"The Hound" by H. P. Lovecraft / 2023 Recording

[@skrag2112]

I love the little nods Lovecraft makes to Edgar Allan Poe in this. "rotting oblong box" "I heard a knock at my chamber door" "upon an evil tenement had fallen a red death'

[@randallbesch2424]

Yes a true fanboy he was.

[@s-boy4613]

This story always brought me dread and creepiness that most lovecraft stories couldn’t match. Absolutely wonderful

[@donaldmccleary9015]

Agree

[@countiblis1246]

"There were nauseous musical instruments, stringed, brass, and wood-wind, on which St. John and I sometimes produced dissonances of exquisite morbidity and cacodaemoniacal ghastliness..." I've searched all over Spotify / iTunes and the ilk but I can't find anything by them. What a bummer, they sound right up my street.

[@GaryByrnecorpsefedzombie0saku3]

A good bad name would be a Lovecraft phrase that became my handle "corpse fed zombie" or maybe " zombies" seeing as their a twosome.😊

[@randallbesch2424]

One wonders if they recorded any of their discordant music on wax cylinders?

[@benjaminirwin1988]

Actually one of my favorite Lovecraft stories. This was a treat.

[@justafallperson2108]

The laugh caught me off guard, other than that and the change in the prounciation of St John, the changes were subtle. Very well done. 3/3 for this story. Keep up the good work friends!

[@mherndon]

It is traditionally pronounced sin-jin when used as a persons given name. Blame the French. Lol.

[@cleocatra9324]

I that’s dumb lol

[@RobertEWaters]

@@mherndon My Mom jokingly called her church that.

[@Biggusdickuss111]

I always hear it as singeon not sinjin. We learned that at school, along with Magdeline being pronounced as Maudlin. Isnt English beautiful. Trevor McDonut news at ten😂

[@randallbesch2424]

I would have expected a higher pitched cackling laugh demented and sardonic.

[@donaldmccleary9015]

The laugh at 14:25 scared the hell out of me. My wife and kids were in bed, and I was standing by the sink in complete silence. Now I know how the main character felt when he heard mutterings in old Dutch at his house. Nice jump scare, Ian! Lol! Sometimes, I think Lovecraft disliked the Dutch! 😊 I love this story. It is one of my favorite. It has quite a bit of horror, terror, and dread. I would like to see a mock up of the museum that the two guys made. Great job, Ian. This is an absolutely fantastic work of art!

[@HorrorBabble]

Thanks again, Donald!

[@sub-jec-tiv]

The setup of this story is genius horror writing. Weirdly believable that these rich kids had become so darkly depraved.

[@theghostofsabertache9049]

I plan to read these stories to my children. I think age 5 is a good age to begin enjoying Lovecraft.

[@joshuahboggs9502]

Completely agree

[@therealjordiano]

i think that may be a bit on the young side dude, don't risk that

[@Eris123451]

@@therealjordiano Nonsense.

[@jharris0341]

Yeeees. Excellent.

[@bobdrooples]

This is trite weirdness compared to the terror a child can conjure in the dark before bedtime.

[@soulreaver1983]

Absolutely outstanding thanks for covering one of my favourite lovecraft stories!😎👍🏻

[@AcornElectron]

“ No word was uttered, for the spot and the task seemed known to us; and without delay we seized our spades and commenced to clear away the grass, weeds, and drifted earth from the flat, archaic mortuary. …..” Keep up the good work and, as always, stay safe.

[@Eris123451]

Well done.

[@ANichevoice]

This was a joy to listen to, the clarity of words and production is immaculate.

[@Nanosuit37]

Well done Mr. Gordon! Well done! I've read this story so many times but I must say, your narration of it was excellent! Thank you Mr.Gordon and Horror Babble. Until next time.

[@RolandWieffering1]

One of the better Tales of HPL. It makes me think of M.R. James' tales. I don't know why, but it does.... Thanks Ian. 🐺🤔😎

[@exileinderby51]

Brilliant as always, HPL is one of my favourite authors and this story is one of my favourites.

[@ScullyPop]

Wonderful presentation on the channel art and overlays.

[@woodyboogie80s]

Always happy to see a new horrorbabble upload! ❤

[@mortuarycookiezshane4192]

I'm loving these new versions! I like the old ones too but youtube is probably like this is the 115th time you've listened to this are you ok?

[@mujtv9366]

As a non first English speaker, the way you interpretate the story gives more imaginary understanding of how horror it is 😊.

[@stephenvalley3284]

Glad your better h b , I had inguinale!!!? Nasty , took me a while !? Good to hear your voice !!!¡!!!¡

[@AnthonyZugaj]

Magnificent. Your readings are always the best.

[@Shadowcthuhlu]

Everytime I think I have devastating ennui, it turns out I just need a snack

[@vero0992]

😅

[@Eris123451]

With HP sauce on it ?

[@Shadowcthuhlu]

@@Eris123451 of course! New Englanders are a bit hard to swallow without it.

[@LucicPower]

The b@ne of f@t chicks

[@steboTCB]

Great little story.

[@mauricedavis2160]

Excellent episode, very enjoyable, thank you Sir!!!🙏👌👻❣️

[@BriarLeaf00]

I do so very much enjoy these rereadings, it's always such a pleasure to hear your interpretation of these works. They are especially nice to listen to while walking the hill in Providence.

[@ers5072]

An epic narration of a truly ghoulish and horrific tale. I just loved listening to this as I perused the pages of my recently acquired Neconomicon ……

[@Vintagevanessa99]

Love this story. Lovecraft is great

[@rosiemcnaughton9933]

Well done! Thank you.

[@adamjhayes59]

One of my all time favourites 🐙

[@KillianMcguffy]

I know that Lovecraft felt this flopped and many dislike it but I love it. It's easily one of my favorites and you do a wonderful job telling it.

[@teslastellar]

Wonderful narration of a great story 👍 Thank you 🙂💕

[@20yearsspentinthecan]

Nice reading. Thanks for the work. Good job.

[@pbr-streetgang]

Thanks for the upload!📖

[@tylerisafk]

One of my favorites!

[@joemo1033]

I dont have words for how excited I am for this.

[@samaeldrakul4191]

belting, loved it ❤🎉

[@dunwichmanor]

Love your stuff man, been watching for a long time now and every video makes my workday better

[@GothicBarbarian]

The giggle genuinely creeped me out, well done!

[@Wombats555]

Love this new reading. Very relaxed and sleep inducing. Thanks for keeping the old one, too. Nice to have both styles!

[@nootron9]

"The Hound" is one of my absolute favorite HPL stories (and it looks like i'm not the only one in this comment section sharing that sentiment!); it was the inspiration behind a song i composed some years back called "The Amulet". In under 3000 words, Lovecraft conjures up enough otherworldly gruesome dread and terror worthy of a full-length feature film.

[@donaldmccleary9015]

Agree. He had a way of conveying highly detailed stories in short order. He had an amazong command of the English language. Some thesis papers are longer! Is your song available anywhere?

[@nootron9]

@@donaldmccleary9015 kzbin.info/www/bejne/jpyYm4ZmfcmFm68

[@nootron9]

@@donaldmccleary9015 thanks for your interest in my song! here are the lyrics: We were fascinated With collecting the dead In our morbid museum Beneath the soil’s bed Full of gruesome rarities Showcased for we alone Skulls and statues and paintings And sacred treasures of bone In a Holland cemetery Lay a legendary ghoul Whose foul reputation Drew two egotistical fools The thrill of what we would find Permeated our insane minds Once there we heard a sound Not unlike a gigantic hound Unearthing an oblong casket Elaborately engraved Containing a macabre relic Of skeletal remains And hanging upon its wretched neck An ancient artifact of jade Oh, the amulet We knew that we must have it At the price of our own horrid death And now it comes for me Eons of carnage Claws and teeth were sharpened It’s howling in the night incessantly And I am doomed So we removed it from its place of rest and fled the scene And the dreadful howling of this creature followed us unseen Nothing could protect us from this evil curse That we unleashed And then strange things befell us Disturbing our peace at night As if someone or something Sought to plague our souls with fright Shadows in the darkness Knocking at the chamber door We felt an unnatural presence Out upon the lonely moor And always in the distance We could hear that baying hound Ever louder and coming closer Yet no evidence could be found Then one night my friend was slain Ripped apart by a murderous thing No doubt his fate would be mine In a matter of time Oh, the amulet I knew I must return it At the price of my own horrid death By that monstrosity Eons of carnage Claws and teeth sharpened It’s howling in the night incessantly Coming for me

[@MismeretMonk]

A Lovecraft story set in Holland! As a Dutchman, I am honoured. A Dutch film maker should make a Halloween movie about this. The Rotterdam Horror :)

[@strideknight]

Classic. Excellent sir.

[@wolvermonkey]

Awesome story!!!

[@lynseywalker6256]

Perfect Perfect Perfect!

[@annmareeblanh12]

Creepy before, even creepier now. Well done!

[@thehillz726]

one of lovecraft's best imho, glad to hear it again

[@randallbesch2424]

His early Poe influenced works.

[@xabaya3294]

atmospheric and chilling, fantastic reading as usual

[@machine3589]

I will admit that I liked the ambient music and sounds in previous versions, but you keep proving that your voice is perfect for horror audiobooks.

[@jlworrad]

Excellent reading. I must have read this story a dozen times but this was the first time I realised that that there’s a vulture in Holland and the narrator doesn’t think that at all strange. I like it because it adds to the weirdness (and also suggests he may be hallucinating) but it could just be Lovecraft, having never visited Holland, simply didn’t know they weren’t there. He might have read of them being in Spain perhaps, and assumed they lived north of there too. Whatever, it’s a nice touch.

[@mrc8308]

Huzzah! Huzzah!!

[@SashaIsAFox]

I'm excited for this! I loved your previous version, and you've only gotten better in the years since you read this last!

[@CPWebster]

hauntingly narrated, excellent work!

[@bigsarge2085]

❤

[@Jynxxxycat]

Poppy Z. Brite wrote a fab story, which was most certainly inspired by this one. "His Mouth Will Taste of Wormwood." Both are favourites of mine.

[@deeconstruction8163]

My favorite Lovecraft tale. Probably my favorite vampire story as well.

[@randallbesch2424]

not a vampire.

[@williamfawkes8379]

Such a rare and fragrant flavor, with the special spice that only the truly demented can deliver.

[@froginprogress8510]

Just yesterday, I was thinking of this story and berating myself because I couldn't recall the name. Thank you for posting it!

[@ElHombreGato]

I like to turn the playback speed to 75% to better understand and absorb Lovecraft's beautiful style of writing.

[@PapaBlake]

Best hp lovecraft story

[@CFkatehudson]

in the dutch language is both the funniest and most terrifying line in all literature.

[@cleocatra9324]

How could I not have heard if this Lovecraft story??

[@dirkbruere]

A fine "foaming at the mouth" rendition

[@jasoncoker1625]

🤘💯

[@sindarpeacheyeisacommie8688]

Warren is not dead. He is selling insurance in Keokuk, Iowa.

[@remingtonwright6796]

Suddenly there came a rapping, as of someone gently tapping, Tapping on his chamber door.

[@callummcgilvray4946]

I have the 22 hour Lovecraft downloaded and i literrally cant wait until your nexf 22 hour vid 😂😂😂

[@freddoliveira]

Terror!

[@octpumpkin3355]

Another piece of bedtime sweetness

[@yellowjackboots2624]

Always thought this and The Unnamable were his creepy best.

[@tilde5884]

Hello! I really enjoy listening to your old Mythos videos. I don't know if you do these kinds of books, but could you read "Hotel Iris" by Yuko Ogawa? I can't read any books without paying.

[@mattrhodes3982]

👍🍻🍻🍻

[@Ronald-wv1bz]

I listen quite a bit to audio book readings but I'm using the term loosely, hear a little dozing more. I'll need to read for myself to gain anything of value. That being said, I'm wondering if this is Lovecraft's stab at a werewolf tale.

[@dirkbruere]

Vultures in Holland?

[@yellowjackboots2624]

But you have no problems with a giant flying dog? 😄 Just a bit of fun, peace bro 👍🏼

[@WhoCares69]

You can find vultures in France and in The Balkan region. Occasionally they pop up in UK during migration. Used to cover most of Europe. Since fallen back to North Africa a bad Eurasia ( Mongolia 🇲🇳 and Egypt 🇪🇬)

[@dirkbruere]

@@yellowjackboots2624 Just waiting for "The Big Dog of the Baskervilles"

[@randallbesch2424]

@@yellowjackboots2624 it isn't a dog.

[@randallbesch2424]

@@dirkbruere Something far worse than that.

[@unclesam1756]

One of my favorite Lovecraft stories and a great narration as usual. The goofy laughter sound effect takes me right out of it though. Oh well.

[@badminton5920]

"The baying of some gigantic hound", shades of Arthur Conan Doyle, Hound of the Baskervilles.

[@randallbesch2424]

Yes indeed.

[@angelaverbowski995]

#245-✅👍

[@CJM-rg5rt]

I don't know why he'd dig up the bones for no reason but it was read fantastically as always.

[@randallbesch2424]

The amulet was the reason and they are grave robbers of taste.

[@echiniscuscorrugicaudatus6766]

3:30 - what technology existed in 1924 to have a deep underground secret room with gargoyles that "vomited from wide grinning mouths" green and orange light?

[@randallbesch2424]

Electric lights and color covers.

[@jamesdreads7828]

For the algorithm

[@bold810]

Frederic Niche-y.

[@ukaszstrzelecki9157]

This laugh made me shit my bed.

[@barryhill2836]

Random question - why the odd pronunciation of saint John?

[@HorrorBabble]

It's one of those weird British pronunciations that even *I* didn't pick up on the first time I recorded the story. Given that the story takes place in England, I figured it was worth doing it justice.

[@barryhill2836]

@@HorrorBabble Oh that's really interesting it's still spelt as "Saint John" though? I've never heard that before.

[@Naturemagick9]

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[@terrybeal2252]

Still listening New Years Eve. Soon to be 2025. 💀 🧟‍♀️

[@scarefy]

2nd

[@paulcateiii]

call me crazy but after listening to both versions I think I prefer the original

[@nsob8897]

That's a big "YUP" over here as well. Nothing wrong with this one but the original reading was excellent and read in an appropriately poetic cadence.

[@ZephaniahL]

The illustration of the depravity and ever-increasing abominations of a couple of queers, in the older sense, certainly rings true to life.

[@randallbesch2424]

They are on the high end or low end of decadence in funereal art.

[@ryangreen6255]

6:40 what is gorining? 11:52 what is kavanide? NVM It's grinning and cavern-eyed.

[@noone3216]

Just found out that Warren is dead... I feel like such a fool..

[@randallbesch2424]

Warren is dead but his body?

[@nsob8897]

I'm so used to hearing the name pronounced sin'jon rather than sinjin that it sounds wrong when pronounced correctly. I've listened to the original recording so many times I should know it by heart at this point. Still, a great telling as usual. Thanks again, Ian, Jen and all of your production team. You may not think it but you're certainly a first-rate crew in my humble opinion. If not for you people, I would never have begun to love horror stories.

[@mattrhodes3982]

👍🍻🍻🍻