!
Holy Shit you're right.
.
Wonder why this version is 4hrs and others on UA-cam run over 5hrs
Ours is quite fast paced, Travis.
One thing that we can say for sure is that listening to Lovecraft encourages verbose comments.
3:40:25 -- Nyarlathotep's speech.
Well, no one can say Lovecraft wasn’t creative.
This video is 1 hour 38 minutes shorter than the other audiobook of this on UA-cam. Is it missing parts?
No, it's unabridged - though I have to admit this is quite a 'fast' reading of the story. Ian
This entire book was just too trippy. I got the rough storyline, but it was tooooooo trippy. I don't suppose someone can summarise the story in one paragraph?