Episode 288 - The Lovecraft Comedy Quiz Show - LIVE

Tune in as we broadcast our "comedy" quiz show, LIVE from the Biltmore Hotel in Providence, RI on August 22, 2015!

Episode 288 - The Lovecraft Comedy Quiz Show - LIVE

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Tune in as we broadcast our "comedy" quiz show, LIVE from the Biltmore Hotel in Providence, RI on August 22, 2015!Thanks to our panelists, Andrew Leman and Kenneth Hite, as well as our illustrious host, Mr. Paul Maclean! Extra special thanks to the NecronomiCon Providence for hosting us!

Happy New Year!Next week: The Captain of the Pole-Star by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle!

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Episode 287 - Moxon's Master

Episode 287 - Moxon's Master

Listen on PatreonAmbrocember concludes STRONGLY with our look at Ambrose Bierce's Moxon's Master!Thanks to reader and pal Andrew Leman for rocking it all month. Check out the H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society's excellent Dark Adventure Radio Theatre production of A Solstice Carol!Here's that video Chris discussed: CBS Sunday Morning - The Lost Art of Automatons!Look out this New Year's Eve for the Lovecraft Comedy Quiz Show - Live in Providence. Happy Holidays!

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Episode 286 - The Difficulty of Crossing a Field, An Unfinished Race, Charles Ashmore’s Trail, Science to the Front & Oil of Dog!

Episode 286 - The Difficulty of Crossing a Field, An Unfinished Race, Charles Ashmore’s Trail, Science to the Front & Oil of Dog!

Listen on PatreonBierce-a-palooza! The Difficulty of Crossing a Field, An Unfinished Race, Charles Ashmore’s Trail and Oil of Dog! What a value!Thanks to our reader, Mr. Andrew Leman, he of the H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society and their excellent production of A Solstice Carol!

HPPODCRAFT and Andrew would like to publicly thank Clemens Williges of the Braunshchweig International Film Festival and Axel Weiß of the Arkham Insiders podcast for coaching in the pronunciation of the German book title in "Science to the Front." Y'all are extra-special and we hope the monsters eat you last.

Next week: Moxon's Master!

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Episode 284 - The Dark Brotherhood - LIVE

We interrupt this Decembrose to bring you some August Derleth!

Episode 284 - The Dark Brotherhood - LIVE

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We interrupt this Decembrose to bring you some August Derleth!

This was our show at the NecronomiCon - LIVE from the Biltmore Hotel in Providence, RI - August 22nd, 2015.Special thanks to our sponsor, Fedogan and Bremer - check out their 2-disc set of The Fungi from Yuggoth!Also thanks to Lyle Erickson for providing music, Andrew Leman for rocking the readings, and Tom Mueller for suggesting the story. We loved it!

We'll be back later in the week with more Bierce, and the COMEDY QUIZ SHOW mentioned in this recording will be up for New Year's Eve! 

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Episode 283 - A Resumed Identity & Beyond the Wall

Ambrose Bierce month begins! (Biercember? Ambrosember? Decembierce?) We're talking two stories from Can Such Things Be? First up, A Resumed Identity, and then the ghostly Beyond the Wall.

Episode 283 - A Resumed Identity & Beyond the Wall

Listen on PatreonAmbrose Bierce month begins! (Biercember? Ambrosember? Decembierce?)We're talking two stories from Can Such Things Be? First up, A Resumed Identity, and then the ghostly Beyond the Wall.We are sponsored this month by the excellent weird fiction collection With a Voice that is Often Still Confused But is Becoming Ever Louder and Clearer by J.R. Hamantaschen. Please support the show and pick it up!Special thanks to our reader, the inimitable Andrew Leman - you can pick up A Solstice Carol now at the HPLHS site!Next week for subscribers: The Stranger and A Diagnosis of Death - dig it!

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Episode 282 - The Nameless Offspring

Episode 282 - The Nameless Offspring

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This week we dip back into a little Clark Ashton Smith and find out where ghoul babies come from! You really don't want to know.

Special thanks to Erik Gordon for selecting this week's story. He's a treasure!

Andrew Leman returns to throw down some reading - please check out the new Dark Adventure Radio Theatre production of A SOLSTICE CAROLIt's an anthology episode that combines "The Festival", "Pickman's Model" and "The Outsider" in a Dickensian frame narrative - perfect for the holidays!

Next Week: 'A Resumed Identity' & 'Beyond the Wall' by Ambrose Bierce.

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Episode 281 - Smith: An Episode in a Lodging-House

Episode 281 - Smith: An Episode in a Lodging-House

Listen on Patreon"In 'An Episode in a Lodging House' we behold frightful presences summoned out of black space by a sorcerer..." - H.P. Lovecraft, Supernatural Horror in Literature. Also the subject of this week's episode!Special thanks to Christian Haunton, anthropologist extraordinaire, for selecting this story and being our very insightful and funny guest!Andrew Leman returns to throw down some reading - please check out the new Dark Adventure Radio Theatre production of A SOLSTICE CAROLIt's an anthology episode that combines "The Festival", "Pickman's Model" and "The Outsider" in a Dickensian frame narrative - perfect for the holidays!Next week: The Nameless Offspring by Clark Ashton Smith!

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Episode 279 - The Slithering Shadow - Part 1

We are kicking off November with yet another excellent Robert E. Howard Conan tale - it’s The Slithering Shadow!

Episode 279 - The Slithering Shadow - Part 1

Listen on PatreonWe are kicking off November with yet another excellent Robert E. Howard Conan tale - it’s The Slithering Shadow!Don't waste time! Check out this week's sponsor, One More Story Games! It's a great platform for both writers and gamers, and currently featuring cash prizes in the Write a Story Game 2015 contest. Get involved now!Thanks to our reader, Andrew Staton, and our musician, Reber Clark. Reber is currently offering 25% off all music with code SILVERKEY!Next week: MORE CONAN!

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Episode 276 - The Faceless God

Episode 276 - The Faceless God

Listen on PatreonBLOCHTOBER RETURNS! We're talking about The Faceless God, which can be found in Mysteries of the Worm from Chaosium or The Cthulhu Mythos Megapack.Special thanks to our reader, Jason Lee!Want to see Bloch talk? Here's a trailer for How to Plan a Movie Murder.We will be back in TWO WEEKS with The Opener of the Way.In the meantime, we'll be performing LIVE in Chicago, covering The Shambler from the Stars and The Dark Demon. Live show will be available soon for backers and later in the year for everybody else!

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Episode 275 - Notebook Found in a Deserted House

BLOCHTOBER BEGINS! We're kicking it off with "Notebook Found in a Deserted House," a story that can be found in a number of collections. We read it in Mysteries of the Worm from Chaosium.

Episode 275 - Notebook Found in a Deserted House

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BLOCHTOBER BEGINS! We're kicking it off with "Notebook Found in a Deserted House," a story that can be found in a number of collections. We read it in Mysteries of the Worm from Chaosium.

Check out this week's sponsor, the excellent weird fiction collection With a Voice that is Often Still Confused But is Becoming Ever Louder and Clearer by J.R. Hamantaschen!

If you dug the music this week - it's all on Sense Impacts, also at Chaosium.

Next Week: The Faceless God

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