Doomsday Deferred by Will F. Jenkins as told by Edward E. French

[@Vejur9000]

Edward french is quite simply one of the best voices I’ve ever heard narrate a book

[@louisbrugnoni1291]

The reader was great! Had a little Vincent Price in his voice.

[@mgertzer]

Great use of Liszt's Nuages Gris! Great story too- thanks!

[@FrenchEdward06]

Thanks, Narvish. E.E.F.

[@bufoferrata3205]

Well! That certainly red-lined my creep-ometer! Especially the shrieking pig at the end. Nightmares!

[@Offshoreorganbuilder]

Thanks for this - an intriguing tale, excellently presented. The ending is inconclusive, though. Is there more?

[@FrenchEdward06]

Hello Offshore. Nope. That's all he wrote. Inconclusive, but unsettling. That's why I tried to stick a fork in it and call it done with the horrific pig and ant eating sound effects.....

[@rodneyadderton1077]

Another great read. You the man now, dawg.

[@deniselovell1096]

An excellent story, brilliantly read as always - thank you!

[@kirpalani-griffin3706]

Terror-ific! Thank you!

[@feralbluee]

you scared the hell outta me at the end LOL - superb reading :} more Jenkins would be interesting. . .

[@FrenchEdward06]

This is one of the stories here that deliberately tries to be scary and succeeds. E.E.F.

[@osquer42]

Nasty! 😱 Bravo!

[@docb7585]

Splendidly Modulated. Once again: thank you Mr. F.

[@FrenchEdward06]

You're welcome, Doc. I only recently made the pleasurable discovery of Will Jenkins. He's on my "to do" list for recording more of his work in the future.

[@BackToTheBlues]

Whilst not necessarily your usual fare, a good follow up to this would be Leiningen Versus the Ants. I read that, I think, in one of Pan books classic horror stories collection and it would fit your style well.

[@Nrvsmum73]

Well calculated to leave you in SUSPENSE~ This was the famous rag line from the old radio show, Suspense :)

[@FrenchEdward06]

Valerie, you're either very old or an old-time radio aficionado. Maybe BOTH! Thanks for listening. E.E.F.

[@Nrvsmum73]

@@FrenchEdward06 I'm 49, and very old ;) I love radio shows. They're how I found your site :) I've listened to several of your posts over the last three days and I'm hooked. I've shared your site with some of my radio show friends and others that like being read to. You're a fantastic narrator.

[@FrenchEdward06]

@@Nrvsmum73 Thanks for those kind words, Valerie. It you are "very old," then I must be ancient at 69. I appreciate you sharing the Fiction Fantastique channel with friends and others. As you have surmised, I too love "old time" radio's Golden Age. Be safe and well. E.E.F.

[@baruchben-david4196]

I remember reading this a long time ago. I remember that Jose did tricks with an ant. But to my recollection, the story continued. The cattle were brought, but the Norteamericano had a plan. They butchered the cattle and powered the meat with poison. I wonder whether there is another version of the story. I wouldn't expect to find two stories with ants doing tricks. But of course I may be mixing up my stories...

[@FrenchEdward06]

Don't know, Baruch......this was the text version I found....there may be another....E.E.F.

[@deejay830]

The great Murray Leinster!

[@feralbluee]

wonder why he changed his name?

[@louisbrugnoni1291]

Alexa Penn Cause Murray Leinster sounds cooler! 😊

[@natalya6091]

Dear Edward hello. I have run into a problem.Could you please help me.We need your advice. In order to speak m o d e r n English naturally what authors coul you recommend.It is not so important to follow the plot.From our point of view it is more important to follow modern language.Wishing you well.Thank you very much.🇷🇺

[@ricklange6059]

Wait, isn't there more to the story than this? I think I might have read this years ago and I don't remember it ending where it does here...

[@FrenchEdward06]

Hi Rick- I think This is the complete story...….if someone locates more, please let me know and I'll continue the narration. E.E.F.

[@DeadlyKingdom]

@@FrenchEdward06 There are another 5 pages or so. I'd be happy to send you a PDF if you like. Great channel.

[@FrenchEdward06]

Thanks, Gordon. Please send the pages to [e-mail]. Cheers. E.E.F. @@DeadlyKingdom

[@robertskotak7389]

Great story and telling. The title, tho, is unfortunate since it tends to minimize rather than strengthen the word "doomsday". Better title might've been Doomsday Rising, or something implying escalating danger.

[@FrenchEdward06]

Thanks. That's an interesting reaction to the title. Yeah, it's an odd title. I had a bit of a problem coming up with an image to connect with it too. The ants were the obvious choice, but I like the juxtaposition of the word doomsday next to a butterfly.

[@guilledcf1547]

la marabunta!

[@rachweatherilll69]

A good story but oh so horrid

[@FrenchEdward06]

Oh, it's HIDEOUS......but thanks for listening, Rach. E.E.F.

[@rachweatherilll69]

I enjoy listening Ed, if I may be so bold to call you Ed ;-)

[@rachweatherilll69]

Or do you prefer Teddy, my nephew has your name and that is what he is called

[@0mega.mechan1c.]

No way. This story is freaking BORING. Too much lame detail about bugs and shxt. But anyway I've listened to many stories on this channel and these uploads are 96% knockouts; a high level of content overall! Can't win 'em all.

[@FrenchEdward06]

I appreciate you taking the time to comment, Del. The worst thing a presumptive entertainer can be is boring. Cheers. E.E.F.

[@louisbrugnoni1291]

Del Stevenson The devils in the details! I ❤️ it!

[@artandcard]

Dear Mega, What are some of your favorite readings by E.E.French? I'd like a few recommendations to check out.