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HorrorBabble's Ultimate Weird Tales Collection, Volume 1
- Narrated by: Ian Gordon
- Length: 25 hrs and 5 mins
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Publisher's Summary
This collection comprises 40 stories by and inspired by the originators of weird fiction. From Blackwood's The Empty House, through to Philip K. Dick's The Hanging Stranger, Lovecraft's Out of The Aeons, and beyond.
Time immemorial; worlds unimaginable.
Contents:
- The Empty House (A. Blackwood)
- The Glamour of the Snow (A. Blackwood)
- The Wood of the Dead (A. Blackwood)
- The Creeper in the Crypt (R. Bloch)
- Notebook Found in an Abandoned House (R. Bloch)
- The Shambler from the Stars (R. Bloch)
- The Pendulum (R. Bradbury)
- Evening Primrose (J. Collier)
- A Terribly Strange Bed (W. Collins)
- A:B:O. (W. de la Mare)
- The Hanging Stranger (Dick)
- The Phantom Coach (A. B. Edwards)
- The Fear Experiment (I. Gordon)
- That Time of the Night (I. Gordon)
- VANITY LTD. (I. Gordon)
- The Horse of the Invisible (W. H. Hodgson)
- The Searcher of the End House (W. H. Hodgson)
- The Voice in the Night (W. H. Hodgson)
- The Dream Snake (R. E. Howard)
- The Horror from the Mound (R. E. Howard)
- The Thing on the Roof (R. E. Howard)
- The Ash-tree (M. R. James)
- Count Magnus (M. R. James)
- Lost Hearts (M. R. James)
- Number 13 (M. R. James)
- Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come to You, My Lad (M. R. James)
- In Amundsen's Tent (J. M. Leahy)
- To Build a Fire (J. London)
- The Pale Man (J. Long)
- The Space-Eaters (F. B. Long)
- The Colour Out of Space (H. P. Lovecraft)
- The Music of Erich Zann (H. P. Lovecraft)
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What listeners say about HorrorBabble's Ultimate Weird Tales Collection, Volume 1
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- Charles Power
- 04-04-20
Another totally useless table of contents
Those who've read my other reviews won't be surprised by this one. This is a splendid anthology of forty classic stories by two dozen writers, well performed, but how do you get to a particular story, or even writer, when the audio table of contents consists of Chaapter 1 through Chapter 40? Why is this so common? The Stephen Fry collection of Sherlock Holmes has a perfectly good table of contents. I'd like to have been able to say "for instance" in that sentence, but I'm not sure the lazy fools of 'Audible have done this with any other item.
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- Navigator
- 06-18-19
An eclectic catalog of weird fiction
This collection of horror, ranging from the ghost stories of Blackwood and James to the cosmic horror of Lovecraft, is a great offering of what the genre has to offer and is wonderfully narrated by Ian and Jen. Among the titans of the weird, Ian sprinkles in lesser known works that merit the attention of anyone seriously interested in widening their palette, including the criminally underrated Frank Belknap Long.
Others gems include more modern works by Bradbury, PKD and Vonnegut. Ian also plumbs the depths and procures some of the works of horror by Robert E. Howard (too often overshadowed by his Conan stories) and John Martin Leahy. Ian even offers a few of his own contributions to the weird as well.
All together a solid collection and narrated in such a way as to breathe new life into these great tales of the weird. Another excellent contribution from HorrorBabble in keeping the founders and practitioners of weird fiction alive. Looking forward to Volume II.
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- Mama Kotelensky
- 06-14-19
Fantastic collection deftly read
I am a huge fan of Horror Babble. The narrator, Ian Gordon, does an excellent job of transporting the listener into the stories and creating an atmosphere appropriate for these weird tales. This particular collection has a host of different stories by many of the stalwarts of the weird genre. I highly recommend listening to this volume and following all of the Horror Babble performances on Audible in other mediums.
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- Kaceybeth
- 10-09-20
(Mostly) Great stories, terrible editing decisions
Most of the stories are pretty good, but I find it annoying that the editor included his own stories. Imagine deciding that your own amateur efforts deserve to be included alongside luminaries like Lovecraft! It comes across as an attempt by the editor to "sneak" some of his own stories into publication. It's such a shady move that it biased me against the entire project. It's like a museum director slapping his kid's refrigerator art up on the walls of his museum among the Monets and Picassos and hoping the punters won't notice! Ridiculous.
Another problem is the narrator (who is also the editor, surprise surprise). Most of the narration is unskilled but ignorable. However, it becomes intolerable when he attempts to do "accents". Half the time I can't tell if a character is meant to be Irish, Spanish, or Eastern European!
Unfortunately, I there aren't many alternatives when it comes to audio editions of most of these stories. I wish the editor had stayed "on mission" and focused on producing a first-class audio anthology of OTHER PEOPLE'S WORK. With a competent narrator and without Gordon's own stories this would be a five star work. Unfortunately, the editor let his vanity get away from him and it dragged this down into the realm of the barely tolerable.
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- K. Siff
- 11-30-19
No titles in chapter listing
Lots of great stories in this collection, and the performance is just fine, but the stories are labeled as chapter 1, chapter 2, etc., which is just lazy for an anthology. The only way to figure out which chapter corresponds to which story is to click each one and listen for the title to be read aloud; pretty inconvenient. A tiny bit more effort would have made a big difference.
23 people found this helpful
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- G Gordon
- 06-18-19
A Master Class in the Weird
HorrorBabble is doing a fantastic job of bringing together the weird masters to tell a broader story of how the genre has evolved over the past century. Ian has the perfect voice for the task.
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- Malichite
- 06-18-19
Excellent Horror Series & Distinguished Narrator
Being a fan of other Horror Babble narrations, which I stumbled across a fear years back via Rue Morgue / YouTube, this is another excellent collection of horror tales. Ian is an excellent narrator that seems particularly suited to the readings of both classic and modern horror authors ranging from H.P. Lovecraft to Philip K. Dick.
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- Zudak
- 06-16-19
Very nice collection of weird tales.
An excellent collection, but for audio-books everything hangs on the narrator. Fortunately the narrator is outstanding. I've actually been a fan of Ian's work for years now. With a collection like this with many famous authors, I get to enjoy stories I'm already familiar with as well as hear some new material. Highly recommended.
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- Happy Customer
- 07-07-19
Glad I got the audio version
This book is an anthology of mostly, but not all, older horror stories. Many of the top names of horror make appearances. There is indeed a wide variety of stories contained in this volume. I enjoyed them all, but my favorite was Notebook Found In a Deserted House. As much as I would have enjoyed reading these stories, they were even better as narrated in this book. I am becoming a Horrorbabble fan and a huge fan of Ian Gordon. His voice and style of reading make this an excellent listen. This is one of the better horror audio books I have found and I would highly recommend to anyone who enjoys the older style of horror.
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- al doty
- 06-08-19
A very excellent tour of classic horror
Is there anyone that doesn't like a good horror story? Ian Gordon has assembled a collection of classic and modern horror from the likes of Poe, Bloch, Lovecraft, Dick, Blackwood as well as Ian himself. Combined with his unraveled narrations, these stories come alive and will leave the listener wondering what hit them. You'll want the lights on when listening. Sleepless nights await those who dare.
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- Ryan Pascall
- 12-18-19
Breathing new (un)life into great, classic tales.
As a lover of the classic ghost stories of E. A. Poe and M. R James as well as the supernatural terror of H. P. Lovecraft and August Derleth I never tire of rereading their tales but audio versions are hard to come by outside of old, crackle recordings and unsuitable jolly narrators.
Only Horrorbabble have managed to capture a fantastic selection of stories, arranged in an order that slowly builds the terror and narrated in such a perfect way as to elicit images of darkened, shadowy studies wreathed in pipe smoke where tales are recounted over glasses of strong whisky.
I own most of what they've made and every single production is wonderfully created and there really is no reason to look elsewhere if you're seeking a reason to leave the light on at night.
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- Andy Burton
- 06-15-19
Great collection; Great reader!
I've listened to (and have bought) a lot of HorrorBabble's work on Bandcamp and have very much enjoyed it and this collection is no less enjoyable; a good mix which ranges from classic horror such as Machen, James & Lovecraft to the more Science Fiction inspired horror of Vonnegut. Ian Gordon has the most excellent voice & delivery for readings of this type :-)
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- jacol68
- 10-10-19
Spooky at its Best
Beautifully read and incredibly atmospheric. I loved listening to this collection and will definitely be back for more.
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- Arnav P.
- 12-27-20
Amazing
Must buy. Captures the essence of gothic stories. Best in all of audible. Definitely would recommend. Narrator is epic.
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- paul m.
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- A.N.
- 06-26-21
The best source of classic weird fiction audio
Firstly, this is a great collection of weird fiction. It's a gem to find a collection this large of so many of the great writers and big names. All in one purchase! Sadly, many weird fiction writers didn't get the credit they deserved until more recent times, given that horror and sci fi was seen as low-brow and published mainly in pulp fiction magazines and books. But many of the great writers we know now, and big names of horror films even today, all trace inspiration back to the writers featured in this anthology.
Secondly, credit to the narrator, Ian Gordon. His enthusiasm and style is totally fitting for these tales and make their rendition highly enjoyable. Even for those few who find his style not to their taste, it will still grow on you and is undeniably appropriate to the material.
It is also a great compliment to Ian Gordon that I found his own stories equally enjoyable to the classics included in this collection. He is a good example of how fans of a genre can reproduce its classic tropes in a modern context. This is more than just carrying on a tradition, it's actually very exciting enjoying the new material that is produced as a result.
Horrorbabble are bringing to light for free on the internet many great works of fiction that are otherwise hard to find in print or don't deserve to be forgotten. Yes, M,R. James and some others have always been well-known, H.P Lovecraft is an icon, but masters like Clark Ashton Smith, Algernon Blackwood, and even Robert Bloch and Robert E. Howard are inexpicably little-known, despite being some of the best writers of any genre, not just weird fiction. In a climate where people are hunting to cash in on the recent success of Lord of the Rings, and horror is so huge, it's bizzaree that this material is being overlooked.
I hope Horrorbabble's website and this collection help connect these neglected stories to a new audience. Although many stories included here can be found for free on the Horrorbabble site, they deserve the income from this audible purchase for their work and the convenience of having all these tales collected together on the audible app.
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- PaulG
- 03-29-21
Not Disappointed
The hours pass by without notice when I’m listening to this as the stories are great and I love the narrators voice but like others have said wish he would tone down the pretence of the “horror mode” stylings and pronunciations.
If it was read with just a little less overemphasis and moody exagerations it would be perfect 👌
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- Anonymous User
- 03-04-21
Lots of good stuff
I like the readers voice but he’s a bit monotonus and doesent do a lot of character acting. The stories are mostly good.
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- Avril
- 02-15-21
Disappointingly badly narrated
Good collection, but the narrator is dreadful. Emphasising words like an old method actor , not sure if I’m going to make it through to the end but will keep for emergency listening
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- Carla
- 01-17-21
Well-curated collection; heavy-handed narration
Mouth-watering collection of authors and stories, with all the lovely, creepily-nuanced prose you could wish for. But I found myself fighting to hear it through the unremitting "mwah-ha-hah ... I'm telling you something scaaary!" tone of the narration. After a while I just couldn't listen to any more and, sadly, I'm returning this audiobook for a refund.
It's especially a shame because it's clear that Ian Gordon is basically a good reader, and he has a pleasant-toned, listenable voice. I'm sure I could enjoy him as a reader - if he'd just ease off a bit and let the text breathe and speak more for itself. But this reading didn't work for me at all ☹
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- Quality Piano Music
- 03-24-21
more effort please
why can't we bother to put the titles in the chapters, 2 collection now and still no change.
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- Amazon Customer
- 09-10-19
This book is awkward self promotion
Calling a collection of stories "ultimate", when it contains several stories writen by the narrator, is pretty bizarre. They are trying to class themselves with some of the greatest Weird authors, which is really awkward to listen to.
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