As this is an odd numbered episode, I'll be reading a short selection. Tonight, it's "Memory," by HP Lovecraft, first published the May, 1923 issue of The National Amateur . Note, this is a horror podcast, so if you have problems with demons, genies, gray toads, and time-blasted architecture, this might not be the podcast for you. As always, follow the show on Mastodon at https://defcon.social/@podsothoth or email us at hideous@podsothoth.club. You can text us now. Why? That’s between you and yo...
Aug 03, 2021•3 min•Season 1Ep. 17
In which Tod and Claire discuss The Dreams in the Witch House , by HP Lovecraft, which was first published in the July, 1933 issue of Weird Tales . Please be forewarned, this is a horror podcast, involving witchcraft, devil worship, badly pronounced German texts, small-town superstition, hybrid rat things, extraspacial and extratemporal experiences, child sacrifice, insomnia, and gristly murder. If these are the sorts of things that bother you, you might want to skip this episode. If you enjoyed...
Jul 27, 2021•37 min•Season 1Ep. 16
In this episode, I'll be reading The Dreams in the Witch House, by H.P. Lovecraft, first published in the July, 1933 issue of Weird Tales. Please note, this is a horror podcast, so it might not be suitable for all listeners. If stories involving witchcraft, devil worship, badly pronounced Polish surnames, small-town superstition, hybrid rat things, extraspacial and extratemporal experiences, child sacrifice, insomnia, and gristly murder are the sorts of things that bother you, you might want to ...
Mar 05, 2021•1 hr 28 min•Season 1Ep. 15
In which Tod and Claire discuss The Doom that Came to Sarnath , by HP Lovecraft, which was first published in the June, 1920 issue of The Scot . Please be forewarned, this is a horror podcast, so it may not be suitable for all listeners. If you feel that you would be unduly disturbed by crypto-racist descriptions of subhuman people, accounts of wanton revelry, great water-lizards, and difficult to pronounce fantasy place names, then you should skip this episode. If you enjoyed this reading, plea...
Dec 08, 2020•26 min•Season 1Ep. 14
In which Tod Beardsley reads The Doom that Came to Sarnath , by HP Lovecraft, which was first published in the June, 1920 issue of The Scot. Please be forewarned, this is a horror podcast, so it may not be suitable for all listeners. If you feel that you would be unduly disturbed by crypto-racist descriptions of subhuman people, accounts of wanton revelry, great water-lizards, and difficult to pronounce fantasy place names, then you should skip this episode. This episode uses the ambience sounds...
Nov 23, 2020•19 min•Season 1Ep. 13
In this episode, Claire and I recorded in the Big Bend area with fancy new equipment, so hopefully sound quality will be much better than the last discussion! We discuss Cool Air , by HP Lovecraft, first published in the March, 1928 issue of Tales of Magic and Mystery . Please note, this is a horror podcast, and may not be suitable for everyone. This story, and discussion, contains references to scientific necromancy, alternative medicine, some untoward descriptions of Spaniards, and some amateu...
Nov 19, 2020•33 min•Season 1Ep. 12
In this episode, I will be reading Cool Air , by HP Lovecraft, first published in the March, 1928 issue of Tales of Magic and Mystery . Please note, this is a horror podcast, and may not be suitable for everyone. This story contains references to scientific necromancy, alternative medicine, some untoward descriptions of Spaniards, and some amateur mechanical engineering. If these topics may upset you, please stop listening now. If you have any thoughts on Cool Air, feel free to email them to us ...
Oct 18, 2020•22 min•Season 1Ep. 11
In this episode, Claire and Tod discuss H.P. Lovecraft's The Thing on the Doorstep , first published in the January, 1937 issue of Weird Tales . This episode contains references to misogyny, trans gender issues, necromancy, a forced commitment to a sanitarium, and Innsmouth-hate. If these topics might disturb you, you are encouraged to skip this episode. If you'd like to get in touch with us, you can write to us at hideous@podsothoth.club , or follow the show on Mastodon at https://defcon.social...
Sep 18, 2020•33 min•Season 1Ep. 10
In which Tod reads The Thing on the Doorstep, first published in the January, 1937 issue of Weird Tales . Tonight's reading involves themes of hypnotism, necromancy, misogyny, cuckolding, and insanity. If these subject bother you, you might want to skip this episode. Like the episode? Hate it? Let it be known either way on Mastodon at https://defcon.social/@podsothoth or write to the show at hideous@podsothoth.club . You can text us now. Why? That’s between you and your Elder God. Support the sh...
Aug 08, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 9
In which Claire and Tod discuss H.P. Lovecraft's From Beyond , this time from their living room. We also talk about Phantasm some, and of course, Arkham Horror: The Living Card Game. Like what you hear? Hate it? Tell us! Follow the show on Mastodon at https://defcon.social/@podsothoth , or email us at hideous@podsothoth.club . Be sure to mention how to pronounce your name! You can text us now. Why? That’s between you and your Elder God. Support the show Like the show? Say so with money ! Or just...
Jul 20, 2020•27 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Tod reads "From Beyond," by H.P. Lovecraft, first published in the June, 1934 issue of The Fantasy Fan. Please note, this story contains references to extra sensory perception, madness, a sudden stroke, the folly of science, and things man was not meant to know. If such subject matter might bother you, this is not the podcast for you. Write to the show at hideous@podsothoth.club , or follow the show on Mastodon! https://defcon.social/@podsothoth Tell a friend, unless you value that friend's sani...
Jun 24, 2020•19 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Update: The audio is kinda bad for the first 6 minutes, then gets better. I was experimenting with some noise filtering that apparently did not work at all. Sorry about that! Tod & Claire discuss H.P. Lovecraft's "The Cats of Ulthar," which was written one hundred years ago today , but published in the November 1920 issue of Tryout , and later republished the February 1926 issue of Weird Tales . You can either listen to the last episode and pretend it is being told by our cat, or read it you...
Jun 15, 2020•29 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Tod reads The Cats of Ulthar , by H.P. Lovecraft, first published in the November, 1920 issue of Tryout . It's quite short. Warning, this story contains depictions of cat murder and human murder. Dang, I just realized I never recorded a content warning, so I should get around to redoing that later. Village background ambiance is "D&D Abience - Evening Town" by Sword Coast Soundscapes, available on YouTube . Follow the show on Mastodon! https://defcon.social/@podsothoth You can text us now. W...
Jun 09, 2020•9 min•Season 1Ep. 5
In which Tod and Claire discuss the (damning) Statement of Randolph Carter, and make a startling discovery about what really happened to Florida-based, chisel-jawed adventurer, Harley Warren. Follow the show on Mastodon! https://defcon.social/@podsothoth You can text us now. Why? That’s between you and your Elder God. Support the show Like the show? Say so with money ! Or just hang out with us on Mastodon, at @podsothoth@defcon.social . Or email us at hideous@podsothoth.club . Best thing? Rate u...
Jun 02, 2020•36 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Tod reads H.P. Lovecraft's The Statement of Randolph Carter , which was first published in the May, 1920 issue of The Vagrant, and republished in the Februrary, 1925 issue of Weird Tales. Discussion about this story will follow in the next episode. Please be aware: this story contains a masculine relationship with a power imbalance, descriptions of Florida swampland, and a police interrogation of a suspect without a lawyer present. If you feel that any of these subjects might unduly bother you, ...
May 21, 2020•16 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Tod & Claire discuss Pickman's Model (as read in the last episode), and talk about Lovecraft's painter name-drops, historical locations mentioned in the story, the inability to convince their children to read anything, and the genesis of this podcast, Arkham Horror: The Living Card Game (Night of the Zealot). Also, we discuss the problem of racism in Lovecraft's work and life. We'll probably need to hit that racism bit again since we cut out like 20 minutes of that. Follow the show on Mastod...
May 17, 2020•42 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Tod reads Pickman's Model , story first published in the October, 1927 issue of Weird Tales . It's about a painter, Richard Upton Pickman, whose talent in depicting nightmare portraits exceeds that of comparable realist artists Johann Heinrich Füssli and Gustave Doré. The story focuses on the night one of Pickman's few remaining friends visited his studio, and the horrors witnessed there. Füssli gallery: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Fuseli#Gallery Doré gallery: https://en.wikipedia.org/wi...
May 10, 2020•33 min•Season 1Ep. 1
In which Tod describes how to enjoy Podsothoth: A Lovecraft Book Club, a note on Lovecraft's racism and our editorial changes and commentaries on that specifically, a note to maybe skip up to episode 25 to start with, and the fact that while we make fun of Lovecraft pretty much all the time, we really are sincere fans of Lovecraft and Lovecraftian weird fiction. You can text us now. Why? That’s between you and your Elder God. Support the show Like the show? Say so with money ! Or just hang out w...
Mar 11, 2020•4 min
