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Welcome to Learning Lovecraft! In this Podcast Jason McKittrick will guide Ken James through is first reading of the collective works of legendary horror author H.P. Lovecraft. Jason will provide the history behind each story and they will give their takes on how each story has influenced media and entertainment. 

Jason McKittrick and Ken James


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    Episode 39: Under The Pyramids Part One

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2025 37:38


    This time Jay and Ken discuss the first half of H. P. Lovecraft's Under The Pyramids. Inspired by Howard Houdini's trip to Egypt.

    Episode 38: Transmission From The Void

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2025 19:06


    On this episode of Transmission From The Void, Jay and Ken discuss the new format and what's to come with the Learning Lovecraft Podcast relaunch!

    UPDATE! We're Coming Back!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2025 7:36


    June 1st Learning Lovecraft podcast is returning!

    Episode 37: Cyclopean Cinema Volume Two: The Unnamable

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2024 53:38


    This Time on Volume Two of Cyclopean Cinema, Jay and Ken Discuss the 1988 film adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft's The Unnameable.

    UPDATE!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2024 0:37


    An update form Jason about Learning Lovecraft

    Episode 36: The Festival

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2024 60:38


    This time Jay and Ken discuss H.P. Lovecraft's The Festival.

    Episode 35: The Unnamable

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2024 59:18


    This time Jay and Ken discuss H.P. Lovecraft's The Unnamable.

    Episode 34: The Rats In The Walls

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2024 103:46


    This time Jay and Ken discuss H.P. Lovecraft's The Rats in The Walls.

    Episode 33: Cyclopean Cinema Volume One: Re-Animator

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2024 53:56


    This time Jay and Ken bring you a new episode type Cyclopean Cinema. In this new format they compare the H.P. Lovecraft stories to their film adaptations. First up Re-Animator.

    Episode 32: The Lurking Fear

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2024 51:32


    This time Jay and Ken discuss H.P. Lovecraft's The Lurking Fear.

    Episode 31: The Hound

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2024 89:54


    This time Jay and Ken discuss H.P. Lovecraft's The Hound. They are joined by actor of stage and screen Greg Oliver Bodine to join in the conversation.

    Episode 30: The Horror at Martin's Beach

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2024 26:58


    This time Jay and Ken discuss H.P. Lovecraft's The Horror at Martin' Beach.

    Episode 29: What The Moon Brings and Azathoth

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2024 35:40


    This time Jay and Ken bring you another double feature! In this episode they discuss H.P. Lovecraft's What The Moon Brings and Azathoth.

    Episode 28: Hypnos

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2024 37:16


    This time Jay and Ken discuss H.P. Lovecraft's Hypnos.

    Episode 27: Herbert West–Reanimator Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2024 66:42


    Jay and Ken continue the the discussion of H.P. Lovecraft's Herbert West-Reanimator. 

    The Festival: A reading By Greg Oliver Bodine

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2023 27:22


    Happy Holiday's from Learning Lovecraft Podcast! A Christmas present to bring in the Yuletide. A reading of The Festival By Greg Oliver Bodine. Sound Design by Ken James.

    Episode 26: Herbert West–Reanimator

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2023 65:12


    This time Jay and Ken have their first two part episode, starting with discussing the first three chapters of H.P. Lovecraft's Herbert West–Reanimator.

    Episode 25: The Music of Erich Zann

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2023 67:58


    This time Jay and Ken discuss H.P. Lovecraft's The Music of Erich Zann.

    Episode 24: The Other Gods

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2023 49:26


    This time Jay and Ken discuss H.P. Lovecraft's The Other God's.

    Episode 23: The Outsider

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2023 53:53


    Happy Halloween! This time Jay and Ken discuss H.P. Lovecraft's the outsider right in time for every monster kid's favorite holiday. And as an added treat, Kristina reads Howard's Halloween poem "Halloween in the suburbs".

    Episode 22: The Quest of Iranon & The Moon Bog

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2023 29:36


    In their first Double Feature Jay and Ken discuss both H.P. Lovecraft's The Quest of Iranon & The Moon Bog.

    Episode 21: The Nameless City

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2023 63:52


    This time Jay and Ken discuss H.P. Lovecraft's The Nameless City.

    Episode 20: Ex Oblivione

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2023 30:04


    This time Jay and Ken discuss H.P. Lovecraft's Ex Oblivione.

    Episode 19: Nyarlathotep

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2023 64:24


    This time Jay and Ken welcome guest Kristina McKittrick to discuss H.P. Lovecraft's Nyarlathotep. Also Ken has his first melt down. ENJOY!

    Episode 18: The Picture in The House

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2023 83:18


    This time Jay and Ken welcome friend of the show Sam Heimer to discuss H.P. Lovecraft's The Picture In The House.

    Episode 17: From Beyond

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2023 50:18


    This time Jay and Ken discuss H.P. Lovecraft's From Beyond. 

    Episode 16: Celephaïs

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2023 58:00


    This time Jay and Ken discuss H.P. Lovecraft's Celephaïs.

    Episode 15: The Street

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2023 59:04


    This time Jay and Ken discuss H.P. Lovecraft's The Street.

    Episode 14: Facts Concerning the Late Arthur Jermyn and His Family

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2023 63:50


    This time Jay and Ken discuss H.P. Lovecraft's Facts Concerning the Late Arthur Jermyn and His Family. 

    Episode 13: The Temple

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2023 79:32


    This time Jay and Ken discuss H.P. Lovecraft's The Temple.

    Episode 12: The Cats of Ulthar

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2023 42:46


    Jay and Ken discuss H.P. Lovecraft's The Cats of Ulthar

    Episode 11: The Tree

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2023 36:45


    This time Jay and Ken discuss H.P. Lovecraft's "The Tree".

    Episode 10: The Terrible Old Man

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2023 51:50


    This time Jay and Ken discuss H.P. Lovecraft's "The Terrible Old Man".

    Episode 9: The Statement Of Randolph Carter

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2023 44:42


    This time Jay and Ken discuss H.P. Lovecraft's The Statement of Randolph Carter.

    Episode 8: The Doom That Came To Sarnath

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2023 38:00


    This time Jay and Ken discuss H.P. Lovecraft's The Doom That Came To Sarnath.

    Episode 7: The White Ship

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2023 50:26


    This time Jay and Ken Discuss H.P. Lovecraft's The White Ship.

    Episode 6: The Transition of Juan Romero

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2023 49:34


    This time Jay and Ken discuss H.P. Lovecraft's The Transition of Juan Romero.

    Episode 5: Memory

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2023 39:26


    This time Jay and Ken discuss H.P. Lovecraft's Memory.

    Episode 4: Beyond The Wall of Sleep

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2023 53:08


    This time Jay and Ken Discuss H.P. Lovecraft's Beyond The Wall of Sleep.

    Episode 3: Polaris

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2023 46:22


    This time Jay and Ken discuss Polaris.

    Episode 2: Dagon

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2023 50:16


    Join us as Jay Walks Ken through H.P. Lovecraft's Dagon.

    Episode 1: The Tomb

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2023 38:58


    Jay and Ken discuss H.P. Lovecraft's The Tomb. 

    Welcome To Learning Lovecraft!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2023 38:24


    Welcome to the intro episode of Learning Lovecraft! Jay and Ken give an overview of what to expect from their new Podcast.

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