"Beyond the Black Stone" by Paul Draper / New Tales of the Mythos

[@rolandblaise1149]

Finally 50:04 "cyclopean", now it's canon! Seriously though, well done indeed in: writing, production, execution, and narration.

[@BlackGateMedia55]

Have to try and slip that in somewhere! :D

[@klaatubaradanikto6554]

A story set in a more modern setting that captures the essence of Lovecraft perfectly!

[@BlackGateMedia55]

Glad you enjoyed! :)

[@phoenixjames6126]

Absolutely fantastic! I love all the little nods and references to the accepted mythos we all know, and the aspects of modern originality that has been added. Well done.

[@BlackGateMedia55]

Thanks Phoenix! Ian's narration is as stellar as always.

[@xaviercolon8393]

You sly devil, I thought the title was reminiscent of the Howard tale, and when you started naming the forbidden books, I thought "how can you not name Von Junzt's work?", when boom, there is was.... And I got that ghoulish grin, this is a follow-up to Howard's tale!!! Well played Good Sir!!! 😂

[@BlackGateMedia55]

Thanks! Hope you enjoyed HBs excellent reading. :)

[@jackdare]

"The Black Stone" right?

[@jackdare]

There are so many great REH tales!!

[@callumleask2907]

What a lovely comment. I noticed that as well. You sir are an avid listener. Good story, good comment. I feel blessed.

[@shinobi-no-bueno]

Do you think Ian wrote it or something?

[@ComicBookGuy33]

The Mound is my all time favorite Mythos tale, and this is a worthy successor.

[@BlackGateMedia55]

I'm honoured! Thank you Mike. Ian's reading is terrific.

[@OskinsBob]

PAUL DRAPER..OUTSTANDING HEARD IT BEFORE BUT MUST HAVE BLANKED IT OUT.... TOP NOTCH..IAN ,PAUL THANKS 😬

[@BlackGateMedia55]

Thanks Bob!

[@Nor-c6o]

Loved it ! Always enjoy seeing how others bring Lovecraft into the present time while retaining the mystery and awe of the original Mythos. Fabulous reading as well .

[@shinobi-no-bueno]

*Howard

[@BlackGateMedia55]

Bit of Howard and a bit of Lovecraft here! (And a bit of Ashton Smith 😊)

[@notme9816]

​@@BlackGateMedia55It was great! I've read a lot Weird Tales from the 20s and 30s lately, and this reads like an updated pulp story! This is great praise by the way!

[@BlackGateMedia55]

@@notme9816 thanks, that's great to hear. :)

[@starmezzo]

That was pretty darn good! The Black Stone is one of my fave Robert Howard stories. I like the sequel!

[@BlackGateMedia55]

Thank you! Ian's reading is incredible.

[@Wombats555]

Loved it. Never envisioned The Black Stone as an antenna for Kn'yan on another continent. I thought we were going a little Rats in the Walls for a second with the subteranean people eaters.

[@BlackGateMedia55]

Thanks Wombat! With REH showing a glimmer of Tsathoggua at the climax of The Black Stone, I wondered what it would be like if that was a two way connection to some... After that a short step to where the big guy dwelt!

[@banterj]

Thanks!I listen to your channel alot

[@HorrorBabble]

Thank you very much!

[@nebojsag.5871]

Connected to both REH's The Black Stone and HPL's The Mound.

[@briarconner5765]

Everyone is talking about Howard’s work, but as someone from Oklahoma, Lovecraft’s “The Mound” has always been a favorite story of mine. Was surprised to hear this go from Hungary to OKC. Very cool

[@BlackGateMedia55]

Thanks Briar. I hope I got the travel routes across the state from OKC authentic enough for a native such as yourself. I researched that the "Ghost Mound" HPL based his story on is actually nearer Cosmo than Binger, further north, but thought I'd keep discipline with the Lovecraft story. Thanks for the feedback on HB's terrific reading.

[@briarconner5765]

@@BlackGateMedia55 I think you did a great job. My favorite of the Modern Mythos series so far

[@ollanius-pius]

This is amazing. Always wanted more of "The Mound"

[@BlackGateMedia55]

Me too! I loved that story, such an amazing three tiered world. HPL draws short of properly detailing "blackened N'Kai" - once I learned Tsathoggua probably dwelt there, it became a great opportunity to draw that story and The Black Stone together, and imagine the city of Tsath having fallen to chaos.

[@TheFirefishe]

@@BlackGateMedia55- When In K’n’Yan and Underground, Grab Your Half-Bodied Girlfren’ and Head To The Mound! 😁

[@notme9816]

​@@BlackGateMedia55Are you the author sir?

[@BlackGateMedia55]

@@notme9816 hello, yes indeed.

[@daryleldridge7769]

I agree, I'd love to see a story about when the people from Kunyan explored the Red litten and Black city.. Or a sequel to the Mountains of madness..

[@codelicious6590]

"...or perhaps there had been some hallucinogen in that cake." Lol Excellent read!

[@BlackGateMedia55]

Possible!

[@milanszekely3423]

A HorrorBabble reading with pálinka? Say no more! Much love from Hungary! ❤

[@popevimtoripkeefhappysackXXX]

Egreschegedre (?) !!

[@stephenfitzgerald9769]

Hell yes! I have a Hungarian friend from college and pálinka is one of those things I look forward to whenever we manage to get together.

[@johannageisel5390]

Well, when you're there, go and destroy that fucking stone, will you!?

[@zondervanamo]

A beautiful country! (with dark secrets... :) )

[@lakatosalex]

Azt hittem, hogy csak én hallgatók ilyen "elvont" dolgokat. Megleptél😊 ja és a novella is 😮😮

[@rheinhartsilvento2576]

Wow! Brilliant🤗 An ending evocative of "In the Mouth of Madness".....

[@BlackGateMedia55]

Huge compliment. Thank you!

[@strideknight]

What a fun update to The Black Stone. Engrossing and entrancing narration as always! Thanks for sharing this with us :)

[@BlackGateMedia55]

Thanks strideknight! So please you liked the story.

[@notme9816]

​@@BlackGateMedia55Have you written more stories like this? If so please tell me where I could find them.

[@BlackGateMedia55]

@@notme9816 I have a collection on Amazon and other shops called "Black Gate Tales" which you may like - not directly Mythos but some creepy stuff. Currently writing a novel. :)

[@BlackGateMedia55]

​@@notme9816sorry for the late reply! I have a short story collection out called Black Gate Tales, and am due to release vol 2 very soon.

[@notme9816]

@@BlackGateMedia55 Thank you! Now I'm the one to say I'm sorry for the late reply

[@donaldmccleary9015]

The Black Stone is one of my favorite stories. When I saw Ian say he was going to narrate this I was like, "yeah!" Good lord this is excellent! Cross-references to Howard, Lovecraft, and Smith abound. There are various hints and nods to their stories in this. When I heard the name of the Hungarian town..... Fine work, Mr. Draper! Thank you! As always, great narration, Ian!

[@BlackGateMedia55]

Thank you Donald! I'm thrilled you enjoyed it. I wanted to put as much of those three authors' lore in as I could, but still have it enjoyable for a reader new to the Mythos.

[@donaldmccleary9015]

@BlackGateMedia55 you are welcome. You did a fantastic job. It is great! Your knowledge of the authors and their works is extremely evident. I did a fist pump every time I heard a connection. New readers will be interested in reading the older works after listening to this, too. I look forward to reading and hearing more of our works! Keep them coming! Thanks for the excellent story!

[@BlackGateMedia55]

@@donaldmccleary9015 thank you so much for your kind comments. Means a lot!

[@christopherlockwood1844]

Agreed. A great contemporary mythos tale. 2nd half reminded me of an SCP. When mythoi colllide🥰🫠!!! So much love for Weird Tales and Horrorbabble. ❤❤❤ Please keep up the amazing work.

[@andreasfilis9001]

A very interesting story within the framework of the Cthulhu Mythos. Well-structured and, as always, perfectly narrated. It is one of my favorites from now on. I'm sure Cthulhu, down to his sunk palace, will approve it.

[@ChewieFlakes]

The Mound is one of my all time favorite stories.

[@BlackGateMedia55]

Mine too. ❤

[@jamesmitchell6361]

I saved this one for last in this series and I'm so glad I did. Elements from two of my favourite stories and a wonderfully haunting ending. *applauds*

[@BlackGateMedia55]

Thanks James! Great narration by Ian.

[@iandalzell1226]

I'm so happy that this is like a sequel to HP's. The mound like this is just fabulous. It's like if the mound took place in the present day, how cool for a sequel? I love it. The mound is my favorite.

[@BlackGateMedia55]

I love it too. It gets a bit overlooked, but HPL was literally given a one sentence brief by his ghostwriting client to write about "...an Indian mound near here, which is haunted by a headless ghost. Sometimes it is a woman." and created THAT story! The non-linear timeline, Zamacona's witnessing of K'n-yan and his creeping horror at what that society was becoming was so 'beyond the job' I think the story is incredible. That ending is probably the most horrific I've seen from any HPL tale, too. Proof of eternal punishment so much more harrowing than being a quick snack by a monster. Thank you for listening to HB's amazing production of my story.

[@bongs1995]

I loved the subterranean world building in "The Mound" so this was an awesome sequel. I also love how these stories introduce me to other Mythos stories I havn't come across "The Black Stone" is my next listen 😊

[@marielafleur6608]

Warren, nooo!! I really loved this story! I mostly love how the author used the same "old english's fashioned" vocabulary as Lovecraft; the scenic descriptions are so vivid! You're still my favorite narrator!❤

[@johngleeman8347]

Warren gets owned in every story. XD

[@rae4772]

Loved this. Brilliant reference to the original while creating something new. Loved it.

[@tooladdict85]

So glad you shared this one!!

[@MsMtheory]

I can't wait to listen to this!! Cooking dinner, eating then gonna relax to this :)

[@kristinacable]

❤❤😊very descriptive! I love it :)

[@soulreaver1983]

Outstanding many thanks good sir i hope you and Jen are keeping well!😎👍

[@williestreiff9314]

I really find these new tales of mythos very creepy snd well wriyin most cases, definitely well narated with you at the helm, you are true professional and an honor to have you as a host, we are greatfull to have and and be subscriber

[@VictorReynolds]

Nice modern Lovevcraftian horror! I always enjoy HB!

[@nsob8897]

Again, another good tale. You choose them well and read them with the relish and emotion they deserve. Thanks again I go to my evening rest pleased.

[@DæmonV86]

So many great references in this story. I especially liked the mention of Robert E. Howard's Pictish King Bran Mak Morn.

[@nathanharper5670]

"...a Pictish king named Bran..." - love it!

[@BlackGateMedia55]

:) I had a very long look at a story centering around Bran Mak Morn before settling on this idea. Still may!

[@merlapittman5034]

A worthy successor to Lovecraft and Howard! Marvelous story, excellent narration!

[@BlackGateMedia55]

Huge compliment, thank you!

[@AbigailPull]

This was so satisfying after decades of feeling like The Black Stone was an excellent first chapter in a longer work.

[@BlackGateMedia55]

I felt the same!

[@mortuarycookiezshane4192]

Interesting combination of Lovecraft stories in this new one. I like it.

[@edwardspencer3906]

Hat's off to Mr. Draper! One great story!

[@BlackGateMedia55]

Thanks Edward!

[@JimJohnston-oh1vs]

Best one yet Head and shoulders above the previous entries

[@tamlandipper29]

Hey! Just kidding. It is very good.

[@robbabcock_]

Wonderful, as I've come to expect! 🐙🔥🙌

[@thom-novi]

Woww. That was almost a blockbuster Cthulhu story. Great stuff.

[@BlackGateMedia55]

Glad you liked it!

[@willamsandell1082]

Wowow! This is one of the best I’ve heard ! . WOW!

[@BlackGateMedia55]

Thank you! Ian's narration is brilliant.

[@tamlandipper29]

Solid return to the world beneath the Mounds. The mechanism narratively reminiscent of The House on the Borderland. Only slightly marred by the entirely Lovecraftian protagonist being a pampered weirdo. But overall very very enjoyable.

[@BlackGateMedia55]

Thanks Tamlan. I loved your story last week. The protagonist was sort of a modern day mirror to Howard's original character just "casting about for a place to spend a short vacation". Oh to be able to be a pampered weirdo these days :) The House on the Borderland was my very first Horrorbabble listen.

[@tamlandipper29]

​@@BlackGateMedia55 Listening again, I have to give huge respect for you integrating two original mythos tales, and a god, and making them feel fresh yet consistent. Damn ticklish thing to try, yet worked seamlessly.

[@BlackGateMedia55]

Thank you Tamlan, that means a lot. I did wonder halfway through if I'd bitten off a bit more than was practical! I didn't want a straight protagonist vs god overboard thing at the end, so rereading The Tale of Satampra Zeiros by CAS gave me the device of 'formless spawn as a Tsathoggua attack dog' which helped it slot into place. I've tried to link a couple of Mythos greatest hits without just feeling like a fanfic - if I've managed that for you I'm very happy. I loved the historic military detail and chilling body-stealing climax in The White Baron. Such a good listen. I hope you write more.

[@thisisdavid2]

Result! This is the series I have been waiting for, everything in this series has been cool but the White Baron and this one (oh THIS ONE) are two of the best you've done, 1000 thanks for all your amazing hard work and talent please do a New Tales of the Mythos series 2 😄 LOVED this story!

[@BlackGateMedia55]

Thank you David. I LOVED The White Baron. Tamlan is super talented. Glad you enjoyed my story. :)

[@thisisdavid2]

@@BlackGateMedia55 oh I enjoyed it ever so much thanks for writing it for all of us ☺

[@tamlandipper29]

Very kind of you to say so! I have to give credit here for extending two original tales without just recycling them or mangling their essential qualities.

[@thisisdavid2]

@@tamlandipper29 please do another in this vein I've already re listened to it a bunch of times it is so good 😀

[@tamlandipper29]

@@thisisdavid2 It's a decision for Horrorbabble, but it's been a privilege to work with them, and an honour to be alongside the another authors. Well up for it, time etc permitting.

[@Duchess_Van_Hoof]

One flaw in so many tales is that they are isolated, disconnected and mean nothing to one another. It is part of the enticing immersion of Lovecraft's works, where the repeated geography and recurring facts or factions enhance one another. As such I am enjoying this immensely.

[@ViktorGlass]

No Matter how bad my worst days get. I can always count on Ian and Co. To help make it better.

[@kevinfogle7929]

My favorite of this series

[@rattmcpossum]

Love these modern Mythos tales! Hope you read even more of these types of stories in the future, as they are extremely hard to find on youtube!

[@NicholasVincent-ol1zk]

#horsepowerlovecraftpepgirlmarinebattery®

[@AndyPutt1]

Paul Draper is good! Rare to get something like this these days..this era.

[@BlackGateMedia55]

Thank you :)

[@friendlyneighbourhoodsunwheel]

Thanks for the new content it was nice listing to this you can pick out the stories and mythos within it was very refreshing work.

[@THEPAGEBURNER1979]

The facts are this is a dam good story thanks HB

[@TheHoneyBadger-yh5vj]

God bless you sir, keep up the good work ❤❤❤

[@AcornElectron]

“After uncovering the entire surface, which consisted of three immense granite slabs, we stepped back some distance to survey the charnel scene…” Keep up the good work (I assume you two still) and, as always, stay safe!

[@BlackGateMedia55]

Don't go down there Warren!

[@paulcateiii]

that was a really good story (sequel) - thanks Ian and Paul

[@nyarparablepsis872]

Whenever I hear good old Miskatonic U mentioned my heart skips a beat for joy (...or is it horror?) 🐙

[@casard5235]

The first several chapters nicely envisaged Lovecraft's atmosphere and the re-connect to contemporary times studiousness still couldn't chill the thrill. The protagonist's empathy at the beginning, to his being under scientific scrutiny later on, all highlight that Ancient - Elder beings are beyond our ken. Good work.

[@BlackGateMedia55]

Thank you 🙂

[@peterbugg3943]

Brilliant!

[@benwrigley6176]

many thanks❤

[@anthonybarnwell767]

Excellent 👌👌

[@feckneddy]

I'm ten minutes in and i love this .........

[@BlackGateMedia55]

Great!

[@shinobi-no-bueno]

This author is: -talented -a Howard fan I am: -all about it

[@BlackGateMedia55]

I am: - honoured :)

[@shinobi-no-bueno]

​@@BlackGateMedia55damnable KZbin never alerted me to this comment. Assuming you're Paul, your writing is wonderful

[@BlackGateMedia55]

​@@shinobi-no-buenoI am, and thank you. I'm so happy you liked the story. :)

[@Empress_Theresa]

I really REALLY love the the trippy description of the other world. It's so vage that makes my imagination go crazy. I wish more authors had the guts to explore interesting places like that instead of our boring and mundane world. Even H.P.Lovecraft is guilty of the same sin.

[@BlackGateMedia55]

Thank you Theresa - I love 'hints outside the frame' in other author's stories so this is my version of that style - vivid imagery, but not the whole picture.

[@sub-jec-tiv]

🎶Oooook-lahoma where gurgling madness comes creeping through my brain🎶

[@christopherkelly7940]

This was for the fans, loved it!!

[@BigBennKlingon]

I always try to save these for later in the night... at least til after dark. But I never manage to wait that long! I couldnt even make to 6pm this time. lol

[@rosiemcnaughton9933]

Well done! Thank you.

[@dennisthornton4434]

Good original story of a Robert e Howard story. 😊

[@peculiar]

"The lady ... suggested I was looking for the tiny town of Binger." Oh. Shit.

[@BlackGateMedia55]

:D

[@vonotto44]

Great job 👏

[@CJ-uf6xl]

Fantastic!

[@tamlandipper29]

Not going to lie, I'm quite jealous of the views on this. Commenting in hopes that it gives the algorithm a shake, and Paul gets more.

[@BlackGateMedia55]

Thanks Tamlan! It's surprised me too. :)

[@ShadowWizard123]

I really liked this one 😊

[@1701EarlGrey]

So, this is unofficial sequel to "The Mound" ? Pretty interesting continuation if you ask me!

[@BlackGateMedia55]

Thanks! The big guy Tsath is the link. 😊

[@TheFirefishe]

Ah! K’n’Yan Is Where I Left My Shoggoth!😮

[@cdhewko]

Liked everything but the closing music score. Good job. Thanks.

[@BlackGateMedia55]

It felt kinda Jon Pertwee-era Doctor Who to me, radiophonic workshop chills!

[@GRasputin91]

A sequel to The Mound! Yeeehaaaw!

[@BlackGateMedia55]

A reminder to anyone who wants to listen to the brilliant Horrorbabble versions of the two main mythos stories that inspired this one - they are: THE BLACK STONE - Robert E. Howard (1931) - kzbin.info/www/bejne/eZ-6Y6F9bK2UsJY and THE MOUND (1930) - HP Lovecraft & Zealia Bishop - kzbin.info/www/bejne/jnKVZXqjodOka6s

[@tamlandipper29]

Great shout. If you want some formless spawn for your Call of Cthulhu game, I recommend The Two Headed Serpent campaign from Chaosium.

[@BlackGateMedia55]

@@tamlandipper29 I haven't played CoCthulhu for ages, but would be fun to get it out again. I recall it having the rulebook having the Les Edwards portrait of The Croglin Vampire as a colour interior plate. Terrifying image!

[@jerichothirteen1134]

Excellent

[@afterschok6627]

Those mounds are little too close to home! 😳

[@ScullyPop]

HorrorBabble is the BEST!

[@RandolphTheWhite1]

The Shining Trapezohedron should be in your merch store

[@BlackGateMedia55]

Watch this space Trapezohedron fans....

[@mikegill-zo5ij]

Dude you the Man

[@williamdistefano5698]

Nm this is new It's also great in that it leaves me wanting to hear more about the world.

[@zondervanamo]

It's an imagined sequel to Robert E. Howard's 'The Black Stone', with a hefty dose of HPL's 'The Mound' as he travels to the source.

[@williamdistefano5698]

​@@zondervanamothat's it... the mound has similar angles

[@SixTough]

This one sounded familliar ar first, but I have never read it. Very nice

[@BlackGateMedia55]

That's because it's new! Glad you enjoyed it SixT.

[@thefisherking78]

New HB? _Don't mind if I do_ !!

[@dartmart9263]

Lol. All hail the hypnotoad!!!

[@daryleldridge7769]

I would still go and explore the City's, u would have to tie me down to stop me..

[@scottmitchell1974]

Austrian Oak! Homage to Arnold! 💪

[@TheLordUrban]

I think the black formless thing in the attack was from a CAS story.

[@BlackGateMedia55]

A formless spawn! Tsathoggua's attack dogs, as introduced by CAS.

[@danvikkilmire6075]

Good modern pulp fiction, very nice

[@blacklisted4885]

Hungary still produces the best witches to this day

[@BlackGateMedia55]

Good spot... :)

[@bigsarge2085]

❤‍🔥

[@itzybitzyspyder]

Nice.

[@sneeringimperialist6667]

My map has a Binger Oklahoma, West of Oklahoma City. Pop 791. It's an older map...

[@BlackGateMedia55]

That's the one! I think the population may have seen a decrease.

[@gemfyre3444]

Is there something that tells the story of the riot in the city? I feel like that’s referring to something I haven’t read.

[@BlackGateMedia55]

Hi @gemfyre3444 - That sequence, the entrance to K'n-yan (and the whole three tier structure of the underground world), refers to a society detailed in the HP Lovecraft story "The Mound". It's a great story, and well worth a listen or read. Horrorbabble has a great reading of it here > kzbin.info/www/bejne/jnKVZXqjodOka6s The first part of the story is a follow on from the Robert E. Howard story "The Black Stone". Horrorbabble also has this recording. This story has been written so you don't have to know those two stories, but with references for those who have. :)

[@gemfyre3444]

@@BlackGateMedia55 I know of both the black stone and the mound, it just feels like that riot was passed over as if the tale already exists of what that was all about.

[@BlackGateMedia55]

@@gemfyre3444 Ah got you. Yes, there's a story to tell there! Basically the collapse of the city of Tsath which was going to rot already in the 16th century, as told by Zamacona in 'The Mound'. It was just imagined what state that decaying society would be like 400 years later, with the monstrous gyaa-yothn rebelling and feasting on the inhabitants of Tsath. The fields with the half-machine y’m-bhi just moronically trying to complete tasks, with no instructions available. The collapse of a civilisation.

[@zama422]

Blackstone monolith? Where the necrons at?!

[@BryinWillis-e8g]

Complete

[@libertycowboy2495]

That was delicious!😊

[@AreaCode000]

Is the "You fool! Warren is dead." from a story or is just a cool intro?

[@BlackGateMedia55]

It's from the HP Lovecraft story 'The Statement of Randolph Carter'.

[@AreaCode000]

@@BlackGateMedia55 Awesome, thanks!