Another masterful reading by Ian of a story I'd never have read or even known about. Can't tell you how much I enjoy these stories and how lucky I feel for having discovered this site.
In 11-12 yrs, Howard wrote more prolifically than most authors do over their lifetimes. If only he had finished all of his works before his death. Incredible for someone who had never left his hometown.
“After an interval, however, we approached the pit again, and found the exhalations less unbearable. Our lanterns disclosed the top of a flight of stone steps, dripping with some detestable ichor of the inner earth, and bordered by moist walls encrusted with nitre….” Keep up the good work and, as always, stay safe!
This is another great story from REH and one that doesn't lose anything from being retold. Even though I remember it, I'm still looking forward to listening to it later on with my wife.
Ian this is one of my favorite stories!!! So glad there is a horror babble version finally!!! 😊 I've first heard this on the weird tales channel and will forever remember it, one of the coolest! These kind are the best!!
That was pretty cool; recently I'm reading "Saxon Tales/Saxon Chronicles" by Bernard Cornwell and I happy to hear yet another tale inspired by Viking's invasion of Britain - that real crash of civilizations and battle of the religions - even if this virsion of Odin is... let's just say; unorthodox! 😉 BTW, Vikings never used horn helmets!
You might try Turlough Conmee,s story “The Foggy Dew” on his Dublin Dialect channel covering the same Battle of Clontarf. Though also a tale of the supernatural it covers some more of the history of the battle and the characters involved…..l,ve thoroughly enjoyed an evening doing both the stories.
Thank you for this! May I suggest to all that this tale would best be enjoyed after one reads Robert E. Howard's fantastic (but lesser known) story: "The Grey God Passes". In that story, REH describes the epic battle of Clontarf--the twilight of the Norse gods.
A new Robert E. Howard story!! I'm so happy! (PLEASE do some Solomon Kane, if his stories are in Public Domain. They're my favorite REH works. Kane is so endearing.)
Abbot Brandon “the bold” Literally licens…. Idk…. I’ve met some sea monsters in my time! Wow! That is cool history. Thanks. Gotta keep seeking that promise land, baby! ❤
[I guess there's a sort of spoiler here, warning] Oh, that was a wild ride... this was one of my favorites. I had a good idea where it was going from the early-on Odin reference that's in there somewhere (as opposed to the cairn just covering up some Cthulhu-esque relic that enrages people), but the timeline is mixed up because my narcolepsy had me falling asleep and dreaming wild things so often. (Like after part 2 started, I discovered that I'd fallen asleep within 30 seconds at least 8 times that I remembered and had to repeat it. Oh, man.) Also reminds me of _The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy,_ Prosser at the start, who whenever he's irritated starts having ancestral flashbacks of an angry Genghis Khan and his Mongol Horde... haha. Now we get to imagine what the 20th century Viking invasion would've looked like.
Twelve: Always something of a recluse; a secretive and a somewhat unsocial individual from temperament and from habit Carter, who employed no domestics or any other servants, recalled that very few indeed were the people who knew of his current whereabouts. There was no one Carter thought ruefully, no one at all who would soon seek to inquire about him; not until it would be far too late to matter. And then it dawned on Randolph Carter that he would never leave this room alive.
@@sterlingcampbell2116 It's a whimsical tale of Randolph Carter, (H.P. Lovecraft's eponymous hero,) that I've written and that I've been posting here for a few weeks now. It's just a bit of fun and not intended to be taken very seriously and since no one seems to mind I've a carried on with it; it's nearly finished and there are only a few episodes left to go. The, "cats," are The Cats of Ulthor which in a different and much better story written by Lovecraft came to Carter's rescue.
Unsure if anyone has said this before, but the "Meve" in the initial quote is pronounced May-iv. It's spelled Maebh in Irish, the "bh" becomes a "v" sound. Always love your stuff btw, just thought I'd mention that.
Thanks! I overlooked the 'Maeve' pronunciation video (ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-PN5OWIelhME.html) as I wasn't sure it was the same name. There were several tough words to pronounce in this one -- it's always difficult to nail them all.
I dunno...I thought I saw Warren at Walmart last week. And my grandson got one of those "Where's Warrendo?" books...😂 I'm sorry Mr. Gordon. (Under his breath damned Americans!)
I gotta point out how unlikely it is for some random villager to know the name and approximate date of death for any given woman in the local cemetery. Let alone one from 300 years ago in clan country where there are only like 3 last names and everyone is named after a grandparent or aunt/uncle.
⤵️ Of course, your reading was terrific, Ian :) I wonder how you would play MacBeth in a reading? There are ghosts and witches 🙀 Have a great day to your whole family 🌷🌱
Hmmm. Very well read, and the initial setting of the story is quite intriguing, however I found the ending a bit... I don't know... forced maybe? The twist was both a bit over the top and a bit too simple at the same time.
