Angela Carter's The Company of Wolves

[@CleoHarperReturns]

I cannot think of an expletive strong enough to express how perfect your voice was for this story! Bravo, you dear, sweet, terrifying soul. I love your growl. And SINCE YOU BROUGHT IT UP: Women, when victimized, are not victims of all men -- only the ones who don't stand tall enough to respect their power. Victim-hood should only be a temporary stop of acknowledgement on the road to healing. It should only be used as a vehicle towards growing stronger. It's not shameful but it's not a place anyone should linger. It's certainly no place for a woman.

[@ClassicGhost]

Glad you liked it. Thanks for the comment and the thoughts 💭

[@jasonkennedy9143]

By far the best reading of The Company of Wolves I've ever come across. I also liked your exposition regarding it, though I feel that in thinking you were criticizing feminism you actually fell into describing it well. Feminism by the late 1970s was NOT, in learned circles such as Carter would've read, "women are victims who have no agency." It may have been when Simone de Beauvoir or Betty Frieden were writing, but by the latter part of the second wave of feminism (the "bra burners") "we are no man's meat" could very well have been a motto of the movement. I think Carter would've churckled at the idea that she had a take superior and different than feminism. Rather, her works fit right alongside feminists like Bell Hooks, Gloria Steinem, Anne Koedt, and Audre Lorde in arguing that feminism was all about women being powerful sexual agents of their own destiny who were not actually weak but rather fighting the perception of them being weak and the system which tells them they are weak. Its not feminism that says women are forever victims, its patriarchy -- and Carter clearly believed this.

[@ClassicGhost]

loved this comment. I like learning! keep it coming g

[@seriousoldman8997]

I jumped on this straightaway. One of my all-time favourite films too!

[@normaemanuel4975]

This was so awesome! I have listened twice and on my third. Thank you so much for narrating these stories with your impeccable voice. Your insights into these authors and writing stories are invaluable, I thinkespecially in the uninspired times we find ourselves today. Most Excellent and much appreciated!

[@ClassicGhost]

Glad you enjoyed it as much as me

[@tzaph67]

I read this in my 20s and loved it, loved most things by Angela Carter. I was so looking forward to hearing it in your beautiful Cumbrian accent but I couldn’t listen. It may sound silly but I love wolves so much, I love their family relationships, their intelligence, the environmental benefits they bring. I’m now also aware of the spirit wolf that has been at my side since I was born. I just couldn’t listen to all the stuff about how savage, bloodthirsty and cunning they are. Even though intellectually I knew AC was using it as a symbolic device etc, emotionally I couldn’t stand hearing wolves described in that way. I really astonished myself. I will give it another go at some point. It shows how powerful stories and words are though and that we can react to them in ways that surprise ourselves! Wow!

[@nickyc0le85]

Excellent selection, I love Angela Carter's stories! Thanks for this.

[@arabesquearomas]

Angela Carter is one of my favorite authors. Thank you for the beautiful reading of her work!

[@bluegreenglue6565]

Brilliant story, and brilliantly read. A shadowy figure with a scythe has started hanging around outside my home, trying to lure my son away, so it's difficult to keep up with the priceless tales here. I will be here as I am able. Thank you so much.

[@ClassicGhost]

Watch those guys with scythes

[@bluegreenglue6565]

@@ClassicGhost Oh, he paints a pretty picture but I'm wise to his tricks. It's a skill the development of which is passed down in my family: recognize the trap, disarm the trap, walk away from the trap, learn to walk where traps are less likely to be found.

[@mijiyoon5575]

I'm crying (not really) b/c we are in a thunderstorm & my internet is being knocked off & *buffering* this is one of my favorite *Carter* stories; I have her little thin book. The movie is a masterpiece & I adore *Angela Lansbury* whom recently passed away after a long career & life

[@DestinyKiller]

I'm going to have to look for that! I didn't know this was a movie

[@margarethevontater]

Fantastic work, Mr. Walker! This served as a reminder that I haven't read nearly enough Angela Carter. What a gorgeous story, and you brought it to thrilling life.

[@sweeneytodd011]

this was just amazing, i loved every moment and i remember seeing a film of The Company of Wolves many, many years ago when i was about 14. i remember that i loved that too and from hearing the story for the first time from what i remember the film was a really good adaptation very well made and i definately remember "the worst wolves are those that are hairy on the inside" i must find and watch it again and be once more,......In the company of wolves. 🐺

[@glosteiger2517]

Good wolf voice. Excellent story.

[@mijiyoon5575]

Where I live it is *a dark & stormy night* & I've yet to listen all the way through 😥

[@donaldmccleary9015]

Great job, Tony! I like the spin on the traditional "Little Red Riding Hood" story and what was done with the hunter and werewolf. Interesting tale!

[@mariameere5807]

In Charing Cross hospital in London where I died for 4 minutes and was on life support for 3 days when I was 24 and got me obsessed with spiritually and the paranormal and have seen many spirit’s and angels etc here over the years! Actually having an ultrasound to confirm that a pregnancy is a phantom or pseudo pregnancy 🤰!!!! A real thing and I need to get a puppy, maybe a wolf puppy to mother! It’s my age and body clock ticking! Keep dreaming that I am pregnant! This is just what I need and sorry for over sharing…… again! lol! Thank you Tony! Great job as usual 🌟👍🌟

[@StoryVoracious]

Please don't think me rude for commenting; I sometimes feel that we are a little community here. I 'd like to wish you well with your health. I hope that you can have (adopt :) ) a puppy. I think that some times when we dream of being pregnant, it I'm in our waking lives, an idea that we're brewing. Maybe you have novel coming. :D

[@mariameere5807]

@@StoryVoracious WOW 🤩 April! The only thing I would wish for- if, (and I’m not denying that there are! Lol) we were all allowed one wish from our 🧚‍♀️Fairy God Mother, mine would definitely be to take creative writing classes and write Spiritual Fiction! Big gap in the market for that! We have the Celestine Prophecy by James Redfield, and the alchemist and his Paulo Coelho books, but that’s pretty much it! You have amazing intuition and thank you so much for listening to it and following the impulse of sending me your beautiful reply! It came as an answer for a sign (that I should go ahead with it from the universe/Life/consciousness! I have angel bumps now! (goosebumps) I am glad to be a part of the family vibe here April! The world would be a much more beautiful place if we had people in it with kindness like yours! Blessings angel girl!🙏❤️‍🩹🧚‍♀️ 🌹🕊🤍🕊🌹

[@ClassicGhost]

But not a Wolf 🐺

[@ClassicGhost]

Dog 🐕!

[@mariameere5807]

@@ClassicGhost 🤣😂🤣definitely dog!

[@itallia666]

I absolutely love Angela Carters work. I have all her books incl her Virago Book of Fairy Tales, my facourites are The Night Circus & The Toy Shop ( separate novels) A.S. Byett is another of my favourite English writers You should look up some of her stories, Tony. The Night Circus is a BRILLIANT & utterly magic book to read or listen to, it was my 1st introduction to the amazing literary world of Angela Carter! I read it at least 3 or 4 times a year, the Toy Shop is an odd tale & has a peculiar insidious undertone so dont know how well it would translate if narrated to an audience but i love that book its so strange & each time i read it, there seems to be a different narrative.. ! Thanks Tony 🇬🇧👧

[@ClassicGhost]

yes, I enjoyed The Night Circus with Fevvers. I have a copy of the Toy Shop on my shelf behind me now

[@levoxsixty-nine6843]

I’m so happy! You overcame the copyright issue!

[@ClassicGhost]

Well

[@sharonachrak3686]

I love your voice Tony, you make any story come alive! Thank you sir ❤️

[@tandiwenyajeka4502]

Outstanding narration of one of the best short stories ever, with an intelligent, compassionate, and dare I say "fun" analysis at the end. Love your musings on growing up and how your lived experience helped shape you. Been listening to you for a while, should've given kuddos long ago! Bravo Tony!😊👏

[@ClassicGhost]

I’m just glad to see you now :)

[@amandalee215]

My Friday night sorted thank you Tony

[@DevonExplorer]

That was brilliant! I loved the film and hadn't read the story, so that was a real treat. I once did an online course about fairy tales, which was really interesting, and there was a short discussion about Angela Carter. I meant to get hold of her work afterwards then promptly forgot, lol. I love her use of words and your reading is superb as always. :)

[@itallia666]

You should read another of Angela Carters story books called The Virago Book of Fairy Stories ( or similar.) Shes my favourite author & love her books esp The Night Circus & The Toy Shop Regards 🇬🇧👧

[@DevonExplorer]

@@itallia666 Thanks Italia. I'll give those a go. :)

[@DestinyKiller]

The Bloody Chamber is also very good

[@fatherchristmas2998]

if you lived in a village lit by candles and swallowed by woods. you would be afraid of the vague eyes between the tree trunks

[@trudi1962]

Entertainment AND psychology! Love your work Tony. ❤️

[@beckymartin1810]

Thank you Tony. Very good!

[@StoryVoracious]

Damn I forgot to add... As a gift to market for Christmas, maybe some pillow cases with, "I'm going to bed with Tony tonight" or "I'm sleeping with M.R. James ", etc.

[@ClassicGhost]

I think Sheila would have something to say about the first. M R James though!

[@StoryVoracious]

😆 Angela Carter...? E.F. Benson? (Actually, have a coffee cup with the words, Don't make me poison your food. So many of my friends want to get one, but I've never seen another one.

[@carlapomeroy9441]

We got into the locked drawer with this one ! Wolves are mysterious creatures but then so are humans.....

[@ginabeena6757]

The poor first woman! Epically bad taste in mates!

[@michaelsmyth3935]

10:00 this is pretty good advice, lycanthrope or just a naked guy.

[@melfreemans]

My good friend owned a timberwolf many years ago. An animal that loved to bring you her favorite squeaky toy...a purple octopus...and lay on her back on your feet so you'd rub her belly. A totally spoiled animal who thought she was a princess and sprawled on a couch all day waiting on a willing sucker who would scratch her ears. She couldn't be rehabilitated and released. I can't remember why. But she enjoyed the hell out of her long life as the ridiculous center of attention goofball that she was.

[@Boogie_the_cat]

Good story. I really enjoyed this one. In case you can't get a hold of the devil, to get some of his ointment (he is a really busy fella), another way of becoming a werewolf, is to drink rainwater from a wolf's footprint. So they say.

[@ClassicGhost]

I didnt know that!

[@StoryVoracious]

Ooh! Ooh! Now I'm excited!

[@emmamaclachlan1971]

I absolutely agree with you about Carter's brilliance. My mum introduced me to her when I was young with "Heroes and Villains", which I still have nearly 40yrs later! I can't find an audio version though. Interested?! 🙏🏼✌🏼

[@ClassicGhost]

I don't know that one. I have a collection of her short stories. Would it be in that? I suppose I could look.

[@lizzyr494]

I both loved the story and also as a feminist woman appreciated your interpretation of the story.

[@Polymorphia1965]

"Ok, I write overblown, purple, self-indulgent prose, so f*cking what? -- Angela Carter She doesn't (didn't, sadly) just tell stories, she sings them to us in such a way that engages our imagination and passions and awakens our numbed, sleepy brains. To this day (and after several attempts) I've never been able to get through a Stephen King book because his use of language is just so plain and drab that, no matter how compelling the tale he is telling, I just lose interest. Angela Carter, however, loved language and words, and had a natural gift for making them sing. Your reading really captured this, as one can hear the genuine savoring of the syllables. I also really enjoyed your discussion of her work afterward. Well done, sir!

[@ClassicGhost]

I love that language. I enjoyed Dorian Gray for a simliar reason, but Oscar isn't as purple as Angela. I'm trying to think who is... Ray Russell is a bit, but not as much no ...

[@jalejablonsky2396]

There's actually a character from King of the Hill who saids it best, "I don't hate men, I just don't like to be a victim."

[@mijiyoon5575]

Finally found the vid end ... storm blew away ... luv your creepy end bit *Tony*

[@ClassicGhost]

Glad you made it through the storms

[@StoryVoracious]

Thanks Tony. Yes I too am a regular Angela Carter fan girl. A woman after my own heart, although I am probably a little more like Shirley Jackson at heart, (and nowhere near as motivated either of these great lady writers.), and understand where she's coming from too. Both Angela and Shirley had Mother issues, it seems. I love that A.C. *Loved* men. I share your opinion that it shouldn't be a war between the sexes.

[@georginastinton7266]

I don't think Angela wanted a girl victim. She's got her own power (the girl). Thank you for putting this out there. We all have our wild side. What is it Angela said ... "whatever there is in men, it meets its match in women"

[@carolmikolj5134]

What an excellent reading that was. I remember the film but for my money the book is far better, although the film does capture the flavour of it.

[@ClassicGhost]

I really liked the film but it doesn’t have Angela Carter’s luscious language (they do use quotes)

[@margarethevontater]

PS One of Seattle's local art cinemas just played the trailer for Psychomania, so now I know why the dead come back (to be in a zombie motorcycle gang), if not how.

[@ClassicGhost]

The 70s style of it is so much fun

[@Bbergster]

Yup It’s raining like hell here as well. What movie was this made into? Fun to read a book & then see a film. I did that with “in Cold Blood!” Good book & film.

[@ClassicGhost]

Cold Blood was great. Truman Capote was a great writer. The move was Company of Wolves. I will link affiliate etc... amzn.to/3FLLXty

[@DarkestStarASMR]

Beutiful story...and movie!

[@shelleymarquis5039]

My mother was sharp as a razor snd mean as a snake. I am a brave woman and was the bravest adventurer among my elder brother's friends. The point: At age 14 Ma bought me an unbroken horse and let me rip. I got off the bus; onto my horse and I'd slide into the yard as late as midnight, on school nights! I rode alone, over fields and through forests as fast as my mare liked to fly. Ma never asked where I rode, never worried, and never threatened to take my horse away. She grew up a wildwood girl sitting up all night with her father keeping watch on his still. She got me. Like no one else, until i vought my first young mule. Hehehe. I'm rehabbing a criminal horse right now. He kicked me last week. Bruised not broken at 72. I never want safety. I always want freedom. I'm not alone. Thanks for a rousing read, it's 11.30pm, a good time to saddle that evil renegade. Later, maybe. 🏇

[@tarahedgesgriffith152]

I adore Angela Carter! Thank you thank you thank you!

[@ClassicGhost]

Me too!

[@kristinacable]

I love Angela Carter! What a treat :)

[@PaddedCellStudio]

Great, thanks 😊

[@TheMrCougarful]

Creepy and brilliant story. Well read.

[@gwendolyn2001]

In the modern world, we have little understanding of the fear of wolves that our ancestors had; we also do not understand the fear of the "deep dark forest." There were primeval woods in many parts of the world when the original faerie tales were told; the woods were dark and deep, and wolves inhabited them. The original tales of Red Riding Hood, there was no huntsman to save Red and her Grandma. The early stories are also laced with sexual situations. Clarissa Pinkola Estes connects the RRH stories to the myth of Persephone, and the analogy is apt for several reasons; one is that both girls are lured from safety by searching for flowers.

[@andreac5724]

Love the story and the strong female character....I said it!!

[@bethcastagnoli2911]

Exquisite indeed

[@lindam9018]

Tony, can we use the 'Thanks' option on this account to help support your work? I noticed that doesn't show on the other one but thought that might good option for people because they accept Google Play cards as payment, as opposed to your credit cards or having PayPal. Do you actually receive that money or does KZbin take it?

[@ClassicGhost]

KZbin takes their cut . But they provide the platform

[@mijiyoon5575]

I'll not hear a word of it until the storm passes over Boo Hoo. I'm surprised these comments are posting, but they are

[@LadyEng]

Little Red Riding Hood´s 50 shades of Grey Wolf!! Ha, haaa. Holy cow!

[@blixten2928]

Makes the wolf sound like a fox or coyote, remade by Lucifer to haunt and kill. Very odd indeed.

[@lisawhite-pagano3455]

What story is You tried to get into the locked drawer from? I know I’ve listened to it but I don’t recognize the title in the play list. Thank you!

[@ndidontagree]

1🇺🇸🌈🌲💪👄 flex...spear slipping...👄 haha...

[@nancynickerson4341]

No doubt I'm in the minority, but this story didn't resonate with me at all. Nevertheless I appreciated Tony's excellent narration, as always.

[@Tipi_Dan]

It's so funny because the author had obviously never seen a wolf. Wolfies are cute, and they love.. I was incredulous listening to the opening lines, thinking, "What kind of wolf are you talking about?"

[@maef7026]

19:25

[@shelleymarquis5039]

PS. I am a human being not a feminist, or anything else, except free.