The Complete "Carnacki, the Ghost-Finder" Collection

The complete Carnacki, the Ghost-Finder collection, comprising all nine of Hodgson’s classic stories, and our three original contributions.
0:00:00 - Introduction
0:00:48 - The Gateway of the Monster
0:51:46 - The House Among the Laurels
1:33:36 - The Whistling Room
2:12:24 - The Horse of the Invisible
3:08:55 - The Searcher of the End House
4:05:30 - The Thing Invisible
5:01:52 - The Haunted Jarvee
5:41:06 - The Find
5:58:11 - The Hog
7:35:55 - The Haunting at Ravenglass
8:11:09 - The Pit Golems
8:52:06 - The Ghoul of May Hall
9:23:35 - Further Listening
Narrated by Ian Gordon for HorrorBabble
Music and production by Ian & Jennifer Gordon
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[@sara.the.muggle]

I simply cannot get enough of Carnaki. That old chap is one of my favorite characters! Your voice was made for our dear Carnaki.

[@thelastsausage635]

You’re right, perfect voice, absolutely love these ripping yarns! 😀👻

[@jjrara9198]

Agreed!

[@ryanbaker8116]

I loved the previous recordings of Carnacki and it's great to see them all in one place. Thanks for making Hodgson known to a modern audience - he deserves it!

[@wangchung8105]

It's hard to tell if the story was written for this voice or this voice was made for the story. Music to my ears. TY❤️

[@feralbluee]

so well put and totally true :) 🌛🌜

[@eileenferrari1816]

Always a pleasure to listen to this voice and story’s . More please .🙏😀

[@ImCarolB]

Just in time for a binge! I've listened to the Carnacki stories as they appear, but I enjoy the opportunity to be immersed. He is quite the snappy raconteur.

[@XadrumLtd]

Nine and a half hours of Carnacki? Joy! 💚

[@TheImmortalDivine]

Your narration abilities are seriously award-worthy. You're the absolute BEST. I've never heard of this series and I'm looking forward to listening to it today...here we go! 🖤

[@mizscoleman]

At the moment we're snowed- in, which for TX means there's 1/2 inch of snow and some ice on the roads. This series is perfect! Thank you!!!!!!

[@HorrorBabble]

Blimey!

[@sneaking_snail]

Snow? What is snow? We don’t have snow here in Australia …😅

[@andreashansen1264]

Excellent. Just got in bed and here is Ian with my bedtime stories🥰

[@user-ln3kh3ku4u]

Excellant never get tired of charnki. Thank u .😃

[@SC-jh9qp]

I love listening to Carnacki stories with a nice pot of Horlicks and a bar of choccy while I sit in the glow of candlelight within the chalk circle and the electric pentacle.

[@starmezzo]

…and me with a nice glass of California cab…

[@AdamWalkLikeSuicide]

Nine and a half hours of Horrorbabble. Don't mind if I do!

[@gavingiwer855]

Lol I always enjoy the crazy dreams I have when I fall asleep with these on.

[@caleshriver134]

One of the best readings I’ve ever heard. Great job HB.

[@Steel-toad-Jack]

This is probably the third time I've listened to this all the way through and it never gets dull perfect match of a story in a narrator

[@lilithwilcox9074]

Ive listened more than a couple times myself.

[@mvannorden02]

Ive been sitting here for the first 20 minutes with a big smile on my face and I am thoroughly enjoying everything about this story. The story itself is captivating so far and I absolutely love your voice. I love your accent as well. I had to pause it and tell you that. Thank you for sharing this with us! Well..... Back to the story I go! Adventure awaits!! ❤️ 😊

[@Autocratical]

Been waiting for this one. I had meant to find the start of these as the art/titles of some seemed pretty interesting but I didn't wanna jump into the middle when I realized they were part of a collection. Cheers!

[@tonymuir4715]

Excellent! Great way to unwind after nightshift.

[@jeffreyriley8742]

Dang it! I was just going to type Excellent with an exclamation mark but you beat me to it!

[@joz6683]

After a nightshift, don't you mean for the whole nightshift 😀

[@davidafenderson3446]

Thank you so much for all the great stories. Both the ones you’ve written personally and the one by other authors which you have brought to life. Years have gone by and you’re the only narrator I enjoy apart from the Discworld series by Terry Pratchett and narrated by Steven Briggs. Again, thank you for all your work and entertaining.

[@tikkidaddy]

Ahhh...my friend Thomas...😁 Allergies are insane for me this time of year, Benadryl is a faithful companion...Strange how dreams can fluctuate when Carnacki is about and one has little to eat as well😂😂... I have always adored his humor, humanity and level headed skepticism. Well done!😍

[@user-lh8ie4bb5q]

Well done. I like Carnacki.

[@AcornElectron]

I would, but not for a compilation. Only so many quotes x Keep up the good work fella and stay safe

[@NajwaLaylah]

Carnacki is one of those introverts who loves people.=)

[@angelaverbowski995]

#516-✅👍 Smart goings on in These stories, job well done! Thank you for your time and energy that goes into your works! 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹 I enjoy these types, reminder of the days when we as children would be called to grandmother's house for a dinner and then stories by the fire . Opa would travel for work, come home and tell us tales of the towns and people who he'd come back from. As a farm girl, These we're wild Stories! Now, I am the grandma telling the children tales.😍

[@mrmeowmeow710]

1 hell of a movie in the mind 2 thumbs up

[@Nanosuit37]

Very good as always Mr. Gordon and Horror Babble. Thank you.

[@thespamandchips]

I’ve never been so happy

[@ToddWaid1]

Perfect. All 9 in one shot. Put this on and....pow instant R.E.M. sleep cycle initiated. Thank you!

[@soulreaver1983]

Awesome!!!😃👍

[@joz6683]

Cannot wait to start this tail of terror. Still only 1/2 through the 3 Importers, so this will mean that my weekend sorted. And as always thanks to everyone involved for all your hard work 👍

[@llook1894]

Fix zzzz CDxx SC

[@tamlandipper29]

I do really enjoy Carnacki.

[@robertboyle2573]

There is a Carnaki TV drama on youtube starring Donald Pleasence if anyone is interested.

[@AgentMulder1805]

Thanks Robert! 😎

[@LiLi-or2gm]

YAY! Thank you so much!

[@lightlysalted2564]

Perfect timing! I've just gotten back into carnacki, so glad to have found these extra stories!!

[@atrumblood]

Oh hell yes! Thank you so much for this collection ❤

[@daniellez.2462]

Narrator: …but… plot hole! Carnacki: Out you go! (Scene) 😂😂😂

[@mijiyoon5575]

TS 1: 4:20+ *Carnacki* has his supplies ready

[@eleveneleven1865]

Psychical brilliance. Thank you Horrorbabble!!!

[@jon3632]

Really enjoyed that , there must be a t.v series within that work....love it!! Thank you for the excellent readings.

[@snugglyshadow2049]

In "The Horse of the Invisible," it took me a bit to realise that "flashlight" meant the camera's flash. I'm sure that most listeners understand that immediately, but I thought I would mention it just in case. Also, thank you for these stories! I had read a Carnaki storiy in a anthology as a library book years ago, but couldn't find any more. Many thanks! Edit: explanation of how wonderful it was to find this collection

[@finnmacky7106]

I just found out about Carnacki and your show. Great job!

[@shirleypearl2166]

Brilliant so loved listening to these storys .best part of my me time

[@auroramariealmeara8622]

Great video thank you.

[@tishahouse846]

listening from the uk wales2021❤️

[@slewis9602]

Carnacki is great!

[@williamsandell3260]

Man, I listen to these stories every night and it’s great

[@jackalina91]

Oh wow!! This is just so great thank you so much I really need distraction atm my darling dog has cancer & I have to wait days until my vet can operate. It’s hell. So thanks again ♥️♥️♥️

[@Bambisgf77]

Hope your pup is better

[@jackalina91]

@@Bambisgf77 thanks for caring! & yes I am absolutely thrilled to say that the operation was a success- it’s been a big deal for us both- We are together 24/7 & she was born in my bedroom & she is 1/2 husky 1/2 Australian cattle dog ( blue heeler) my vet says she has the worst separation anxiety she has ever seen in 30years! It’s often a husky thing. Do you have a dog? people are dog people or they are not I have learnt & the people that aren’t can start to look at me as if I may be slightly crazy sometimes but I’m not concerned especially when a dog person comes along… I hope you understand- but if you do- it’s because you are a dog person!! Anyway thanks for caring enough to ask! (Sorry it’s such a long winded reply! It’s been 1 of THOSE days) ♥️♥️♥️

[@sara.the.muggle]

I'm so glad that your dog is doing better! I have a beautiful German Shepherd. She is really old and is having health problems, but we are loving on her and savoring our time with her. Dogs are the best.

[@jackalina91]

@@sara.the.muggle totally. Indy was born in my bedroom & I had her mother until 2 years ago. The pain of losing them is awful but the joy they give is immense. ♥️♥️♥️

[@iancombs3821]

Sometimes I listen just to check on Warren also gret stuff

[@marinakaiser7639]

Just on time great 😁

[@XadrumLtd]

About to launch into your homebrew stories. More that a little excited. So much so there's a shoutout for you on our show: Maybe Movies? Love this channel! 💚

[@HorrorBabble]

Thanks, Max! We haven't forgotten about you, btw.

[@XadrumLtd]

@@HorrorBabble Thanks guys, truly honoured now. 🎃

[@AgentMulder1805]

These are great stories, FOOLS, even though WARREN is DEAD! I've never heard of Carnecki! Thanks for introducing me to this great character. Another great babble, mate!

[@samanthaanderson8524]

Carnegie should be made into a movie and I wonder what actor could play him

[@AgentMulder1805]

@Samantha Anderson Good idea & Good question. I know Charles Dance would have been good say 20 years ago. 👍

[@samanthaanderson8524]

@@AgentMulder1805 oh my goodness I wholeheartedly agree on 😍

[@sir-meatsheild]

I've been holding off waiting for these to be a collection. 9+hrs 😁 worth then wait. Thank you for all your works.. your voice adds such a classical edge to these classical works. Thank you again.

[@BeautifulEarthJa]

HANDS DOWN! HANDS DOWN! HANDS DOWN! my fave. I love detective stories. Horror. Mystery! Great writing. All in one. I have listened them all and I am still going to gorge on 9 hours :D

[@EnlightenedJourneys]

These stories were 👍 👌 👍 👌

[@PhilDawsonmusic]

Congrats on the original stories. Exact tone and plausible subject matter. Do read the ‘472 Cheyne Walk’ comp on here sometime if you have time. Thanks!

[@HorrorBabble]

Hmm... didn't know about those! Thanks for the tip, Phil.

[@PhilDawsonmusic]

@@HorrorBabble pleasure. when i say 'plausible' of course i mean 'plausible for Carnacki'!! so plausible I assumed they were Hodgsons i wasn't aware of... yes, at least some of the stories in '472' are very inventive.

[@ted-b]

First rate, the stories and the narration.

[@feralbluee]

the story about the boy and the mirror, which is a really great one, always gets to me!! i mean, wouldn’t the first thing anyone would do was to change his room? i mean - duh! LOL 🧖🏼‍♂️🪞🤷🏻‍♀️

[@hugeloads]

I listen to these while I sleep but I’m starting to catch on I think. Do all his cases end up like the ending to an episode of Scooby Doo?

[@rdoodoo2021]

I really like your voice. It's very difficult to find a good voice!

[@MartieMc]

I LOOOOVE Carnacki!

[@TheAngeloutlaw]

If I understand properly carnacki pre-dates Peter van melsen? The references to him in Peter's stories is what brought me here.

[@HorrorBabble]

Carnacki predates him by about a century -- a strong influence on PVM!

[@toadyuk8391]

Nice to see two editions to carnacki canon, I am toying with a story of my own styled on the same lines. Good stuff, have you read the john silence story’s yet ? Oh and I didn’t get the reference to Tom fool ? You mention it twice at the end of the first new story, what’s the expression mean ?

[@HorrorBabble]

Thank you! Here's our John Silence playlist: kzbin.info/aero/PLeNNKRLWxwoO6bAKZSpusECNR1pZaOCE6 As for Tom Fool (Muncaster Castle inspired the story)... www.muncaster.co.uk/castle-gardens/castle/foolofmuncaster

[@tiananesbitt7156]

Hmm never heard of this!

[@kevinhayes3672]

Can you imagine how I felt?

[@deniswilliams2212]

Like Holmes I find the word grotesque overly used However what other word describes the”The Hog ?” One of the masterpieces of English horror literature

[@richardportman8912]

My bad habit of sitting up late! I love these Carnacki stories.

[@tikkidaddy]

Ian, Jen, Thomas and friends..alas after 2.5 years of self enforced quarantine and measures within our means to counteract the disease, My wife and I have Covid. Past 24 hours I've felt like hammered shizz!😂I can breathe well but low grade fevers and such have me wondering if I was hit by a truck. Thank you for keeping me company once again.

[@HorrorBabble]

Get well soon -- both of you!

[@hawkerhellfire9152]

Would you consider uploading to a Podcast app? KZbin isn't suitable for on the go listening. :)

[@HorrorBabble]

Bandcamp is probably the best way to listen to our Carnacki stories on the go. There's an app, and it's free to listen. Take a look: horrorbabble.bandcamp.com

[@infoweeb4634]

Fucking love this carnacki shit

[@stevepalpatine2828]

I must say Ian, _The Find_ was most unexpected. I've never read/heard it before, and it was a pleasant surprise to see Carnacki in something more like a detective story than his usual paranormal or faked paranormal encounters. This collection has kept me entertained for the better part of a week now, it's one of your best, and Carnacki reminds me of your own character Van Melsen, or should it be the other way around? Can you picture it chaps?

[@THEPAGEBURNER1979]

O yea sometimes you just have to go back to 427 Chain walk Carnacki Residence

[@deniswilliams2212]

That he was killed in the Great War is one of 3 million tragic cut short lives that were snuffed out he was brilliant and my absolute favourite is carnaki never fails to make you cringe

[@deniswilliams2212]

Edward Gory did an illustration for the whistling room You can find it in a volume called haunting tales of the supernatural Doubleday published it in the 90’s? It includes the lonesome place by August Derleth that I think would be perfect for you it contains 17 classic tales with illustrations great for the library 📚 👹

[@deniswilliams2212]

Actually 1968!

[@ugmodude]

Thousands of years of bloodshed and carnage throughout the British Empire had finally been quieted by the dawn of the 20th century, and condensed in literature by Dickens, and later by Henry James into scary but harmless Edwarian ghost stories. Then WW1 came roaring in, and the real bloodshed and carnage said "Step aside, puny stories. We're back!!" That said, this site is awesome. I love these ghost stories!

[@attackboss6]

Rip Warren

[@julielevinge266]

Sniffing the air like ghouls surly😉😉

[@andrewdornan587]

It would be interesting if there had been a Carnaki/John Silence crossover.

[@beverlyamarantes9775]

Always after a meal and a drink.....the story.Oh yeah, and a nice cigar. Oh no I mean a pipe.

[@folkloreofbeing]

One of the reasons I love vintage ghost stories is that the writers tended to not only be polymaths, but a lot of them were adept occultists and it gave their tales a deeper, more visceral sense of otherworldliness.

[@BeautifulEarthJa]

I missed 'Horse of the Invisible'? How? When????

[@lilithwilcox9074]

Love Carnacki n 9 hours I don’t have to look for something I may or may not enjoy.Wonderful! I love his “ here’s your hat what’s your hurry “attitude. I had an aunt like that.😅Terrific readings.

[@aleksa6548]

Carnacky stories where ok not the best but worth reading, I was much more into his Ocean stories

[@listerjne]

ian i think you could write carnacki , i would trust u implicitly with that ip

[@HorrorBabble]

Thanks! Funnily enough, I've already written a couple (the final three of this collection).

[@listerjne]

@@HorrorBabbleomg i found the last 3 particularly cosy and engaging and was near the end of the video when I commented... thats so cool aaa i really really enjoyed them!!! its an honor that you have shared these, fantastic as always 💞

[@GothicBarbarian]

😢 do all the Carnacki stories involve animal death?

[@Rebel9668]

Gee, and all this time I thought he was a seer played by Johnny Carson.

[@sonnetlikely]

*swoon*

[@sos_legio_primus9177]

"We had a stiff peg each" "OH! HH! MYYYYYY!"

[@abctractvertigo7439]

Carnaki scared Never!!!!😂😂

[@sub-jec-tiv]

Those poor dogs and cat. 👻 🐈 💀 Great reading, thank you!

[@HorrorBabble]

Thank you very much!

[@nottsork]

its hilarious the mysticism they attribute to electricity something we all take for granted but in the 1920s no one had a clue about what it was or did properly and to them many people must have thought it magic , with comments with the" new fangled electric things" ,,,,,

[@shaunmcgee4204]

I can’t help wondering whether Mr Carnacki will ever learn to close his eyes when he employs his camera’s flashlight? 🤔

[@davekeith576]

All these tales . Should have been re written by the Monty python team .The results would be hair raisingly hilarious .😅😅😅😅

[@HorrorBabble]

Haha -- I've thought that once or twice myself!

[@feralbluee]

i have NO idea why, but i listen to Carnacki stories every couple of months or so. the way you read them? maybe - sort of light and yet dramatic. :) thanks much. 🌛🌜 the only other stories like that are the Agatha Christie “Quinn” stories, but you don’t read those, right? they are sort of magical. 🪄 ✨

[@HorrorBabble]

Christie's works aren't in the public domain. We'd love to record some eventually though.

[@steveharrison76]

Had to stop at @01:04:32, sorry - to keep it spoiler free, I'll just say that I couldn't finish watching the Babadook for the same reason... I'll come back later into the story... :(

[@nomansgoddess]

I know it's fiction but I feel terrible hearing about animals dieing. 😢

[@HorrorBabble]

I know... The Fly II scarred me as a child. Ian

[@nomansgoddess]

@HorrorBabble O and what about John Carpenter's The Thing???! I literally ran out of the theater when I saw the dog scene

[@feralbluee]

**** Spoiler!!!! second story - the killing of the dogs was horrendous. i don’t even understand how someone could even think of that. every other story is fun scary. i also don’t understand the wanton killing of pets. even back then, people loved their pets. i think there’s only one story where Carnaki’s own pets live, even though they were scared. i really don’t get the gruesomeness of this one!!! what! to show there are very bad people? and they weren’t even arrested!!!

[@spiralrose]

I swear to God, if one more dog or cat is butchered stupidly for one of these stories…

[@spiralrose]

I am almost through with story number two and an animal is killed in this one as well. A dog this time and he’s killed very very descriptively.

[@spiralrose]

If you work with animals, especially animals who have been missed treated or abused then proceed with caution

[@Ganjanysus]

First!

[@soulreaver1983]

Cool profile picture🙂

[@Ganjanysus]

@@soulreaver1983 Thanks! It's hand tooled and painted leather. It was gift, sadly I don't know who made it.

[@soulreaver1983]

@@Ganjanysus It's awesome cthulhu himself would be pleased! 🐙

[@okesoncharlie]

Alert. The House Among the Laurels has dog trauma. 🐕

[@annerussell]

Does every Carnaki story involve the death of an animal. What the frack, Carnaki. Quit bringing animals to your haunted houses. lol

[@kevincaruthers5412]

second story tonight where the dog dies. WTF Unsub

[@erginbozun1755]

Once you reach 9:24:36 - Out you go! 🌂🎩🧣🧤🌨🌙🌨

[@kellysouter4381]

Oh no, not the cat. How mean to take the poor thing there and lock it up so it can't run away. If you want to place yourself in danger, that is your business, but it's very wrong to force your fancy upon a poor innocent cat.