Podsothoth is a horror and comedy podcast dedicated to the works (and foibles) of H.P. Lovecraft, hosted by recovering goth and internet D-lister celebrity, Tod Beardsley. Every Lovecraft story will be covered over two episodes each. First, Tod will read the story with minimal production, and ideal for people who just want to hear Lovecraft's words. This is the horror part. Following each story is a discussion of, about, and around that story, and have plenty of jokes and giggles. This is th ...
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The H.P. Lovecraft Literary Podcast has been creating podcasts and audio productions since 2009! Each week, hosts Chad Fifer and Chris Lackey discuss a piece of weird fiction. Our 120 initial shows on the works of H.P. Lovecraft are all FREE, and we continue to produce shows on the new podcast, Strange Studies of Strange Studies found on PATREON!
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Underwood and Flinch is a three-time Parsec award-winning vampire audiobook saga by Mike Bennett. “If you think vampire tales are a worn-out genre, Underwood and Flinch will shock and delight you.” Walt Kolenda, Examiner.com For hundreds of years, the eldest-born male of each generation of the Flinch family has been servant and guardian to the vampire, Lord Underwood. While the Flinches have changed through the generations, Underwood has remained eternal. David Flinch had hoped to be spared ...
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A reading of "The Thing In the Moonlight," by H.P. Lovecraft and J. Chapman Miske. This story was first published in the January, 1941 issue of Bizzare, and is based on a letter from Lovecraft to Donald Wandrei in November of 1927. It was first read by Tod on July 21, 2024. As this is a horror podcast, this episode might not be for everyone. This s…
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the return of Damo and Rose, and the finale of Underwood and Flinch Season Five. Stay subscribed! Because Season Six starts right here in August 2024.By Mike Bennett
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52: The Picture in the House (Discussion)
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In which Tod and Claire discuss HP Lovecraft's "The Picture in the House," first published in the July, 1919 issue of The National Amateur. You can read the complete text at hplovecraft.com. As this is a horror podcast, this episode might not be for everyone. Specifically, this story focuses quite a bit on cannibalism, as practiced in the unexplore…
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Underwood and Flinch Season 5 continues. To take part in part in the Season 6 poll on my website, visit: MikeBennettAuthor.comBy Mike Bennett
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A date with James Harrington. And as dates go, it's ... unusual. Follow Mike on social media: Facebook Instagram Patreon ThreadsBy Mike Bennett
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In which Tod reads HP Lovecraft's "The Picture in the House," first published in the July, 1919 issue of The National Amateur, and first read by Tod on June 29, 2024. You can read the complete text at hplovecraft.com. Note that a couple words have been changed in this reading. You can guess which ones. As this is a horror podcast, this episode migh…
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Tensions among the Black Circle continue to rise.By Mike Bennett
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In which Claire and Tod talk about HP Lovecraft's "Polaris," first published by HP Lovecraft in the December, 1920 issue of The Philosopher , and available at hplovecraft.com. As this is a horror podcast, please know that this episode may not be for everyone. The discussed story includes descriptions of siderophobia (the fear of stars), a swampy ce…
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Episode 11, in which a homeless young woman now finds herself with a roof over her head ... unfortunately.By Mike Bennett
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A visit to Ronnie Bishop's apartment.By Mike Bennett
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David gets a lesson from Daventry and West on the last fifty years of the Malleus.By Mike Bennett
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Our story returns to London, and a dinner date on Primrose Hill.By Mike Bennett
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The OCU are on the trail of the London Vampire.By Mike Bennett
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In which Tod reads HP Lovecraft's Polaris, first published by HP Lovecraft in the December, 1920 issue of The Philosopher and first read by Tod on May 12, 2024. Please be forewarned that this is a horror podcast, and so it might not be for everyone. As a warning, this short story includes descriptions of siderophobia, (the fear of stars), a swampy …
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Episode 6, in which we discover what Ronnie Bishop did after seeing David run off into Holborn station.By Mike Bennett
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In which Claire and Tod talk about HP Lovecraft's "The Music of Erich Zann," first published in the March, 1922 issue of The National Amateur, and available at hplovecraft.com. As this is a horror podcast, please know that this episode may not be for everyone. This story, in particular, features some poorly pronounced French, a number of awkward so…
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Vampiric goings-on continue in the small Spanish town of Almacena. Mike's quiet photography adventures can be witnessed on Instagram as MikeBennettAuthor.By Mike Bennett
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Gerald and Cynthia's morning of adventure.By Mike Bennett
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Season Five Episode Three: In Almacena, Spain, Gerald and Cynthia Benson step back into centre stage.By Mike Bennett
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In which Tod reads HP Lovecraft's The Music of Erich Zann, first published in the March, 1922 issue of The National Amateur, and first read by Tod on April 13, 2024. As this is a horror podcast, please know that this episode may not be for everyone. This story, in particular, features some poorly pronounced French, a number of awkward social encoun…
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In which we resume the story of Damo Sullivan. And hey, if you get a moment, please share the Underwood and Flinch podcast on your preferred social media app. Getting the word out there in any way possible is a priceless contribution to the ongoing health of the podcast. Many thanks!By Mike Bennett
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The Underwood and Flinch saga resumes! Welcome to Season Five. This episode takes up the story immediately where we left it at the end of Season Four. No spoilers, but suffice it to say that David Flinch is in a tight spot.By Mike Bennett
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In which Tod and Claire discuss The Descendant, by HP Lovecraft, first published in the winter 1938 issue of Leaves. We also talk about Charles Fort and the Fortean Times, kind of a lot. Links to things mentioned in the show include Angela Collier's "physics crackpots: a theory" and https://hplovecraft.com. We also talked about NecronomiCON Provide…
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In which Tod reads HP Lovecraft's The Descendant, first published in the winter 1938 issue of "Leaves," and first read by Tod on February 25, 2024. Please be aware, this is a horror podcast, so it might not be for everyone. Notably, this story fragment touches on the troubling topics of the ravages of age and dementia, the Roman empire and medieval…
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In this episode, Mike interviews Australian author and podcaster Myke Bartlett about his return to podcasting and the world of Salmon and Dusk. Visit the Salmon and Dusk website here: https://salmonanddusk.com/ Music on the podcast: Hep Cats Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativec…
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44: The Rats in the Walls (Discussion)
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In which Claire and Tod discuss the Rats in the Walls. Note we spend the first quarter talking about racism in literature sooooooooo there's that. Here's the Javascript to change the cats name, do with it what thou wilt: https://gist.github.com/todb/35aa059ef2a94cb86a2db63e5121ddeb And here's Jason Buck's Linktree, if you get a chance to see him, h…
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In which Tod reads for you The Rats in the Walls by HP Lovecraft, first published in the March 1924 issue of Weird Tales. Please note, this is a horror podcast, so this episode might not be for everyone. This story contains depictions of cult worship, mispronunciations of various Anatolian and Roman deities, the American Civil War and the Great War…
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42: The Horror At Martin's Beach / The Invisible Monster (Discussion)
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In which Tod and Claire discuss "The Horror At Martin's Beach," by Sonia H Greene and HP Lovecraft, originally published as "The Invisible Monster" in the November, 1923 issue of Weird Tales. More about Sonia Greene: https://www.gothamcenter.org/blog/marriage-failure-and-exile-hp-lovecraft-in-new-york More about Captain Orne's possible connection t…
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The latest news from Mike Bennett. Also, M and P share what's been on their TV, including The Crown, Season 6, which leads Mike into some reminiscence on the death of Princess Diana, and one of his favourite childhood shows from the 1970s.By Mike Bennett
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41: The Horror At Martin's Beach / The Invisible Monster
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Just in time for Halloween! In this episode of Podsothoth, a Lovecraft book club, Tod Beardsley reads to you The Horror at Martin's Beach by HP Lovecraft, which is also sometimes known as The Invisible Monster by Sonia H Greene. It was first published as the latter in the November, 1923 issue of Weird Tales. Please note, this is a horror podcast, s…
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In which Claire and Tod discuss The Shunned House, by HP Lovecraft, first published in the October, 1937 issue of Weird Tales. And here are some links in case you're a weirdo who reads these show notes. Link to the Kickstarter project for publishing The Shunned House: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/helios-house/shunned-house Wikipedia article…
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MBP Aug2023 Mike and Pauline's Favourite Horrors
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What's Mike's favourite vampire movie? Werewolf movie? Zombie movie? These questions and a number of others are answered by both Mike and Pauline in this episode. Also, Spotify and Patreon have joined up to make Patreon content available through Spotify. More info here: https://mikebennettauthor.com/2023/08/23/get-patreon-podcasts-via-spotify/ Musi…
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