"The Willows" Algernon Blackwood classic horror audio book ― Chilling Tales for Dark Nights

[@peterbishop713]

I loved the way the story developed and the suspense grew. The feelings of isolation, growing tension, and mistrust between the two companions gave the story a great arc. It was a pleasure to narrate.

[@reachinghigher4259]

+Peter Bishop You've got fantastic out-loud reading skills. Not a lot of people do. Hat's off, sir.

[@jeremye33]

Peter Bishop Imagination is the speciality of elementary school children. Kudos for your "out loud" reading skills. you did a great job.

[@christinturner7171]

Good work

[@mwmann]

Peter Bishop Great job Mr.Bishop. Mysteriously creepy short story. I loved it..

[@teresaallen2945]

i love your voice.

[@mike89128]

When the house is quiet and the wind is howling and the thunder is fierce, time to listen to this story.

[@sentry2020]

This was the first actual softcover novel I ever read from a library - waaaay back in grade school (before computers were even invented). I will never forget it...! Great book.

[@Jose-jx5pu]

Whats your take on the history? Whats the explanation?

[@TIMajesty1]

When I first read this story it became an instant favorite of mine. And I thought this was a great narration of it. Since I discovered you guys you've become the creepy tonic I can't get enough of. Don't ever stop. Thanks.

[@chillingtalesfordarknights]

+TIMajesty1 Thanks for listening! If you can, please support us by becoming a patron! www.chillingtalesfordarknights.com/support-us/

[@chillingtalesfordarknights]

+anonymous We don't mind at all.

[@redglassification]

Windigo

[@richarddowney1972]

Well done! One of my favorite Blackwood's. I think his best.

[@patrickmcnamara9489]

I love classic horror, This tale is definitely one of my personal favorites, though I have many. This supernatural story builds upon itself. The elements are all there. Just an excellent story.

[@Jose-jx5pu]

Whats your take on the history? Whats the explanation?

[@exijthereal]

I live excactly 60 miles from Budapest along the Danube There is a whole bunch of willows around here This gives me the creeps

[@andrewdees5934]

Wow, i would love to see ur area. I live in California, exactly what u would pic a beach town would look like.

[@adamfox1669]

Beautiful area! I live in Providence, within 5 minutes walk of several of Lovecrafts old houses

[@creepyaimeepasta2654]

Yeeeeey I love a good long long narration !! Need more of these please x

[@chillingtalesfordarknights]

+Aimee Mcglynn If you have suggestions, let us know! Thanks for being a patron, Aimee!

[@chillingtalesfordarknights]

+anonymous Technically, the first part was produced by The NoSleep Podcast. We only featured it here. Though we have seen a lot of requests for part 2. We'll be speaking to the author to get permission shortly.

[@Carly8Corday]

Max Hensig!

[@TheNimaid]

The wikepedia page for this story had me at "Horror author H.P. Lovecraft considered [The Willows] to be the finest supernatural tale in English literature."

[@geofbrit59]

+Ella Jameson Look up and read or listen to some other Blackwood stories. There are so many. He is very good with supernatural in nature as he was an adventure in real life. The Wendigo, The Man Whom The Trees Loved, The Valley Of The Beasts, The Doll (which became a Night Gallery episode)...

[@vintagebrew1057]

Praise indeed from another master of the macabre.....

[@markf440]

this story is amazing. the love the way he explains everything hes feeling. it makes you feel it

[@benhuether5474]

I can see this story being one of the inspirations for The Blair Witch Project.

[@benhuether5474]

Can you see it?

[@KenInMontiMN]

Back in the '60's I treated my younger cousins to this story from memory, about a 30-minute abridged version I suppose, around a campfire - they were enthralled.

[@arntigreat1]

I'm so glad that I subscribed to this channel. Every story gets so much better with each story. BRAVO. Chilling Tales For Dark Nights !!!

[@chillingtalesfordarknights]

Thank you for the kind words!

[@theressaarmstrong7886]

Wonderful story , wonderful reader . Thank you so much .

[@ctarsund]

Sounds like a mysterious unknown Mushi. That was a good story.

[@Sing4ever9]

+ctarsun dysart A Mushi Shi fan?

[@ctarsund]

Yea

[@Sing4ever9]

YAY!

[@jeremye33]

ctarsun dysart : Gotta be one of my favorite animes ever.

[@megans6660]

Yes it does some thing like the forbidden Mushi

[@clarajones7646]

Had to be a good book, look at all the comments. And it is a great book,, Thank you so much..........................

[@patticriss2238]

Good story. Thank you.

[@szabolcstiger2290]

As a hungarian living next to Danube.... this is quite unsettling :D

[@jamesshore3191]

Saw your comment and went straight to this video. Love the history of the area, and this is beautifully written to boot.

[@BertramShord]

The Glamour of Snow is great too!

[@TheNimaid]

Saw this in the patrons area last night. I love when you all make excellent long stories, and that's why I gladly support you! Will probs actually up my support level.

[@chillingtalesfordarknights]

+Ella Jameson Well, that would just make our day. Thanks, Ella!

[@johntheidiot9046]

+Ella Jameson I know it means very little, but I liked this comment. Whatever I can do to make sure your comment and support no longer goes COMPLETELY without further appreciation.

[@jamescampbell39]

Should do the John Silent series with your in house actors would be grand.

[@lifechangewonderings4174]

what a great story.....thank you for your efforts

[@markbrown8003]

I read this first when I was living in Wien, exploration ensued and I can confirm that there are an awful lot of Willows along the Danube, east of Vienna, even more beyond Bratislava..

[@carolewilson1311]

Mr Blackwood English is so good as to be poetic...the simerlles metaphor alliteration it joy to listen to

[@jon79jw61]

Love to hear Wayne June read this story.

[@DannYIIF]

I absolutely loved the story, as well as the narration! Extra creepy because I live near the Danube and I like camping there ;__;

[@nautilusnauticus8853]

I've read this short story... it's very good. It's been years and I so looking forward to the listen...👍

[@OneBrokenDove]

I just finished the 3rd Percy Jackson book. I decided I needed to check out Algernon Blackwoods work. I am glad I did 😁

[@kvhvtke1935]

All of the stores are so good

[@zircon3019]

First and your channel is awesome!

[@chillingtalesfordarknights]

+Slimy_The_Slime Thank you for the kind words! Did you know our channel is fan-funded? Please consider supporting us by becoming a patron if you enjoy what we do and would like it to continue: www.chillingtalesfordarknights.com/support-us

[@frysause934]

Loved the twist at the end. How it keeps going.....

[@nonubidness5444]

Perfect! Thank you...

[@OldLadyMapleSeed]

I’m so excited

[@Jose-jx5pu]

Whats your take on the history? Whats the explanation?

[@DannyBoy-nz2mi]

Excellent...thanks!!!

[@adamfox1669]

Thanks so much!!

[@chillingtalesfordarknights]

You're welcome!

[@ThunderStruck15]

That this was a nature documentary at first 🥇😆

[@david-yt4oo]

4th and I just started listening to the story

[@buddyduddyful]

I enjoy Blackwood's fiction, notwithstanding his long windedness.

[@nanalen60]

Just started to listen to this. Very pleasant voice so hoping the story is a good one. An easy to listen to voice is difficult to find.

[@clockworkbun]

It is great❗️

[@strangeangel235]

Camping, in a nutshell. (Except it is the cedars that give me hell).

[@OMGSEASALT]

omg this dude did the beast birds one.

[@chillingtalesfordarknights]

Indeed!

[@kincaid7550]

I remember reading this in a book of short horror stories can't remember the books name

[@ronanknox7176]

You should do one about the story of Ted the craver its an interesting and bone chilling story...

[@chillingtalesfordarknights]

+Jason Constantine Ted The Caver is on our list of "we'd love to do this one!" stories.

[@theangrykorean5194]

I honestly applaud all the effort it took to write and narrate this story, but I almost bashed my head against a wall listening to the fluffy af description of a river for over 10 minutes...

[@kirsteinpretorius6002]

Same here. Yes it's a river.......we get it. Lol. Still, not that bad

[@lilliansanders6865]

Good story but I'm with you on that one

[@trentwilson7507]

We writers call that "purple prose." It's ostentatious and usually avoided today.

[@jon79jw61]

@@trentwilson7507 .😁

[@GatorMilk]

@@trentwilson7507 I like beating my penis till it is as purple as that river.

[@christinturner7171]

I wanna make movies from these stories - Joel Hart

[@nadjaforster6893]

*my german ass, waking up groggily to this after having fallen asleep to music * ....donau-eschingen.....? I must journey. Down, to the black sea or wherever

[@MinscFromBaldursGate92]

The incorporeal beings were following the two on the canoe while diseguised as the willows.

[@charlesrenniemacki]

Hmmm...the 'Swede' clearly has an IELTS band 8.0 + for speaking but I'd like to see a sample of his writing - that's usually where people trip themselves up.

[@IanP1963]

The secrets of the Forest protected by Mother Nature😉

[@Jose-jx5pu]

Whats your take on the history? Whats the explanation?

[@vGSpidey]

second! and i agree

[@joshuacarpenter7447]

Wasn't boring, just doesn't seem to be the cup of tea for some folks in the modern era

[@kirsteinpretorius6002]

I am sorry, I could not finish this. Way too long descriptions of the environments. I kept letting my mind wonder and had to rewind a couple of times to make sense of it all. Gave up about halfway.

[@kirsteinpretorius6002]

Ps: I might have ADHD

[@fade2black244]

It gets really good. I had to rewind a few times too.

[@xWren_xx]

Not going to lie, Peter Bishop sounds like the man who voiced Brand-shei in Skyrim: Elder Scrolls V

[@infinitelighthouse]

Willows are upside down trees which means a whole lot of bad luck 😂

[@iu2297]

Roundabouts 😴😎

[@tyvs-x6l]

great story all the norator is missing is a lisp. But he speaks so proper.

[@mrblaxto]

Excellent reader, though tone and style was better suited for children's book

[@chillingtalesfordarknights]

We can't disagree that Peter Bishop would be an excellent children's book narrator.

[@jamesboyleii6332]

Reminds me of Neil Gaiman's voice.

[@denisshevchenko1849]

1:28:11

[@Rere-kk6cm]

Me while watching: *ANXIETY 100*

[@chillingtalesfordarknights]

The story is one hell of a slow build, isn't it? 😈

[@skidzholeshot1316]

BBC full cast version id freakin scary

[@dleitfulness6858]

you guys should do metzengerstein by Edgar Allan Poe

[@chillingtalesfordarknights]

+Dleit fulness Great suggestion! We'll add it to our list!

[@lockbusters4907]

3rd I'm a slob

[@mijiyoon5575]

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@RickJaeger]

Buncha narcoleptic illiterates in the comments. I hope they get their ADHD medication sorted out, then figure out if literature is something they're really capable of enjoying or if they should just click through their Favorites list again down to "Jingling Keys and Flashing Lights 3 Hour Compilation ASMR" for the sixth time.

[@Anguawolf007]

AAAAAAARRRRGGGG! 16 minutes in and STILL ESTABLISHING THE SETTING! If anything good happened in that time, I lost patience and missed it. This is like the boring parts of Tolkien. On a good note, reader has a good voice. It makes getting to the interesting bits more tolerable.

[@joshuacarpenter7447]

It was written back in like 1907, people had more patience back then

[@BLUE-fp3bn]

This is suspense...not modern horror.. blood and guts and graphic violence 3 seconds in. It's what's make it a genuinely uncanny and frightening story.... It has to build up from 0 to proper scary over time.

[@thebrotherhood227]

Had to close this one after 5 minutes cuz this guy has a hard on for a river

[@alyshaabandomations1939]

Poor peasant

[@Salixbones]

Oh

[@kittycatgames3851]

my name is willow

[@ef-u-ren9574]

kitty cat games so is my cat

[@carrietatum835]

Ive been listening for about 10 minutes and I really hope it picks up soon, so far its super boring and dragging something awful.

[@chillingtalesfordarknights]

The classics sometimes do take a while to build up. Folks certainly had longer attention spans in the 19th and 20th centuries. This one can definitely seem a bit dry at first.

[@joshuacarpenter7447]

Can't build up tension in 10 minutes

[@bartoszmakuch8370]

Uncanny fucking valley.

[@gemmamaun9191]

To many ads 😔

[@mizage2255]

As a non native speaker the artistic way of writing gives me a head ache :( So sad I can't follow...

[@bobbeyderbrain]

20 minutes in and nothing has happened. No tension building. I like Blackwood but this is a right snore. Sorry.

[@magnuskallas]

I had heard about this story because from what I understand it has inspired quite a few relatively modern bio-horror pieces. And yes, it looked better as a 1 page plot description. For its age the idea is good but true, the first half is a waste.

[@bananiel]

A bit annoying with all the ads

[@chrish9852]

audio sucks--too low

[@MrHandoverfist]

great narrator, but a BORING tale.

[@maryannmccarthy9029]

Don’t like the narrator.. nope

[@jeekyboi9564]

Bye hater

[@flamingjune4927]

More ad than speak.....

[@chillingtalesfordarknights]

Shouldn't be! KZbin has been auto-inserting mid-rolls, though. I'll take a look.

[@kodyjackola1630]

Cant stand how much description of the river it gives. Can't go 2 seconds without mentioning it. Probs the worst story on the channel. Narration is still impressive as usual!

[@richardbaker5875]

I stopped listening as soon as I heard posh boy Bishop say "Byoudapest"... Great stories need decent narrators...

[@harald921]

+Richard Baker What are you on about? That is how it is pronounced?

[@richardbaker5875]

+Harald Kanin your clearly not from the UK...

[@paulbrown8956]

Richard, I *am* from the UK and I fail to see what your problem is with the narration. Peter Bishop did a great job with this wonderful story, and I'm bemused by your "Posh boy" comment - what were you expecting? There are way too many audio stories doing the rounds that have been ruined by poor and unprofessional narration and here we have a superb performance from a professional voice artist. If you abandoned this for no better reason than disagreeing with his pronunciation of "Budapest" (and a bit of inverse snobbery?) then you've cheated yourself.

[@KC.665]

Richard Baker wow 😂

[@zepoloidcreative7851]

unfortunately, I fell asleep during AB's story because I felt it was more like a geography lesson which droned on interminably about the characteristics of the river Danube instead of pressing on with the plot. The narration, however, was first class. Sorry, but give me M. R. James any day.