Episode 214 - The Waters of Death

Episode 214 - The Waters of Death

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EEK! It's The Waters of Death by Erckmann-Chatrian! Save us!

Learn more about that macabre water tank death at the Cecil Hotel.

Next week: THE BATHYSPHERE!

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Episode 213 – The Harbour-Master – Part 2

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Dive in as we continue our coverage of Robert W. Chambers’ The Harbour-Master (the first five chapters of In Search of the Unknown).

Andrew Leman once again joins us as a reader. Don’t forget to pick up your copy of Dark Adventure Radio Theatre’s Dreams in the Witch House!

Next week, Creatures from the Black La-June continues with The Waters of Death. Be there!

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Episode 212 - The Harbour-Master - Part 1

Episode 212 - The Harbour-Master - Part 1

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Creatures from the Black La-June continues with Robert W. Chambers' The Harbour-Master (the first five chapters of In Search of the Unknown).

We're joined once again by reader extraordinaire, Andrew Leman!

Tune in next week for more aquatic goodness!

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Episode 211 - In the Abyss

Creatures from the Black La-June kicks off with In the Abyss by H.G. Wells!

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Creatures from the Black La-June kicks off with In the Abyss by H.G. Wells!

This Thursday, the fishiness continues for subscribers with The Harbour-Master by Robert W. Chambers - tune in!

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Episode 210 - The Story of the Inexperienced Ghost

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H.G. Wells closes out PhantasMay with The Story of the Inexperienced Ghost, and it's a good one!

Extra special thanks to our esteemed reader Michael Ford.

We'll be back in June with WATER MONSTERS!! We'll be covering In the Abyss by H.G. Wells, The Harbour-Master by Robert W. Chambers and The Waters of Death by Erckman-Chatrian!

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Episode 209 - The Spook House

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Our ghost-busking continues with The Spook House by Ambrose Bierce!

Extra special thanks to this week's reader: Mallory O'Meara of Dark Dunes Productions!

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Episode 208 - A Warning to the Curious

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PhantasMay continues with M.R. James' A Warning to the Curious!

Special thanks to this week's reader, Rachel Lackey!

We'll be back to creep you out again next week with The Spook House by Ambrose Bierce.

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Episode 207 - Mrs. Lunt

It's PhantasMay Day! We kick off The Ghosts of May with Mrs. Lunt by Hugh Walpole!

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It's PhantasMay Day! We kick off The Ghosts of May with Mrs. Lunt by Hugh Walpole!Special thanks to our reader, Heather Klinke!

If you're in Los Angeles, don't miss Stuart Gordon's Taste. It's scrumptious!

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Episode 206 – One of Cleopatra’s Nights

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Mummy Madness Month concludes with orgiastic delight! It’s One of Cleopatra’s Nights, by Théophile Gautier, Translated by Lafcadio Hearn.

Special thanks to our outstanding reader, Melissa Autumn Hearne!

Our ending vignette featuring The Wolfman and The Mummy comes courtesy of Orgy of the Dead, a fine, fine film.

Next up: THE GHOSTS OF MAY!! We’re kicking it off with Mrs. Lunt by Hugh Walpole. Haunt you next week!

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Episode 205 - Lot no. 249 - Part 2

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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle has a bully of a mummy tale, and we're jabberin' all about it - it's Lot no. 249!

Another tip of the fez to our fantastic reader, Jon Hancock!

What's 227? It was a sitcom. We're kinda showing our age this week.

Next week, we'll really be showing our age, when we experience One of Cleopatra's Nights!

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Episode 204 - Lot no. 249 - Part 1

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Mummy Madness Month continues with an action-packed reanimation tale from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Lot no. 249!

Special thanks to our reader, Jon Hancock!

Next week: Mo' Mummy Mo' Mummy Mo' Mummy!

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Episode 203 - Some Words with a Mummy

We're having Some Words with a Mummy by Edgar Allan Poe! Won't you listen in?

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We're having Some Words with a Mummy by Edgar Allan Poe!

Won't you listen in?

A better web starts with your website - check out Squarespace now! 10% off with code HPL.

Thanks once again to reader Joe Scalora for ending the Draculas and kicking off MUMMY MADNESS MONTH -or- IMHOTAPRIL!!!

Check out Electrified Sheep by Alex Boese.

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Episode 202 – Dracula’s Guest

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We conclude March is for Draculas with an appearance by the man himself – it’s Dracula’s Guest by Bram Stoker!

Thanks to reader Joe Scalora for delivering the goods!

Have a peek at The Complete Dracula, adapted by Leah Moore and John Reppion with artist Colton Worley, and featuring Dracula’s Guest.

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Episode 201 – Varney the Vampire

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MARCH IS FOR DRACULAS continues as we storm the first couple chapters of Varney the Vampire!

Special thanks to our reader, the always brilliant Jon Hancock!

RIP Alan Ryan, author of PANTHER!

Next week, it’s Dracula for REAL as we read Bram Stoker’s Dracula’s Guest.

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Episode 200 - The Vampyre - Part 2

Reader David Bere joins us to finish off The Vampyre by Dr. John Polidori.

Episode 200 - The Vampyre - Part 2

Listen on PatreonReader David Bere joins us to finish off The Vampyre by Dr. John Polidori.Ladies and gentlemen, this is also OUR 200th EPISODE!!! WHAT?!We'll be back next week to kick off the next 100 with the first couple chapters of Varney the Vampire! MARCH IS FOR DRACULAS!

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Episode 199 - The Vampyre - Part 1

March is for Draculas begins with The Vampyre by Dr. John Polidori. Bleh bleh bleh!

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March is for Draculas begins with The Vampyre by Dr. John Polidori. Bleh bleh bleh!

Get your site going with Squarespace now! 10% off with code HPL.

You know you want World War Cthulhu: A Collection of Lovecraftian War Stories with Illustrations! Support this awesome anthology!

What's up next week? More DRACULAS!

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Episode 198 – The Camp of the Dog – Part 2

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We happily tramp through The Camp of the Dog by Algernon Blackwood – our conclusion to Werewolf History Month 2014.

Putting the noise in John Silence is our reader, Mr. Andrew Leman!!

Next week: MARCH IS FOR DRACULAS

We’ll be kicking off a month of bloodsucker lore with The Vampyre by Dr. John Polidori. Bleh bleh bleh!!!

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Episode 197 - Werewolf Bonus Track!

This episode is brought to you by Delta Green: Tales from Failed Anatomies Kickstarter!

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This episode is brought to you by Delta Green: Tales from Failed Anatomies Kickstarter!

What to know more about the Delta Green setting? Click here!

Where did Lackey get all this German folklore? Here are the goods!

Remember the Groovie Goolies? Lackey does and it's far more terrifying than he could possibly remember.

R. Chetwynd-Hayes loves his vampires and werewolves. Especially when they love each other.

Lackey's top 10 Werewolf movies

10. Underworld (2003)

9. Wolfen (1981)

8. The Wolfman (1941)

7. Wolf (1994)

6. Gingersnaps (2000)

5. Dog Soldiers (2002)

4. Silver Bullet (1985)

3. The Howling (1981)

2. The Company of Wolves (1984)

1. An American Werewolf in London (1981)

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Episode 196 - The Camp of the Dog - Part 1

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There's certainly a lot of camp in The Camp of the Dog by Algernon Blackwood - join us as we examine the story and continue Werewolf History Month!

We're joined once again by incomparable reader, Mr. Andrew Leman!!

Wanna see some werewolf cats? Of course you do.

Click here for more on the werewolf howling across the Mississippi in St. Paul.

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Episode 195 – The White Wolf of the Hartz Mountains – Part 2

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Werewolf History Month continues with The White Wolf of the Hartz Mountains by Captain Frederick Marryat!

Thanks once again to our very Lyc-able reader, Mr. Andrew Leman!!

We’ll be back next with The Camp of the Dog by Algernon Blackwood.

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