Hi, I have now REMOVED THE ADS from this long story (apart from beginning and end). I had posted it and RU-vid had kindly put lots of ads (which they partly pay me to be fair), but there were complaints so I've taken them out. Of course if you wanted to support me for my work (if you do already *thank you*!) please consider becoming a channel member. See button by the video.
Please save me a bag! Love the one that I saw! As soon as I am organised I will get it & I an moving soon so when I do I will definitely not be a mug and buy one of your lovely mugs!!! 🙏🍀 🕯💫🔮💫🕯
It's annoying as I have prime, I *think* you get something from that, but if it's mostly going to "them", I wish they had to be as honest as they expect the content creators to be. I hope I'm helping in some way. I shouldn't even be paying for prime right now, but I can semi-justify it because my toddler and I listen to albums & stories together. But... I don't like the idea that they could be taking my coin and stealing a huge chunk out of it from the people that make them. Anyway. /End rant. Thank you for all of your hard work and for providing us with a calm we have trouble finding elsewhere. 🖤
This always makes me so angry. How audacious and entitled do you have to be to complain about ads when the content creator is getting paid for it?? Bring on the ads if it makes you any money!
This is one of the best audiobooks I've heard in a long time. It was the perfect amount of eeriness. The author wrote such an amazingly terrifying story and the narrator read it perfectly.
@@atross07 if u haven't yet ...I know I'm late but it's actually nothing like the original story ..but a really good interpretation..id really suggest watching the movie the "the Innocents" based on The Turn of the Screw. And then watch that series which is part of a Netflix trilogy it seems like. "The Haunting of Bly Manor" I think I enjoyed more than the original
Absolutely riveting. I couldn’t step away. But the doctor’s accent is hilarious. It’s everywhere from Boston to Texas to California and everything in between. Gave me a good chuckle.
I would have tolerated the ads for the quality of this reading, frankly. Your effort is well work the monetizing inconvenience. You did a stellar job on this one!
Tony Walker, he is consistently extraordinary in his narration, best narrator of this genre by far. Search for @Classicg ghost stories @@janettripper3132
Did you read this? If so, you did a beautiful job. No extra noise, no dramatic pausing, very clear… as someone who listens to a lot of audiobooks, I’m deeply impressed.
Hi there, this is your friend from the school of the blind. This is the best rendition of the story I’ve heard. This beats the hell out of the school for the blind copy and the audible version. Keep up the good work!
I have always loved this book - and the old black and white film. Shirley Jackson has this amazing way of writing characters that aren't 'nice' but she still makes you invest in them somehow. The sense of disconnectedness and tension is what gets me - not jump scares but more a building dread (especially when you know the ending!). Thanks for doing this Tony! I saw someone else request We Have Always Lived in the Castle - I second that!
☔ I'll have to Google her. I Love The 🎥🏰. Frightened me when I was a Young Girl. And yet I watched it many times throughout the Years. Seldom Alone . Robert Wise and Company deserve ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐. I'll Not Ever Forget "The Breathing and Seething Oaken Door "🚪 Thank You for Sharing 📖🌹
Your reading is engaging and not droll. THis can be a laborious tale to read, but you bring it to life. Also I never considered the literary theme of this story, only as a horror tale. Shirley Jackson wrote such lovely imaginative and descriptive prose. Thanks!
Tony Walker, you are the best narrator of this story that I have heard. I've listened to other good narrators who've done the story, but you are iconic with your performance. Your hard work in prepping for this delivery is very much appreciated. Thank you!
Gezbanks1277 I was born in 1956 and this film is without a doubt the scariest films ever. The scene with the pounding on the walls still gives me chills! Love listening..
This has been my favorite classic scary movie since I was a kid. I have always favored old houses & grew up in a wonderful, if modest, turn-of-the-century home complete with nooks to crawl into & windows to crawl out of. I spent a good deal of the movie yearning for a place like that. As an unrelated side note, I'm a Coloradan & in the early 80's the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, the hotel The Shining was modeled on, was bankrupt, closed a lot of the time & they were trying to sell rooms as time-shares, which wasn't going well. I went up to meet with the managing team to kick around ad ideas. The Shining had been out for several years by then and not one room was rented. I stayed alone in the place overnight -- the only "guest". No front desk after 9, no janitor. A caretaker in another house. Very nice but squeaky, creaky, & absolutely fun. I didn't see twins or anything.
Excellent rendition! I’ve never read the book so I really enjoyed this. The 1963 film was the source of many nightmares when I was a child. My older brother (while babysitting me) thought that The Haunting was a perfectly acceptable movie for a 8 year old (me) to watch on TV while our parents were out! 😂
I have the DVD and that bit with the BANGING on the bedroom doors still scares the crap out of me. That and the sly little almost faces in the carved woodwork.
One of the The best paranormal books ever written and with the Hollywood blockbuster about the life of the author (trailer on RU-vid) coming out, it’s serendipity! Highly recommend this! So well performed with each character coming alive as you listen….. can’t get enough….
Masterful, gripping, all seven hours. On the edge of chairs, doing the have-to housechores, giving Dog Nico his necessary attention. .. . Thank you, Tony.
It’s wonderful to hear it to the end; you’ve captured the atmosphere of the novel and the Robert Wise film, and especially Eleanor. My dear friend Julie Harris was born to play her. Like her, you’ve captured her.
Great rendition, our teacher wanted us to read this and as we do not have any physical copies of the book he gave us this together with a pdf and quite frankly it's not us fun to read digitally but together with your voice it has been a real joy. Thank you!
6:01:34 from chap. 8-3 "...and she was held tight (and safe. It is not cold at all, she thought, it is not cold at all. She closed her eyes and leaned back) against the bank and thought, Don't let me go..."
Thank you, I needed this right now, to calm my body and mind, and float away in a daydream…your voice soothing and imaginative at the same time…truly brilliant….cannot wait for another audio book, read by you….❤
I listen to this every night to fall to sleep… it’s just the perfect tone for me to fall asleep to.. and each day I hear different parts.. I originally really wanted to listen to the book like a month ago , because it’s so different to the Netflix series, but his voice is just so soothing. It’s a great video.. I highly recommend.
What an amazing reading of this book, thank you Tony! You make the characters sound as spooky as this story. 😊 I, unlike the others, liked the newer movie with Liam Neeson and Catherine Zeta-Jones. 😊❤
I can't begin to tell you how amazingly influential this novella has been since reading it for the 1st time, so very long ago. And listening to it being read, so incredibly and with such incredible feeling, I could lose myself as if I was an integral part of the story. Thank you Thank you Tony. Such a beautiful gift, I only wish my mom still had her mind and could hear it. It was one of her all time favorites. 💜 btw..I found the Patreon page..duh..and responded. I honestly didn't know it was there.
What a story! Major spoilers: A very 1950s move, to sit down a mentally unstable person behind the wheel of a car and tell them to get lost. What did they expect, exactly? Very sad ending, but also very in tune with the whole story. Loved every bit of it!
I'm writing down times so I know where to go back to when I come back. 🤣 Ch 1, Sect 5: At 47 minutes: 41 seconds Chapter 2 : At 51 minutes: 47 seconds Ch 2 Sect 2: At 1hour:01minute:51 secs
I just cannot express how great you are. I think I almost know it by heart. I listen to it every day multiple times during the day. I can't thank you enough for this wonderful, wonderful reading of this great book. ❤
Your reading of it is perfect, exactly the voice of the book when I read it. I grew up in a house with wall-banging poltergeists, and it's been quiet for years since I've moved away. I moved back in a couple years ago, and still quiet. Then I listened to this all day while cleaning my brother's house next door, and an RV, and just after I settled in the kitchen I get to 3:30:00 and realize it's the wall-banging part....thanks a lot...
I normally don't listen to audio books as I prefer to read the book myself but have just finished listening to your reading of hill house and really enjoyed it. I'm definitely going to listen to your other audibooks now, thank you for uploading and keep up the good work 😊
Thank you. I found this old friend of a story with delight. I first read it at 12 and it has never left me. On this listening I'm lost in admiration for the way Jackson sets us up as Eleanor, only be carried away by Theodora. A wonderful reading. You have a magnificent voice, perfect phrasing, and just enough acting to be entertaining without distracting from the narrative. I must, since I so enjoy your work, make the suggestion that you refrain in the future from attempting an American accent. As an American I can say, it's right down there with Dick Van Dyke's Cockney in 'Mary Poppins.' And you are so talented!!
Thank you for your lovely comments. Your point about American accents is noted and complied with . Though I used to be better at them. listen to The Woman At The Door or Thw Yellow Wallpaper and let me know what you think . I’ll never do one again though
I absolutely love how the reader tells this story!!! The personalities of the characters are so distinct, I forget I'm listening to only one masterful reader. Thank you! ❤️ Favorited this so I can return & listen to again & again! ☺️
Half way through now. Excellent style of narrating and will certainly check out some more stories here when I'm done. Edit: Listening to this now for the second time, it is quite sad and beautiful
This story was not what I would have expected at all, makes you wonder if there were any actual spirits at all or just the unfolding of a woman going mad.
My all time favourite modern ghost story. Adore the book, love the 1963 film. Liked the television version of the interesting adaptation of it. Nothing like the original but a very interesting take on it. The original book is a masterpiece. The ‘63 film is a great adaptation. That’s all one needs to know. ( If your interested - try the film, well worth the time.)
thank you so much for this! 🎉😇 i always need something to listen to at night (i get very bad insomnia + so not only do stories like this help me sleep, but it also feels less bad if i DON’T sleep, as at least i’ve made progress with a book!). and your reading is very lovely, perhaps even one of the best! steady and calming, but not monotonous or dull ☺️☺️ thank you so much for your work xxx
You have a truly wonderful voice, so perfect for reading books aloud. Thank you for sharing your talent with us. I'm too scared to read ghost stories myself, but listening to them is a lot less daunting, especially when the sun is still shining. Wouldn't do it before bedtime!
The best performance of much beloved Gothic horror hands down! Arthur and Mrs Montague left me in tears 😂, great work, Tony, I'm recommending you to all my friends ❤
Such a beautiful and riveting reading of a classic tale 🎉 An epic undertaking this must have been, and I'm extremely grateful for all of the work that you put into the readings 🖤✨️🖤 Thank you always!
Thanks Tony, you do a magnificent job of narration . I would dearly love to hear you narrate Sci fi books. It's very hard to find Sci fi audiobooks with decent narration & I know you would do a great job.
A truly masterful rendition of this novel.. thank you so much Tony. My only complaint is that you didn’t give us your take on it at the end. I love your chat .
@@ClassicGhost Fair enough.. tbh I DID think that it must have been exhausting narrating it with such emotion. Still… WHAT was going on with Eleanor???? … in your opinion, of course, lol! Keep up the great work 👍🏻👏🏼👏🏼
Poor woman. I am guessing that in the end they discover it was all a fraud caused by her need to belong although she had disassociated so much she didn't even know she was doing it. For all me reading it, I am still unclear
@@ClassicGhost I see where you're coming from....I've always read it (and think I just prefer this take :) ) that there really is something wrong with the house and it gets Eleanor because she's the most vulnerable. It senses her need to belong and that's how it gets her. A bit like the Shining - both feature places or buildings that seem to have consciousness and both pick a person who is hiding something and is vulnerable.
