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Episode 490 - Good Lady Ducayne
Episode 490 - Good Lady Ducayne
MARCH IS FOR DRACULAS! Join us as we slurp up Good Lady Ducayne by Mary Elizabeth Braddon!
Special thanks to our reader Kristyna Baczynski - check out her excellent comics and illustrations!
And don't forget to tune into the new episode of Quiet & Bold: THE INNSMOUTH BRIDE!
Next up: Luella Miller
Episode 486 - In the Court of the Dragon
Episode 486 - In the Court of the Dragon
All hail The King in Yellow! We're kicking off this month with a super-sized episode on In the Court of the Dragon, and we're joined by special guest Robin D. Laws!
Check out Robin's new RPG The Yellow King at Pelgrane Press! And have a listen to Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff!
Special thanks to our wonderful reader, Wyatt S. Gray!
Here are some photos of The Court of the Dragon in Paris.
Next up: The Demoiselle D'ys
Episode 482 - Enoch
Episode 482 - Enoch
It's Blochtober in January! Tune in as we dig into a little story by Robert Bloch called Enoch!
Special thanks to our reader Levi Nunez. Check out Loot the Body!
Here's that Robert Bloch album Gravely we we mentioned.
Next up: IT!
Episode 478 - The Phantom of the Opera - Part 1
Episode 478 - The Phantom of the Opera - Part 1
ANGELS!!! We are so happy to be here with you over the holiday season and hope you'll enjoy The Phantom of the Opera with us.
Although Fifer prefers this translation. We borrowed from both the translations throughout - most of the readings are from the Penguin edition.
EXTRA special thanks to our reader Jaime Andrews!
This is the Greg Hildebrandt Phantom of the Opera that we referenced!
Next up: More PHANTOM!
Episode 474 - The Pit and the Pendulum
Episode 474 - The Pit and the Pendulum
We're kicking off POEVEMBER with Mr. EAP's classic The Pit and the Pendulum!
Check out A Potted History of Cthulhu Games from Auroch Digital - an episode of the How to Make a Game podcast!
Special thanks to our fantabulous reader - Eric Curtis Johnson!
Next up: Metzengerstein
Episode 470 - The Jar
Episode 470 - The Jar
We're hitting Halloween season with a journey through The October Country by Ray Bradbury, starting with The Jar!
Check out this week's sponsor Repairer of Reputations - specifically their new record Innsport '86- featured on this week's show! And for October only, check out their album of horror music covers - The October Country!
Special thanks to reader Levi Nunez - do NOT miss his new Loot the Body music video inspired by Robert E. Howard's famous Conan story - The Tower of the Elephant!
Next week: Skeleton
Episode 469 - Deaf, Dumb, and Blind
Episode 469 - Deaf, Dumb, and Blind
Grab an earful as we talk through our last unsightly Lovecraft revision - Deaf, Dumb, and Blind by C.M. Eddy.
Special thanks to reader Andrew Leman of the H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society!
Next up: Bonus Episode on the film The Resurrected! The Comments Show! And in October - Ray Bradbury!
Episode 468 - Ashes
Episode 468 - Ashes
Join us as we sift through Ashes, a ludicrous story by C.M. Eddy with revisions by Lovecraft.
Special thanks to reader Andrew Leman of the H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society!
Next up: Deaf, Dumb, and Blind
Episode 467 - The Loved Dead
Episode 467 - The Loved Dead
Join us as we delicately and <gulp> lovingly examine The Loved Dead by C.M. Eddy and H.P. Lovecraft!
Special thanks to reader Andrew Leman of the AMAZING LEMANS!
Next up: ASHES
Episode 466 - The Battery
Episode 466 - The Battery
Patton Oswalt returns to help us connect with the Michael Shea story The Battery!
Warning: some language and themes not appropriate for younger listeners.
Can’t get an affordable copy of Copping Squid? Check out Demiurge: The Complete Cthulhu Mythos Tales of Michael Shea!
Next up: The Loved Dead by C.M. Eddy and H.P. Lovecraft!
Episode 462 - The Invisible Man - Part 1
Episode 462 - The Invisible Man - Part 1
We're back at long last! It's The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells!
Audio will improve throughout the month...
Thanks to reader Greig Johnson. Listen to Dr. Snake and the Snake Doctors!
AND MEET US AT NECRONOMICON! We have a live show on Saturday at Noon, and then a party at 8:30 PM the same night! GET INTO IT!
Episode 458 - The Pool
Episode 458 - The Pool
Patton Oswalt is back to talk Michael Shea in the summer party classic The Pool!
Warning: some language and themes not appropriate for younger listeners.
Don't forget to pick up your copies of The Ghost Box and The Ghost Box II from Hingston and Olsen! You deserve it!
Can't get an affordable copy of Copping Squid? Check out Demiurge: The Complete Cthulhu Mythos Tales of Michael Shea!
Next up this month: On the Slab by Harlan Ellison
Bonus 14 - Alien
Bonus 14 - Alien
Tune in as we discuss the 1979 sci-fi/horror classic Alien!
Coming soon: The Possibility of Evil by Shirley Jackson!
Episode 454 - The Screwfly Solution
Episode 454 - The Screwfly Solution
Listen in as we discuss The Screwfly Solution by Raccoona Sheldon!
Special thanks to our reader Heather Klinke!
This author is actually Alice B. Sheldon, also known as James Tiptree, Jr. Check out her story on NPR.
Attack of the Crab Monsters by Lawrence Raab.
Episode 450 - Nemo Me Impune Lacessit
Episode 450 - Nemo Me Impune Lacessit
Patton Oswalt joins us once again to discuss the Michael Shea porno-revenge tale Nemo Me Impune Lacessit!
Warning: some language and themes not appropriate for younger listeners.
Can't get an affordable copy of Copping Squid? Check out Demiurge: The Complete Cthulhu Mythos Tales of Michael Shea!
Next Up: The Novel of the White Powder
Episode 446 - In Amundsen's Tent
Episode 446 - In Amundsen's Tent
Join us as we take a peek In Amundsen's Tent by John Martin Leahy!
Special thanks to our reader, Edward E. French. Listen to a full reading of this story on his YouTube page: Fiction Fantastique!
Don't forget to pick up the Merkabah Rider books by Edward M. Erdelac - available in print or ebook!
Here's that Bob Gay analysis of this story on Famous (and Forgotten) Fiction!
And tune into BBC America tonight to watch the Lackeys host a Spock-a-Thon!
Next up: The Bells of Oceana
Episode 442 - A Rose for Emily
Episode 442 - A Rose for Emily
Join us as we chat about William Faulkner's classic story A Rose for Emily!
Special thanks to our reader K.J. Middlebrooks!
Next up: The House of Sounds by M.P. Shiel
Bonus 9 - Asperger's Syndrome & Lovecraft's Universe
Bonus 9 - Asperger's Syndrome & Lovecraft's Universe
Join us as we interview independent scholar Lars G. Backstrom, who walks us through his own experiences with Asperger's syndrome and relates them to Lovecraft's characters and universe.
Learn more about Auticon, the firm that exclusively hires employees on the autistic spectrum.
Comments show coming this week!
Episode 434 - The Night Wire
Episode 434 - The Night Wire
Join us as we decode the mysterious transmissions of The Night Wire by H.F. Arnold!
Special thanks to our reader Andrew Leman! Check out all the new offerings at The H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society.
Next up: The Graveyard Rats by Henry Kuttner