Well it appears I got it done just in time for H. P. Lovecraft’s 120th. Birthday; which is also my 20th Anniversary since sitting on his grave for his 100th. Birthday.
See: http://www.flickr.com/photos/cthulhuwho1/3810075190/in/set-72157624114618268/ for that occasion!
What I’ve upload here, is truly my most personal birthday gift for H.P.L..
This complete reading of his “Fungi from Yuggoth” is something I’ve wanted to do for several years, as a tribute to the Master; and as a chance to put my voice, and my spin, on one of his most memorable works.
I’ve tried recording his prose, but that didn’t quite work for me; and then I started re-reading “Fungi from Yuggoth” again, now that I’m older, and my Indiana farm-boy voice has been tempered by many years in California; and the poetry seemed to be a fairly good fit, for my voice and temperment.
For the die-hard individuals who believe they can take 40 non-stop minutes of my voice, I’ve included a complete version in a single file; but I’ve also included separate files for every sonnet for those who want direct access to their favorite parts.
I was tempted to add background music; but I decided to let everyone have the raw reading to add their own music to it if they choose to. And I would also like to hear any copies that do get music added to them if anyone puts this files up on their sites. And please recommend any music you think I should try with my copies too.
Please share these files, and ask listeners to give any positive or negative feedback here or at willhart-at-roadrunner-com.
I’ll be adding more files here of Lovecraftian interest soon; but it will be a while before they include my voice (I’m tired of listening to myself!)
Will
ps
I’ve included a pdf copy of “Fungi from Yuggoth” in case my reading isn’t clear enough.
And I have added (23-Aug-2010) everything you need to make a paper CD case for Fungi from Yuggoth in case you burn your files to a disc. Scroll down to the bottom of this post for those files.
NOTE: If you do a normal click on the MP3 file links in this post, WordPress will play them for you.
If you’d like to download and save the files for yourself, and you are using a PC, right-click, to bring up the right-click menu and use the “Save Link As” function to save the MP3 files to your hard drive.
If you’d like to download and save the files for yourself, and you are using a Mac, I believe that would be Ctrl + Click to bring up the right click menu, and use the “Download Linked File” function to save the MP3 files to your hard drive. I don’t own a Mac so please correct me if I am wrong!
Fungi from Yuggoth – Complete – H. P. Lovecraft read by William Hart
00 Fungi from Yuggoth – Opening Credits – H. P. Lovecraft read by William Hart
01 Fungi from Yuggoth – The Book – H. P. Lovecraft read by William Hart
02 Fungi from Yuggoth – Pursuit – H. P. Lovecraft read by William Hart
03 Fungi from Yuggoth – The Key – H. P. Lovecraft read by William Hart
04 Fungi from Yuggoth – Recognition – H. P. Lovecraft read by William Hart
05 Fungi from Yuggoth – Homecoming – H. P. Lovecraft read by William Hart
06 Fungi from Yuggoth – The Lamp – H. P. Lovecraft read by William Hart
07 Fungi from Yuggoth – Zaman’s Hill – H. P. Lovecraft read by William Hart
08 Fungi from Yuggoth – The Port – H. P. Lovecraft read by William Hart
09 Fungi from Yuggoth – The Courtyard – H. P. Lovecraft read by William Hart
10 Fungi from Yuggoth – The Pigeon-Flyers – H. P. Lovecraft read by William Hart
11 Fungi from Yuggoth – The Well – H. P. Lovecraft read by William Hart
12 Fungi from Yuggoth – The Howler – H. P. Lovecraft read by William Hart
13 Fungi from Yuggoth – Hesperia – H. P. Lovecraft read by William Hart
14 Fungi from Yuggoth – Star-Winds – H. P. Lovecraft read by William Hart
15 Fungi from Yuggoth – Antarktos – H. P. Lovecraft read by William Hart
16 Fungi from Yuggoth – The Window – H. P. Lovecraft read by William Hart
17 Fungi from Yuggoth – A Memory – H. P. Lovecraft read by William Hart
18 Fungi from Yuggoth – The Gardens of Yin – H. P. Lovecraft read by William Hart
19 Fungi from Yuggoth – The Bells – H. P. Lovecraft read by William Hart
20 Fungi from Yuggoth – Night-Gaunts – H. P. Lovecraft read by William Hart
21 Fungi from Yuggoth – Nyarlathotep – H. P. Lovecraft read by William Hart
22 Fungi from Yuggoth – Azathoth – H. P. Lovecraft read by William Hart
23 Fungi from Yuggoth – Mirage – H. P. Lovecraft read by William Hart
24 Fungi from Yuggoth – The Canal – H. P. Lovecraft read by William Hart
25 Fungi from Yuggoth – St. Toad’s – H. P. Lovecraft read by William Hart
26 Fungi from Yuggoth – The Familiars – H. P. Lovecraft read by William Hart
27 Fungi from Yuggoth – The Elder Pharos – H. P. Lovecraft read by William Hart
28 Fungi from Yuggoth – Expectancy – H. P. Lovecraft read by William Hart
29 Fungi from Yuggoth – Nostalgia – H. P. Lovecraft read by William Hart
30 Fungi from Yuggoth – Background – H. P. Lovecraft read by William Hart
31 Fungi from Yuggoth – The Dweller – H. P. Lovecraft read by William Hart
32 Fungi from Yuggoth – Alienation – H. P. Lovecraft read by William Hart
33 Fungi from Yuggoth – Harbor Whistles – H. P. Lovecraft read by William Hart
34 Fungi from Yuggoth – Recapture – H. P. Lovecraft read by William Hart
35 Fungi from Yuggoth – Evening Star – H. P. Lovecraft read by William Hart
36 Fungi from Yuggoth – Continuity – H. P. Lovecraft read by William Hart
37 Fungi from Yuggoth – Closing Credits – H. P. Lovecraft read by William Hart
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B’day ode to H.P. Lovecraft From Gothic poet/illustrator The Kreep…
Cthulhu (kə-THOO-loo) is a fictional cosmic entity created by horror author H. P. Lovecraft in 1926, first appearing in the short story “The Call of Cthulhu” when it was published in Weird Tales in 1928.
-Wikipedia
read here:
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This is so wonderful, Will! I am so obsess’d with these sonnets, & you read them superbly.
Thank you for posting these. Poetry is always so much better when heard rather than read and these readings are very expressive.
Matt
Thank You for the compliment!
And I hope you’ll enjoy the “video” version of this with Lovecraft’s words on screen on YouTube too!
Great stuff, very well done.
thak ou for doing this and sharing it.
don
Don,
You are very welcome!
And I hope you’ll also enjoy the complete twelve chapters of “At the Mountains of Madness” that I’m currently posting as soon as I get each chapter cleaned up.
Will
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Well I Know I love Stuff like this,so thank you and yes if possible please any other older writings,readings,articles and/or stories would be nice
Thank you, Mr Hart. To my mind, Mr H.P. Lovecraft would read his sonets in a somewhat similar way – with moderate expression: not too emotionally. It’s a pleasure to hear ‘Fungi from Yuggoth’ in its original language (though our version is also very fine).
Greetings from Russia.
Aleksandr,
You are very welcome! And Thank You for compliment and taking time to write your comment!
If you truly enjoyed my reading of “Fungi from Yuggoth,” keep watching here for news of a very special musically scored production of “Fungi from Yuggoth and Other Poems;” which will be released in early 2016 by Fedogan & Bremer.
You can read more about this production, and the composer Graham Plowman, in the Lovecraft Related Press Releases and World of Lovecraft Audio groups on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1414987952051146/ and https://www.facebook.com/groups/762333087176224/
Will Hart
After having listened to your reading of Fungi from Yuggoth I’ll be surely waiting for the other poems.