Episode 293 - Of One Blood - Part 1
We're putting the weird in Black History Month with Of One Blood by Pauline E. Hopkins!
Episode 293 - Of One Blood - Part 1
We're putting the weird in Black History Month with Of One Blood by Pauline E. Hopkins!Special thanks to our reader, Felicia 'Fli' King!
Watch The Ordeal of Randolph Carter right now!
Next week - MORE BLOOD!
Episode 292 - Caterpillars
Episode 292 - Caterpillars
Listen on PatreonWe're getting creeped on Caterpillars by E.F. Benson - join us!Special thanks to reader Jeff C. Carter - don't hesitate to back his project MechaWest - Steampunk Battlesuits in an Old West setting!Here's Being Boring by the PSB.Next week: Of One Blood by Pauline E. Hopkins!
Episode 291 - The Empty House
Episode 291 - The Empty House
Listen on PatreonWe return to explore The Empty House by Algernon Blackwood.Special thanks to our reader, Rachel Lackey!Check out Lights Out.Next week: Caterpillars by E.F. Benson
Episode 290 - The Judge's House
Episode 290 - The Judge's House
Listen on PatreonIt's the end of the week. Relax, and listen to our take on The Judge’s House by Bram Stoker.Here to further please you is our reader, Greig Johnson. Check him out on the internets.Also, Una O'Connor screaming.Next week: The Empty House by Algernon Blackwood.
Episode 289 - The Captain of the Pole-Star
We're kicking off 2016 with some arctic ghostliness: The Captain of the Pole-Star by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle!
Episode 289 - The Captain of the Pole-Star
Listen on PatreonWe're kicking off 2016 with some arctic ghostliness: The Captain of the Pole-Star by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle!Special thanks to our returning master-reader, Jon Hancock!Next up: The Judge's House by Bram Stoker
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
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!
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!
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!
Episode 285 - The Stranger & A Diagnosis of Death
Episode 285 - The Stranger & A Diagnosis of Death
Listen on PatreonBierce-Mas Season continues with The Stranger and A Diagnosis of Death!Thanks to Andrew Leman for sticking with us this month! Pick up A Solstice Carol now at the HPLHS site!Next up: The Difficulty of Crossing a Field, An Unfinished Race, Charles Ashmore's Trail - and heck, let's throw in Oil of Dog!
Episode 284 - The Dark Brotherhood - LIVE
We interrupt this Decembrose to bring you some August Derleth!
Episode 284 - The Dark Brotherhood - LIVE
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!
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!
Episode 282 - The Nameless Offspring
Episode 282 - The Nameless Offspring
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 CAROL. It'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.
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 CAROL. It'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!
Episode 280 - The Slithering Shadow - Part 2
Episode 280 - The Slithering Shadow - Part 2
Listen on PatreonWe're back to finish off the naughty and exciting Robert E. Howard Conan tale The Slithering Shadow!Special thanks to our reader Andrew Staton, and our musician, Reber Clark. Reber is currently offering 25% off all music with code SILVERKEY!Next week - Smith: An Episode in a Lodging-House by Algernon Blackwood!
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!
Episode 278 – The Shadow from the Steeple
Episode 278 – The Shadow from the Steeple
Listen on PatreonBlochtober concludes with The Shadow from the Steeple, which can be found online here.Special thanks to our reader, Andrew Staton! Check out his upcoming feature Clowntown!We’ll be back next month with another REH CONAN TALE! It’s The Slithering Shadow!
Episode 277 - The Opener of the Way
Episode 277 - The Opener of the Way
Listen on PatreonTime to Attack the BLOCH! Blochtober continues with The Opener of the Way (which we read in Mysteries of the Worm from Chaosium).Special thanks to our always incredible reader, Jon Hancock!Next week: Blochtober concludes with The Shadow from the Steeple, which can be found online here.
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!
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
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
Episode 274 – The Tower of the Elephant – Part 2
Episode 274 – The Tower of the Elephant – Part 2
CONAN returns to sympathetically finish The Tower of the Elephant! What a great guy!
Thanks to reader Kristofor Barnes for suggesting and reading this story! He’s the genius behind L.A. Ale Works and all-around SoCal beer expert!
NEXT MONTH: BLOCHTOBER!