Episode 134 – The Willows – Part 1

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Join us as we voyage into The Willows by Algernon Blackwood.

We’re blessed once again by the talents of reader Lance Holt!

What’s that song Chris was singing? Check out Vienna.

Meet Chris at Thought Bubble the weekend of 11/17, where you can buy Deadbeats.

Heck, YOU CAN PRE-ORDER DEADBEATS RIGHT NOW!

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Episode 133 - The Great God Pan - Part 4

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It's our thrilling conclusion to The Great God Pan!

Special thanks to reader Andrew Leman - don't forget to pick up the new Dark Adventure Radio Theatre presentation of The Call of Cthulhu!

Our graphic novel Deadbeats is available for preorder now - grab it here!

Or why don't you swing by Thought Bubble in Leeds and buy a copy from Chris in person?!

Next up, The Willows!

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Episode 132 – The Great God Pan – Part 3

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Join us as we meander on- and off-topic with The Great God Pan!

Special thanks to reader Andrew Leman!

Here’s some more info on the female creation myths of The Smurfs and Pandora’s Box.

Looks like we were both right about the pronunciation of valet.

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Episode 131 – The Great God Pan – Part 2

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We’re back with more coverage of The Great God Pan!

Leman keeps bringing the goods...

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Episode 130 – The Great God Pan – Part 1

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Tune in, pull away the veil and witness The Great God Pan!

Leman – you got skills, kid.

Some of that 20s music you heard was Kitten on the Keys.

Learn more about Arthur Machen.

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Episode 129 - The Signal-Man

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We're back with a classic tale by Charles Dickens, The Signal-Man!

Special thanks to reader Marty Jopson, science bloke!

Next up: The Great God Pan

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Episode 128 – The Upper Berth

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Snuggle in to The Upper Berth with us and author F. Marion Crawford!

Special thanks to reader Bill Sebastian – check out his movie Qwerty!

Want a good scare? Watch Bedfellows.

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Episode 127 – The Monkey’s Paw

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Your wish has come true – we’re covering the W. W. Jacobs classic – The Monkey’s Paw!

Thanks to our reader, Paul Maclean of Yog-Sothoth.com!

We’ll be back next time with The Upper Berth!

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Episode 126 – The Yellow Wallpaper

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Join us and outstanding reader Heather Klinke as we creep on into The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman!

Special thanks to Innsmouth House Studios for graciously hosting Chris!

Next week: The Monkey’s Paw!

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Episode 125 - Supernatural Horror in Literature - Part 2

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Join us as we finish up the introduction to Supernatural Horror in Literature.

Special thanks to reader Michael Ford!

If you're in LA this September, you must freak out with us at the HP Lovecraft Film Festival!

What's up next?

The Yellow Wallpaper

The Monkey's Paw

The Upper Berth

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Episode 124 - The H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society’s Time Machine

Episode 124 - The H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society’s Time Machine
The H. P. Lovecraft Literary Podcast

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Listen in as Andrew Leman of The H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society sketches in an outline of the 1890s, then colours it in with YELLOW!

Tune in next week for more Supernatural Horror in Literature!

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Episode 123 – The Yellow Sign

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We’re joined by reader Andrew Leman as we try to get a purchase on The Yellow Sign!

Fifer feels like the watchman has this look.

Wanna see a great HPL imitator live out Poe’s greatest fear? Here you go, from Vampyr.

Also check out Chris’s cool graphic novel Kickstarter project, Transreality!

Get back with us next week as Andrew takes us on a historical stroll through the 1890s!

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Episode 122 – The Repairer of Reputations – Part 2

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Come! Join us and be part of the American Dynasty as we return to Robert W. Chamber’s story The Repairer of Reputations from his book, The King in Yellow!

Also check out Chris’s cool graphic novel Kickstarter project, Transreality!

Thanks to our reader, J.P. Moore!

Next week, we stick with Chambers and The King in Yellow, but move on to The Yellow Sign!

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Episode 121 – The Repairer of Reputations – Part 1

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Welcome to the inaugural episode of the HPLLP Premium Feed! Holy cow, it’s hot!

Thanks to reader J.P. Moore!

Next week: Part 2 of The Repairer of Reputations!

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Episode 120 – Supernatural Horror in Literature - Part 1

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We dip our toe into Lovecraft's greatest essay!

This is our free episode for the month of August. Become a subscriber August 8th! Come back to this site and we'll tell you all you need to do!

Want to know about how the world can be destroyed? Check out Phil Plait's Death from the Skies.

Next Episode: Robert Chamber's The Repairer of Reputations from his book The King in Yellow!

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Original Fiction - One Small, Valuable Thing

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One Small, Valuable Thing was written and read by Chad Fifer.

Warning: some language may be inappropriate for younger listeners.

This story, as well as Snack Time by Chris Lackey, will be available in the Lovecraftian-Pulp anthology Shotguns vs. Cthulhu, coming soon from Stone Skin Press. You can pre-buy through Stone Skin's Kickstarter project here!

Music for this reading was provided by The Human Aftertaste from the film Pickman's Song.

Production and additional scoring by Chad Fifer.

Please tune in next week for our first show covering Supernatural Horror in Literature!

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Episode 119 - Special Thanks & Future Plans

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We end this chapter of the podcast by answering some listener questions, reminiscing about the last three years and announcing what's next!

We'll be off next week and releasing a full reading of a Lovecraftian pulp story by Fifer on July 27th.

We kick off the next chapter of the podcast on August 2nd!

THANK YOU EVERYBODY!

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Episode 118 - Lovecraft's Last Days and Legacy

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Join us as we close out H.P. Lovecraft's personal story.

Most of the information in this show is from S.T. Joshi's H.P. Lovecraft: A Life. Thanks so much to Joshi for all of his research.

You can also watch Pickman's Song here.

Tune in next week when we talk about this show and preview what's up next!

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Episode 117 - The Haunter of the Dark - Part 2

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We conclude our coverage of The Haunter of the Dark, as well as our coverage of Lovecraft's stories.

This momentous episode is brought to you by The Muse of the Monstrous and Other Tales, a new collection of horror fiction by Stephen Jankiewicz.

Special thanks to Andrew Leman for all of his contributions over the past few years as well as this outstanding reading!

Like that opening jam? Check out Zeitgeist Zero!

And here's Robert E. Howard's biopic, The Whole Wide World.

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Episode 116 - The Haunter of the Dark - Part 1

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