It's Time For A Smoke & A Shiver!

[shanez]

Thanks for posting these shanez. Love the pipes too.
Here's one of my favorites.

That's an excellent story but you're going to need several pipes to make it through.

I remember when John Carpenter's "The Thing" came out. Even though it was a remake itself you could clearly see the influence of this story. As it turns out, Mr. Carpenter is a big fan of Lovecraft.

 

[shanez]

Bought this book to read to my daughter:

 

[shanez]

I was going to save this one for another night but it feels more appropriate now since it clearly ties into "At The Mountains Of Madness":

 

[shanez]

It's a beautiful 74 degree Saturday night here in Vegas and perfect for what I have in mind.

Tonight's going to be a mix of things. Starting with some C&D Dreams of Kadath in a pipe called Mermaid by Jan Symon Golowacz (this pipe is from fishnbanjo's estate) and a glass of Jura Journey Scotch:






Starting with a couple of short but excellent classic stories:

 

[shanez]

Now a short Lovecraft story that happens to be my personal favorite of his, probably because I like cats:

 

[shanez]

Switching gears, going to have a little tasting of Grangestone bourbon, rum, and sherry cask Scotch I picked up earlier today. Pairing with some C&D From Beyond, which I find goes very well with Scotch, in an unknown gourd calabash.



I think the calabash deserves a story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, although not a Sherlock Holmes story:

 

[shanez]

Well it finally happened. It's 66 degrees and I put on a sweater. It's not really cold enough to cause a shiver but I like to be comfy.

Starting tonight with some SG Sam's Flake in a flying saucer by Aleksic Dragomir and a glass of AE dor 1989 Vintage Grande Champagne Cognac:





And a short, but rather appalling, tale:

 

[shanez]

Here's a great, great story that goes well with a pipe. It's good for pairing with a flake or pipe with a larger chamber as it's about an hour long. Actually it's about 2 guys hunting plans that get changed but you know what I mean.

Load your pipe with something you really like, sit back, relax, and enjoy:

 

[hauntedmyst]

 

[The Amish Tyrant]

I enjoyed listening to a handful of these tales while jarring bulk tobacco.

This was a great and festive idea.

Thank you for sharing.

 

[saltedplug]

Here's a great, great story that goes well with a pipe. It's good for pairing with a flake or pipe with a larger chamber as it's about an hour long. Actually it's about 2 guys hunting plans that get changed but you know what I mean.

Load your pipe with something you really like, sit back, relax, and enjoy:

I've really enjoyed the readings of "The Raven" and the tale of the "Terribly Strange Pumpkin," and with satisfaction at the other dozen in the queue. Thank you for posting them! I will be listening.

I have to hand it to the Pumpkin's author for the incomplete ending, making me devise my own. I've added it to my favorite incomplete endings, as in "Once Upon a Time in America" and "The Sopranos."

 

[hauntedmyst]

I love watching spooky "real" videos on youtube. Its funny watching people going looking for ghosts and then screaming like schoolgirls at the slightest noise.

 

[shanez]

74 degrees tonight but very comfortable with a sweater.

Starting the night with some SG Cabbie's Mixture in a skull with snake meer by Eyup Sabri accompanied by probably my favorite Cognac which is Navarre Souvenir Imperial Grande Champagne:





Here's a great scary story where a tobacco pipe is heavily featured to the point you might even consider it the hero of the tale:

 

[shanez]

Absolutely beautiful 75 degrees tonight!

Having some SG Sam's Flake in a funky freehand meer by Beckler with a glass of The Sassenach Scotch:





Here's three different but all fantastic readings of Poe's The Black Cat:

Horrorbabble version:

Christopher Lee version:

Basil Rathbone version:

 

[shanez]

A chilly 65 degrees tonight.

Enjoying some Dunhill 3 Year Matured Virginia I jarred a few years ago in a meer by S. Yanik and working through a Grangestone whisky sampler:





Starting tonight with Lovecraft's excellent story "The Hound".

 

[hauntedmyst]

I know it's not his Halloweeniest pipe, but I'd love to have this Trvor Talbert Halloween pipe from 2010.

https://talbertpipes.com/wp-content/uploads/photo-gallery/h10016.jpg?bwg=1578822384

 

[shanez]

I know it's not his Halloweeniest pipe, but I'd love to have this Trvor Talbert Halloween pipe from 2010.

https://talbertpipes.com/wp-content/uploads/photo-gallery/h10016.jpg?bwg=1578822384

I'd put that definitely in my top 5 Talbert pipes I've seen!

 

[shanez]

Here's a excellent story about a cold war Russian military experiment called "The Fear Experiment":

 

[shanez]

It's a gorgeous 77 degrees tonight and a perfect time for the inaugural smoke of my scarecrow meer by S Yanik.

Enjoying some Capstan Gold Flake with a glass of Derringer Rabbit Hole Bourbon:





And a great, curious, and interesting story to go with it. Be careful what you say, you never know who may be listening, even the cat:

 

[shanez]

Here's a fantastic story by the absolutely brilliant writer Guy de Maupassant: