The Complete Hyperborean Cycle: fantasybabble.bandcamp.com/album/the-hyperborean-cycle
@TheDarkHarper6 ай бұрын
HP Lovecraft, Robert E.Howard and Clark Ashton Smith drawing inspirations from each other's works gave birth to the greatest era in fiction ever
@leebennett18216 ай бұрын
Robert E Howard shot himself after he found out his mother would never recover from a coma he was only 30
@donaldmccleary90156 ай бұрын
Well-said and true! I could not have said it better. I am going to use this and credit you for saying it!!
@franktheexpertstrenchclub90256 ай бұрын
Robert Bloch too, and so many others.
@donaldmccleary90156 ай бұрын
@@franktheexpertstrenchclub9025 true. Good point.
@FardtilUshid6 ай бұрын
My 3 fav historians
@AkosKovacs.Author.Musician6 ай бұрын
Smith's ironic humor is sorely underrated.
@winstonwins10964 ай бұрын
Smith is underrated in general. I think he's a better visionary, overall, than Lovecraft.
@DickGallo-dk7wi6 ай бұрын
THAT was a lot of fun. Ancient wizards, alien gods, weird rituals, ahhh... Thank you Horror Babble! 🦑
@AAron-gr3jk5 ай бұрын
I listened to this several days ago... and it's still marinating in my brain. This is really an astounding tale. Clark Ashton Smith is now on my "must binge everything he ever wrote" list, as R.E. Howard was.
@EndOfSmallSanctuary976 ай бұрын
The imagery, worldbuilding and bizzare dark humour of this story is absolutely wild and like nothing else.
@AngemonOfLight4 ай бұрын
Real Life Saturn: Gas giant with crushing atmosphere. Mythos Saturn: Can walk and talk fine. Love this. Thank you for the narration :)
@Oraphel6 ай бұрын
What is beautiful is how CAS alchemically bonds the extraterrestrial-beyond-comprehension theology with humorous intent… that is, how Eibon perceives the Gods word, as reverent and purposeful, is really, well…trivial. Arguably trivial…🤔 I appreciate you doing CAS stories Ian, because you bring a clarifying interpretation to the pronunciations of this great dreamer’s nearly impossible names. I think back to ‘The Seven Geases’. And everyone, think of the National Mother.
@phillip55056 ай бұрын
This is definitely his funniest work
@RexytheRexy6 ай бұрын
CAS is one of two writers - the other being Blackwood - who can genuinely frighten me, but I find this type of narrative fiction just as enjoyable. Thank you for introducing me to his work.
@rhoddryice54126 ай бұрын
Excellent timing tonight. Love Clark Ashton Smith.
@awarningtothecuriouswerewolves6 ай бұрын
I guess this explains why the door to my Saturn Ion is frozen shut. Warren!
@nancynickerson43416 ай бұрын
An avalanche of puffballs and toadstools! Music to this retired mycologist's ears. :-)
@HorrorBabble6 ай бұрын
Always a pleasure to hear from a mycologist! My dad has a particular interest in mushrooms.
@tishie426 ай бұрын
Spores are the original life, and it's everywhere, on everything, in everything, and destroys everything eventually. All the while helping life happen with nutrients in the soil, water, everywhere, and it gets eaten by many things. Truly the most fascinating lifeforms on the whole planet. IMHO🍄🍄
@jamescappio74346 ай бұрын
Smith's Hyperbaroque style obscures the fact that of all the members of the inner Lovecraft circle (so not counting Frederic Brown or Henry Kuttner) who tries to be funny-and succeeds. He may not be Jonathan Swift, but he's doing Gulliver's Travels here-something Lovecraft, despite all his 18th-century affectations, never did (AFAIK). Another example is "The Seven Geases." Spoiler: the demonic entities are just yanking the hero's chain. Laughing at him behind his back.
@Omrikai65946 ай бұрын
Heartily agreed. It's an almost Lewis Caroll-type of absurd humor that keeps me loving CAS.
@miarencrowsdaughter64346 ай бұрын
The 'oops' moment in The Seven Geases is one of my favorite moments in weird fiction.
@ianauck87646 ай бұрын
As they say... "If it's not Hyperbaroque, don't fix it!" 😃
@jamescappio74346 ай бұрын
@@ianauck8764 🤣
@czcrossman6 ай бұрын
Seven Geases is one of my favorite CAS stories for that exact reason, and obviously Ian reads it so perfectly lol I’ve listened to that story probably a dozen times. TEAM RAPHTONTIS 🙌🏼😂
@shaddonon6 ай бұрын
“Think of the national mother” got an honest-to-Toad lol outta me. I bet Lovecraft and crew enjoyed this one.
@0therun1t216 ай бұрын
It got me too, fun story!
@CS-hu5be6 ай бұрын
I would climb asmatically up a cliff face too 😂
@cody15706 ай бұрын
Jesus I love this channel! Atmosphere, cthulhu and horror of wonder. Nothing more coupd be asked for
@ConfusedNorthernLights-zi4id6 ай бұрын
Well put...
@davidhodges25836 ай бұрын
The descriptions of litigious, petty wizards and descriptions of exotic and wholly alien cultures brought Jack Vance to mind. What a fabulous tale and beautifully narrated as always.
@TheYpurias5 ай бұрын
"Eibon's a sorcerer devoted to an outlawed underground god. Morghi is an inquisitor sent to arrest him. But now, they're stuck together on a zany roadtrip across Cykranosh. Coming this summer, writer Clark Ashton Smith brings you love, laughter, drama, and excitement. All of that and more through... The Door to Saturn."
@jordanjoestar59386 ай бұрын
I’ve said this before but I have to say again your narration is absolutely incredible
@HorrorBabble6 ай бұрын
Thanks, Jordan!
@donaldmccleary90156 ай бұрын
Great story and narration! I got a kick out of this one. A tale of a good ole' quest filled with adventures. I laughed when the meaning of the message was conveyed to them. CAS never ceases to amaze. Thanks!
@nyarparablepsis8726 ай бұрын
There can never be enough of Klarkash-Ton! ...but would even *he* have managed to save poor Warren?
@ianauck87646 ай бұрын
I don't know who or what this Klarkash-Ton is... but I bet this Smith guy knows more than he's letting on! 🕵️
@randallbesch24246 ай бұрын
You may call his shade to speak. Unless you can find his remains and through magick and electricity bring him back in a more solid fashion...
@louithrottler6 ай бұрын
Nice one Ian. If I may be so bold, could you add 'The Kingdom of the Worm' and 'The Last Hieroglyph' to your next C.A.S 'to-do' list ? Great stories, I'm sure you remember. Cheers mate.
@HorrorBabble6 ай бұрын
I've made a note of Kingdom. TLH will be recorded eventually as part of a planned Zothique series.
@joz66836 ай бұрын
More Clark Aston Smith. I'm having an early night just to listen to this.
@shannonandsheila14036 ай бұрын
He is the best
@georgemarquardt44356 ай бұрын
My debt to you increases sir. I now know how to pronounce desuetude! Fantastic story. Thank you!
@HorrorBabble6 ай бұрын
The pronunciation guide is never far away when it comes to recording Smith!
@frankfrimperton82666 ай бұрын
Totally love the beginning where the fugitive wizard is just making shit up as he goes to preserve his reputation
@AcornElectron6 ай бұрын
“The picture seared into my soul is of one scene only, and the hour must have been long after midnight; for a waning crescent moon was high in the vaporous heavens….” Keep up the good work and, as always, stay safe!
@Normaschthewanderer6 ай бұрын
Thank you Ian. Clark Ashton Smith like blackwood is my weakness.
@jach996 ай бұрын
Loved this one! Hoping for more Hyperborean cycle stories!
@XadrumLtd6 ай бұрын
What a fantastic imagination Ashton Smith had. This has got to be they first story of his i have heard and only then out of curiosity as i mentioned him in my recent review of Hodgson's 'The Night Land'. Great story, thanks Ian for the education.
@Enshadowed6 ай бұрын
This was a wonderfully imaginative and unexpectedly humorous story which brought me many laughs.
@thrillingsuspensefantasy6 ай бұрын
Appreciated your commitment to pronouncing the more outré syllabic innovations in this tale.
@andersschmich86006 ай бұрын
Great timing! I have just gotten in to reading more CAS stories.
@RuseSmiles6 ай бұрын
An outstanding production! Thank you as always for your dedication to the craft and in finding these tales to share. This was a comedy and that was a lovely surprise! XD
@jdsteppenzyde6 ай бұрын
Excellent! I absolutely loved it. My favorite genre is horror humor, or humorous humor, or serious horror with a bit of humor mixed in at some point. This was perfect.
@sorde216 ай бұрын
No reason not to mention that I look forward to your narrations more than any other channel on YT. Started with an interest in Lovecraft + noticing that your tone can sometimes be conducive to falling asleep. Just FYI as I am in no position atm to be a patron
@HorrorBabble6 ай бұрын
Thank you for listening!
@Disciple_of_Cthulhu6 ай бұрын
Happy New Year!
@HorrorBabble6 ай бұрын
Same to you!
@0therun1t216 ай бұрын
This sounds really good, settling in with my cat and some hot chocolate for this, thanks! I'm so glad science hadn't ruined stories like this yet. Blimfroim? It's fun to say. Yop, Yeep, Yoop and flibbertygibbet pygmies, so many fun words in a row, I love it! Galump
@mikestanmore26146 ай бұрын
Had to miss the release, but I'm here for the replay! Excellent, Mr Gordon, as usual.
@BlueWikken6 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for introducing me to so many amazing authors! I've been loving everything I've watched/heard so far 😊
@whatnobodyknew47866 ай бұрын
Brilliant work, as always
@andreasfilis90016 ай бұрын
Thank you Ian. This was amazing!
@madderhat58526 ай бұрын
Nice one. Great story perfomance as well , thank you.
@robbabcock_6 ай бұрын
What a terrific story, and one I'd not heard before.👏
@droptableaccount18206 ай бұрын
This was one of my favorite ones ever. Almost a Rick and Morty episode. The ones in non-earth settings like this and Dream Quest are so interesting.
@koala83136 ай бұрын
rick and morty is written by pedophiles
@jonathanwpressman6 ай бұрын
This should be made into a movie starring Denzel as Morgi and Jack Black as Ibon
@mariamcgee44626 ай бұрын
Think of the national mother! 😂😂 This is a really fun tale.
@charlesReed2396 ай бұрын
Great reading. You do C.A. Smith like no other. Keep it up.
@fabzinluztАй бұрын
It gave me some ideas. Inspiring! Thanks for sharing it! Such a well done reading work!
@DreadArkive6 ай бұрын
Who knew Smith was writing a Futurama story so far in advance? Even included potential death by snu snu.
@slikeiscecks6 ай бұрын
Thank you guys!! This is one of my absolute favorites of all time! ❤
@WordSmithForge15 ай бұрын
"Thinking of the mountainous female they had seen, Morgi was prone to remember his sacerdotal vows of celibacy. And Ibon was eager to take similar vows upon himself without delay." ~ Bwahahahaaa!
@ryanhkimmel6 ай бұрын
Really cool story and the art you have for the vid is exquisite! I felt myself transported to this strange world by the quality of your locution
@soulreaver19836 ай бұрын
Excellent as always many thanks Ian
@WhiteLongSword76 ай бұрын
I like that they became buddies in the end, lol! Be cool if there was more to their story!
@user-rd3rf3ft8e6 ай бұрын
Very good! Hope to see more writings of the dread high-priest of Atlantis Klarkash-Ton in the future
@colemarie92626 ай бұрын
Love it, thank you!!
@schizoidboy6 ай бұрын
No wonder H.P. Lovecraft wrote so glowingly of his work.
@jill33436 ай бұрын
Thanks, HB❤🙂🖖🏼
@LordJordanXVII6 ай бұрын
This is some good ****. Excellent!
@kristinacable11 күн бұрын
Love this❤❤
@Driven2Beers6 ай бұрын
Eibon?? They shoulda thrown the Book at him! (Sorry, I just couldn't resist.)
@HorrorBabble6 ай бұрын
Wonderfully terrible.
@Driven2Beers6 ай бұрын
@@HorrorBabbleExactly how I would give a Yelp review of the Gilman House in Innsmouth. 🐟🐸
@lazyrmc6 ай бұрын
Funny, I just read this one last week. Clark Ashton Smith's entire works were on sale on Kindle. I enjoyed it so much, I ended up picking up Conan the barbarian for the first time and am really getting into those
@HorrorBabble6 ай бұрын
The Conan stories are just brilliant.
@zaijal15726 ай бұрын
Ooooooh i've been waiting for this one, awesome stuff
@niarlatotepbasset6 ай бұрын
This channel needs some good background ancient horror ambient music and it will be perfect.
@kgreen2424246 ай бұрын
Ohh thank you so much Ian. I simply love this story. Eibon seems like a slightly funny character after all. Or at least he has more of a sense of humor than one would think the author of the dreaded "Book of Eibon" would. I always thought of him as an evilish character but as it sounds, he was doing what other magicians were. Maybe just a little bit better than they liked!
@justinakers31966 ай бұрын
Man. Wanted it to continue!
@pickpocketpressrpgvideos66556 ай бұрын
An interesting tale indeed :)
@dazzlepecs6 ай бұрын
"and igon was eager to take similar vows upon himself, without delay" lewl
@Corvinus_6 ай бұрын
Thanks a lot!
@RolandWieffering16 ай бұрын
Such a versatile writer, most of his stories are really captivating. But I like his Weird and Mythos horror the best. A really great writer of the Lovecraft Circle. I wish someone would publish "The Complete CAS stories".
@peculiar6 ай бұрын
After years of reading Lovecraft's, and some of the Lovecraft Circle's, work it would never have occurred to me to pronounce Tsathoggua's name that way but I quite like this pronunciation!
@blurryface95976 ай бұрын
Great tale! Thank you for your excellent narration!
@winstonsmith85976 ай бұрын
DnD for back in the day. 👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻
@Boogie_the_cat6 ай бұрын
Ah, the Atlantean high priest Klarkash-Ton
@dla15093 ай бұрын
Checking on Warren.
@historicradiotelevision-bi28616 ай бұрын
When I saw the title, I knew this was going to be about either Tsathoggua or Sun Ra……
@bfm1q2w6 ай бұрын
Always cas.
@pbrown75016 ай бұрын
The meaning of the message was exactly as expected, but the ending is still pretty funny. More fairytale than Lovecraftian. "There was mushroom stew and weird alien pussy, and the wizards lived happily ever after."
@dirkbruere6 ай бұрын
A wizard so astounding the description was beyond all overblown flowery prose. Of doom. Feel free to us it in your own works if you come up short.
@bigsarge20856 ай бұрын
❤
@tooladdict856 ай бұрын
Super excited to start this
@aaronweaver97516 ай бұрын
This reminds me to listen to "Saturn Doll" Kudos to the narrator and author 🎉🎉
@OskinsBob2 ай бұрын
AHHH THE HINGED PANEL...
@your.appointed.priestess6 ай бұрын
Ian, your superb narration is doubtlessly superb, but also your choice of art! These thumbnails are GORGEOUS! Would love to know the artists. Cheers ❤
@HorrorBabble6 ай бұрын
Thank you! We produced the art for this one in MS Designer and Photoshop.
@7F0X76 ай бұрын
The old man said "Jed move away from there..."
@anthonybarnwell7676 ай бұрын
Sweeet😊😊
@amaniandrus2606 ай бұрын
Anyone know the name of the painting in the back round
@HorrorBabble6 ай бұрын
It’s just The Door to Saturn. Produced in MS Designer and Photoshop.
@lordzaboem6 ай бұрын
Tsathoggua! He's the elder god from my favorite Lovecraft story, "The Horror at the Museum."
@randallbesch24246 ай бұрын
Who is still worshipped in the stygian blackness of N'kai by the black jelly formless beings under the red litten Yoth below blue litten K'n-yan below us.
@franktheexpertstrenchclub90256 ай бұрын
Lol Eibon… you’re always getting into some kind of shenanigans
@ELDENRANGOON6 ай бұрын
Holy sh*t !
@benruniko2 ай бұрын
Ok i am halfway through, and so I am wondering to myself - Is Ibon now just a homeless guy on Saturn BSing this priest to use him or prank him? Thats the feeling im getting.
@JasonJason2106 ай бұрын
I can't help but view Smith as a 20th century version of Edgar Allen Poe.
@randallbesch24246 ай бұрын
But with a more fantastic imagination. He was an artist as well. Drawing, sculpting and painting.
@andrewrobertson38946 ай бұрын
Does anyone know the title of a similar tale, involving two rival lodges of sorcerers waging war on each other with spells and summoning? I think I read it year's ago but can't remember who wrote it or what it was called. Hoping this might ring a bell for someone out there.
@scottbubb29466 ай бұрын
And that's how Eibon saved Christmas. Okay, kids, good night... Sleep tight... Don't let the djhibbis bite.
@tamlandipper296 ай бұрын
Obviously Lovecraft name checked Clark Ashton Smith and Arthur Machen, but I just wondered if he ever dissed anyone?
@randallbesch24246 ай бұрын
In the Walls of Erex the Arkermonster himself gets to be a lowly disgusting alien plant. Forest J. Arkerman.
@Troll-ro9xw6 ай бұрын
Timeless
@ianauck87646 ай бұрын
If the gods sent me with a message, I'm pretty sure it would be... "OWA TAH GEEH KAI AM!!!"
@Auswurkung6 ай бұрын
Honestly, this was just an antiquated episode of Rick and Morty... Ib and Morghi?