"The Uncommon Prayer-Book" by M. R. James / Artifacts of Horror

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I neither

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A scary thought 🤔

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Sorry to tell you, but a version of you exists in a parallel universe in which there's no HorrorBabble. Warren is not dead there.

[@badminton5920]

M.R. James is my favorite "quiet" horror writer. His work is all about mood and atmosphere, rather than graphic, gratuitous violence.

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Every time I see an update from Ian I know there will be a macabre journey for that night!

[@amandalee215]

Love M R James, thank you

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The artifacts series has become one ofy favorite things to listen to during slow days at work. All the love and appreciation for these videos.

[@StoryVoracious]

Help me, O LORD my God; save me in accordance with your love. Let them know that it is your hand, that you, O LORD, have done it. They may curse, but you will bless; when they attack they will be put to shame, but your servant will rejoice. My accusers will be clothed with disgrace and wrapped in shame as in a cloak. Psalm 109 Thanks for som fabulous M.R. James. 😊

[@miarencrowsdaughter6434]

And that's about the mildest part of it. Verses 7-15 are *vicious*.

[@Eris123451]

​Maybe we could ask Ian to read it, because it really is truly horrible.

[@tamlandipper29]

​@@Eris123451 A set of HB shorts of the bible's darkest corners?

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@@Eris123451No,no,no….theres enough of that nonsense going on in the world….lets stick to horror fiction that everyone knows and admits is fiction.😂😂😂.

[@MikeJames-kt5dw]

@@miarencrowsdaughter6434 They are in reference to who the number 13 represents in Christology and 30 pieces of silver: Judas Iscariot, the Traitor.

[@ToddWaid1]

Another classic. Thx Ian!

[@robbabcock_]

A wonderful story, and one I'd never heard!

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Yeah! M.R. James is always welcome in my house.

[@soulreaver1983]

Fantastic much appreciated Ian!🙂👍

[@annnovy4537]

I thought I knew all James’s stories but delighted to find this one, an lovely reading, thank you

[@scottfree2248]

Never assume that the dead have truly departed. Especially in an ancient church in rural England.💫💀 Wonderful adaptation of the great Montague Rhodes James.☠️

[@parkeaudio1338]

I wish we had a safe space to have discussions about your stories where we could talk about what the stories mean and have deep dives into the inspirations behind stories, things like that

[@Suchega_Uber]

I am obsessed with the music that plays when the story ends. It's so chill. I genuinely want to listen to it on loop. I could definitely get at least half an hour out of it. I am really going to need you all to release it lol.

[@miarencrowsdaughter6434]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/l6DceaigZ66mqa8 Got you.

[@sarahmurphy778]

First! Yay. Thank you so much guys love your work!

[@Wombats555]

Oooh! Oooh! Is this the prayer book with "Oh Lord Thread Lightly on My Unmentionables" and "The Hedgehog Can Never Be Bothered"? I love that one. It is a testament to your diligent searching for rarities that you are only just now getting to MR James' best. Must be coming up on 400 narrations soon. Thank you!

[@andreasfilis9001]

We did enjoy it. Thanks, Ian.

[@tonymuir4715]

Thanks Ian!!

[@CPWebster]

a wonderful narration with excellent character dialogues, thank you.

[@a.harrington1634]

So excited for a lovely little bedtime story..

[@donaldmccleary9015]

Great story and narration! Oh, this is a lovely one! These stories make me want to take a step back in time, to a simpler age (in some ways). These old stories set the scene and describe the environment in such a fascinating manner. This is a great story. Thanks!

[@jasonfx28]

Thanks for this one, Ian! 📚

[@RedSphero]

YES I'm so happy you're doing this one

[@PoffinFresh]

Good story, but required outside reading. I had to pause partway through for a refresher on 17th century British history and to look up psalm 109 in order to understand it. 😀

[@edrozenrozen9600]

Im excited to hear this. I enjoyed part 1!

[@Austrian_blood]

Nice. Very nice.

[@Kojoanna]

Good story ❤

[@rosiemcnaughton9933]

Thank you!

[@balaam_7087]

After playing Elden Ring all I want to do is take this uncommon prayerbook to the pope turtle for some new miracles

[@mortuarycookiezshane4192]

Ha! Same. Pope Turtle best dog!

[@Bbergster]

This is everything that scares me about the English. This soulless Tom Hardy crew…. This is where you tell me mr james was Irish, or something. Good one. 💎💎

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Nice❤❤❤

[@brendanjoyce645]

AWESOME

[@1701EarlGrey]

Interesting!

[@anthonybarnwell767]

Splendid

[@tishahouse846]

Listening from the ukwales ❤

[@octpumpkin3355]

Take that common prayer books! 😊

[@GeorgMMidas]

Bit late to the party I know but can anyone explain the ending or the significance to me? Quality or production was amazing but this story was lost on me :(

[@froginprogress8510]

My brain must have wandered unnoticed and lost its way back for a bit, because this one has me rather confused. What happened to the man? Some odd bundle bit him after he stole the prayer books? Curse you, ADD...

[@GeorgMMidas]

I don’t get it either

[@MoonLitChild]

I'm so used to listening to Bite-sized Audio's version of MR James its a bit jarring to seeing it on Horrorbabble xD

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❤‍🔥

[@johannageisel5390]

We learned about Cromwell at school, but I forgot basically everything but the name. :( Somebody needs to explain the backgrounds of this story to me...

[@MikeJames-kt5dw]

He was a tyrant to Irish Catholics. That is all I will say.

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😻😻😻

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april 25th is my birthday!!!

[@jimjohhnston9992]

Interesting to note the villain was a foreigner Was that a common theme / aspect in such stories of that time , I wonder

[@fisk0]

yeah, people like to accuse Lovecraft of having been exceptionally xenophobic for the time, but really, that's all over stories from this era.

[@dawwe8869]

Eyy

[@noahswanigan9350]

3:35 ... Burp. You're welcome.

[@BingoTheBull]

Thanks

[@dirkbruere]

Long live Lord Protector Cromwell!

[@arecane2000]

...the puritan.

[@dirkbruere]

@@arecane2000 The man who should have either declared himself king, or declared a republic

[@StoryVoracious]

Warts and all!

[@Len0Grady]

@@dirkbruereor better yet, ended dancing at the end of an Irish gibbet.

[@maestro109]

Psalm 109 (NIV) adds no small amount of depth to James’s yarn.

[@dussa472]

Big fan of the channel butthis story was pretty underwhelming imo

[@tamlandipper29]

MR James grows on you. Check out some of his others on the channel. Sometimes less is more, IMO.

[@Uncle-Jay]

Meh.

[@sonnetlikely]

I loved all the dialects on this one! 🙃 Always a pleasure, Ian- thanks so much for all the work you put in. Hope your wee one is doing well!