The H.P. Lovecraft Literary Podcast

We're joined for a discussion of strange stories by a very special guest, legendary author Ramsey Campbell!

We're giving the treatment to Child's Play by Villy Sorensen, the first selection from Fine Frights: Stories that Scared Me, edited by Ramsey Campbell.

We're welcoming the werewolves of Weird Tales with 1925's The Werewolf of Ponkert!

We're stepping over the threshold of 2022 and having a drink with The Master of Rampling Gate by Anne Rice!

Join us as we march into the strange world of Nutcracker and Mouse-King by E.T.A. Hoffman!

We're shrieking into a month of SCARY FAIRIES with Concerning Corinna by James Branch Cabell, and we're joined by special guest Ken Hite!

The Colossus was written, directed, and scored by Chad Fifer, with additional audio production by Erik Peabody of Viking Guitar Productions and is based on the short story "The Colossus of Ylourgne" by Clark  Ashton Smith.

Join us as we finish up our conversation with writer/director Jeremy Dyson on Robert Aickman's story The Hospice!

We are thrilled to be joined by writer/director Jeremy Dyson to discuss the brilliant author Robert Aickman and his story The Hospice.

Episode 562 - Fat Face Listen on Patreon Patton Oswalt returns to help us size up the Michael Shea classic FAT FACE! Warning: some language and themes not appropriate for younger listeners. Mr. Cannyharme: A Novel of Lovecraftian Terror is available in paperback/kindle or as a limited hardcover. Grab more great stuff at Hippocampus Press! Outro music: Night Creeps by Pitch Black Manor 

Patton Oswalt returns to help us size up the Michael Shea classic FAT FACE!

Episode 558 - The Sandman - Part One Listen on Patreon We're here to lull you into some NIGHTMARES with E.T.A. Hoffmann's weird classic The Sandman! Don't forget to pick up YOU KNOW IT'S TRUE by author J.R. Hamantaschen! Special thanks to reader Levi Nunez of Loot the Body! This episode features Harp Quintet in C Minor by E.T.A. Hoffman as performed by Beethoven Trio Ravensburg. And PRE-ORDERS BEGIN at MIDNIGHT TONIGHT for Pitch Black Manor's new album Night Creeps, featuring the track from the end of the episode: HEATWAVE - exclusive merchandise - don't miss out!

We're here to lull you into some NIGHTMARES with E.T.A. Hoffmann's weird classic The Sandman!

Episode 555 - Ooze - Part One Listen on Patreon We're taking a dip in some OOZE by Anthony M. Rud - climb in! Special thanks to our reader: PHOOLE! Explore the Phooliverse! Next up: MORE OOZE!

Episode 554 - The Monster Maker Listen on Patreon Our month of creature creators begins with The Monster Maker by Ray Bradbury! Special thanks to our reader and STILL MOST FAMOUS Miss Trans New England, Lorelai Erisis! Tune in at the end for the new single by Pitch Black Manor - HELLIONS! The new album NIGHT CREEPS will release 8/13, with pre-orders beginning this month - STAY TUNED! Next up: OOZE by Anthony M. Rud

Our month of creature creators begins with The Monster Maker by Ray Bradbury!

THE COLOSSUS: Chapter One Listen on Patreon The movie event of the summer begins! Tune in for our souped-up staged reading of THE COLOSSUS: Chapter One - The Flight of the Necromancer! Special thanks to Viking Guitar Productions - you can purchase OBLITERATOR at Bandcamp and watch it be rocked into life on YouTube! Subsequent chapters will be available twice a month for CULTIST subscribers - CHAPTER TWO will be out on the 30th! THE COLOSSUS: CHAPTER ONE - THE FLIGHT OF THE NECROMANCER Produced by HPPodcraft - Strange Studies of Strange Stories Based on "The Colossus of Ylourgne" by Clark Ashton Smith Written, Directed and Scored by Chad Fifer Additional Production and Scoring by Erik Peabody / Viking Guitar Productions Cast: Andrew Leman as THE MOVIE Megan Austin Oberle as Mrs. Daring Scott MacDonell as Mr. Daring Chris Lackey as The Angry Dad Joshua Bentley as The Naysayer Levi Nunez as The Custodian Bill Sebastian as The Cleric Hal Lublin as The Apothecary Chad Fifer as The Enchanter and Gaspard Heather Klinke as Aggie and Jaime Andrews as Istarelle

Episode 550 - The Shadow Listen on Patreon We didn't ghost ya - YET! We're back with The Shadow by Edith Nesbit! Special thanks to reader Rachel Ford - check out her new podcast FINDING ME AGAIN! And if you want to grab this story and lots of other great weird, go to Oldstyle Tales Press!

We didn't ghost ya - YET! We're back with The Shadow by Edith Nesbit!

Episode 546 - Empire of the Necromancers Listen on Patreon A month of sword-and-sorcery stories kicks off with Clark Ashton Smith's Empire of the Necromancers! Special thanks to reader Levi Nunez - check out LOOT THE BODY at Bandcamp! Next up: The Sunken Land by Fritz Leiber

A month of sword-and-sorcery stories kicks off with Clark Ashton Smith's Empire of the Necromancers!

Episode 542 - Black Destroyer Listen on Patreon A month of sci-fi monster weirdness kicks off with Black Destroyer by A.E. van Vogt! Special thanks to reader George Woodruff! Check out our bonus episode on Alien. Next up: The Vaults of Yoh-Vombis 

A month of sci-fi monster weirdness kicks off with Black Destroyer by A.E. van Vogt!

Episode 538 - Vengeance by Proxy Listen on Patreon We are joined by writer Jamie Brittain as we kick off March is for Draculas with the John Wyndham story Vengeance by Proxy! Special thanks to reader Greig Johnson! Next up: The Man Upstairs by Ray Bradbury

We are joined by writer Jamie Brittain as we kick off March is for Draculas with the John Wyndham story Vengeance by Proxy!

Episode 534 - Candide - Part 1 Listen on Patreon The best of all possible podcrafts takes on the best of all possible books: CANDIDE by Voltaire! Special thanks to our reader Levi Nunez. Check out Loot the Body! Next up: More Candide Madness!

The best of all possible podcrafts takes on the best of all possible books: CANDIDE by Voltaire!

Episode 530 - The Colossus of Ylourgne - Part 1 Listen on Patreon Happy New Year! We're starting it off right with The Colossus of Ylourgne by Clark Ashton Smith! Special thanks to reader Andrew Leman!  Music for this episode is by Troy Sterling Nies from the Music of Dark Adventure collection - BUY IT NOW! Fifer was not joking about adapting this as a film - the script is halfway done and we will adapt it to audio for you all this year! Check out 1925's Wizard of Oz! Next up: More Ylourgne - and hell, let's do Averoigne stories all month! HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Happy New Year! We're starting it off right with The Colossus of Ylourgne by Clark Ashton Smith!

Episode 526 - The Turn of the Screw - Part 1 Listen on Patreon We're kicking off holiday ghost-story season with the Henry James classic THE TURN OF THE SCREW! Special thanks to readers Greig Johnson and Rachel Lackey!

We're kicking off holiday ghost-story season with the Henry James classic THE TURN OF THE SCREW!

Episode 522 - Sredni Vashtar & Tobermory Listen on Patreon We're kicking off a whole month of delicious Saki and we're starting with the hits - it's Sredni Vashtar & Tobermory! Special thanks to reader Dylan Hoover, a node in the Tulpa Hivemind! Next up: Gabriel-Ernest and The Music on the Hill 

We're kicking off a whole month of delicious Saki and we're starting with the hits - it's Sredni Vashtar & Tobermory!

Episode 518 - The Hound of Death Listen on Patreon Special thanks to patron Stewart Huntsman, who put us on the scent of The Hound of Death by Agatha Christie! Music from this episode is by Repairer of Reputations from the new album Millvale '02! And while you're grabbing that, don't forget your Halloween soundtrack MONSTER CLASSICS! Extra special thanks to reader Kayla Murphy! Next up: Christie's The Call of Wings 

Special thanks to patron Stewart Huntsman, who put us on the scent of The Hound of Death by Agatha Christie!

Episode 514 - The Picture of Dorian Gray - Part 1 Listen on Patreon It's finally time to unveil THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY by Oscar Wilde! We're joined by a special guest - television writer and Skins creator Jamie Brittain! Exquisite thanks to reader Greig Johnson! Music in this episode: Ballade No.1 Op.23 by Chopin and In the Dark by Bix Beiderbecke.

It's finally time to unveil THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY by Oscar Wilde!

Episode 510 - The Aquarium Listen on Patreon In honor of the new HBO show, we're plunging back into Lovecraft country with the mythos story The Aquarium by Carl Jacobi. We read this story in Tales of the Lovecraft Mythos. Special thanks to our reader Heather Klinke! Next Up: O, Christmas Tree by W.H. Pugmire and Jessica Amanda Salmonson

In honor of the new HBO show, we're plunging back into Lovecraft country with the mythos story The Aquarium by Carl Jacobi.

Bandcamp Friday! TODAY ONLY, Bandcamp is waiving their fees in support of artists hit hard by the pandemic. That means that when you buy MONSTER CLASSICS today - 100% of your purchase will go to making rent on the Manor. You can get it now at http://pitchblackmanor.bandcamp.com for $7 (or more if you’re feeling generous). We appreciate each and every monstrous sale! Reviews from listeners: “...a big, spooky ball of fun”  “...like delicious sugary monster breakfast cereal for my ears…” “…delicious pitch black gothy screaming Halloween fun! I love this album." JOIN US and thank you for your time! Sincerely, Pitch Black Manor

Episode 506 - Queen of the Black Coast - Part 1 Listen on Patreon THEW-LY kicks off with the Conan classic Queen of the Black Coast by Robert E. Howard! Special thanks to our reader - Joshua Bentley! Catch him singing here in the new video for Just Another Werewolf Love Song! Email pitchblackmanor@gmail.com to be notified first when Monster Classics releases later this month! Next up: More CONAN!

THEW-LY kicks off with the Conan classic Queen of the Black Coast by Robert E. Howard!

Episode 502 - Sticks Listen on Patreon Join us as we gather up our thoughts on Sticks by Karl Edward Wagner, available in The Book of Cthulhu 2! Special thanks to our reader, Erik Peabody – audio producer extraordinaire! Check out his goods and services at vikingguitar.com. And if you dig Going Down by PITCH BLACK MANOR, get early access to their upcoming album MONSTER CLASSICS - email us at PitchBlackManor@gmail.com! Next up: The Veldt by Ray Bradbury

Join us as we gather up our thoughts on Sticks by Karl Edward Wagner, available in The Book of Cthulhu 2!

Episode 500! Listen on Patreon We've put together a very special variety show to honor our milestone podcast, featuring guests Kenneth Hite, Grieg Johnson, Heather Klinke, Rachel Lackey, and... Andrew Leman? Featuring the voice talents of Levi Nunez and Chris Sarandon! And for the first time in 25 years, a world premiere performance by the greatest goth band of all time, PITCH BLACK MANOR!! For early access to their upcoming album MONSTER CLASSICS - email us at PitchBlackManor@gmail.com!

We've put together a very special variety show to honor our milestone podcast, featuring guests Kenneth Hite, Grieg Johnson, Heather Klinke, Rachel Lackey, and... Andrew Leman?

We're having a look at the pilot for 80s action show Manimal, and it's pretty scary!!

It's graduation weekend and everybody's getting in on the action!