H. P. Lovecraft (Motion Comic) The Call Of Cthulhu

[@Jormungrandrserpent]

that narration is so powerful. So full, so deep; the perfect narrator.

[@Halloween111]

The narrator is Wayne June. Great narrator. He narrated "The Willows" by Algernon Blackwood too. He does bring Lovecraft to life.

[@cha5]

Lovecraft's story is edited just a very little bit in this recording, but nothing of any significance is cut out and this reading really retains the essence of The Call of Cthulhu like no other audio reading I've ever heard. 12:07 & 13:52 June really captures this phrase in his pronunciation and the fact that this phrase doesn't originate from any human tongue. And Edington and D'Israel's art compliment this reading perfectly. IMHO this has to be one of if not the best audio reading of a Lovecraft story that there is.

[@Halloween111]

cha5 Agreed. Wayne June does a lot of the Lovecraft collections. Audible has them and you can find many on KZbin. His voice is perfect for most of Lovecraft's work. Herbert West-re animator is read by Mr. June as well. It'sone of my go to books for road trips.

[@gunslinger918]

look up the voice work for the game Darkest Dungeon. he is the voice actor for the narrative character. his voice is perfect for this kind of thing!

[@bashkillszombies]

Even though he totally changed the story to avoid saying the word 'negro'? Seriously cheapened this entire thing for me. Altering the authors works to fit your political correctness or ideologies is called censorship.

[@christianescobedo66]

Listening to Lovecraft stories are like listening to an actual person talk about their experiences that uncover true fear of forgotten lore.

[@Sound_Aspect5]

I agree.

[@Beetlerope]

overconfidence is a slow and insidious killer

[@obeliskblaze]

DARKEST DUNGEON!

[@JDKT002]

Was about to comment if this was the same guy who narrates Darkest Dungeon. Cause it sounds exactly like him. Now I want to play Darkest Dungeon....haha.

[@Oddwinters]

JDKT002 it is

[@WarriorGaming4575]

Ruin has come to our family. You remember our venerable house, opulent and imperial, gazing proudly from its stoic perch above the moor. I lived all my years in that ancient, rumor-shadowed manor. Fattened by decadence and luxury. And yet, I began to tire of conventional extravagance. Singular, unsettling tales suggested the mansion itself was a gateway to some fabulous and unnamable power. With relic and ritual, I bent every effort towards the excavation and recovery of those long buried secrets, exhausting what remained of our family fortune on swarthy workmen and sturdy shovels. At last, in the salt-soaked crags beneath the lowest foundations we unearthed that damnable portal and antediluvian evil. Our every step unsettled the ancient earth but we were in a realm of death and madness! In the end, I alone fled laughing and wailing through those blackened arcades of antiquity. Until consciousness failed me... You remember our venerable house, opulent and imperial. It is a festering abomination! I beg of you, return home, claim your birthright, and deliver our family from the ravenous clutching shadows.... of the Darkest Dungeon.

[@ichaukan]

It's interesting hearing his narration of the Cthulu chant as well. I had my own ideas of what it would have sounded like after reading the Occultist's shouts when he lands a crit.

[@kingdolani]

"To fight the abyss, one must know it."

[@MrMovieMaker116]

PDolan But if you stare into the void, the void will most certainly stare back.

[@johntypas6365]

Freud

[@omaralmeyda942]

Friedrich Nietzsche is not Sigmund Freud. If you are going to borrow a quote, at least be aware of who really said it...

[@rickdeckard1075]

why fight it? i am the biggest abyss i know (no cringey intended lol)

[@excast]

its a quote from Darkest Dungeon. scrub. ie for the Occultist.

[@southofheck]

I can see why Red Hook hired this guy on as the Narrator for Darkest Dungeon. This guy has such an amazing voice, especially for reading stories such as this one.

[@scottythedawg]

is it really the same guy? I thought it sounded like him- its the unusual rhythm.

[@obundoben82]

He sounds like the orc in Skyrim, the really grumpy one in Winterhold that has a library.

[@silvertheelf]

Except a million times more epic, because Wayne June.

[@Rafa-vs9sw]

Dick Baguette? I dont think a6d would like you

[@viko747]

Holy shit im rewatching after this realization and it makes it so much better 🤣👌💯

[@kytyrx]

It is a shame that Lovecraft was not accepted in his lifetime as he is now. His form of writing is so unique, few authors have been able to create such marvels in the human mind as him. King comes close, but Lovecraft pulls you in so very far.

[@Pharto_Stinkus]

It's unfortunate he suffered from such crippling anxiety and agoraphobia, which made it hard for him to socialize and cultivate the professional relationships that would have helped to him become more popular and more widely accepted. Additionally, many of his ideas and writings were considered pretty racist and extreme, even for his time, which contributed further to his social ostracism.

[@ivanpetrov8268]

“Yes hello who is this” “Chutulu” “What you want” “Forgot to set my alarm and overslept a couple of eons can ya wake me up thanks” “Sure thing bud”

[@rynegreen7902]

I like HP Lovecraft stuff but I feel like it's easier to listen to it then read it lol

[@jeremyzahnzfx2376]

Ryne Green Yes I agree!

[@Astrithor]

Ryne Green I have listened to his entire works, but I think I've only read one or two, maybe.

[@MaxCovington543]

Diss Empriss Must be easy for cunts then huh?

[@TrueGojiraFan]

Read it or listen to it, the call remains

[@cypresswillow2591]

That and I hate my inner voice. I mean, this sound so manly and really fitting for story-telling-kind of voice.

[@Sound_Aspect5]

The oldest and strongest emotion of mankini is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown. -H.P.Lovecraft

[@360decrees2]

To which Rod Serling added, "... fear of the unknown working on _you_ but which you cannot share with others."

[@Nahrku]

... how quickly the tide turns! :D I swear, Wayne June's voice is pure gold. That man could read the phone book aloud and I'd still come and listen and be mesmerized every time.

[@victorherron2767]

What's a "phone book"?

[@fleshwebber1757]

There can be no bravery ... without madness.

[@ShawnJonesHellion]

nor can there have been a creation of earth without it 🤔

[@michaelhanford8139]

...without hunger, cold, or desperation* 😉

[@pandabearwastaken]

A lot of people are complaining about him alternating a word to fit with today, and I'm just sitting here like 'This is a good story.'

[@pandabearwastaken]

***** Lol, true.

[@GuitarGrrrella]

It's a good story but changing the words can slightly change the author's meaning. It also can "dumb-down" the story in a way. It's nice to have the original words so that we can look up the meaning in the dictionary if we don't understand them and then increase our vocabulary and understanding of how people spoke to each other in those days.

[@corning1]

I disagree, we aren't in the 20's or whenever Lovecraft lived. It's hard as hell to follow older books without reading them slow, and trying to get the gist of the sentences by piecing together the old words to make a coherent meaning. I like this a lot more.

[@revanruler6404]

I read a lot of lovecraft's stories (original versions mostly) and I didn't find them hard to follow (I'd recommend getting books with translations/explanations for the most complicated words though)

[@wu1ming9shi]

after reading works like "journey to the west" and " a dream of red mansions" this is probably a piece of cake for me. I mean despite that these books were written on the other side of the world in a completely different lnguage, the english translations were made or even before lovecraft made thse stories. seriousyl i dare you to read the first volume of a dream of red mansions.

[@sapphirewingthefurrycritic985]

I got a call from cthulu. He asked if my refridgerator was running. It was, literally. It sprouted tentacles and orifices and ate my cat.

[@BillyButton63]

And then it ran after the refrigerator RIGHT!! LOL!!

[@MacobstonProductions]

Cthulhu called, got the wrong number.

[@wickerhazbrownsauce8564]

@@MacobstonProductions Call of Cthulhu: Wrong Number

[@MacobstonProductions]

@@wickerhazbrownsauce8564 Yep :)

[@Jeff-ok6dr]

He called me the other day, he was trying to call another Great Old One but was off by a number. We talked a bit and he's actually a nice guy.

[@renann1987]

This black-greenish, formless many-eyed Cthulhu is one of my favorite depctions of Him to the moment.

[@alexandralochouarn4411]

Personnally, I've never felt so happy to be an atheist...

[@Metalozoid]

Alexandra Lochouarn it won’t save you from the madness of the abyss.

[@StarboyXL9]

@@alexandralochouarn4411 Cthulhu is the god of atheism. The entire Lovecraft mythos is a godless version of the cosmos. Azathoth is an Idiot Creator, and all of his godlike spawn are merely alien characters in his ignorant dream. There is no mythos more nihilistic, or starkly scientific and godless than Lovecraft's. This is what your "godless" universe actually looks like.

[@athleticdonut5677]

@@StarboyXL9 cthulhu isn't a god right? more like a priest of some sorts

[@topher_69eze]

H. P. LOVECRAFT was, and likely still is, the best cosmic horror writer to have ever lived

[@anthonysandoval6949]

Poe

[@ryanflynn847]

This made the story even better to me. The narration, music, and ominous sounds combined in an experience that chilled my bones. Subscribing.

[@cheshire_skatkat9093]

Older than all time, Too great for humanity, Taken out by a boat.

[@jeremyzahnzfx2376]

Josiah Patterson haha. Yup.

[@jasonbornonthefourthofjuly1351]

No way eh he was sleepy at the time and not fully awake eh

[@lilysdong1457]

@@jasonbornonthefourthofjuly1351 We also can't trust his testimony since he most likey went insane at the moment he saw Cthulhu's visage. What he saw may not be even cthulhu in physical manifestation but a "shadow" since the stars werent right

[@fourthdrawerdown6297]

JP 2099 GO NAVY!

[@RollingThunder69]

Hurumf, hurumf, Robert Evans once took out several heavy weights with a boat. Reference O.Patton and the Evans biography. "Are we still recording?"

[@bradmoberly6164]

Lovecraft was a legend. I wonder if he ever looked in the mirror and truly knew it. Felt it. Saying what so many of us have done. Whether we were "the man" or not. His books blew my mind. Truly opening a universe of possibilities.

[@StarboyXL9]

Oh no. Lovecraft had terrible self-esteem issues, just read his "The Outsider." I've never felt so connected to a dead man in my life than when I read that. But his self-esteem issues, constant nightmares, and living with and having to care for his insane mother is what makes his work so powerful and evocative. Lovecraft had no idea he was a legend, he wrote for himself and for his small group of friends that was the contemporary equivalent of an online chatroom or forum. Basically he was just your average 4chan NEET a century before that was a thing. The next Lovecraft might be browsing /lit/ right now.

[@geist3756]

This was the most impressive visual rendition of Lovecraft that I have ever seen. Bravo!

[@yourboo6416]

*the more you suffer, the more you realize that's your time is limited , and the limit is constantly coming closer*

[@scottfree2248]

Would love to see an adaptation like this for Lovecraft"s Mountains of Madness!

[@woopimagpie]

There is one now. It's bloody FANTASTIC. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rnfJeHd6oMydpq8

[@HungNguyen-qr7bt]

12:24 It's ruthless! It's definitely the theme song from Splinter Cell Chaos Theory. What a surprise! Who would have thought the soundtrack from a stealth game could fit perfectly well into a cosmic horror! Love it!😊😊😊

[@August377]

This is great. I've been a fan of HPL for 30+ years. The reading is spot on, flow of the words is perfect, voice fits perfectly for Lovecraft. Also, kudos on the artwork flowing with the narration. Brilliant. At the end when Cthulhu's eyes appear behind the narrator...good stuff, man. Subscribed.

[@tenhirankei]

The chant of the cult of Cthulhu recalls to me the Black Speech of the One Ring from Tolkien's Lord of the Ring.

[@0penthaughtz]

The creepy echo chant at 13:47-13:55 gave me the chills. Well done, great narration and I also really like the visual art.

[@greyjoycooks75]

Bloody excellent, i have just watched this twice, wonderful rendition of this story, mega.

[@PrettyPinkPersephone]

Having both read and listened to all of the stories multiple times, this is the first time since my first nosedive into the sanity wasting madness of this world that I’ve genuinely felt uncomfortable.

[@kenabbott8585]

You cut the best line! "The sciences, each straining in its own direction, have hitherto harmed us little; but some day the piecing together of dissociated knowledge will open up such terrifying vistas of reality, and of our frightful position therein, that we shall either go mad from the revelation or flee from the deadly light into the peace and safety of a new dark age." That one line explains the entire Cthulhu mythos, and y'all cut it? Laaaaaaaame.

[@thisrichbastard.809]

Its a good thing you read it. So, thanks!

[@connorsmith1005]

You're mostly right and partially wrong. It's the best line. But it's hard to say 1 block of text is the whole basis of the mythos.

[@sirmount2636]

It’s such an overused line.

[@melvynobrien6193]

@@sirmount2636 My friends use it all the time. It's soooo boring.

[@ClovePsyKoz]

That line solidifies that Bird Cage is a Lovecraftian movie. Because the survivors either go mad, or hide away

[@TheAlchemistHome]

It’s that moment when you hear the reading and the Cthulhu sound starts and you get a sharp chill down your spine

[@TheRealTGR]

The noise at 5:53 though, that sent shivers down my spine the first time I listened to it!

[@EldritchAugur]

Dude you have absolutely nailed this. The synthesis of editing, imagery and music choice benefits Wayne June's narration and Lovecraft's writing so fucking much.

[@jeremyzahnzfx2376]

Kolbe Howard Thank you! :-D

[@Vilis_Farthuk]

Fantastic narration. I wasn't sure about the illustrations at first, but the actual Cthulhu and R'lyeh stuff was well done. And having them trying to escape R'lyeh through an Escher painting was a great illustration of the madness inducing geometry of the place.

[@RendyRuban]

The only reason why I only ever read 6 stories so far (Call of Ctullhu, Whisperer of Darkness, Dreams in The Witch House, The Outsider, Colour Out of Space, and The Rats in The Walls) is because English wasn't my first language and there are too many of his vocabularies choice I didn't quite understand. It really does feel lighter and easier to listen. Although I can admit the way he present his stories through words is undeniably outstanding and somewhat believable.

[@michaelharrington7656]

Thank you for a brilliant production. I felt I was listening to Lovecraft himself. What a tragic genius he was.

[@kevinwarner3771]

Reading it has a hell of a lot more impact! Even with the dated writing, the novelette blew me the hell away! My heart was racing!

[@stormy5377]

Just so you guys don’t get the wrong impression, this is about 1/3 of the book. Love the art though

[@make.and.believe]

Raymond Smith Kersh Thanks for this! I’ve not read it yet and thought this might have been the whole tale. Pausing to revisit post read. :)

[@julienfiliatrault8422]

Do you mean as it's cut shorter than the book or there is more after the sailors story?

[@elkikex]

​@@julienfiliatrault8422 It's synthesized. There are many interesting fine details left out, like the second sailor going insane just laughing, untile he died.

[@grind138]

@@julienfiliatrault8422 It's an abridged version.

[@agemmemnon100]

What an excellent reading by Wayne June! Excellent work on the Audio and Video edit as well. Sharing this.

[@Bregh]

Brilliant! Art, narration, even the music, all first-rate. Incredible that it took five years to find this.

[@MrDKK2011]

This is wonderfull. Great thanks to Ian Edington, D'Israeli and Wayne June. - Ithink we all would really like to see more of this kind.

[@Arronode]

TEETERING ON THE BRINK!

[@Lord_Deimos]

Dazed, reeling, about to break.

[@MrNickPresley]

Now the true test begins. Hold fast, or expire.

[@ac8911]

>MASOCHIST

[@zhenjiu]

Well done, all. Lovecraft still sends shivers...

[@rosicroix777]

Another excellent Lovecraft adaptation ! Your Rats in the Walls was equally good & I look forward to more motion comics from you in the future regardless of whatever genre you choose to pursue.

[@jeremyzahnzfx2376]

Percy Barbarossa Thanks! I really appreciate the positive feedback. I started working full time, so it has been difficult to find space in my schedule for several hundred hours of compositing & editing. I really want to adapt Nyarlathotep! It is short and awesome!! Very fitting too, given the state of the world.

[@diveinnjim]

A masterful narration. truly spellbinding. And the illustrations fit the mood perfectly only adding to the chilling mood. wonderful stuff. bravo to all involved

[@leopoldjenkins]

This was excellent. Wonderfully rendered.

[@artfan101]

thank you for using the Wayne June narration. He has a perfect voice for this.

[@Iamsnuggles]

Do more Cuthulu mythos books please

[@lisawintler-cox1641]

I really liked the artwork in this. It reminds me of art from that period. I especially like the framing devices and the way the shapes of objects are stylized. I tried to watch the Dagon moving comic and had to bail. We all have our sensitivities.

[@antediluvian777]

Masterful presentation. Please continue to do more of these.

[@nickalexander8460]

Cthulhu has to be the most adorable of all Monsters in my opinion 😎

[@markbrigandi7497]

Wow! I have this version (the artwork and a much shortened telling of the story) in a book called “The Lovecraft Anthology- Volume 1”- I picked it up years ago, and have always loved it- and this story as a motion comic works great! Nice job- the narrator is fantastic, too. Has anyone seen the version illustrated by John Coulthart? It’s from 1988, and while done in a different artistic style, it’s brilliant- I highly recommend it!

[@johnwelsby7638]

Great narration. The ambient audio is a little loud though.

[@jeremyzahnzfx2376]

Yeah. I agree. Thanks for the note. The first minute and then again when Cthulhu arrives, the music is too loud. I got a little carried away in places. Sometimes when mixing with headphones that'll happen.

[@jasonvoorhees4654]

ok picky boy-go get real speakers and whine again about a very, very commendable tribute to The Master.

[@ericjohnston3325]

It's not whining, the music is objectively too loud at certain parts - listening from the control room of a local recording studio. Everything else is amazing.

[@lionhartd138]

Yeah, this is actually good. Much better than the treatment afforded Lovecraft by any hollywood gang of hack-manglers. All THEY have done to the works is vandalize them.

[@davidkoester258]

Hollywood is sabatoging our world

[@Edubbplate]

Goddamn. Lovecraft, with all his fears and suffering, was a literary genius.

[@iareawick95]

Beautiful sound design. Really drives the madness home.

[@happymess3219]

🤗 the baby cuthlhu the seaman was holding was so cute!... 💙💙💙

[@shanyarozewal01]

7:37 - Rilyeah's depiction here is the epitome of Lovecraftian surrealism. Great Artwork.

[@VitusMB02]

Its R'Lyeh actually

[@shanyarozewal01]

@@VitusMB02 Oh my Great Cthulhu, you're right. R'lyeh, indeed ... Cthulhu fathagn

[@VitusMB02]

@@shanyarozewal01 Its Fhtagn actually (Sorry to correct you again)

[@shanyarozewal01]

@@VitusMB02 that's it for me...I'm doomed to be consumed by Eldritch madness... forgive me The Great Old Ones .... Cthulhu Fhtagn!

[@WoncoTheSane]

"Sorry! Right number!" - Aziraphale

[@cuff2860]

This is an excellent narration!! I’m trying write a story that touches on Cthulhu and the Elder Ones in particular and you’ve made the introduction to Lovecraft’s work far, far easier to grasp.

[@grapesodasalmander2434]

"And in the darkness, we found our redemption"

[@HappyFlapps]

Wow - That was an amazing rendition of Lovecraft's classic. I've read it before, but it still scares me shitless.

[@justins2454]

man that helps satisfy a visual craveing for love craftian horror thank you

[@garicrewsen1128]

Great art. Fantastic Short tellings. Perfect narrator. Great sound. No commercials!

[@tillyedwards9850]

Truly chilling, even to this day.

[@deathisabusinessman]

I could listen to this narrator forever. He leaves me dazed and reeling.

[@boyo1991]

wow. kick butt. you sir. have a gem on your hands.

[@stevemurray5606]

Well done, held my attention from start to finish. Awesome narration and what a voice!!

[@smae1482]

Thank you for making visuals for this, it’s hard for me to visualize when listening to an audiobook so this really helps a lot

[@A_QuestioningSoul]

Brilliant narration..wish it was the entire story.. great artwork too

[@armandowillem3694]

Makes me wanna play Bloodborne.

[@caseyflynn666]

i love the art of this comic its so unique

[@andymurkin8583]

I still love the shit out of it! I'd love to see the whole works like this, shadow over innsmouth would be brilliant!!

[@horuslupercalaurelian1569]

I use these stories to fall asleep quick. Honestly it helps.

[@tonicooreidonorte7871]

"In time, you will know the tragic extenct of my failings...."

[@BillyButton63]

Great job narrating this story. and the animation helped to flesh it out. Thank you!

[@CasualHamsterEnjoyer]

Seize this momentum! Push on to the task's end!

[@hortonlo2415]

That is not dead which can eternal lie, And with strange aeons even death may die.

[@nelidamarshall6826]

Horton Lo this quote reminds me of Metallica’s “The Thing That Should Not Be”.

[@codycox2685]

@@nelidamarshall6826 That song is based on "The Shadow Over Innsmouth". So I'm told.Read it in an article somewhere.

[@zepol258]

This was magical! I would love to see more videos from this mythos!

[@peterkoinzell7983]

So sick! time for my yearly reading and I might as well get some visuals with it! Thanks!

[@ivandamico93]

Outstanding job. Especially liked - 1. Narrator's voice, not too 'acting' not too bland, dark and works for the manuscript really well, reminded me of Orson Wells' broadcast of "Heart of Darkness" (1922? I think?) or "War of the Worlds" (Well's version again) 2. - M.C. Escher reference AND NAME IN THE ART! Loved it....3. You credited EVERYONE involved, even the samples. I applaud this, I do a lot of sound design, and very few people ever credit. Loved it! 4. - little touches to detail, stars moving, eyes glowing, etc. works well. Time well spent. thanks.

[@jeremyzahnzfx2376]

Ivan Damico thank you!

[@bcgentertainment]

Wayne June has got to be the best narrator ever. My personal favourite anyway!

[@Izayoii_Hotaru]

Would be nice if you created more of these...they were honestly great to watch

[@Astares9]

this is so good, so unappreciated, mr. jeremy zahn. i salute thee

[@1251wire]

I absolutely recall reading At The Mountains Of Madness and having bizarre dreams in my early 20s. Im near 52 today. I figured I was smoking too much dope, drinking too much red wine with a dose of Melatonin here and there. Yeah that was the ticket ! I stopped reading HP and the dreams did too.

[@topher_69eze]

Also, you narration is perfect and superb, the voice fashion by the gods.

[@canv4s593]

"In this fantasy of prismatic distortion in moved anomalously in a diagonal way so that all rules of matter and perspective seemed upset" - Lovecrafts simple description of opening a door.

[@antonioortiz4544]

Lol!

[@hakenaton9031]

Spuberb narration, great Animation and the music!! more!! more!!

[@albertortega7160]

Hail the Dark Lord who calls out.

[@colyer7167]

I normally dont like narrations of stories but this combined with the illustration was amazing!

[@KEYBLADE4BUY2]

Dude this is fucking amazing! I LOVE lovecraftian shit and you totally nailed this! You earned a sub for this!

[@TheGodEmperorOfMankind_]

Lord Boros If I had to guess, that's what it is.

[@davidj.thompson]

Well-done motion comic of probably Lovecraft's best story.

[@paulcoy9060]

Best story, my pick, "The Mound". Cowboy Cthulhu. In that same vein, although not technically Lovecraft Mythos, but still creepy, Best movie, 2008 "The Burrowers". More cowboys, more monsters. Read the "Frontier Cthulhu" collection of short stories, one that I use in my D&D game is "Dagon Wells".

[@bobjoey3142]

doing "the outsider" would be awesome

[@jasonbean7296]

Bob Joey yes!

[@fastgurrrl]

The narrration is so important, and this man did a top job. Ty.

[@kavanpuranik98]

Please make more of these! 🙏

[@wu1ming9shi]

I swear if this were a play. I would've probably clapped my hands off! What agreat performance! Now of to trying to buy all of Lovecrafts' literature again...

[@9sheri9]

Great presentation, outstanding narration 🖤

[@geoffupton]

wow! the narrator was the right choice for this! such a fitting, excellent voice! the artwork was excellent too! well done folks! the phone rung, and it said it was cthulu... i said no, bless you! the phone turned into tentacles and ate the table it was on

[@mattsyson7930]

this is great I hope there is more to come although I understand the time it takes to make something like this

[@forcebane]

An absolutely brilliant video. The original is extremely hard to read because of the abundance of old phrases and words. This video is making it easier to understand the story.

[@ivanhrvatin5075]

This was a REVELATION

[@dirt0133]

HOLY SHIT, is this the narrator from "The Darkest Dungeon"!?!?! Amazing!