Neil Gaiman, "Click Clack the Rattle Bag" | LIVE from the NYPL

[@omegastar2508]

Who else is here for school

[@charliefoster4130]

yep

[@kianm_williams9545]

me

[@curiousbirds4850]

Me

[@blushearts]

Me we have to do this but its blocked in our IPads

[@hussenassumani3215]

Me

[@thenameisred5534]

I absolutely love his voice for creepy stories

[@Cinedragon]

The moment the boy said Click Clack's look like what you least expect, I immediately knew what the twist was going to be.

[@priyammodi4481]

what did you think the twist was going to be? when u said that I thought it was the boy

[@AllOneVoice]

and yet still we hang on every masterful word.

[@jose-brawlstars6750]

Can't you see the author is talking about himself? Look at his face, he looks like someone drank him.

[@Lena-hf6wt]

@@jose-brawlstars6750 the author is one of the greatest living authors we have right now, please be respectful. It's not very nice to be mean/judge someone's appearance, maybe we should more be analyzing the work this amazing human being has created?

[@duckiya6396]

@@Lena-hf6wt 🤓🤓🤓

[@h4ch1k0]

I love how this gets really chilling the moment he talks about what he did that evening, and it doesn't quite make sense in light of the situation, and the realisation slowly dawns on you...

[@LemmingAttack]

I didn't notice this on my first read-through, but when I did I got chills. Really fantastic story.

[@JEREMYGNDR]

Oh god I just realized. “You let your brain fill in the gaps.” She didn’t actually have a brother, because why would you move in with your brother and housemates when he probably would have had parents. He thought it was her brother, but she never told him about a brother. So his brain filled in the gap to think that click clack was the brother

[@perrid13]

A few seconds before, when we learned the Click Clack could be anything, whatever you weren't expecting, thaaaaaaat's when I knew he was a goner.

[@SnowyMary]

I just had this vid on in the background the first time and at this point I was like .. why would your brother with you to your moving-in party? And then, why would he know the house so well... Whoops

[@JaneBaumeister]

and when the boy said click clacks are what you are not paying attention to, and the narrator didn't talk about him when he was saying what he was doing that night

[@spartansheep459]

My teacher showed this to my class in language arts

[@patricksinger1029]

Spartan Sheep mrs. Kraner?

[@spartansheep459]

Patrick Singer no

[@curiousbirds4850]

Same

[@jackiemorales5322]

Same here. I noticed the twist when I reread the story

[@jalenlittle2170]

Same

[@aileenburke6460]

I could listen to his voice forever.

[@wendymonette9958]

Delightfully creepy tale. I love how it started off so innocent and safe, and then slowly turned into...well, you'll have to excuse me, I have to close my window upstairs. The wind must be blowing...I keep hearing this "click, clack" noise coming from up there...

[@paintedeel1356]

Underated as crap

[@emmymchuyt9727]

@@paintedeel1356 true

[@SoloDolo-exe]

W mf comment.

[@cringecommenterlol]

@@paintedeel1356 crap's not underrated...

[@JoaMaj]

Great little story, and absolutely love the way he reads. The melted wax on the candles look like angel wings.

[@maryrhudy9250]

Your voice is warm and light. I hope you have grand children. This is one of those stories a grandpa tells his grandchildren on a long, cold winter's night. Thank you!

[@Trishfreedman]

This has become a ~classroom tradition!~

[@Tommygun6506-g9v]

Anyone still listening to this story for school

[@HannaTaylor2024]

Mee

[@abbybobbitt1279]

Yup

[@tabithathecat]

Neil's voice is beautiful and his mind one of an amazingly intricate imagination. A true legend

[@Trishfreedman]

Showed this to my class again this year and talked about what a wonderful writer he is!!

[@Trishfreedman]

Splendid!! It’s a great story especially to analyze when you first realized, what clue began your thinking about the kid...

[@sleepythecloutchaser6113]

Were doing it for " summarizing", ive been summarizing aince 3rd grade

[@ccs6454]

I frickin love this story *cuddles up with a blanket and some popcorn* I'm ready

[@kerrinbin]

Year 7 of watching this a couple times every halloween, plus once in a while sprinkled throughout the year

[@timhua6936]

Listened to it in English Class

[@minemanhg4590]

Tim Hua Same!

[@M0B07]

Same

[@evanyoung6993]

Same and I’m glad

[@JEREMYGNDR]

I did today, too. Maybe we had the same teacher, haha.

[@evanyoung6993]

Mallowaj what school do you go to lmao 🥴

[@AurynVNV]

Best author ever...Darkness and dream realms have a king, Mr. Gaiman, please keep on dreaming !

[@snarkycat]

Oh he can tell a tale...

[@snipe2977]

This story is so good. Watched it in school today and watched it again when I got home.

[@twpsynellacestmoi8409]

I listened to this a few years ago, it was fun to see as well as hear him. made me wish I'd been at the NY public library

[@peanuttrust9975]

I read this story in class then decided to read it again and then again😂 then I Google this to check if there is a movie..... I love this story😂😂😂❤️❤️❤️

[@Cellardoor_]

I love this man.

[@pearkore6821]

I did a school assignment on this story once about the importance of setting and that stuff.

[@brianestes9855]

Parker Erich same, we did it in my creative writing class. So basically the boy killed his sister?

[@pearkore6821]

@@brianestes9855 you think?

[@timothygenewong]

Maybe there was no boy.

[@pearkore6821]

@@timothygenewong that was my interpretation

[@Bloodanna]

Really well done story. Fantastic gory details, but not terribly scary. That might just be because I figured out the ending supes quick though.

[@squamish4244]

I've read all his books and know about his twists and I still didn't see it coming, so it creeped me out well and good. Talented storyteller.

[@TheOverArchiver]

I figured out the twist when the “kid” didn’t answer what a Click Clack the Rattle Bag was the first time.

[@frogfootmann]

This is my favorite story in the entire world. I love it so much I made a painting about it, depicting what I thought the scene of the boy’s room looks like, I’m going to give my teacher because she said it was one of her favorites 😊 For Christmas :D

[@Queen.AnneBoleyn]

If I could be read a story by anyone...its this genius. Love Neil Gaiman 🙏📚📖✍️📝🤍 This was one lucky library crew that night.

[@jojspilledthetea]

Thank you Mme Amy

[@judyt.5702]

Love his stories and his voice.Thank you Mr. Gaiman

[@muspell612]

Beautiful

[@jennyperez3596]

This was for school but I actually enjoyed this...

[@llamarel9091]

Same

[@nokomarie1963]

A good story for Christmas Eve.

[@TheOverArchiver]

There’s a reason Neil Gaiman is one of my favourite writers.

[@bettyugly1797]

2021 school assignment

[@ldrjohnson6705]

Like Mark Twain, he captures your heart and touches the soul

[@raquelhatake87]

Now thats a Good Story 🕵

[@John-fp6cd]

Quite wonderful to hear Neil Gaiman's voice for the first time. I've enjoyed his Sandman comics from the 90's. Repurchased graphic novels. Watched some Lucifer episode's. I love the way he tells a story.

[@bacul165]

There's a beautiful sandman adaptation on audible, with Neil as the narrator.

[@John-fp6cd]

@@bacul165 Thanks.

[@robbiestraiton9516]

Man who’s here from school my English teacher wanted us to watch this 😂😂😂😂

[@Thorum13]

Excellent!

[@savxlandon5558]

Needed this for school lol

[@wanderingfinds2268]

ITS TIME FOR THIS AGAIN

[@AllAboutIt-Cars]

It all made sense at the end

[@CosmicSquid.]

Was supposed to see what the plot twist was for this Story in School. 2 years later and I still don't know what it is...

[@fandomtrash4931]

It comes from the line - your brain fills in the gaps. Think about it. If the narrator really was moving in with his girlfriend and her housemates, why would her 'brother' be there with her and not with her parents? The narrator saw the boy and instinctively linked him to his girlfriend but he's not her brother at all, he's the Click Clack and he's going to 'drink' the Narrator

[@cheesenoris3082]

2:58 “the door is very slammy” Great! So when the demons come on in Ik when it’s time to book it thanks kid!

[@brookecupitt509]

Aye, I'm still trying to figure out whether the boy was the 'Click Clack' or whether it was awaiting in the attic. Nahh I think it was the boy, nvm.

[@haskellbob]

My take was that the boy was A Click-Clack. He had "rattlebags" hanging up there - previous victims... I think he wasn't really a boy, either, but took that form since the easiest way to trick the guy was to pretend to be a boy and have him assume the boy was his girlfriend's brother. That's my take, anyway.

[@lisadasher3407]

Will you please make a part two of this video

[@chalkmarkers]

there is no part two

[@sandy_0755]

We did this play in chior, i was the boy

[@SoloDolo-exe]

@Loona what

[@RobinDragonryder]

So, fun story. I was talking to a friend and asking for KZbin creepypasta reading recommendations, because (to quote myself), "just reading doesn't usually get me spooked". I then clarified the one story that made me qualify that with "usually": Click Clack the Rattle Bag. And then I googled it, because I wanted to send my friend the link to the story, and I found this. So in about 10.5 minutes, I will probably need a change of underwear. Thank you for uploading this, your service to this universe is a great one.

[@jaz35]

who’s here for english class

[@solalabell9674]

It’s crazy I heard this story years ago at a friends birthday party and have hardly thought of it since but a train of thought lead to it so I looked for the click clack story and amazingly found it and sure enough this is the one

[@cheesenoris3082]

I’m here for school but this guy is amazing but I’d like to add that when I flick that light switch and it doesn’t wanna cooperate that’s when I tell the kid he on his own. “I’m outta here!”

[@AllOneVoice]

immediately go read everything you can by him! If you're in school.... i suggest either a short story collection or The Ocean At The End Of The Lane

[@LandenHoffman-k6w]

Yep

[@snickerdoodletiktok7356]

legend that's all i have to say.

[@urbedsheets1554]

i gotta write 300-400 words 😭😭

[@SoloDolo-exe]

Even though you either have and NTI or have already done it. That’s mad tuff brody

[@urbedsheets1554]

@@SoloDolo-exe dude this was 6 months ago, i still have the same teacher and i have 500 words assigned ughh. but i didn’t do the 300-400 words

[@raeofanangel]

Those last few senteces made me go "wait... oh, that's terrifying."

[@Rapidn]

POV: your teacher made you watch this

[@patrickmagill740]

Do you know the theme

[@Rapidn]

@@patrickmagill740 gothic I think

[@kerrinbin]

I watch this every october. Such a great reading of such a great story

[@marycwilliams]

Can you please turn on autocaptions, for those who can't access this at all without them?

[@addersnap2885]

I know this is a year old but I wanted to say that if you Google the title the first result is the whole text available for free

[@syder6696]

Is this copyrighted?

[@josenorato910]

Who tf is also here because of school??

[@nev5418]

3:02

[@haskellbob]

Only this guy STEALS your soul! Hahaha...

[@halfpintrr]

I love Neil Gaiman.

[@SPQRSPACE]

What is the point

[@Lilly-wb7gr]

So what yall got on the assignment u guys got

[@zaazaeater]

yo Ive been trying to find comments on where I could read the whole story, that is, if there is one? please reply im getting so desperate 😭😭

[@stellagachacrafter8382]

This is the whole story

[@byroncastillo9815]

But like what’s the climax tho? Isn’t it also like the ending?

[@chickenstrips6919]

idk!! I have to know for english class

[@Lu11abi]

Life is better with Gaiman than I imagine it would been with Shakespeare. He is singing the Human Soul astir.

[@heatherzernich9390]

nice

[@lisettecruz1694]

What does the conflict impact the character and events of the story- it’s a English question someone help Pls

[@maryams..]

hey hEY HEYY! i came from english class bahahahha

[@Bella-cn1er]

The little boy is the click clack.

[@Gayatri_Deshpande]

I love this. 😍❤️

[@tnetennba725_3]

I read this story in my senior year of high school and just remembered it existed so I'm back lol

[@koaoi9172]

wow

[@IloveRumania]

School brought me here.

[@jacksonmorton8229]

im here for school supposed to be an resolution... the answer is there no resolution he just dies...

[@jay.xox11]

im only here for school lol

[@luminted1398]

why does he have candles if he is reading of a ipad

[@moniqueloomis9772]

Ambience.

[@ancaolaru784]

School made me listen to this but it's lokey getting interesting anyway does anyone hear the click clack noises

[@tafavili9458]

I heard this from school

[@hippo2861]

Benjamin wanna pass school

[@blanc9677]

Doing it for drama project

[@baba1611]

Who here because of online class

[@pg04sid]

Is the younger boy the click clack rattle bag, right?

[@oliverdick7996]

yes he is. U can tell when he doesn't say what they look like and that they are what u least expect.

[@ilistentogirlinredlolz4244]

wait, so is the boy the click clack?

[@moniqueloomis9772]

Yeah. 😁

[@CalinREVOLUTIA]

My teacher sent me here

[@rebekahgraves8704]

Me too

[@toxicwaste-k1w]

The guy looks like my language arts teacher =-=

[@diorahu5111]

ur pfp damn

[@yonglixiepop]

ayo who here from leadership

[@50frogsinatrenchcoat9]

Listen to this in 6th grade

[@이미형-h7d]

The bones are the boy and his sister. The boy is the click clack that turned into him

[@SKazZzz10]

bruh im here from school

[@Jackthompsonnn]

School anyone

[@karethyt3228]

whoo come from kannedy school

[@abdualbasrawi2773]

Waw

[@abdualbasrawi2773]

ولا

[@abdualbasrawi2773]

ولد

[@karethyt3228]

@@abdualbasrawi2773 haha\ \

[@karethyt3228]

@@abdualbasrawi2773 what

[@samnangsovitou7415]

It is a little scare to my brother but me it is really scare me vitou

[@marcoslopez4526]

Yo estoy puesto pa ti y tú te me quitas

[@thupbabies]

James Weldon Johnson gang

[@kadenhouser4407]

Me

[@hole_pics8377]

Here for s k o o l

[@imaginewagons1006]

Bruh

[@StephaniedeBritoLeal]

What is a click clack? Some bragging little mofo. It will get you, but before it will go like: OH, WE THEM BEST MONSTERS EVER, BRO! 🤣