Cool Air - H P Lovecraft

[@josephedmondson1969]

I'm surprised no one has ever made an adaptation of this story! This would be perfect for anthology film/series!

[@joea.9969]

Probably my favorite Lovecraft story.

[@florenmage]

This is one of my favorite of the shorter HP Lovecraft stories.

[@mirenerreginegarciapalmero6897]

One of the best Lovecraft's tales! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Funny one Spanish doctor's name was 'Muñoz' & the other one 'Torres'. 'Torres-Muñoz' is a pharmaceutical company founded by the time the tale was written & that still exists in Spain! They make pharmaceutical salts. 😀 Thank you for the narration & was enjoyable with the Spanish accent! 🙏☺

[@Gisburne2000]

I first recorded this 5 weeks ago, but my voice was all wrong, so I abandoned the whole thing. This version is far, far better. Don't blame me for the fake Spanish accent - Lovecraft wrote the words exactly as they were meant to be pronounced: "He ees too seeck for doctair heemself"! I did my best!

[@joea.9969]

I am aware and I didnt fault you for that😅

[@oddguys178]

I love when you tried to read the landlord's lines

[@booktimelearning]

Eleven years later and going strong, such a good recording here.

[@Gisburne2000]

Thanks!

[@RolandWieffering1]

@Gisburne2000 Thanks for reading it to us, Nick. I always got the shivers from this tale. It has a unique atmosphere, like the Music of Erich Zann. I have a lot of Lovecraft audio but missed this one. Till now. If you feel like it, Please read "The Thing on the Doorstep" for us. That one is missing too, and I would love to hear it. If you would like to listen to other Lovecraft audio, let me know, and I will send you some links From The Netherlands

[@jamestown8398]

I feel sorry for Dr. Muñoz; he didn't hurt anyone intentionally, he just didn't want to die. He was intelligent too, able to stave off death for 18 years. The narrator shouldn't have burned those papers.

[@dalemcnamee2427]

Rod Searling's "Night Gallery" had "Cool Air" as an episode starring Henry Darrow as Dr. Munoz.

[@marcioroberto9820]

Poor doctor and poor humanity, always trying what they can to evade the inevitable. Like Madeline in Blackwell Epiphany said once "since the humanity crawled out of the ocean, they started to deny death". And in the end the results are always catastrophic. Moore used this in Providence, in the first volume of that amazing comic! Thank you very much for posting this, really, good job!

[@FadeRadio1]

I don't know if it's just me, but I feel really bad for the doctor. He seemed like a nice guy (maybe a few outbursts, but I mean the mans dying) and a scientific genius to be able to keep himself alive so long with failing organs. I feel it was way rude of the main character to have burnt his letters he asked him to send.

[@EmilysAdventuresInHorrorland]

Well, I think the main character is an arsehole anyway, being generally disgusted with the human race and Spaniards in particular.

[@FadeRadio1]

Oh definitely, though racism is a common theme among Lovecrafts writing, and was also fairly common at the time. It's kinda weird how it was such a normal thing just 100 years ago. Though I definitely agree, the main character is an ass. I simply found it funny how much I empathize with the "monster" in this particular story rather than the protagonist.

[@bahghoul]

It isn't that he's dying, but that he's essentially an animated corpse since he actually died eighteen years ago. The 'illnesses' are him trying to preserve slowly decomposing organs and tissues. Not to be too icky, but what happens to him is basically what happens to corpses if they are left in a hot/humid place.

[@nicholasmorgan7609]

bahghoul And it was merely slowing the process. Good Doctor Muñoz may have been trying to find a way to stop it altogether, but it's pretty clear he was nearing the end of his rope. The man had managed to go on for 18 years after he died and his home was going from refrigerator to freezer but I don't think he could have found a solution in what little time he had left

[@markganus1085]

Fade Seer racism is being most comfortable around one's own kind. something that all races understand on an intrinsic level. except whites.

[@tanker1960]

Rod Sterling, Night Gallery ruined me as a kid with this story. The Music, Art. Thanks Mr. Sterling.

[@tanker1960]

That and Pickman's Model.

[@timwise31215]

Thank you for your efforts.

[@qwer58j]

Cool storey.

[@iknowsstuff]

your voice is a piece of art in its self

[@joaomarreiros4906]

I love the cold

[@CharlieAngelz93]

Beautiful.

[@Crusader-Ramos45]

0:52 that line sounds like the problem I’ve been having for two years!

[@badoocee1967]

Much Appreciated.

[@nifty69f1]

the original mister freeze

[@brimstonesulfur5013]

You know what I think that is where that characters inspiration came from much like Arkham Asylum is inspired by Arkham township

[@Toobitz]

Many thanks, ye magnificent bastard.

[@richardmahn7861]

Probably inspired by E.A.Poe's "Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar". Hypnosis rather than refrigeration as preservative. But the fails are identical...

[@jasonmadeira2778]

Richard Mahn thanks i listened to the poe story and I'd have to agree. Its no secret Lovecraft was fond of poe esp. from his story "the dark brotherhood"

[@marcioroberto9820]

A lof of people said that but Lovecraft already stated that it was inspired from ""The Novel of the White Powder". I'm definitely going ro read the both!

[@thegang3551]

The real horror is in finding a mechanic.

[@byzantineboi8345]

Back when people didn't know how air conditioning works

[@gda295]

appreciated

[@stardigan5]

Who are you? I want to meet you. Haha. So many good readings.

[@TheCantolope]

What happened to you man?

[@zaberfang]

After reading / hearing the story, I could swear that this is the inspiration for the Batman villain, Mr. Freeze, came from.

[@PjKneisel]

I was thinking the same thing. Especially since Arkham Asylum is already a Lovecraft reference.