Episode 174 – Phillinion and Machates

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Herb Sparks takes us to school with our pals Philinnion and Machetes!

Learn more about the Decline of the Roman Empire!

Proclus

Phlegon of Tralles

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Episode 173 - Ligeia

We're joined by reader Jon Hancock as we admire Ligeia, by Edgar Allan Poe!

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We're joined by reader Jon Hancock as we admire Ligeia, by Edgar Allan Poe!

Check out this week's sponsor: Cryptocurium!

Here's that reading by Vincent Price.

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Episode 172 - The Novel of the Black Seal - Part 2

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We're back to finish off The Novel of the Black Seal by Arthur Machen!

Special thanks to our reader, Rachel Lackey!

Posting this from our hotel in Providence - we're at the NecronomiCon! Come see us!

I know the future – and it is you buying a copy of Transreality, the original graphic novel written and illustrated by our own Chris Lackey!

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Episode 171 – The Novel of the Black Seal – Part 1

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Let’s get together and crack open The Novel of the Black Seal by Arthur Machen!

Special thanks to our reader, Rachel Lackey!

I know the future – and it is you buying a copy of Transreality, the original graphic novel written and illustrated by our own Chris Lackey!

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Episode 170 - The Red Hand - Part 2

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We're having a final shake of The Red Hand by Arthur Machen - join us!

Thanks again to our fantastic reader, Tony Barroso!

If you can make it to Providence this August, please join us at The NecronomiCon!

Thanks to Troy Sterling Nies for providing the music - grab some of his tunes at Bandcamp!

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Episode 169 - The Red Hand - Part 1

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This week, we're giving a weak, awkward high-five to The Red Hand by Arthur Machen!

Special thanks to our reader, Tony Barroso!

If you can make it to Providence this August, please join us at The NecronomiCon!

Thanks to Troy Sterling Nies for providing the music - grab some of his tunes at Bandcamp!

Want to make new friends? How about The Friends of Arthur Machen?

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Episode 168 – The Room in the Tower

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E.F. Benson returns to show us The Room in the Tower!

Have a gander at Dreamscape!

How about a good GHOUL PUNCH!

Next week: The Red Hand by Arthur Machen!

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Episode 167 - The Screaming Skull

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We're peeping into The Screaming Skull by F. Marion Crawford!

This August, you can find us at The NecronomiCon!

Special thanks to reader Jackson Stewart, the man behind The Cartridge Family.

We only touched on it - here's info on the Legend of La Corriveau.

And the dirt on Bettiscombe Manor - the House of the Screaming Skull.

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Episode 166 – The Face

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We looked long and hard at The Face by E.F. Benson, and we liked it!

Know what else we liked? That reading by Robin Vesey!

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Episode 165 - The Dead Smile

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Happy 4th of July!

We just can't stop smiling, and neither can anybody in this story! It's The Dead Smile by F. Marion Crawford!

Special thanks once again to our outstanding reader, Andrew Leman of the H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society!

Here are some clips from The Man Who Laughs set to music by They Might Be Giants.

Next week: The Face – E.F. Benson

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Episode 164 - The Owl's Ear

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Have a listen to The Owl’s Ear by Erckmann-Chatrian!

Extra special thanks to superstar reader Rachel Ford Lackey!

It's The Investigators!

Next week: The Dead Smile by F. Marion Crawford.

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Episode 163 – The Invisible Eye

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Join us as we have a look at The Invisible Eye by Erckmann-Chatrian!

Special thanks to our reader, Danny Staples of Liverpool!

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Episode 162 – The House and The Brain

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Episode 161 - The Body-Snatcher

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Outstanding actor and Oscar nominee Chris Sarandon joins us this week to read Robert Louis Stevenson’s The Body-Snatcher!

Want to learn more about Burke and Hare? This is the internet - there's a web site dedicated to them!

Our opening sample was from the film The Body-Snatcher, an early Robert Wise flick and a tour-de-force by Karloff. Check it out!

We'll be back next week with The House and The Brain by Edward Bulwer Lytton. Subscribe to tune in!

(And don't forget to pick up our graphic novel Deadbeats while you're at it; or even a soundtrack!)

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Episode 160 - The Snout - Part 2

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The Snout by Edward Lucas White once again snorts us into its weird depths.

Kip Barnes reads again!

DEADBEATS!

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Episode 159 - The Snout - Part 1

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We're back, getting seriously weird with The Snout by Edward Lucas White.

Thanks to reader Kip Barnes!

And hey - don't forget to buy DEADBEATS!

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Episode 158 - The Mummy's Foot

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Andrew Leman reads for us once again as we kick back with The Mummy’s Foot by Theophile Gautier!

Help keep jazz in your monster books! Buy DEADBEATS!

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Episode 157 - Fishhead

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Swim out into the lake with us as we tackle the Irvin S. Cobb classic, Fishhead!

Special thanks to guest Matt Burriesci (with his own special guest, Violet) and reader Andrew Leman. There are always fishy things happening at the H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society!

Thanks so much to everybody who donated to the Kickstarter - there are still a few days to go!

We'll be back talking mummies next week!

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Episode 156 - The Middle Toe of the Right Foot & An Inhabitant of Carcosa

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We conclude Ambrose Bierce month with The Middle Toe of the Right Foot and An Inhabitant of Carcosa!

Extra special thanks to our lovely reader Heather Klinke.

We'll be back next with Irvin Cobb's Fishhead!

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Episode 155 - The Death of Halpin Frayser - Part 2

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Ambrose Bierce month continues as we conclude The Death of Halpin Frayser!

Ken Hite is back to provide wit and insight. PLEASE check out his podcast Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff. It's intravenous knowledge!

Special thanks to our reader, Joe Scalora!

Next Week: The Middle Toe of the Right Foot and An Inhabitant of Carcosa.

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