Time For A Smoke & A Shiver 2025

[shanez]

I forgot which annual this would be so I'm just going with the year.

Tonight I've got Marlin Flake in a jack-o-lantern meer by Kenan and I'm polishing off a bottle of Hennessy XO:



Tradition dictates we start with The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe.

Here are my three favorite versions.

Christopher Lee:

James Earl Jones:

And finally, "Eat My Shorts" quoth the Raven (Simpsons):

 

[LOREN]

I forgot which annual this would be so I'm just going with the year.

Tonight I've got Marlin Flake in a jack-o-lantern meer by Kenan and I'm polishing off a bottle of Hennessy XO:

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Tradition dictates we start with The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe.

Here are my three favorite versions.

Christopher Lee:

James Earl Jones:

And finally, "Eat My Shorts" quoth the Raven (Simpsons):

That's a scary pipe for sure!

 

[shanez]

Here's one I found to be rather disturbing:

 

[VDL_Piper]

Pleased to see I made your hit list

 

[shanez]

One more for tonight by the genius M. R. James ( and my personal favorite of his):

 

[OzPiper]

Ah !!!!
I was trying to picture enjoying a contemplative bowl while doing this

 

[shanez]

Tonight I'm having some Peterson De Luxe Navy Rolls in a vampire meer by Yanik with a glass of Leyrat VSOP Cognac:



First story tonight is another by the master M. R. James (his stories are well worth seeking out):

 

[shanez]

Here's a good and disturbing one:

 

[shanez]

One more for tonight. This one is written by the narrator and I really like it. It's set in a more modern time which is something I usually don't care for in my stories but he does such a good job of setting scene that anyone that's ever been stopped on a remote roadside should identify with it.

 

[LotusEater]

Thanks Shanez!

I’m way behind already and have a lot of listening to do. I queued up “Lost Hearts” last night but I was interrupted almost immediately. I am going to try to listen to a couple of these this weekend.

 

[FLDRD]

I forgot which annual this would be so I'm just going with the year.

Tonight I've got Marlin Flake in a jack-o-lantern meer by Kenan and I'm polishing off a bottle of Hennessy XO:

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Tradition dictates we start with The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe.

Here are my three favorite versions.

Christopher Lee:

James Earl Jones:

And finally, "Eat My Shorts" quoth the Raven (Simpsons):

Been waiting for you to start this thread, just now found it. I look forward to listening to most of them.
Thanks again for the annual share. I always enjoy.
Cheers.

 

[Sea Lord]

@shanez I see you have great taste. A cognac fan! There's nothing like it.

 

[shanez]

The other day it was actually rainy here in Vegas and I had some time to kill at home by myself. I re-listened to The Dogman of Fangdale Beck. It really put me in the holiday mood. Dead silence in the house and the story sounding the only way you can get from just a phone playing it.

Anyway, my 6 year old daughter and my wife (from Mexico) carved their first ever pumpkins today which added to the mood.

Tonight I'm indulging in some Martell XO with some Dark Star in a scarecrow by Yanik and a skull tamper from him as well:



Starting things tonight with one of my most favorite stories:

 

[Sea Lord]

Sadik Yanik never ceases to amaze me.

 

[shanez]

Having some Old Gowrie in a skull and tentacles meer by Celebi with a glass of 25 year old A de Fussigny 1997 vintage cognac for tonight's storyline time:



Starting with a little occult black magic:

 

[burleyboy75]

this is my new favorite thread! loving the pipes, so striking. great stories. cognac is a mutual love. Good man!! keep it coming please!

 

[shanez]

This one is unsettling.

The narrator discusses the stories afterwards which is something I quite enjoy. He gives a bit of biography about the author as well. I'd like to post a couple of my favorites from him (one of which he wrote) but I can't since they're members only stories.

 

[shanez]

A little "Arctic Horror" now.

 

[shanez]

Tonight I'm having some Rattray's Exotic Passion in "Satan" by Yanik with a glass of Jean Fillioux Cep d'Or XO Grande Champagne Cognac:



I'm so excited for the first story tonight! I can still remember reading this one for the first time and I'd been wanting to suggest it to Mr. Gordon @ Horrorbabble for narration as I think his voice is perfect for it.

It's a bit Lovecraftian only in the weird names but a great tale of revenge and spite. I'd say more but I want to save as much for everyone here as possible. There's a particular "scene" with ghouls that I love the way it's written.

 

[ashdigger]

Fantastic. All of it. How have I never seen this before?