If you enjoy Van Melsen's exploits, please consider picking up the first eBook collection: UK: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CGXFZCH5 USA: www.amazon.com/dp/B0CGXFZCH5 DE: www.amazon.de/dp/B0CGXFZCH5 CA: www.amazon.ca/dp/B0CGXFZCH5 AU: www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0CGXFZCH5 The Van Melsen Playlist: kzbin.info/aero/PLeNNKRLWxwoO0VCrw61QeyrZk_DQYZycx
@soulreaver19832 ай бұрын
Thanks Ian 😊
@dmonvisigoth16512 ай бұрын
Fucking Mint I really like this Van Melsen guy. Wonder if he's ever met John Constantine? Kudos on all the dialects too.
@goodnightvienna85112 ай бұрын
Hi Ian , can you please tell me what piece of music is playing in the background whilst you make the introduction, I find it extremely melancholy and interesting. You’ve used it at least once before in the story regarding the chap in his tent who finds an interesting crystal. Thank you in advance.
@HorrorBabble2 ай бұрын
It’s a piece called ‘Darker Dreams’ - I haven’t released it anywhere else as of yet.
@goodnightvienna85112 ай бұрын
@@HorrorBabble thanks
@4362mont2 ай бұрын
"Blood & Custard" has to be the most UK-sounding desciption of a color scheme I've ever heard. Loved this original story!
@1000yeardragon2 ай бұрын
Oh man this just turned a lousy day into a significantly better one, thanks so much Ian. I guess it's Van Melsen to the rescue again...
@user-us9cf7me6w2 ай бұрын
just what i was thinking....
@soulreaver19832 ай бұрын
Hope tomorrow is a better day for you!
@bretrohde73002 ай бұрын
Same - or rather, my day has been a pretty good one, but it definitely got even better with a new Ian Gordon narration!
@richardferguson68932 ай бұрын
Same. Absolute crap day but this should help a bit.
@fiercest_calm2 ай бұрын
I know how you guys feel! Ian's voice helps me feel so much better!
@gwynn25282 ай бұрын
Me dramatically saying "You fool! Warren is dead." randomly during the day.
@WilliamStreiff2 ай бұрын
Not only is this gentleman an excellent narrator he is a world class horror and mystery writer 👍😁
@WilliamStreiff2 ай бұрын
We love you Horror Babble
@johannageisel53902 ай бұрын
Very true! I like the Winter Hill stories the best. Hope we'll soon get more of those.
@nsob88972 ай бұрын
Im not criticizing, but i wish these stories were longer. It always makes my day to be swept up into a good story on this channel. If you haven't hit your stride yet, you're certainly nearing it. Well done again.
@BeautifulEarthJa2 ай бұрын
The last Van Melson was 3hrs.😊
@nsob88972 ай бұрын
@BeautifulEarthJa yeah but I already listened to that one. Haha I wish they could all be that long. Its great entertainment that always ends too soon...even when it's hours long. After sitting and reading the lord of the rings I felt the same way. I dont tire of (good) stories easily.
@Whalewraith2 ай бұрын
I like them in smaller chunks, even if the whole is quite long. Like the Christmas format. Has VM now got a Nemesis?
@fisk0Ай бұрын
for me, I think the 40-50 minute episodes are ideal. Not because of the writing of course, it's fantastic and I certainly had no trouble getting through this or Hammer & Nails, but I really like the slighty shorter format, ideal for a listen during a walk or the commute to work, generally without having to take any breaks.
@benjaminirwin19882 ай бұрын
The return of VanMelsen is always a treat.
@bobbymarcum7722 ай бұрын
Such a great character Ian, I think you've found your Holmes or your Conan. I care what happens in the life of Van Melsen and want to emulate his habits.
@zednotzee72 ай бұрын
Ah ! Another Van Melsen story. Excellent, this is just what I needed after the not particularly good day I've just had. Time to get the kettle on, and make sure I've got plenty of smokes before settling down for a listen !
@HorrorBabble2 ай бұрын
I hope you've had better days since!
@zednotzee72 ай бұрын
@@HorrorBabble Thank you, today has been a lot better. 🙂
@TheHappyhorus2 ай бұрын
It always staggers me that some of the best things in this world are not better known to all, HorrorBabble should be listened to by many more people. Your tales have become a cadence in my world and I appreciate them, thank you 🙏❤
@davidhill46032 ай бұрын
I will not be able to make a pot of tea without thinking of this story. Thank You!
@Eris1234512 ай бұрын
"The two children clinging to their parents like stubborn parasites ?" A lovely turn of phrase, one that evokes all manner of strange and peculiar possibilities.
@T1ddlywinks2 ай бұрын
Wasn't expecting some Van Melsen today, what a great day, thanks Ian!
@andreasfilis90012 ай бұрын
Van Melsen on board for an adventure. Very nice.
@merlapittman50342 ай бұрын
I enjoy the Van Melsen stories immensely. He's a fascinating character, and the stories are great. Thanks very much for giving us another one!
@Ni5ei2 ай бұрын
I gotta give it to you Ian. Your own stories are the highlights on this channel!!!
@andrewsisson653616 күн бұрын
I find the most memorable Van Melsen tales are those framed through the lense of his companions. Much like Doctor Who, really.
@sub-jec-tiv2 ай бұрын
More Van Melsen! Hoorayyyy! 👏👏👏
@user-us9cf7me6w2 ай бұрын
well I was a bit down with the Monday blues....not anymore...thanks mr horror babble
@lordraider38992 ай бұрын
One of my first van melsens and i just have to listen to a lot more now❤❤❤
@danielmeredith42222 ай бұрын
The more stories I hear the more fascinating I get Ian Gordon is a fantastic storyteller i especially love it wen theres atmospheric music in the background it really sets the scene. The shadow over innsmouth and The Shadow out of time are my favourites. This looks very interesting as it has Peter Van Melsen in it again xo
@goodnightvienna85112 ай бұрын
I’d like to know the music playing during Ian’s introduction, thank you 🙏
@scyphe2 ай бұрын
Oh, a new surprise release (to me) of a new Van Melsen story. Great start of the week.
@Sparklyjools992 ай бұрын
Absolutely brilliant! Thank you so much for another wonderful Peter V M story Ian.
@Nanosuit3722 күн бұрын
Excellent. Well done. You never disappoint with Van Melsen. Keep bringing him forward. Thank you Mr Gordon and Horror Babble. Until next time.
@HorrorBabble22 күн бұрын
Thanks again!
@matthewmallan19952 ай бұрын
Horror and the darkest fear really cheers me up. 😍
@0therun1t212 ай бұрын
How did I miss this? Happy I caught it, I love Ian's writing.
@scoutrifle68272 ай бұрын
Oooh, another original-my favorites! Thanks, Ian-
@ianmcdonald14182 ай бұрын
Great work and always well looked forward to. I hope you fill this literary universe with stories for many decades. Thanks!
@joshuarogue93452 ай бұрын
Been waiting for another Van Melsen story, I love these ones.
@VictorReynolds2 ай бұрын
Another Van Melsen gem from HB!
@johnnyd.10042 ай бұрын
Excellent setup you've done here. Not only is Van Melsen's slight reminiscence oddly compelling, but the description of Gabriel as one of the most dangerous people Van Melsen would meet is quite ominous given what he's been through so far, and if the card game is fair and puts the dealer at risk, I can see why you'd choose that description. I really do wonder what Gabriel's scared of.
@FergieTheTaurus2 ай бұрын
I'm glad I have something to keep me going for my first hour of work ❤
@EricHonaker2 ай бұрын
This was a fun one. I find this magician quite creepy - he was apparently happy to play a death game with a little kid.
@joz66832 ай бұрын
Thanks for this wonderful upload. It's great a new Van Melsen story.
@RedSphero2 ай бұрын
Absolutely delightful as ever Ian, thank you 💜 Can't tell you how lovely and nostalgic this was as someone who used to take those trains a lot as kid when we'd visit Whitby
@HorrorBabble2 ай бұрын
Fantastic! I visited the area a lot as a kid, too.
@craigoliver87122 ай бұрын
@@HorrorBabbleExcellent cish+fhips at Whitby
@derekdecker5552 ай бұрын
Oh dude, Van Melsen is building a rogues gallery! So cool!!!!
@tamlandipper292 ай бұрын
Beautiful opening description. Also, nice to get some of our man's back story.
@shill92996 күн бұрын
First van melson story. I liked it and look forward to listening to your Playlist.
@HorrorBabble5 күн бұрын
Thank you!
@Vsolid2 ай бұрын
I had finished all the previous Van Melson stories and wished there were more. Perfect timing.
@jeffashley55122 ай бұрын
Van Melson once again drawn to the 'wonderfully weird'. Bravo Ian!!! 💀
@christhemagnif2 ай бұрын
I hoping I’d find a new Van Melsen! Thanks so much! 🍻
@tooladdict852 ай бұрын
I didn't expect that ending!
@cheesburgr2 ай бұрын
excited to see "By Ian Gordon" even moreso to see it's Van Melsen story!
@MrsCaranAmy2 ай бұрын
This was an excellent story today. I do love trains and adventures. Great narration as always. Thank you ❤️🤗🌟
@beverlyamarantes97752 ай бұрын
I'm very excited to listen to this one! Thanks
@jeffhaley27062 ай бұрын
Thank you Mr. Gordon.
@bretrohde73002 ай бұрын
Wait, did Ian write ALL the Van Melsen stories? Amazing!
@T1ddlywinks2 ай бұрын
All original, all excellent =]
@ToddWaid12 ай бұрын
Another Banger courtesy of Ian. Love Peter, where can I get some of his smokes? 😁
@HorrorBabble2 ай бұрын
I don't think YT would approve of that kind of merchandise!
@thefisherking782 ай бұрын
I wasn't expecting this treat today! 🎉
@beverlyamarantes97752 ай бұрын
Very excited to listen!
@otempora57992 ай бұрын
Ah, Van Melsen and a Yorkshire steam train! Perfection!
@otempora57992 ай бұрын
There’s a program on Aussie telly just now about the North Yorkshire Moors Railway and its most popular service - to Whitby - coincidence, or work of the supernatural? (Synchronicity at the very least. ) Perhaps Van Melsen was there - no doubt he’d be noticed! 😊
@HorrorBabble2 ай бұрын
Nice! And yes, a curious coincidence!
@amgroves762 ай бұрын
Wonderful, really enjoyed this, thanks 💚
@5tsumi132 ай бұрын
Ooohh is there going to be a part 2?! This was great thank you!
@HorrorBabble2 ай бұрын
Mr. Gabriel may indeed return.
@Evil-Weevil1862 ай бұрын
Wonderful stuff, lifted my evening.
@beitodesstrafe2 ай бұрын
What a cliffhanger!
@alantaylor3532 ай бұрын
Thank you very much.!! 👍 👍 👍
@stuff62182 ай бұрын
You guys are spoiling us, lately. Feels like stealing. I'll get back on the Patreon as soon as I can afford it.
@HorrorBabble2 ай бұрын
Your support here goes a long way!
@DarkSideBecky2 ай бұрын
Thank you!! I appreciate the work that goes in to all these fantastic vids yall put out
@xeanmartin60382 ай бұрын
New Peter Van! Yeah baby!
@user-vw3ym3eh6t2 ай бұрын
From Yorkshire originally, great to hear it reassert in your tales - keep on x
@soulreaver19832 ай бұрын
As always many thanks Ian I appreciate all you're hard work on each story!
@goodnightvienna85112 ай бұрын
Am I the only person who watches the cassette reels going round pretending I’m listening to a tape …I find it very relaxing in a Hauntological manner??
@sarge4455Ай бұрын
Guess so
@goodnightvienna8511Ай бұрын
@@sarge4455 ....yeah..just me then it looks like
@fisk0Ай бұрын
if you watch too closely you realize they're all C-90 tapes despite the episodes varying in lenght, what eldritch horrors let them carry more than 45 minutes per side?!
@goodnightvienna8511Ай бұрын
@@fisk0 this is true ....
@studentjohn2 ай бұрын
Love a Van Melsen!
@jessevarney32982 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for this. I've been looking forward to this story since you announced it😊
@carwashadamcooper15382 ай бұрын
A new VanMelsen? YES!!
@timthetoolpool2 ай бұрын
More PVM please! He makes me feel better about my smoking habit.
@HorrorBabble2 ай бұрын
He struggles like the rest of us.
@colemarie92622 ай бұрын
So glad to see more original work! Always excellent.
@Newsbro892 ай бұрын
It’s here! It’s here!
@robbabcock_2 ай бұрын
What an embarrassment of riches lately from Ian & HorrorBabble!😎👻🙌
@thefisherking782 ай бұрын
Oh wow. I hope we see Gabriel again.
@dennisthornton44342 ай бұрын
Wish I could work with such a man as Van Melson. Btw, I could handle a full English breakfast in one sitting. 😊
@donaldmccleary90152 ай бұрын
He is awesome!
@T1ddlywinks2 ай бұрын
I made a full English breakfast the other day, and it was quite the chore to finish, but I did it!
@Driven2Beers2 ай бұрын
Whitby? How Stokeresque! Who needs a stair master when ya got them 199 steps?
@BeautifulEarthJa2 ай бұрын
Amazing time man 😂😂😂😂
@donaldmccleary90152 ай бұрын
Fantastic story and narration! I love me some Van Melsen! His is sooo awesome. I love the adventures of Pete, Norman, and all the folks they get to tag along with them. Fantastic job of characger creation, Ian! I like how he just has to get away from all the hustle and bustle every now and then. I do the same thing. Thanks!
@HorrorBabble2 ай бұрын
Thanks, Donald!
@AnthonyBarnwell-vt5gd2 ай бұрын
Nice job g Man
@charlesbixler752 ай бұрын
Ian, is this not the 12th Van Melsen or are two of the previous stories considered to be just one story? Another superb addition to the legend of Van Melsen.
@HorrorBabble2 ай бұрын
Hi Charles! It's the 11th case, due to Hammer & Nails being a standalone production.
@shadownet3d2 ай бұрын
Van Melsen. That pretty much says it all. 😀
@kgreen2424242 ай бұрын
You know, I have been wondering where my cat was. I'm always the last to know! So much happens around me that I have a hard time keeping up. I have questions for him when he gets home. Namely how he got the plane fare to Pickering. I'm not surprised that A: I didn't know B: he has an undisclosed revenue source and finally C: the story is both fantastic and true. Why Ian keeps publishing the stories of my cats escapades, I don't know but it is the only way I can find out what VM is up to. So for that, I say thank you. Apparently you see VM more than I do so when you do, please tell him to stop by the house once in a while. This bit is 85% true. My cat is named Van Melsen, he does get into publishable antics, he seems to have a job and I haven't seen him for the past day and a half. His job must be a tough cause he has some long shifts now and again. Lol. The only fictional thing is his ability to write down what he's done. I felt I needed to state that to support the credibility of my prior admissions. Ladies and Gentlemen, good day!
@HorrorBabble2 ай бұрын
Ha! Thanks for the update regarding our favourite feline!
@kgreen2424242 ай бұрын
@@HorrorBabble Well let me say thank you for passing on my message to him. He returned yesterday afternoon to the house so I appreciate you telling him. He said he left his phone here at the house so he couldn't receive calls. Plus I think his Pixel 7 pro is region locked anyway so it would have been useless for calls anyways. From what I can gather, we should expect VM to keep making appearances on this channel for this wasn't the only case that he tackled on his trip and if things keep going like they are now, you are already doing a treatment on the next episode. I wait with interest. Till the next my good man
@keltai832 ай бұрын
@@HorrorBabbleNGL, I definitely think VM is more likely to be a cat person than a dog person. Not black, though. He's not the type to play into stereotypes
@ifabforfun2 ай бұрын
more Van Molson lore!
@deniswilliams22122 ай бұрын
You made him one of my favourite characters it’s a sure thing tonight when I am riding home tonight No rain forecast lol
@lincolnhodge2371Ай бұрын
This story is so tame it sounds like a PostMan Pat movie
@mattheweagle2232 ай бұрын
I'm picturing the shiny faced man as Benny Hill
@HorrorBabble2 ай бұрын
I can't unsee that now...!
@mattheweagle2232 ай бұрын
@HorrorBabble I know it could almost lampoon the story for some people, but I just imagine he would be perfect- his facial acting, his innate acuity The character in the story is loathsome, which could be contrary to many folks' views of benny, but the Karens would embody it hahaha I am sure he could have played this part with all the menace of Price or Lorre
@andreasfilis90012 ай бұрын
Wasn't it Whitby the place that Dracula landed after the ship carrying him sunk?
@HorrorBabble2 ай бұрын
It was. He also mounts the 199 steps!
@andreasfilis90012 ай бұрын
@@HorrorBabble pity that I didn't visit it while I was there.
@4ms3012 ай бұрын
Yay!
@kevinfogle79292 ай бұрын
Van Melsen!
@EricDaMAJ2 ай бұрын
Private investigators are hot on Warren’s trail.
@Newsbro892 ай бұрын
So there is a reference to the Wizard of Wakefield. Is that a future Van Melsen case we are going to hear?
@HorrorBabble2 ай бұрын
Not necessarily -- just a reference for now.
@dennisthornton44342 ай бұрын
Oh a cliff hanger. 😅
@brgardner8972 ай бұрын
Oh sweet
@bigsarge20852 ай бұрын
🚂
@AnthonyBarnwell-vt5gd2 ай бұрын
Happy late father's day
@dennisthornton44342 ай бұрын
Got a few questions..how much planning do you do for story. A deep outline or just a short one. Once you get started how long does it take to write w story?
@HorrorBabble2 ай бұрын
Blimey… It depends on the story really. I have no specific ‘approach’, as it were. VM stories take more planning due to the history of the character.
@dennisthornton44342 ай бұрын
@@HorrorBabble a little vague but ok.
@HorrorBabble2 ай бұрын
Sorry Dennis - it’s too complicated a subject to address in a KZbin comment. Perhaps I’ll record a video on the subject if enough people want to hear about such things
@dennisthornton44342 ай бұрын
@@HorrorBabble what about discord. Could have long conversations there.
@HorrorBabble2 ай бұрын
I'd be able to commit more time to the idea if there was significant interest, but as it stands I haven't really the capacity for it. It's challenging operating as a one-man band!
@libertycowboy24952 ай бұрын
First rate!
@balaam_70872 ай бұрын
Ah, Gabe Newell body horror here we come
@user-ln3kh3ku4u2 ай бұрын
I winder if Van Melson likes a cup of earl grey or he's a more of tetley t detective 😃
@toadyuk83912 ай бұрын
English breakfast always
@HorrorBabble2 ай бұрын
I'd say Darjeeling is his favourite.
@user-ln3kh3ku4u2 ай бұрын
@@HorrorBabble still quiet posh then we'll he is a asentric 😄
@fahbsАй бұрын
What a punk that villain was. A steam...punk.
@badminton5920Ай бұрын
Good Scots accent!
@HorrorBabbleАй бұрын
Thanks! Not too bad in short bursts...
@Janie-ls5pg2 ай бұрын
I haven't read these yet. Is it a series?
@HorrorBabble2 ай бұрын
Yes, but the stories can be listened to individually: kzbin.info/aero/PLeNNKRLWxwoO0VCrw61QeyrZk_DQYZycx
@Janie-ls5pg2 ай бұрын
@@HorrorBabble great! 😊
@willjennings71912 ай бұрын
"A magician with an agenda"
@HorrorBabble2 ай бұрын
Yes.
@willjennings71912 ай бұрын
@@HorrorBabble Yeah.
@DrinkWater7132 ай бұрын
Not gonna lie, I'm judging Van Melsen for ruining his tea with sugar
@HorrorBabble2 ай бұрын
When it comes to 'train tea', VM likes to take the edge off! To be honest, he likes it with and without, depending on the tea.