HorrorBabble

22/08/2024

Hello all! We're back today with our first 'complete' HORROR AT SEA compilation. To synchronise the release with other platforms, the old HaS volumes on YT have been relabelled WEIRD SEA STORIES. The whole thing was getting a bit confusing! HORROR AT SEA VOLUME 2 will follow next month. Join us, at 8PM BST (UK) / 3PM EST (USA) / 5AM AEST (Australia).

19/08/2024

Hello all! I'm back again with another influential tale by the great Allison V. Harding -- GUARD IN THE DARK -- "There was a reason why the boy demanded toy soldiers, a reason to be found only in the treacherous dark." Join us, at 8PM BST (UK) / 3PM EST (USA) / 5AM AEST (Australia).

18/08/2024

Hello all! In case you missed it, we've just launched our first sister channel -- "FantasyBabble" -- dedicated to works of fantasy, science-fiction, and general works of speculative fiction. Clark Ashton Smith's complete Hyperborean Cycle is our first offering, with the first CONAN story following in a few weeks... See you on the other side!

The "Hyperborean Cycle" is a series of short stories by Clark Ashton Smith that take place in the fictional prehistoric setting of Hyperborea. The stories we...

14/08/2024

Hello all! Our complete UNDERWORLDS series in a single video will follow shortly. Join us tonight, at 8PM BST (UK) / 3PM EST (USA) / 5AM AEST (Australia).

12/08/2024

Hello all! I'm back today with another tale of a festering bog and its ghastly contents -- THE BOTTOMLESS POOL by Ralph Milne Farley -- "What the Fisher, What the Bait—? Martin Aylethorp Plumbs the Depths!" Join us, at 8PM BST (UK) / 3PM EST (USA) / 5AM AEST (Australia).

07/08/2024

Hello all! UNDERWORLDS concludes today with a classic tale by Louisa May Alcott -- LOST IN A PYRAMID. We hope you've enjoyed the series, folks! Join us, at 8PM BST (UK) / 3PM EST (USA) / 5AM AEST (Australia).

06/08/2024

Hello all! We've just launched a second channel -- FantasyBabble -- You can subscribe, here: https://www.youtube.com/
It's a home for those tales that don't quite fit the HB mould: works of fantasy, science fiction, sword and sorcery, etc. I won't be posting as often over there, but when I do, you can expect the likes of Conan, and Clark Ashton Smith's Zothique stories. To kick things off, the complete Hyperborean Cycle by Smith is scheduled for today at 8PM BST (UK) / 3PM EST (USA) / 5AM AEST (Australia). Videos will be published on Tuesdays, with the first Conan recording tentatively scheduled for August 27th.
I hope to see you on the other side!
Ian
NOTE: My commitment to HB will not be affected by the existence of FB.

05/08/2024

Hello all! We're kicking the week off with a bit of Allison V. Harding -- TAKE THE Z-TRAIN -- “A ghostly train that never was, heads for a ghastly destination that couldn’t be..." Join us, at 8PM BST (UK) / 3PM EST (USA) / 5AM AEST (Australia).

02/08/2024

Hello all! Our big categorization job continues, and as such we're back this evening with a new compilation -- CURSED CURIOSITIES -- 10 Tales of Haunted Relics. It's essentially a larger 'Artifacts of Horror' collection, which will also be released as an audiobook elsewhere. Join us, at 8PM BST (UK) / 3PM EST (USA) / 5AM AEST (Australia).

29/07/2024

Hello all! UNDERWORLDS continues today (two days earlier than scheduled), with the disconcerting tale of a shunned cavern by Robert E. Howard -- THE SECRET OF LOST VALLEY. Join us, at 8PM BST (UK) / 3PM EST (USA) / 5AM AEST (Australia).

24/07/2024

Hello all! UNDERWORLDS continues today, with a new recording of Abraham Merritt's THE PEOPLE OF THE PIT -- the tale of a man's return from a terrifying voyage into the depths of the Earth. Join us, at 8PM BST (UK) / 3PM EST (USA) / 5AM AEST (Australia).

22/07/2024

Hello all! We've another subterranean-flavoured tale in store for you later today -- THE DWELLERS UNDER THE TOMBS by Robert E. Howard -- The story of a horrifying descent into a subterranean labyrinth beneath the Dagoth Hills. Join us at 8PM BST (UK) / 3PM EST (USA) / 5AM AEST (Australia). UNDERWORLDS continues on Wednesday.

17/07/2024

Hello all! UNDERWORLDS continues today, with CAVERNS OF HORROR. “Well, then, how about devils? Might they really exist down below?” Join us, at 8PM BST (UK) / 3PM EST (USA) / 5AM AEST (Australia).

15/07/2024

Hello all! As an aside to our ongoing UNDERWORLDS series (which continues on Wednesday), we're back this evening with another new recording of an older tale -- RAINMAN -- Ian's tale of the thing from the Dread Lake... Join us at 8PM BST (UK) / 3PM EST (USA) / 5AM AEST (Australia).

10/07/2024

Hello all! Later today, in collaboration with Rue Morgue Magazine, we're commencing a new 5-part Wednesday series: UNDERWORLDS. Join us, as we descend beneath the surface, in SUBTERRANEA, at 8PM BST (UK) / 3PM EST (USA) / 5AM AEST (Australia).

08/07/2024

Hello all! As a prelude to UNDERWORLDS, a new series commencing on Wednesday, we return this evening with a new recording of an older tale -- THE PIT -- Ian's story of two friends who go in search of an abandoned mineshaft. Join us at 8PM BST (UK) / 3PM EST (USA) / 5AM AEST (Australia).

04/07/2024

Hello all! We return with a new William Hope Hodgson recording later today -- A TROPICAL HORROR -- the story of a ship attacked by a monstrous sea creature. Join us at 8PM BST (UK) / 3PM EST (USA) / 5AM AEST (Australia).

01/07/2024

Hello all! We're kicking things off this month with a story by John Metcalfe -- TIME-FUSE -- the story of a séance hosted by a lady with a more than casual interest in spiritualism. Join us at 8PM BST (UK) / 3PM EST (USA) / 5AM AEST (Australia).

26/06/2024

Hello all! ARTIFACTS OF HORROR: VOLUME 2 has been compiled in a single video and will be with you all on YouTube this evening. We hope you've enjoyed the series! Join us at 8PM BST (UK) / 3PM EST (USA) / 5AM AEST (Australia)

24/06/2024

Hello all! We're back today with some more Smith: THE DEMON OF THE FLOWER. First published in the December 1933 edition of Astounding Stories, the story tells of a desperate king's attempt to save his betrothed from an unusually macabre fate. Join us at 8PM BST (UK) / 3PM EST (USA) / 5AM AEST (Australia).

19/06/2024

Hello all! ARTIFACTS OF HORROR 2 concludes today with Episode 6: THE MAN WHO MADE FACES, which is our second recording of a work by C. P. Howard, the author of PRUNES. Another previously unpublished story, this one tells of a man haunted by a past mistake. We hope you've enjoyed the series, folks! Join us at 8PM BST (UK) / 3PM EST (USA) / 5AM AEST (Australia). And a link to series playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeNNKRLWxwoMFNgU4xRqPU3PRjR5UaZxX

17/06/2024

Hello all! We're back this week with a tale of morality: THE MAN WHO LOST HIS HEAD by Thomas Burke. "Something had happened which didn't happen; something out of nature; something against the sun." Join us at 8PM BST (UK) / 3PM EST (USA) / 5AM AEST (Australia).

14/06/2024

Hello all! I'm back today with a new recording of the Lovecraft classic, FROM BEYOND! Join us at 8PM BST (UK) / 3PM EST (USA) / 5AM AEST (Australia)

12/06/2024

Hello all! ARTIFACTS OF HORROR 2 continues today with Episode 5: MR ASH'S STUDIO by H. R. Wakefield, which is the story of a writer's curious inspiration found in a former artist's workshop. Join us at 8PM BST (UK) / 3PM EST (USA) / 5AM AEST (Australia). And a link to series playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeNNKRLWxwoMFNgU4xRqPU3PRjR5UaZxX

10/06/2024

Hello all! Our very own Paranormal Investigator returns today, in AN APPETITE FOR STEAM. In the story, Van Melsen finds himself up against a novel threat aboard a North Yorkshire steam train. Join us at 8PM BST (UK) / 3PM EST (USA) / 5AM AEST (Australia).
Image by Duncan Kay: https://duncankayartwork.com
And a link to the VM playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeNNKRLWxwoO0VCrw61QeyrZk_DQYZycx

06/06/2024

Hello all! Just a quick announcement this evening: our very own Peter Van Melsen returns next week, in Case #11, an escapade aboard a steam train in North Yorkshire -- AN APPETITE FOR STEAM.
Join us Monday 10th June at 8PM BST (UK) / 3PM EST (USA) / 5AM AEST (Australia).
You can catch up on the investigator's previous exploits, here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeNNKRLWxwoO0VCrw61QeyrZk_DQYZycx

05/06/2024

Hello all! ARTIFACTS OF HORROR 2 continues today with Episode 4: THE MEERSCHAUM PIPE by L. A. Lewis, which tells of a series of strange dreams and mysterious murders. Join us at 8PM BST (UK) / 3PM EST (USA) / 5AM AEST (Australia). And a link to series playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeNNKRLWxwoMFNgU4xRqPU3PRjR5UaZxX

03/06/2024

Hello all! Once again we return today with our latest Hyperborean Cycle recording: Smith's THE THEFT OF THE THIRTY-NINE GIRDLES. This is the last story in the series, with the exception of the unfinished work, "The House of Haon-Dor". We're not sure how best to approach that one yet, though we have several ideas... Join us at 8PM BST (UK) / 3PM EST (USA) / 5AM AEST (Australia). And a link to the HC playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeNNKRLWxwoNrOhnqT9nV0Vr88XKAdX6c

29/05/2024

Hello all! ARTIFACTS OF HORROR 2 continues today with Episode 3: THE BOOK by Margaret Irwin, which concerns a lawyer who begins to translate an unusual book, with curious results.. Join us at 8PM BST (UK) / 3PM EST (USA) / 5AM AEST (Australia). And a link to series playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeNNKRLWxwoMFNgU4xRqPU3PRjR5UaZxX

27/05/2024

Hello all! It's Monday, and we're back later today with a new Robert E. Howard recording -- KING OF THE FORGOTTEN PEOPLE -- the story of Jim Brill, and his strange journey into the hidden city of Khor.
Join us at 8PM BST (UK) / 3PM EST (USA) / 5AM AEST (Australia) -- I'm experimenting with time zones again!