"The Outsider" / Lovecraft's Dream Cycle 

I'm a software engineer from India. I loved reading books specifically horror stories in my teens. Now, when I'm working 45+ hrs a week, I don't l get much time to read. I'm indebted to this channel for their audio books. They've been really helpful in my destressing process.

They're many opinions of the man Lovecraft, but one thing's certain he was a writing genius.

The language was so rich and not a syllable was bereft of meaning, This was one of the finest short stories ever written. That narration gave it the life it deserved as well.

I had my suspicions that it was a mirror!! This is actually really great! Thanks!!!!

This is one of my favorites and I especially love the perception motif.

You're too good at reading these wonderful tales! Will keep sharing them with everyone I know

It is just unfair how good you are. It's like wanting to be a good running back and watching Barry Sanders. Makes you want to give up before you start.

My favorite Lovecraft story. Thank you for posting.

This is a fantastic and well-written story. The details flow a d so mich detail is conveyed in a short time. This is one of the first Lovecraft stories I read, and it remains one of my favorite stories in general. This is a true work of art. Your narration of this literary treasure is fantastic. Thank you for narrating this tale! The image on the screen for this recording is amazing! I love it! Thanks!

In the dark of the night I was tossing and turning I was having a nightmare as bad as could be It scared me out of my wits A corpse falling to bits Then I woke up and saw that the nightmare was me!

Never have I related more to a story, and this is the definitive reading of it. Thank you, HorrorBabble.

The Dream Cycle is my go to for R & R, and for whatever reason I had never really listened to this thoroughly. Must have been passing out before it. Dream-quest of Unknown Kardath has become a lullaby for my night brain. So, Im pretty hyped to find a new piece of the crazy intense puzzle that is old HP's work. Love the slimy, cold, dank stone climbing parts. Always with the aged crumbling masonary.

I suspect that this story was inspired by Lovecraft's mother telling him that he was so ugly that he would scare the other children.

One of my favorite among Lovecraft’s stories. Definitely subscribing.

Treat after treat 😀 I feel spoiled. Greetings from Skåne Sweden 💜

A brilliant tale wonderfully told!!

Yep.I feel that way at party's as well

Wholeness and balanced vibrations thanks for the upload

The reading of this Lovecraft classic is absolutely brilliant. The tone, the meter, the grittiness--simply superb. Bravo!

This is one of my absolute favorite short stories! Thanks!🙏👻👍

I can't seem to come up with anything intelligent so I'll just say "Bravo" loved that one ;)

One of your best narration's!

Great reading style. You give the story the ambience and atmosphere it deserves. Thanks !

Lovecraft was far ahead of his time

my friend read this out loud in the back seat of my car in the dead of night while i was dropping him off and the twist hit so hard

Gripping, spiritually and mentally ingratiating and exuberant prose that fascinates and horrifies you all at once. By far one of my favorite Lovecraftian tales and it is a shining example of his unique and captivating writing talent. Somehow this story resonated with me a lot more than I initially thought and felt more connected to Lovecraft the man as it ran its course.

I feel like I need to express this. Me and my dad listened to this once and we definitely consider this reading only inferior to the famous Roddy McDowell reading. But here is the main difference. The voice brought into this brought in a sense of age and self reflection where as McDowell brought a sense of regret. These are things that people need to ask themselves as people look at multiple versions of the same story. And it is as simple as what you brought to the narrative. Either way this is a great reading. One thing I find interesting is the idea of what this place is. What is this world under the church that the outsider lives. Is it just a memory hidden within a tomb, or a dream only noticed by the one who lived within it. A question to ask as later it’s described that the Outsider can’t just return. Because now his sense of isolation and normality is gone. Another thing I enjoy is the references that Lovecraft gives to Shelley’s Frankenstein. The Outsider you can say is similar to the monster as he reads Milton’s Paradise Lost. Learning of god’s creation of man and man’s new ability to lie. Was the outsider made from a “father” like the monster was, or is this something that was self done? Creating his own birth and life in a world of isolation? Either way I still find this one a curious story and depending on who read it I find myself contemplating what is being said. I see why it was greatly enjoyed when it was first published in Weird Tales. I appreciate you sharing this and I look forward to hearing more =D.

This is one of my favorites

Wonderful

I forgot how good this was.

I love the picture used for the video

Maybe his greatest story ever. Definitely my favorite. I've listened to your Lovecraft readings several times each. Thank you for the wonderful narration. What is your pen name? I remember you mentioning that you authored a few short stories.

Some one just took a look in the mirror...

Thank you again, is not easy to find something new, so oft. I think that you’ve been through this story before, or haps a past work. The pace is different t’wixt the two. The former being, as I recall a little slower, while this reading leant itself to a quicker pace. It was appropriate, in both manners. Thanks so much. Is a great education on many levels 🙏🏽🎩❤️✌🏽🇲🇽

This is how it feels to have a day off on a weekday.

This is the saddest thing i've ever heard.

**SPOILERS** When I first read this story, I imagined the outsider being a zombie who crossed over from death back to life. It's how I rationalized his vague recollection of human interaction and his ability to read. The hole he crossed into the real world from was his grave. However, I'm not seeing this interpretation from anyone else. Anybody read it the same way?

What a perfect story man! I'm always dying of laughter when he describes his realization and how the people reacted. His willingness to forget, ability to stay away from people and be free is very enviable.

A fun and creepy story by Lovecraft. Out of curiosity anyone know who did the illustration of the creepy castle? It's a good illustration.

I never considered OUTSIDER to be a Dream Cycle tale. It's one of his most Poe-like stories, but I don't read anything that indicates it is not in our world.

If this is the one with the man who lives underground? I don't want to spoil anything but I love this short story, so much and this story inspired a Cannibal Corpse song called disfigured one of my favorite metal songs of all time. Hp lovecraft really did change the world of science fiction horror and beyond

A very morbid story, keeps you guessing whether this 'Outsider' is in Purgatory or trapped in a nightmare world. Beyond that, it is reflective of the author himself: Alienated from the real world, living in a mausoleum of old wealth, and his father dies at a young age from Syphilis, which leaves the victim scarred in hideous ways. Lovecraft's mother died in an asylum, she went mad, perhaps from Syphilis that she contacted from his father. No wonder H P Lovecraft inspired such corrupt souls as Rod Serling, Stephen King, and Dean Koontz

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Check out PG Wodehouse too. Yin to the Yang yo.

Let's be honest, If you like this tale you probably identify with the ending. :-P

Me knowing the twist of the story: :( :( :( :(