The Man Who Found Out (A Nightmare)
Algernon Blackwood
Read by Phil Chenevert
A researcher goes on an expedition to find "The Tablets of the Gods" which have plagued his dreams since his boyhood. He finds them, and the horrible truth of humanity's true purpose in the universe. This story, The Man Who Found Out" is an example to me of pure cosmic horror in that the horror comes totally from knowledge which is (in-story) so terrible that it forever blights the minds of anyone who discovers it. Two highly intelligent and well informed men, Professor Ebor and then Dr. Laidlaw, learn the contents of the Tablets of the Gods, and even though this information is short enough to be on two ordinary-sized tablets, it is enough to induce absolute belief in its veracity and utterly destroy hope in the reader. Yeah, that is pretty scary. There are no monsters in the tale, nothing but Forbidden Knowledge -- which, apparently, is Forbidden with good reason. (Wikipedia and the reader) (0 hr 45 min)
Chapters
Chapter 1 | 11:15 | Read by Phil Chenevert |
Chapter 2 | 9:30 | Read by Phil Chenevert |
Chapter 3 | 5:00 | Read by Phil Chenevert |
Chapter 4 | 10:36 | Read by Phil Chenevert |
Chapter 5 | 4:23 | Read by Phil Chenevert |
Chapter 6 | 4:57 | Read by Phil Chenevert |
Reviews
very fun to listen to
A LibriVox Listener
Fun interesting and quick! Can finish in 20 mins on max speed
The Man Who Found Out (A Nightmare)
David R. Smith
Well Read, Fun listen and recommended... Thanks!
Great listen
Sai22
One of my favorite Algernon blackwood reads
Very descriptive
Sherie Black
Interesting and enjoyable. Well readm
Quite a good listen
psichick
Thank-you, Phil!