COMPLETE Ghost and Horror Story Collection Vol. 050 - rap

[alixsquish]

Now I have to pivot to something completely different, before my head explodes...

Haha, probably a good idea! Go and read something with kittens and ice cream

[alixsquish]

Hi Rapunzelina,

Here's a submission for this collection - A Warning to the Curious, by M.R. James (published in The London Mercury, August 1925)

https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/ghohor050_warningtocurious_james_rb_128kb.mp3
Text: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.$b648919&view=1up&seq=378
Duration 45:14

- Rafe

Thank you Rafe - this story always reminds me of a particular bit of coast in North Norfolk... Thank you for taking me back there for a bit
(if in a slightly ominous way )

PL ok!

[rafeball]

Thanks alixsquish, much appreciated

[alixsquish]

Hello again my fellow horror fans.
I present to you:
The Drummer of Cortachy by Elliot O'Donnell
https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/ghohor050_drummerofcortachy_odonnell_gl_128kb.mp3
20m57s
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/20034/20034-h/20034-h.htm#CASE_VIII
Thank you for the opportunity. Enjoy.

Thank you Grant - your recordings are sounding great!

PL ok

Hello! I found this H.P. Lovecraft work to be in public domain and, being both a cat and horror enthusiast, decided to give this recording a go.

The Cats of Ulthar by H.P. Lovecraft
https://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/cu.aspx
06:35
https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/ghohor050_cats_lovecraft_kh_128kb.mp3

Thank you for the recording Kayty - really clearly read. Another cat and horror enthusiast here so cat stories always appreciated!

A couple of PL notes for you
00:13 - the title and author should be said a second time after the librivox statement so...
"[Story title] by [Author name]. - This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information, or to volunteer, please visit: librivox DOT org"
If you wish, say:
"Recording by [your name], [adding if you wish: location / date]"
Say:
"[Story title] by [Author name]."

05:24 - you've got an edit here that cuts straight in to your voice, cutting the start of the word off which sounds a bit jarring for the listener.

Let us know if you have any questions!

[kharrelson]

Hello again my fellow horror fans.
I present to you:
The Drummer of Cortachy by Elliot O'Donnell
https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/ghohor050_drummerofcortachy_odonnell_gl_128kb.mp3
20m57s
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/20034/20034-h/20034-h.htm#CASE_VIII
Thank you for the opportunity. Enjoy.

Thank you Grant - your recordings are sounding great!

PL ok

Hello! I found this H.P. Lovecraft work to be in public domain and, being both a cat and horror enthusiast, decided to give this recording a go.

The Cats of Ulthar by H.P. Lovecraft
https://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/cu.aspx
06:35
https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/ghohor050_cats_lovecraft_kh_128kb.mp3

Thank you for the recording Kayty - really clearly read. Another cat and horror enthusiast here so cat stories always appreciated!

A couple of PL notes for you
00:13 - the title and author should be said a second time after the librivox statement so...
"[Story title] by [Author name]. - This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information, or to volunteer, please visit: librivox DOT org"
If you wish, say:
"Recording by [your name], [adding if you wish: location / date]"
Say:
"[Story title] by [Author name]."

05:24 - you've got an edit here that cuts straight in to your voice, cutting the start of the word off which sounds a bit jarring for the listener.

Let us know if you have any questions!

Hi there! Thank you for listening. I believe I've fixed the issues indicated. I did want to note that I didn't hear a cutoff at 5:24 but I did starting at 5:28, so that's the bit I've corrected. If I missed what you originally indicated, please let me know.

https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/ghohor050_cats_lovecraft_kh_128kb.mp3

Same file name but new file.

[Rapunzelina]

Thank you, Kayty! Is the duration also the same?

[kharrelson]

Thank you, Kayty! Is the duration also the same?

It's actually 6:38 now. Sorry for forgetting to note that!

[Rapunzelina]

Thanks!

[MManolakes]

"A Tale of the Ragged Mountains" by Edgar Allen Poe, duration 26:48, from http://xroads.virginia.edu/~Hyper/POE/raggedmt.html

https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/ghohor050_taleofraggedmountains_poe_mm_128kb.mp3

Mike

[Rapunzelina]

Thank you, Mike!

Here's the text in gutenberg.org http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2149 (if a work is in gutenberg.org, it is the preferred text source)

I'll add it in the magic window for PL

[alixsquish]

Hi there! Thank you for listening. I believe I've fixed the issues indicated. I did want to note that I didn't hear a cutoff at 5:24 but I did starting at 5:28, so that's the bit I've corrected. If I missed what you originally indicated, please let me know.

https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/ghohor050_cats_lovecraft_kh_128kb.mp3

Same file name but new file.

Thank you Kayty! Yes I must have misread my own bad handwriting on the timing - this is now PL ok!

"A Tale of the Ragged Mountains" by Edgar Allen Poe, duration 26:48, from http://xroads.virginia.edu/~Hyper/POE/raggedmt.html

https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/ghohor050_taleofraggedmountains_poe_mm_128kb.mp3

Mike

Thanks to you also Mike - PL ok!

[Piotrek81]

Here's a story that I first heard about when reading Lovecraft's "Supernatural Horror in Literature". The idea piqued my interest but I think I couldn't find the piece. Now that I have, here is Cobb's "Fishhead".

Author: Irvin S. Cobb (1876-1944)
Title: Fishhead (duration 25:30)
Uploader URL https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/ghohor050_fishhead_cobb_pn81_128kb.mp3
Gutenberg link http://www.gutenberg.org/files/24799/24799-h/24799-h.htm#Page_244

That was a hard style to read but I also guess that in a right type of reader or listener it can evoke all sorts of mental images. Sadly, I'm not the right type for that, but I still liked the idea behind the piece.

[Rapunzelina]

Thank you, Piotr! Interesting and intriguing! Ready for PL

[Piotrek81]

If you want some visuals to go with the text here's a photo gallery of the Reelfoot Lake https://www.flickr.com/search/?text=reelfoot%20lake

[alixsquish]

Here's a story that I first heard about when reading Lovecraft's "Supernatural Horror in Literature". The idea piqued my interest but I think I couldn't find the piece. Now that I have, here is Cobb's "Fishhead".

Author: Irvin S. Cobb (1876-1944)
Title: Fishhead (duration 25:30)
Uploader URL https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/ghohor050_fishhead_cobb_pn81_128kb.mp3
Gutenberg link http://www.gutenberg.org/files/24799/24799-h/24799-h.htm#Page_244

That was a hard style to read but I also guess that in a right type of reader or listener it can evoke all sorts of mental images. Sadly, I'm not the right type for that, but I still liked the idea behind the piece.

Thank you Piotr - a very atmospheric and bizarre story indeed! and what a beautiful but spooky place from those photographs...

This is PL ok