Podcasts about Arthur Machen

"The Red Hand" (1895): short detective/horror story featuring the main characters from The Three Impostors. It focuses on a murder performed with an ancient stone axe. Written by Welsh writer Arthur Machen. Check out this link to buy DB's Books[link]    

"The Red Hand" (1895): short detective/horror story featuring the main characters from The Three Impostors. It focuses on a murder performed with an ancient stone axe. Written by Welsh writer Arthur Machen. Check out this link to buy DB's Books[link]    

The Great God Pan is an 1894 horror and fantasy novella by Welsh writer Arthur Machen. Check out this link to buy DB's Books[link]    

The Great God Pan is an 1894 horror and fantasy novella by Welsh writer Arthur Machen. Check out this link to buy DB's Books[link]    

"The White People" is a classic, influential horror short story by Welsh author Arthur Machen, first published in 1904, presented as a young girl's diary detailing her secret initiation into a world of folklore, magic, and otherworldly beings, guided by her nurse, culminating in an abrupt, unsettling ending that suggests a profound, supernatural transformation. Check out this link to buy DB's Books[link]    

"The White People" is a classic, influential horror short story by Welsh author Arthur Machen, first published in 1904, presented as a young girl's diary detailing her secret initiation into a world of folklore, magic, and otherworldly beings, guided by her nurse, culminating in an abrupt, unsettling ending that suggests a profound, supernatural transformation. Check out this link to buy DB's Books[link]    

The Terror (1917) by Arthur Machen is a short horror novel set during World War I, where a series of bizarre and gruesome deaths in rural Wales are linked to animals turning against humans, suggesting a cosmic horror unleashed by the war's disruption of the natural order. Check out this link to buy DB's Books[link]    

The Terror (1917) by Arthur Machen is a short horror novel set during World War I, where a series of bizarre and gruesome deaths in rural Wales are linked to animals turning against humans, suggesting a cosmic horror unleashed by the war's disruption of the natural order. Check out this link to buy DB's Books[link]    

The Terror (1917) by Arthur Machen is a short horror novel set during World War I, where a series of bizarre and gruesome deaths in rural Wales are linked to animals turning against humans, suggesting a cosmic horror unleashed by the war's disruption of the natural order. Check out this link to buy DB's Books[link]    

The Terror (1917) by Arthur Machen is a short horror novel set during World War I, where a series of bizarre and gruesome deaths in rural Wales are linked to animals turning against humans, suggesting a cosmic horror unleashed by the war's disruption of the natural order. Check out this link to buy DB's Books[link]    

The Terror (1917) by Arthur Machen is a short horror novel set during World War I, where a series of bizarre and gruesome deaths in rural Wales are linked to animals turning against humans, suggesting a cosmic horror unleashed by the war's disruption of the natural order. Check out this link to buy DB's Books[link]    

The Terror (1917) by Arthur Machen is a short horror novel set during World War I, where a series of bizarre and gruesome deaths in rural Wales are linked to animals turning against humans, suggesting a cosmic horror unleashed by the war's disruption of the natural order. Check out this link to buy DB's Books[link]    

The Terror (1917) by Arthur Machen is a short horror novel set during World War I, where a series of bizarre and gruesome deaths in rural Wales are linked to animals turning against humans, suggesting a cosmic horror unleashed by the war's disruption of the natural order. Check out this link to buy DB's Books[link]    

The Terror (1917) by Arthur Machen is a short horror novel set during World War I, where a series of bizarre and gruesome deaths in rural Wales are linked to animals turning against humans, suggesting a cosmic horror unleashed by the war's disruption of the natural order. Check out this link to buy DB's Books[link]    

R.B. Russell, author and founder of Tartarus Press, takes us on a deep dive into the life and works of Welsh author and mystic Arthur Machen.  Ray traces the religious life of Machen, his involvement with the occult society the Golden Dawn, and his friendship with famed occultist A.E. Waite. Ray details Machen's fascination with the esoteric symbolism of the Grail mythology; his role in originating and spreading the supernatural, urban myth of the Bowman; and impact of his notorious horror-fantasy novella ”The Great God Pan”. Ray also shares his reflections on literary theory, the various interpretations of Shakespeare, and the prevalence of psychoanalytic readings of classic genre fiction. … Video version: https://www.guruviking.com/podcast/ep343-the-mystic-arthur-machen-rb-russell Also available on Youtube, iTunes, & Spotify – search ‘Guru Viking Podcast'.
 … Topics include: 00:00 - Intro 01:07 - First encounter with the works of Arthur Machen 05:25 - Hill of Dreams and an abiding interest 06:21 - Mysteries of Machen 07:12 - Life of Arthur Machen 09:29 - Involvement with occultism 17:11 - The Great God Pan 22:19 - Machen, Lovecraft, and the mystical 26:17 - Reflections on literary theory 27:26 - Why so many psychoanalytic readings of horror? 29:13 - Historicism vs textualism 31:40 - Shakespeare and classic vs modern productions 34:38 - The Great God Pan needs to be Victorian 35:25 - Machen's involvement in the Golden Dawn 38:43 - Grail Myth as a spiritual path and an early Welsh church 39:26 - Friendship with occultist A.E. Waite 40:05 - The Great Return and the evolution of awe 43:41 - Why were so many writers fascinated by the Grail Myth and King Arthur? 46:15 - Esoteric symbolism of the Grail 48:52 - Links to Roman Britain 49:58 - Machen's Oxford disappointment and subsequent work 53:05 - The Bowmen and urban myths 57:28 - Reading vs collecting books 01:02:27 - Ray's prized item and Machen collection 01:03:34 - Tartarus Press and Machen publishing projects 01:05:28 - Friends of Arthur Machen society 01:07:06 - Faunus journal 01:07:22 - Where to start with Machen for those interested in the occult and mysticism … Previous episode with Ray: - https://www.guruviking.com/podcast/p319-mystery-of-t-lobsang-rampa-rb-russell Find out more about Ray here: - http://tartaruspress.com/russell-rampa.html - https://www.arthurmachen.org.uk/ For more interviews, videos, and more visit: - https://www.guruviking.com Music ‘Deva Dasi' by Steve James

Gebt mir euer FeedbackHofnarrGiaccomo liest den gruseligen Klassiker:"Der große Pan" von Arthur MachenSupport the showMöchtet ihr mit mir Deutsch üben?Ihr könnt einfach im YouTube Kanal mitlesen!Read along in my YouTube Channel.вивчайте мову зі мною! Jedes Feedback ist willkommen...Every feedback ist appreciated. Und danke für den Support! Thanx for the support!Support my work (with a small subscription) Besucht mich unterhttps://allmylinks.com/wortschatzund mein Hörbuch unter https://www.allmylinks.com/keinenbock

In keeping with the tradition of telling ghost stories at Christmas, we offer you this expertly crafted submission from our sister podcast Haunted UK Fiction... Find this and over two dozen more stories on Haunted UK Fiction: https://linktr.ee/hauntedukfictionMy father was in a strange mood that day. He welcomed me with genuine warmth and appeared, to me at least, quite comfortable and content in his soft armchair and his cup perched delicately on the left knee. His words, however, were of the most serious sort; he betrayed no emotion by stating the facts clearly and with a certain stiff formality. I was informed that he had something very important to tell… Hello and welcome, dear listeners, to Haunted UK Fiction – a sister podcast to The Haunted UK which features original flash fiction, short stories, and novellas with paranormal themes. All stories you will hear were written by a collection of talented writers, authors, and storytellers, both independent and professional.In today's episode we'll be reading The Overcoat, an eerie, spine-tingling tale which was sent in to us by LD Brown. LD Brown lives in the village of Hawkshead, Cumbria with his wife and too many cats. They own a beer shop together. For the past seven years, he has been running Ghost Walks in the village under the name: Tallow Tales; The Hawkshead Ghost Walk. Twice weekly he takes visitors around the village, regaling them with stories of local folklore. This also gives him the opportunity to wear a top hat. In his free time, LD writes horror stories and has been fortunate enough to get a few published here and there. His fiction is influenced by the bleaker side of the Lake District landscape; rainy, dripping woodlands, mosses, tarns, wetlands and their sinister ilk. His literary influences include Arthur Machen, MR James, EF Benson, JH Riddel and Algernon Blackwood. He also enjoys Folk Horror films and Peter Cushing.We truly hope you enjoy this unsettling, atmospheric tale that is reminiscent of times gone by. If you would like to hear more from LD Brown, you can find his contact information, current and upcoming work, both as an author and as a ghostly tour guide, and follow him on social media with the links below:Upcoming Works: LD Brown is hoping to get a collection of his short fiction published in the near future. He has also written a short horror novella which he has been sending to publishers.Social Media Links: Instagram and Facebook @tallowtales              Website: www.kittchen.co.uk/tallowtalesEmail: lukebrown7@hotmail.co.uk If you have an original story that would send a chill down our spines, and you would like to submit it for review, simply send it in to hauntedukfiction@hotmail.com, that's hauntedukfiction@hotmail.com  Until next time, stay safe, and take care. Episode Credits:Story by L.D. BrownNarrated by Steven HollowayScript prepared by Melissa WestProduced by Pink Flamingo Home StudioBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/haunted-uk-podcast--6759967/support.

Esperant el Cometa #35 - El cànon, l'alta cultura i la cultura popular (Novembre 2025)Durada: 156 minuts.En aquest episodi ens endinsem en un debat intens: la relació entre cultura popular i alta cultura.Hem convidat en Joan Rius (@dolcametzina) per analitzar l'evolució d'aquests conceptes, la seva connexió amb la idea de cànon i els factors que modifiquen la seva percepció. Ha resultat una tertúlia més extensa de l'habitual on no ens hem tallat gens ni mica. Esperem que la gaudiu tant com nosaltres!A més, us portem la nostra selecció de novetats i les ressenyes dels llibres següents:Gliff (d'Ali Smith).El gran Déu Pan (d'Arthur Machen).Gaeli i l'home Déu (de Pere Calders).Tria personal (de Pere Calders).Gaudiu de l'episodi mentre arriba el cometa!BSO: Technological Chill Trap, de Abydos MusicVeu de les entradetes: Tatiana Dunyó

Author : Arthur Machen Narrators : Kat Day and Alasdair Stuart Hosts : Alasdair Stuart and Shawn Garrett Audio Producer : Graeme Dunlop “Novel of the White Powder” first appeared in The Three Impostors in 1895. C/W: drug abuse, delusions The Angels of Mons: The Bowmen and Other Legends of the War by Arthur Machen […]

Originally released in 2018 but remixed for your listening pleasure, here's Phil reading Arthur Machen's classic weird tale, "The White People." Happy Halloween! Machen's "The White People" was discussed all the way back in ⁠Weird Studies episode 3⁠. Earlier this week, JF and Phil joined Conner Habib on his podcast to talk all about horror. It was a great conversation and we hope you'll give it a listen. Image: Photo of doll from Auckland War Memorial Museum, via Wikimedia Commons. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gebt mir euer FeedbackHofnarrGiaccomo liest den satirischen Klassiker:"Die leuchtende Pyramide" von Arthur MachenSupport the showMöchtet ihr mit mir Deutsch üben?Ihr könnt einfach im YouTube Kanal mitlesen!Read along in my YouTube Channel.вивчайте мову зі мною! Jedes Feedback ist willkommen...Every feedback ist appreciated. Und danke für den Support! Thanx for the support!Support my work (with a small subscription) Besucht mich unterhttps://allmylinks.com/wortschatzund mein Hörbuch unter https://www.allmylinks.com/keinenbock

In a rare surfacing in the contemporary world, JF and Phil discuss a film that has just been released. Bryn Chainey's Rabbit Trap is psychological horror in the tradition of Repulsion, Jacob's Ladder, and Angel Heart. But it is more: a metaphysical film exploring the mystery of sound and the Otherworld of Faerie—an excursion into that weird country, so deftly explored by Arthur Machen and Algernon Blackwood, where wonder and terror perform their eldritch duets. Sign up for JF's new Henri Bergson course, starting September 18, 2025. Support Weird Studies on ⁠Patreon⁠. Buy the Weird Studies soundtrack, volumes ⁠1⁠ and ⁠2⁠, on Pierre-Yves Martel's ⁠Bandcamp⁠ page. Visit the Weird Studies ⁠⁠Bookshop⁠⁠ Find us on ⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠ Get the T-shirt design from ⁠⁠Cotton Bureau⁠⁠. Listen to Meredith Michael and Gabriel Lubell's podcast, ⁠Cosmophonia⁠. REFERENCES Bryn Chainey, Rabbit Trap Weird Studies, Episode 190 on “The Willows” Alan Crosland (dir.), The Jazz Singer Weird Studies, Episode 150 on “A Fragment of Life” Henri Bergson, Time and Free Will Vladimir Jankelevitch, Music and the Ineffable Hazrat Inayat Khan, The Mysticism of Sound and Music Herman Hesse, Siddhartha J. R. R. Tolkein, The Silmarillion Giles Deleuze, Cinema II   Robert Kirk, The Secret Commonwealth Weird Studies, Episode 120 on Radical Mystery (story of the anti-sound starts at 52 minute mark)   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Robert Plant on his journey from Led Zeppelin to his latest album of folk songs. Creator of V for Vendetta and Watchmen, Alan Moore is probably the world's most acclaimed writer of comic books, a medium he now eschews. Moving into novels, he has explored his hometown Northampton in widely praised work like Jerusalem, but his latest - The Great When - is an otherworldly exploration of literary London, inspired by the psychogeography of Iain SInclair and horror writing of Arthur Machen. From Seurat to Van Gogh, we mark a new exhibition at the National Gallery with a dive into the entrancing light and pontillist glow of the neo-impressionists. Co-curator Julien Domercq and art expert Anthea Callen are on to discuss. With the National Short Story Awards approaching, we speak to shortlisted author Emily Abdeni-Holman about her entry, Yair.

Two wonderful guests return to the show, the editor of Plough and Mere Orthodoxy, Susannah (Black) Roberts, and poet and playwright, Jane Scharl. We discuss Rudolf Otto's The Idea of the Holy and the “Numinous”, which is a term he coined in that book. The goal of this discussion is to talk about the concept of the Numinous and where it can be found in fantasy fiction. We specifically discuss the works of C. S. Lewis, Gene Wolfe, Tim Powers, Kenneth Grahame, Arthur Machen, and George MacDonald. We also discuss mysticism in Christianity, holy fear, and much more. If you want to know how an experience of the Numinous can unmake you, then check this episode out!Susannah can be found on Twitter.com at @suzania and her work can be found at https://www.plough.com/ https://mereorthodoxy.com/Susannah Black Roberts (substack)Jane can be found on Twitter.com at @JcScharl and she writes at J.C. Scharl (substack).Jane's poetry and plays can be found on her website,https://jcscharl.com/*************************************************************************************************************Follow me on Twitter @AaronIrberSubscribe to my YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@imightbelieveinfaeries7563Subscribe to my Substack - for updates on the show, essays, and more!Donate to my Patreon - I Might Believe in Faeries https://www.patreon.com/imightbelieveinfaeriesLike my Facebook page - I Might Believe in FaeriesBattle Of The Creek by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.comMusic promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.comAttribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Logo Art by Linnea Kisby************************************************************************************************************* This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit aaronirber.substack.com/subscribe

Of all the flavors of horror, few are as dreadful as that of being lost in the wilderness. In this episode, JF and Phil revisit The Blair Witch Project, the classic 1999 found-footage film that inspired a thousand imitators. What makes this film so gripping, they argue, is the way it lingers over the subtle stages of disorientation in a hostile place, from blithe denial to devastating gnosis. The Blair Witch Project isn't a ghost story so much as a work of cosmic horror. Ultimately, the woods themselves—vast, indifferent, inescapable—are the monster. Support Weird Studies on Patreon. Buy the Weird Studies soundtrack, volumes 1 and 2, on Pierre-Yves Martel's Bandcamp page. Visit the Weird Studies ⁠Bookshop⁠ Find us on ⁠Discord⁠ Get the T-shirt design from ⁠Cotton Bureau⁠. Listen to Meredith Michael and Gabriel Lubell's podcast, Cosmophonia. References Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sanchez (dirs.), The Blair Witch Project Gus Van Sant (dir.), Gerry Martin Heidegger, Being and Time Weird Studies, Episode 195 on John Keel Gilbert Simondon, Imagination and Invention Georgio De Chirico, Italian artist Arthur Machen, The White People Jack Zipes, literary scholar Weird Studies, Episode 150 on Arthur Machen's “A Fragment of Life” “Schizophonia” Stanislav Lem, Solaris Andrei Tarkovsky (dir.), Solaris Beyond Yacht Rock Podcast  Shirley Clarke (dir.), The Connection Gilles Deleuze, Cinema 1: The Movement-Image   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In which M Night Shyamalan takes over writing duties for a chapter The Winds of Time Podcast: https://windsoftimepodcast.podbean.com/ The Colin Malatrat Museum of Curious Oddities and Strange Antiquities: https://www.amazon.com/Malatrat-Curious-Oddities-Strange-Antiquities/dp/B0BJ4MMW1N Darkhorse Road, and Other Stories: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CVFFLVNL Podcast artwork by Ruth Anna Evans (https://twitter.com/ruthannaevans) Please consider supporting the following: Sister Song https://sistersong.nationbuilder.com/donate The Afiya Center https://theafiyacenter.org/donate SPARK: Reproductive Justice NOW http://sparkrj.org/donate/ Center for Reproductive Rights https://reproductiverights.org/take-action-abortion-is-essential/

This episode, we welcome to the podcast, James Machin, to talk about the new edition of The Stark Munro Letters (1895) he has edited for Edinburgh University Press. About James Machin James is a writer, researcher, and editor, whose recent books include the Edinburgh Edition of the Works of Arthur Conan Doyle's version of The Stark Munro Letters (2024) and The Strange Stories of John Buchan for British Library Publishing (2025). He edited Faunus, the journal of The Friends of Arthur Machen, for over ten years, and has taught at Birkbeck (University of London), the Royal College of Art, and the University of Bedfordshire. He has recently commenced work on the Edinburgh Edition of Round the Fire Stories. The Stark Munro Letters (Edinburgh University Press, 2025) The first new edition of The Stark Munro Letters since the early 1980s Contains detailed introduction and scholarly apparatus Extensive notes explore the historical and biographical references Appendixes that collect original transcriptions of previously inaccessible archival material Ideal for students and scholars interested in Arthur Conan Doyle, medical fiction, popular fiction, autobiographical fiction, and epistolary fiction This is the first scholarly edition of Arthur Conan Doyle's epistolary novel, originally serialised in the Idler, 1894–95, and long out of print. With its first-hand testimony of the life of a doctor at the outset of his career in the late nineteenth century, The Stark Munro Letters will appeal to anyone with an interest in medical history. It is based on his experiences during the eight years he spent as a General Practitioner, before becoming a professional author in 1890. By some way the most autobiographical of Conan Doyle's novels—written at the height of Holmes's popularity—it is also the most personal in terms of presenting his worldview during his formative years, including ruminations on moral philosophy, religion, science, and evolutionary theory. Moreover, it is entertaining and incredibly vivid—a contemporary critic described the mercurial Cullingworth as ‘one of the finest characters Dr. Doyle has yet drawn'. Source: https://edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-the-stark-munro-letters.html Bibliography The Strange Stories of John Buchan (British Library, 2025) British Weird: Selected Short Fiction 1893 – 1937 (Handheld Classics, 2020) Faunus: The Decorative Imagination of Arthur Machen (Strange Attractor Press, 2019) Of Mud and Flame: A Penda's Fen Sourcebook (MIT Press, 2019) Weird Fiction in Britain 1880–1939 (Palgrave Macmillan, 2018) The Cosy Room and Other Stories (Tartarus Press, 2017) Also mentioned Margie Deck (ed), Sherlock Holmes Into The Fire (Belanger Books, 2025) https://www.amazon.com/Sherlock-Holmes-Into-Fire-Margie-ebook/dp/B0FJK3H29X Next time on Doings of Doyle We continue with Conan Doyle's medical fiction with a related comic tale, ‘Crabbe's Practice' (1884). You can read the story here. Acknowledgements Thanks to our sponsor, Belanger Books (www.belangerbooks.com), and our supporters on Patreon and Paypal. Image credits: Thanks to Alexis Barquin at The Arthur Conan Doyle Encyclopaedia for permission to reproduce these images. Please support the encyclopaedia at www.arthur-conan-doyle.com. Music credit: Sneaky Snitch Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ YouTube video created by @headlinerapp.

In which our hero reads a letter

My guest this week is the writer M. John Harrison, who joins me to talk about the rerelease of his 1992 novel The Course of the Heart – a deeply strange and riddling story of grief, friendship, memory and occult magic. We talk about why this book is so personal to him, what he learned from Charles Williams and Arthur Machen, turning his back on science fiction/fantasy and returning to it – as well as how probably the most acclaimed of all his novels, Light, came about after Iain Banks told him he wasn't having enough fun.

My guest this week is the writer M. John Harrison, who joins me to talk about the rerelease of his 1992 novel The Course of the Heart – a deeply strange and riddling story of grief, friendship, memory and occult magic. We talk about why this book is so personal to him, what he learned from Charles Williams and Arthur Machen, turning his back on science fiction/fantasy and returning to it – as well as how probably the most acclaimed of all his novels, Light, came about after Iain Banks told him he wasn't having enough fun.Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find out more.For more Spectator podcasts, go to spectator.co.uk/podcasts. Contact us: podcast@spectator.co.uk

In which our hero makes some discoveries The Winds of Time Podcast: https://windsoftimepodcast.podbean.com/ The Colin Malatrat Museum of Curious Oddities and Strange Antiquities: https://www.amazon.com/Malatrat-Curious-Oddities-Strange-Antiquities/dp/B0BJ4MMW1N Darkhorse Road, and Other Stories: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CVFFLVNL Podcast artwork by Ruth Anna Evans (https://twitter.com/ruthannaevans) Please consider supporting the following: Sister Song https://sistersong.nationbuilder.com/donate The Afiya Center https://theafiyacenter.org/donate SPARK: Reproductive Justice NOW http://sparkrj.org/donate/ Center for Reproductive Rights https://reproductiverights.org/take-action-abortion-is-essential/

Maybe grab a poncho because in our latest ep you will get wet! We take a look at the grisly, gleeful gore of the splatter sub-genre. The absurd, nihilism, and the tenuous nature of our society all underpin a genre that cuts much deeper than it seems on the surface.Includes discussions of The Shrouds (2025), The Great God Pan (short story by Arthur Machen, 1894), Chain Reactions (2024), Jigoku (1960), Blood Feast (1963), The Gore Gore Girls (1972), The Beyond (1981), Demons (1985), Ichi the Killer (2001) and The Sadness (2021).Follow us on Instagram and Facebook.Contact us at crystal@spookybitchgang.com and scott@spookybitchgang.com.

In which our heroes take a constitutional and see the sights. The Winds of Time Podcast: https://windsoftimepodcast.podbean.com/ The Colin Malatrat Museum of Curious Oddities and Strange Antiquities: https://www.amazon.com/Malatrat-Curious-Oddities-Strange-Antiquities/dp/B0BJ4MMW1N Darkhorse Road, and Other Stories: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CVFFLVNL Podcast artwork by Ruth Anna Evans (https://twitter.com/ruthannaevans) Please consider supporting the following: Sister Song https://sistersong.nationbuilder.com/donate The Afiya Center https://theafiyacenter.org/donate SPARK: Reproductive Justice NOW http://sparkrj.org/donate/ Center for Reproductive Rights https://reproductiverights.org/take-action-abortion-is-essential/

In which our heroes ruminate on pedagogues, and STILL HAVEN'T GOTTEN ON WITH THE STORY. https://windsoftimepodcast.podbean.com/ The Colin Malatrat Museum of Curious Oddities and Strange Antiquities: https://www.amazon.com/Malatrat-Curious-Oddities-Strange-Antiquities/dp/B0BJ4MMW1N Darkhorse Road, and Other Stories: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CVFFLVNL Podcast artwork by Ruth Anna Evans (https://twitter.com/ruthannaevans) Please consider supporting the following: Sister Song https://sistersong.nationbuilder.com/donate The Afiya Center https://theafiyacenter.org/donate SPARK: Reproductive Justice NOW http://sparkrj.org/donate/ Center for Reproductive Rights https://reproductiverights.org/take-action-abortion-is-essential/

In which our hero still has not really gotten on with the story, and we hear a theory of dubious scientific merit. https://windsoftimepodcast.podbean.com/ The Colin Malatrat Museum of Curious Oddities and Strange Antiquities: https://www.amazon.com/Malatrat-Curious-Oddities-Strange-Antiquities/dp/B0BJ4MMW1N Darkhorse Road, and Other Stories: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CVFFLVNL Podcast artwork by Ruth Anna Evans (https://twitter.com/ruthannaevans) Please consider supporting the following: Sister Song https://sistersong.nationbuilder.com/donate The Afiya Center https://theafiyacenter.org/donate SPARK: Reproductive Justice NOW http://sparkrj.org/donate/ Center for Reproductive Rights https://reproductiverights.org/take-action-abortion-is-essential/

In which our hero does a little investigative journalism The Colin Malatrat Museum of Curious Oddities and Strange Antiquities: https://www.amazon.com/Malatrat-Curious-Oddities-Strange-Antiquities/dp/B0BJ4MMW1N Darkhorse Road, and Other Stories: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CVFFLVNL Podcast artwork by Ruth Anna Evans (https://twitter.com/ruthannaevans) Please consider supporting the following: Sister Song https://sistersong.nationbuilder.com/donate The Afiya Center https://theafiyacenter.org/donate SPARK: Reproductive Justice NOW http://sparkrj.org/donate/ Center for Reproductive Rights https://reproductiverights.org/take-action-abortion-is-essential/

In which our hero chats about the news of the day. The Colin Malatrat Museum of Curious Oddities and Strange Antiquities: https://www.amazon.com/Malatrat-Curious-Oddities-Strange-Antiquities/dp/B0BJ4MMW1N Darkhorse Road, and Other Stories: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CVFFLVNL Podcast artwork by Ruth Anna Evans (https://twitter.com/ruthannaevans) Please consider supporting the following: Sister Song https://sistersong.nationbuilder.com/donate The Afiya Center https://theafiyacenter.org/donate SPARK: Reproductive Justice NOW http://sparkrj.org/donate/ Center for Reproductive Rights https://reproductiverights.org/take-action-abortion-is-essential/

Greetings seekers of the strange and unusual. A veritable literary feast awaits you weary traveller amongst the forgotten henges of northern England.Today, we find ourselves in the most estimable company of author and connoisseur of all things that go bump in the night Mark Valentine, and Ray Russell, Tartarus press co owner, writer and musician. Together we explore the fields of furrows, the henges and barrows and, of course, writers. We delve into the magical and mysterious works of Arthur Machen, Mary Butts, D.K Broster and many, many more.Expect lay lines, ghosts, musical interludes and strange encounters with a camper van.And the wondrous actor Jemima Roper reads from Mark Valentine's short story Seven.Enjoy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Packed with stories selected and introduced by one of todays leading esoteric scholars, this book will do more than make your toes curl and your skin crawl. These tales reveal hidden truths and forbidden pursuits, and divulge the secrets of magical initiation. Covering topics from rituals to hauntings to the Devil himself, this  one-of-a-kind volume includes selections from: Aleister Crowley, Ambrose Bierce, Arthur Machen, Edgar Allan Poe, Robert W. Chambers, Ralph Adams Cram, H.P. Lovecraft, Dion Fortune , Sir Edward Bulwer-Lytton and Bram Stoker. As Lon Milo DuQuette writes in his introduction, horror takes its time. It creeps in, seeps in, and lingers. These stories will stay with you, biting at your heels from the shadows. Don't say we didn't warn you…

Arthur Machen, maestro del horror sobrenatural y el misterio esotérico, nos presenta en Abriendo la puerta un relato inquietante que juega con la realidad y lo desconocido, envolviendo al lector en un velo de incertidumbre y asombro. El relato sigue la investigación de un reportero sobre la desaparición y extraño regreso del reverendo Secretan Jones, un erudito de Canonbury conocido por sus ideas apocalípticas sobre la modernidad y el progreso urbano. Lo que en principio parece una historia de extravío, pronto se transforma en una exploración de los límites de la percepción humana, la fragilidad de la memoria y la posibilidad de otras realidades que existen a la vuelta de una simple puerta. Machen construye la narrativa con su característico estilo evocador, mezclando el realismo detallado con lo inexplicable. El uso del periodismo como punto de vista refuerza la sensación de verosimilitud, pero también enfatiza el desconcierto de la historia: Secretan Jones no recuerda qué ocurrió durante su ausencia de seis semanas, y las pocas pistas que se obtienen, como la frescura de una flor recogida antes de su desaparición, sugieren una alteración de la realidad que escapa a la comprensión racional. El tema de la pérdida de identidad y la transición entre dimensiones ocultas es recurrente en la obra de Machen, y aquí se manifiesta en la sutil transformación del protagonista y su creciente inquietud tras su inexplicable regreso. La historia nunca ofrece una explicación definitiva, sino que se deleita en lo indescifrable, dejando al lector con la sensación de que ciertos misterios son mejor dejados sin resolver. En definitiva, Abriendo la puerta es una muestra magistral de la habilidad de Machen para infundir terror a través de lo sugerido más que de lo evidente. Su atmósfera de irrealidad y su exploración de lo que se oculta más allá de la percepción humana lo convierten en un relato memorable dentro de la literatura de lo sobrenatural y lo desconocido. Análisis de: Javier Matesanz Texto del relato traducido por: Javier Matesanz Musicas: - 01. Mind Tricks - Experia (Epidemic) - 02. Dark Music - The Sealed Kingdom (Epidemic) Nota: Este audio no se realiza con fines comerciales ni lucrativos. Es de difusión enteramente gratuita e intenta dar a conocer tanto a los escritores de los relatos y cuentos como a los autores de las músicas. ¿Quieres anunciarte en este podcast? Hazlo con advoices.com/podcast/ivoox/352537 Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

David Lynch passed away on January 15th, 2025, leaving behind a body of work that reshaped the landscape of cinema and television. Few artists have delved as deeply into the strange, the beautiful, and the terrifying as Lynch, and few have had as profound an influence on Weird Studies. His films have long been a touchstone for JF and Phil's discussions on art, philosophy, and the nature of the weird. To honor his memory, they decided to devote an episode to Lynch's work as a whole, with special attention paid to Eraserhead—the nightmarish debut that announced his singular vision to the world. A study in dread, desire, and the uncanny, Eraserhead remains one of the most disturbing and mysterious works of American cinema. In this episode, we explore what makes it so powerful and how it connects to Lynch's larger artistic project. To enroll in JF's new Weirdosphere course, It's All Real: An Inquiry Into the Reality of the Supernatural, please visit www.weirdosphere.org. The course starts on Thursday, Feb 6, at 8 pm Eastern. A video for the piece For David Lynch is available on Pierre-Yves Martel's YouTube channel (https://youtu.be/3d73NWXWgyY?si=kHr9yZV2As9wLzSe). REFERENCES David Lynch, Eraserhead (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074486/) David Lynch: The Art Life (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1691152/) Victorian Nelson, The Secret Life of Puppets (https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9780674012448) Norman Mailer, An American Dream (https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9780812986136) Laura Adams, "Existential Aesthetics: An Interview with Norman Mailer” George P. Hansen, The Trickster and the Paranormal (https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9781401000820) Carl Jung, The Red Book (https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9780393065671) Jack Arnold (dir.), The Creature from the Black Lagoon (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046876/) Noel Caroll, The Philosophy of Horror (https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9780415902168) Gilles Deleuze, The Logic of Sense (https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9780231059831) Jack Smith, “The Perfect Filmic Appositeness of Maria Montez” (https://www.scribd.com/document/249415272/The-Perfect-Filmic-Appositeness-of-Maria-Montez) David Foster Wallace, “David Lynch Keeps his Head” in A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never do Again (https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9780316925280) Arthur Machen, The White People (https://shortstoryproject.com/stories/the-white-people/) William Shakespeare, Macbeth (https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9781451694727)

This week's Strange Tales features an adaptation of a story by Arthur Machen, titled, The Red Hand. This episode of The Weird Circle was produced in 1945. Listen to more from The Weird Circle https://traffic.libsyn.com/forcedn/e55e1c7a-e213-4a20-8701-21862bdf1f8a/StrangeTales782.mp3 Download StrangeTales782 | Subscribe | Spotify | Support Strange Tales

Los niños de la charca (The Children of the Pool) es un relato de terror del escritor galés Arthur Machen (1863-1947), publicado en la antología de 1936: Los niños de la charca y otras historias (The Children of the Pool and Other Stories). Los niños de la charca, sin dudas uno de los grandes relatos de terror de Arthur Machen, se desprende de los ingredientes típicos en la obra del autor, aspirando más al terror psicológico que a lo sobrenatural. El argumento de Los niños de la charca relata la historia de un hombre que, tras visitar una charca de aspecto más bien tenebroso, depresivo, empieza a recordar, o mejor dicho, a ser acechado, por sus indiscreciones pasadas, como si de alguna forma la charca lo volviera consciente de sus sentimientos de culpa. De esta forma, Arthur Machen plantea sus reservas acerca del método psicoanalítico, al cual considera un delirio sin ninguna clase de sustento. Aunque el escenario de este cuento de Arthur Machen parece sobrenatural al principio, es en realidad uno de los pocos ejemplos en donde las explicaciones racionales de lo que realmente está ocurriendo resultan mucho más interesantes que las sobrenaturales. Un resumen de Los niños de la charca de Arthur Machen podría ser el siguiente: Un hecho indiscreto, terrible, se desarrolla en el pasado, quemándose lentamente en el alma del protagonista. El tiempo transcurre, los hechos se olvidan, pero la culpa continúa erosionando los abismos de su mente, en aquellos resquicios subconscientes a los que no tenemos acceso. Entonces aparece un espejo de aquellos pecados; una forma negra, espesa, pestilente, simbólica, de aquella charca, ideal para que los monstruos del pasado se abran camino hacia la superficie de la consciencia. Análisis de: El Espejo Gótico https://elespejogotico.blogspot.com/2009/08/los-ninos-de-la-charca-arthur-machen.html Texto del relato extraído de: https://elespejogotico.blogspot.com/2009/08/los-ninos-de-la-charca-arthur-machen.html Musicas: - 01. Mind Tricks - Experia (Epidemic) - 02. Dark Music - The Sealed Kingdom (Epidemic) Nota: Este audio no se realiza con fines comerciales ni lucrativos. Es de difusión enteramente gratuita e intenta dar a conocer tanto a los escritores de los relatos y cuentos como a los autores de las músicas. ¿Quieres anunciarte en este podcast? Hazlo con advoices.com/podcast/ivoox/352537 Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

When he is sent to interview a retired clergyman whose predictions has recently gained a certain notoriety, a newspaper reporter hears the tale of a most strange and unusual series of events which seem to have no rational explanation. Mr Spike's Bedtime Stories theme and incidental music composed by Graham Walmsley. Graham is the creator of role playing games including 'Cthulhu Dark' and 'Cosmic Dark' and you can find him on Substack at https://grahamwalmsley.substack.com/ and Twitter @grahamwalmsley If you are enjoying these tales, why not leave a review on your listening platform of choice.

One of the great rewards of "weirding" the world is learning that boredom may be a kind of ethical transgression—the world is simply too strange to allow for it, and if you're bored, you're at least partly to blame. Few have put this notion to the test as rigorously as Lionel Snell, whose work as a magician celebrates the wonders of everyday events, from a walk in the park to a moment of car trouble. Unlike the pursuit of the extraordinary that often defines occult practice, Snell's approach reminds us of the magic in the mundane. In this episode, Snell, also known as Ramsey Dukes, shares the insights he's gained over his decades-long career as one of the leading figures in contemporary magical theory and practice. For an exclusive Vimeo link to Aaron Poole's film Dada mentioned in the intro, go to Instagram and send @aaronsghost the direct message "movie link please". REFERENCES Ramsey Dukes, Thundersqueak (https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9780904311129) Weird Studies, Episode 141 on “SSOTBME (https://www.weirdstudies.com/141) Weird Studies, Episode 24 with Lionel Snell (https://www.weirdstudies.com/24) John Crowley, Little, Big (https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9780061120053) Arthur Machen, “A Fragment of Life” (https://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks07/0700361h.html) David Foster Wallace, The Pale King (https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9780316074223) Max Picard, The Flight from God (https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9780316074223) Lionel Snell, My Years of Magical Thinking (https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9780904311242) Robert Anton Wilson, Prometheus Rising (https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9780692710609) Henry Bergson, Matter and Memory (https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9781420937800) Russell's Paradox (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell%27s_paradox) Special Guest: Lionel Snell [Ramsey Dukes].

Samhain is fast approaching, and this week we're going to have two spooky episodes of the podcast. This episode will be a philosophical exploration of the significance of Arthur Machen's weird fiction/horror novella, "The Great God Pan". While I'd originally planned this for the second leg of the season, we're interrupting The Gay Science readthrough for the sake of the holiday, and because this story brings together many of the elements that we've discussed so far this season, namely: madness, the horror of science, the gulf between appearance and reality, and the Dionysian reaching out from ages past to disturb the modern world. Join me for a romp through the woods with our new friends Helen, and The Great God Pan!

In which the narrator has a startling realization, and loathes himself for it. The Colin Malatrat Museum of Curious Oddities and Strange Antiquities: https://www.amazon.com/Malatrat-Curious-Oddities-Strange-Antiquities/dp/B0BJ4MMW1N Darkhorse Road, and Other Stories: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CVFFLVNL Podcast artwork by Ruth Anna Evans (https://twitter.com/ruthannaevans) Please consider supporting the following: Sister Song https://sistersong.nationbuilder.com/donate The Afiya Center https://theafiyacenter.org/donate SPARK: Reproductive Justice NOW http://sparkrj.org/donate/ Center for Reproductive Rights https://reproductiverights.org/take-action-abortion-is-essential/

In which our hero FINALLY gets down to the business of telling the damn story. The Colin Malatrat Museum of Curious Oddities and Strange Antiquities: https://www.amazon.com/Malatrat-Curious-Oddities-Strange-Antiquities/dp/B0BJ4MMW1N Darkhorse Road, and Other Stories: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CVFFLVNL Podcast artwork by Ruth Anna Evans (https://twitter.com/ruthannaevans) Please consider supporting the following: Sister Song https://sistersong.nationbuilder.com/donate The Afiya Center https://theafiyacenter.org/donate SPARK: Reproductive Justice NOW http://sparkrj.org/donate/ Center for Reproductive Rights https://reproductiverights.org/take-action-abortion-is-essential/

In which our hero reads the paper and comments on it. The Colin Malatrat Museum of Curious Oddities and Strange Antiquities: https://www.amazon.com/Malatrat-Curious-Oddities-Strange-Antiquities/dp/B0BJ4MMW1N Darkhorse Road, and Other Stories: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CVFFLVNL Podcast artwork by Ruth Anna Evans (https://twitter.com/ruthannaevans) Please consider supporting the following: Sister Song https://sistersong.nationbuilder.com/donate The Afiya Center https://theafiyacenter.org/donate SPARK: Reproductive Justice NOW http://sparkrj.org/donate/ Center for Reproductive Rights https://reproductiverights.org/take-action-abortion-is-essential/