The Ghost Stories Of M R James with Rain and Thunder For Sleeping  

You are welcome of course. Glad you’re here

I don’t scare but last night I listened to it in the dark and I genuinely got the creeps from the crawling figure in black! Well done to the narrator 😂

MR James is great, isn't he? I discovered him recently too, thanks to RU-vid and exceptional storytellers like Tony. The Mezzotint was the first one I heard and it blew me away

Never heard of MR James ? Where have you been Innsmouth? His storys have been filmed many times in the 60s, 70s, and just last xmas the Mezzotint itself. A warning to the Curious, has been filmed twice that l know of, Oh Whistle And I'll Come to You, again twice as too the Stalls Of Barchester many many more

M R James father of the modern ghost story. He left behind Gothic tropes. James authored studies of Ancient Christian art for his day job. His Antiquarian studies are still used today as he based his research on art as well as text and so opened up the subject like no one before. James was from a strong Anglican upbringing which left him less prepared to tackle discoveries of demons than perhaps a Catholic upbringing may have. It has been pointed out that James was very conflicted by what he astutely uncovered in the medieval art. Depiction of evil was fully exposed and he may have dealt with what he astutely uncovered through these unprecedented stories.

I am glad you enjoyed The Mezzotint because of all M R James it's my fav! He was so modern considering he was writing before WW2. The understated tone is what sets it up so well. I have seen the same concept used only once in a film vignette about a guy who knows this big black hound is gonna eat him because he sees it coming closer in a painting.

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Me as well!

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Excellent 😅

At least you admitted it….

He was true class

I first listened to Michael Horndern’s recordings of the James stories. I feel that this version is just as good but in different ways.

Dark Star! Darkest Star. You make me think of David Bowie.

@@ClassicGhost love Bowie :)

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Another listener from Sweden, Mälardalen. Always loved James and dearly treasure these readings!

Absolutely!

@@monicacall7532 @esmewitch Agreed! I've read them all too but I especially love when M.R. James stories are read aloud!

It's not stopped raining here for days. I get the heebie jeebies about floods at this time of year.

@@ClassicGhost I understand completely, though I live on a hill & it will not flood my neighbors live in a flood plain & one of them keeps a camper trailer/RV/caravan in his yard ready to go b/c his house flooded ... he said he is worried every time it rains hard

Lots and lots of rain here. No snow yet

North Idaho here. Snow and windy snow storms at night. Snowing right now. 🌨🌬⛄☃️❄

You're very welcome Evelan :) I will keep doing compilations like this as they are so well received.

Thank you !

It’s that season again and I hope you’re still enjoying your life!

@@teresaames7902 Against all odds... Blessings!!!

Enjoy! I am always grateful for your support Norma

Thank you, old bean.

Thanks!

thank you too

+WhyTheUniverseNoQmark 4 years is rather a long time. I will do another in 4 years time for you

This has gone down very well

Glad you enjoyed it

I haven’t done a rain story for ages :)

Were you thinking of an M R James?

I get requests for The Shepherd by Frederick Forsyth. As a Christmas story I haven’t done. Or another dickens? Or maybe a Conan Doyle ?

Hmm H G Wells Magic Toyshop?

A Christmas Carol is still my favorite ghost story for Christmas, but i would be so happy if they did a Christmas story!!

Glad you liked :)

You are most welcome

Glad you like them! Hope my enunciation is clear

I hope you made it

Just about!

Noted!

I am moving away from the rain noises, so I may suggest Atmosphere app!

It’s a thought but I had bad experiences with the bell. Go and look at the Experiment video comments. People can be so Cruel 😭

@@ClassicGhost That sucks. Listeners should remember Thumper's mother's teaching. If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all.

I live on the north east coast in UK, Tynemouth. Occasionally we get fog and the fog horn is so loud! I once had to introduce it into a hypnotherapy session as it was just there.. couldn't ignore it!

@@elaineparker6171 wow. I suppose the sound for the background could be set low as though it was in the distance.

I live in an area where we don't get too much fog, but I have always been enthralled by it for some reason, and I love the foghorn sound myself; it's unfortunate sometimes that an artist must please his audience ( patrons, customer base, etc), and sacrifice artistic integrity. A fog horn is a small thing to be sure, but it's very strange to me the little things people put real drama into.! I remember reading a story as a young girl, called Fog Magic. It was listed as a young adult book, but frankly I think it would be enjoyable for adults as well. In essence, guess it is a ghost story; because when the young girl, Greta ( the protagonist) sees the fog start rolling in, Tolliver ( the fog horn blows) and when she walks down the lane in through the fog, she enters a time slip. Every burned out house and ruined foundation of the old town is still there! Peopled, and they continue to live there year-round. Unfortunately, the only time Greta can see them and interact with them is during the fog. Once the fog starts dissipating, she needs to rush back through or risk getting stuck there. It was this story that fostered my interest in fog, quantum physics, and the supernatural.

Not for these ones