One of my favorites; thank you. Hard to believe this has been my most visited youtube channel for nearly ten year. Still waiting for the colossus of ylourgne tho ;). Have a great 2024.
@@HorrorBabbleI have listened some of them on another channel a few years ago, but I would surely very much like to hear them on yours. Looking forward to it.
Robert E. Howard also used mythical Hyperborea as a setting for many of his stories. The Weird Tales writers often were inspired by their cohorts’ works
There is a video I saw recently that is a letter from Howard to Smith about how he came up with the Conan universe. Pretty interesting. Howard wrote a ton of lore for Hyperborea as a foundation to what the world would look like in Conan's time. Like greg mentioned, they often shared certain themes or locations among the Weird Tales writers. If you like Conan you should look for the video called "on Hyboria (Robert E Howard)". It's 3 hours of him explaining his thoughts. I live in Houston and it seems that Howard wrote a fare bit of work in Fredericksburg which is not too far away. Never would have guessed
I'm familiar with that, and I think it's really cool, I'm a fan of the sword and sorcery genre, and thank for your information, we have a pretty neat little community of FANS
@@williestreiff9314 If that's the case then let me suggest 2 channels that offer a mix of sci-fi, horror and fantasy audiobooks. @Hellblazer1138Audio has a great selection and recently posted the Chronicles of Conan. The other is @NewThinkable, they offer mostly 50's, 60's and 70's pop sci-fi but there are a fair number of horror and fantasy stories there too. Each has over 400 videos so enjoy
Thank You again for bringing us Great Classic Horror! Nothing against today's authors but, there's something about there still being unexplored and unexplained places and phenomena..
I realize you get many compliments on your narration , but I still need you tell you Sir just how epic & stellar your reading is .. Some voices I hear are not only inferior to yours , but these voices are not pleasant to the ear and that fact can at times cause one to lose concentration in the tale . However , your voice is calm , yet has power , and with the perfect pronounciation and diction you display ,, well , I couldn't be happier Mr Ian Gordon . I am in the process of listening to everything on your homepage , as I have only recently found the channel .. Once again , thank you Sir ...
Klarkash-Ton never disappoints, his prose is always like a song. Speaking of literary references to the man: Ashclamith Square, in Brian McNaughton's "Throne of Bones". Highly recommended, the style is very reminiscent of CAS. (It would be great if these could one day be a Horrorbabble thing, but alas. Fantasies.)
It's such an excellent story. I love the underlying thread of what happens to those consumed by greed. The plot is incredible C.A.S. certainly knew how to write. His stories are utterly amazing. He includes such wonderful detail in his works, and they flow like the waters of a stream. Fantastic narration! Thanks!
It, probably, has plenty to do with my personal, nostalgic affinity for having first read Mythos stories in the colder months of the mid- late 1970s, but this time of year just seems extra suited to such tales. God bless, and merry Christmas, all!
Thanks!….I didn’t think I’d care for this ( not much into sci-fi or horror)….But, wow.…The steady building of suspense, the great writing, made this really excellent.
My favorite arctic/winter horror tale. Prunes is excellent in its dread and terror, The Glamour of the Snow is nearly as beautiful in its language, but this has it all. There's no shame in being tied for second after a Clark Ashton Smith story.
Warren is not dead. But he’s cat sitting a bunch of cats for some crazy woman in Nürnberg Germany and…it’s complicated. At random times in the day he shrinks to about 4” (10 cm) tall. Only the tactical use of a key chain laser pointer is keeping him alive.
That was marvelous! I sure would like to see it on big screen. By some good director. It's a material for John Milius or Peter Jackson... ( its a shame that we all have to get old...)
The Ice here is interestingly similar to the same concept and archenemy in the Winter of the World saga by Michael Scott Rohan (80s - 90s). I wonder if he was inspired or influenced by this tale..?
