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Donald Dennis and Kenneth Hite of Tour de Lovecraft discuss how deeply the Cthulhu Mythos has woven its tendrils into modern popular culture. https://twitter.com/kennethhitehttps://www.facebook.com/kenneth.hite Would you like to get 100% totally legit digital versions of HP Lovecraft’s books? Check out Cthulhu Chick’s Free HPL E-Books. They are free, but if you check them out and like ‘em throw a few groats at her via Paypal. http://arkhamarchivist.com/ https://www.facebook.com/cthulhuchick/ Podcasts:2017-07-271h 00
The Double ShadowEpisode #47: “The Charnel God”Mordiggian is the god of Zul-Bha-Sair. And “The Charnel God” is one of Smith’s best stories. Join us for fits of near death, necromancy, and hot ghoul action. Music by Kevin MacLeod. Readings by Joe Scalora. Outro music by Boney Washington.2016-06-2241 minThe Double ShadowEpisode #46: “The Voyage of King Euvoran”Join us this week as we go on “The Voyage of King Eurovan Euvoran” Justine Jones joins us on this episode. Justine will be illustrating a Clark Ashton Smith zine for Mike Bukowski’s Seventh Church Ministries. Look for that around October. Find Justine’s art on her Tumblr: http://hauntedforests.tumblr.com, her Illustration site: http://justinejonesillustration.tumblr.com/, and on her […]2016-03-3058 minThe Double ShadowEpisode #45: “The Isle of the Torturers”Happy 2016! Phil’s been working on filming of Laird Barron’s “-30-“, Tim’s been working on writing projects, and Ruth’s been doing some writing and hunting for a new job (success, yay). But we’ve got an episode for you, recorded in the fall but stuck on the editing table, “The Isle of the Torturers.” Our reading […]2016-01-2750 minThe Double ShadowEpisode #44: “Empire of the Necromancers”After 43 episodes, we arrive in Zothique with a necromantic splash. (Wait, would a necromantic splash involve a lot of…rotted flesh? Ok, maybe not.) That’s right, it’s time for “Empire of the Necromancers“! Our reader this week is Alex Mills. Next time, we’ll take a voyage to “The Isle of the Torturers.” [edit: audio levels […]2015-07-2247 minThe Double ShadowEpisode #43: “The Flower-Women”This week we take the second of the Maal Dweb stories, The Flower-Women. This week’s reader is Jordan Smith. Music: Kevin MacLeod Outro: Boney Washington2015-04-0146 minThe Double ShadowEpisode #42: “The Maze of the Enchanter”We’re back this week with the first of the Maal Dweb stories “The Maze of the Enchanter.” This week’s reader is Jordan Smith. The episode of This American Life mentioned is this one’s section vocal fry. Our next show will be “The Flower Women.” From there, we’ll move on to Zothique! Music: Kevin MacLeod Outro: […]2015-03-1844 minThe Double ShadowEpisode #41: “Vulthoom”As Tim said in our last post, it has been a rough/busy/awesome year for your faithful podcasters. But we’ve got “Vulthoom” for you and we’re scheduling more recording times. Here’s to getting back on schedule in 2015! We’ll be doing Maal Dweb and Zothique after this. Our reader this week is Jordan Smith. Music: Kevin […]2015-01-2045 min
Dan & Kat TalkEpisode 015: CthulhuDo you know the difference between Dagon and Ithaqua? We didn’t, so we called Eric “E” Neustadter to explain all about H.P. Lovecraft’s Cthulhu mythos and his world-ending pals, the Elder Gods. E talks about the connection to Dungeons & Dragons, the resurgence of this once-forgotten supernatural horror realm, the existence of an “evil Atlantis,” and what happens if you get on Cthulhu’s bad side (“you probably get eaten”). We also play a chipper round of You Must Choose, and we learn a shocking revelation about Chance Fortran.
Hosts: Dan Amrich & Kat Auch
Special Guest: Eric Ne...2014-10-2358 minDan & Kat TalkEpisode 015: CthulhuDo you know the difference between Dagon and Ithaqua? We didn’t, so we called Eric “E” Neustadter to explain all about H.P. Lovecraft’s Cthulhu mythos and his world-ending pals, the Elder Gods. E talks about the connection to Dungeons & Dragons, the resurgence of this once-forgotten supernatural horror realm, the existence of an “evil Atlantis,” and what happens if you get on Cthulhu’s bad side (“you probably get eaten”). We also play a chipper round of You Must Choose, and we learn a shocking revelation about Chance Fortran.
Hosts: Dan Amrich & Kat Auch
Special Guest: Eric Ne...2014-10-2358 minThe Double ShadowEpisode #40: “The Dweller in the Gulf”Yes, we are back with “The Dweller in the Gulf” and have recorded an episode for “Vulthoom” as well! Where were we? Well…a lot of places. Phil was making a movie and Ruth was hunting for a job. But now Ruth has a job, Phil’s got a lot done on the movie, and Tim’s taken […]2014-06-2340 minThe Double ShadowEpisode #39: “The Vaults of Yoh-Vombis”After a family wedding and some delays, we’re back with “The Vaults of Yoh-Vombis.” Check out this awesome comic of The Vaults of Yoh-Vombis hosted on Eldritch Dark! A listener also sent in this artwork of his, posted on Eldritch Dark. Join us next time for “The Dweller in the Gulf.” Our reader this week […]2014-03-1242 minThe Double ShadowEpisode #38: “Seedling of Mars”This week, we’re traveling into the ether with “Seedling of Mars.” This is an actual issue of the Salt Lake Tribune from 1912. Make of it what you will: Join us next time for “The Vaults of Yoh Vombis.” Our reader this week is Jordan Smith. Music: Kevin MacLeod2014-02-0544 minThe Double ShadowEpisode #37: “The Devotee of Evil”This week’s story is “The Devotee of Evil”. Our reader is Olivia Davis. New outro by forum member “Boney Washington.”2014-01-0140 minThe Double ShadowEpisode #36: “Hunters from Beyond”This week’s episode is “Hunters from Beyond.” Paintings by Goya. Join us next time for The Devotee of Evil. Our reader this week is Jordan Smith. Music: Kevin MacLeod2013-12-1234 minThe Double ShadowEpisode #35: “Beyond the Singing Flame”This week, we go “Beyond the Singing Flame.” Our reader this time is Jordan Smith. Music: Kevin McLeod2013-10-3035 minThe Double ShadowEpisode #34: “The City of the Singing Flame”This week, we start the Philip Hastane stories and cover “The City of the Singing Flame.” You can read the original in a flipmag viewer or in PDF. You can also check out the Eldritch Dark combined version. There is also a reading on the Eldritch Dark site, but of the combined version. Next time, […]2013-10-1639 minThe Double ShadowEpilude #6: Necronomicon Reminiscing and Upcoming Story OrderIn this episode/interlude, we talk a bit about what we saw and did at the NecronomiCon(vention) in August and go over what’s next for the podcast, now that we’re done with Hyperborea. The artist Ruth mentioned was Joe Broers, whose work can be found on his deviantART gallery at this point. The Hyperborean book Tim […]2013-10-0218 minThe Double ShadowEpisode #33: “The Theft of the Thirty-Nine Girdles”A transcription of this episode is available. In this week’s episode, we close Hyperborea with a story from the, err, “master thief” Satampra Zeiros. That’s right, it’s time for the infamous “Theft of the Thirty-Nine Girdles.” Join us next time as we reflect on the NecronomiCon conference we all went to at the end of […]2013-09-1839 minThe Double ShadowEpisode #32: “The Coming of the White Worm”We finally present our long-awaited “Coming of the White Worm” episode. Between power failures and illnesses, this was as much a monster to record as it was for Hyperborea. But now we’re recording more and back on track. Our guest is Mike Bukowski, who really does have a fake cult. The Gaspard Du Nord sketch […]2013-09-041h 19The Double ShadowInterlude #5: “Tim in August”Progress has been made on our next episode, in that it’s actually finally been recorded and is being worked on. But with travel schedules and projects, we’re a bit behind where we’d like to be. Once we get to September, we hope to be back to the minimum of 2/month and possibly an interlude as […]2013-08-0718 minThe Double ShadowInterlude #4: “The Doom of America” and PhilWe’ve been having a hell of a time recording the next episode(s). We’re looking forward to doing “Coming of the White Worm” with Michael Bukowski, but scheduling 4 people has been complicated by a power outage one time we tried to record and someone having a bad case of the stomach flu the second time. […]2013-07-2518 minThe Double ShadowEpisode #31: “The Seven Geases” pt. 2This week, we conclude “The Seven Geases” with returning guest Jason Thompson. We’ve found that editing four voices together as compared to three (as compared to two on other Weird podcasts) takes significantly longer. But while we can’t promise a perfectly predictable schedule, we will keep these coming. Phil was interviewed on Europa Report, which […]2013-07-0445 minThe Double ShadowEpisode #30: “The Seven Geases” pt. 1This week, we welcome back Jason Thompson for the first of a two part episode about “The Seven Geases.” The walkthrough maps Jason mentions are worth checking out for any D&D player. Given the nature of this story, perhaps he’d like to do one for the episode. A note on transcriptions, they’re proceeding apace, thanks […]2013-06-2634 minThe Double ShadowInterlude #3: Transcription, Letters, and Parsecs!A transcription is available for this interlude. This week’s mostly announcements and excerpts from some of CAS’s letters! The delay is caused because, excitingly, we were nominated for the Parsec awards for speculative fiction podcasting! The three of us had to listen to most of the old episodes to discover what clip or clips we […]2013-06-1210 minThe Double ShadowEpisode #29: “The White Sybil”This week, we follow Tortha the poet as he follows “The White Sybil.” Surely, the doom of Hyperborea is nigh. From the Eldritch Dark. Our reader this week is @CrowGirl42. Join us next time as we discuss “The Seven Geases” with Jason Thompson. Music credits: Int.Elect – Last Day on Earth Int.Elect – Call Me […]2013-05-2935 minThe Double ShadowEpisode #28: “Ubbo-Sathla”This week, we’re covering “Ubbo-Sathla.” Our reader is Jordan Smith. As noted in the episode, this is the first story (chronologically) this is the first time Eibon is referenced in a CAS story. The Brundage cover we mentioned is below: In exciting news, we’ve been nominated for a Parsec award. Thank you, listeners! Next time, […]2013-05-1543 minThe Double ShadowEpisode #27: “The Ice-Demon”First, we (Tim) would like to begin by apologizing for the audio issue on this episode. It’s got an echo because Tim’s audio was messed up and straightening it out ended up with an echo. This week’s episode is “The Ice-Demon.” Our reader is @JoeScalora. Because we were behind, the Pseudopod episode we mentioned is […]2013-05-0150 minThe Double ShadowEpisode #26: “The Testament of Athammaus” pt. 2This is our second week of “The Testament of Athammaus” with guest Mike Bukowski, the illustrator behind Yog-Blogsoth, a site devoted to artistic renditions of Lovecraftian, Smithian, Howardian, and other Weird beings. Mike has done hundreds of creatures by this point and put out three hard-to-snag volumes, which he periodically reprints. There are plenty of […]2013-04-0343 minThe Double ShadowEpisode #25: “The Testament of Athammaus” pt. 1This week we welcome Mike Bukowski, the illustrator behind Yog-Blogsoth, a site devoted to artistic renditions of Lovecraftian, Smithian, Howardian, and other Weird beings, to cover “The Testament of Athammaus” (part 1). Mike has done hundreds of creatures by this point and put out three hard-to-snag volumes, which he periodically reprints. There are plenty of […]2013-03-2734 minThe Double ShadowEpisode #24: “The Weird of Avoosl Wuthoqquan”This week, we’re continuing our Hyperborean adventures with the comedic morality tale “The Weird of Avoosl Wuthoqquan.” UPDATE: We’ve had a wonderful illustration contributed by Robert A Neri Jr, of both Avoosl and the monster. There is still one more week to get in2013-03-1339 minThe Double ShadowEpisode #23: “The Door to Saturn” pt. 2This week, we’re finishing up “A Door to Saturn.” Our reader is still @JoeScalora, a longtime listener and the first non-guest reader we’ve had for the podcast. Thanks for all the positive feedback we’ve gotten for him, we’re planning to ask him to read from time-to-time in the future! As a reminder, we’re giving away […]2013-02-2744 minThe Double ShadowEpisode #22: “The Door to Saturn” pt. 1A transcription of this episode is now available. This week, we’re doing the first half of Smith’s “A Door to Saturn.” Our reader is @JoeScalora, a longtime listener and the first non-guest reader we’ve had for the podcast. We’re doing a giveaway of The Weird, a fantastic compendium of Weird tales. It’s huge and we’ve […]2013-02-2041 minThe Double ShadowEpisode #21: “The Tale of Satampra Zeiros”A transcription of this episode is available. This week, we’ll be doing our first Hyperborean episode, “The Tale of Satampra Zeiros.” To see the rest of the Hyperborean stories, check out the list on our about page. We have our first guest in this episode, Jason Thompson, a.k.a Mockman or @khyungbird. Jason is the author […]2013-02-061h 01The Double ShadowEpisode #20: Poetry of AtlantisWe’re ending this cycle with a little of Clark Ashton Smith’s poetry, read by Jordan Smith. “Atlantis“ “Bond“ “The Muse of Atlantis”“ “Tolometh“ Next time, we start Hyperborea with “The Tale of Satampra Zeiros” and a special guest! Music by Erdenstern.2013-01-2308 minThe Double ShadowEpisode #19: “The Death of Malygris”This week, we conclude the stories of Poseidonis with “The Death of Malygris.” The story was originally rejected from Weird Tales because it (or that draft) too-closely resembled a prose poem, but it was accepted and published in April 1934. Tim found this awesome track called “The Death of Malygris” by Aperion Project. Next time, […]2013-01-0947 minThe Double ShadowEpisode #18: “A Vintage from Atlantis”A transcription of this episode is available. This week, we have a more modern pirate story in which a merry band encounter “A Vintage from Atlantis.” This story originally appeared in the September 1933 issue of good ole Weird Tales, alongside stories by authors including: Robert E. Howard, Hugh B. Cave, and (we kid you […]2012-12-1225 minThe Double ShadowEpisode #17: “The Double Shadow”This week, The Double Shadow does…”The Double Shadow“! This story was first accepted by Strange Tales, which then folded before publishing. Smith published it himself in 1933 in a volume titled The Double Shadow with “The Maze of the Enchanter,” “The Voyage of King Euvoran,” “A Night in Malnéant,” “The Devotee of Evil,” and “The […]2012-11-2947 minThe Double ShadowEpisode #16: “A Voyage to Sfanomoë”A transcription of this episode is available. This week, we escape the sinking continent of Poseidonis on A Voyage to Sfanomoë.” Voyage is the second of Smith’s Poseidonis stories and the first we’ve had so far in the podcast with scientists instead of magicians or necromancers. It was published in the August 1931 issue of […]2012-11-1438 minThe Double ShadowEpisode #15: “The Last Incantation”A transcription of this episode is available. Welcome to Poseidonis! The About page has been updated with our new list of stories. Today we start off with “The Last Incantation.” Unicorn head by Robert A Neri Jr. or Ranger Games We’ve jumped back in time to June of 1930, when this story was published in […]2012-10-2525 minThe Double ShadowEpisode #14: Au Revoir, AveroigneThis week is our last in Averoigne. We talk about the three major synopses from the Eldritch Dark and a little biographical and critical information. Synopses: “Queen of the Sabbat,” “The Werewolf of Averoigne,” and “The Sorceress of Averoigne | The Tower of Istarelle.” The essay Phil referenced is “Into the Woods: The Human Geography […]2012-10-1740 minThe Double ShadowEpisode #13: “The Satyr”This week, we’re covering the last published Averoigne story, “The Satyr” along with its variant conclusion. The poet referenced in the story was Pierre de Ronsard (1524-1585), who was a member of the group of French poets known as La Pléiade. The phrase we were looking for from the Podcast to the Curious was the […]2012-09-2634 minThe Double ShadowEpisode #12: “The Enchantress of Sylaire”This week’s episode is on “The Enchantress of Sylaire.” Enchantress was published in the July 1941 issue of Weird Tales. Illustration from Weird Tales most likely by Clark Ashton Smith. The Wikipedia entry for Cromlech has an illustration of a basic one, as well as more complex outlines. A few links here for those interested […]2012-09-1242 minThe Double ShadowEpisode #11: “Mother of Toads”This week’s episode is on “Mother of Toads” (abridged version here). As with “Maker of Gargoyles,” we warn listeners that this story does contain sexual assault, in this case against a male. IMDB page for The Theatre Bizarre in which the “Mother of Toads” adaptation Phil mentioned appears (and picture of Richard Stanley). A trailer […]2012-08-2935 minThe Double ShadowEpisode #10: “The Disinterment of Venus”A transcription of this episode is now available. This week is a somewhat shorter episode on Smith’s “Disinterment of Venus.” After a number of revisions, this story first appeared in the July 1934 issue of Weird Tales alongside “Through the Gates of the Silver Key” by HPL and E. Hoffman Price and other stories. The […]2012-08-1529 minThe Double ShadowEpisode #9: “The Holiness of Azédarac”This week’s episode is on Clark Ashton Smith’s “The Holiness of Azédarac” (originally titled “The Satanic Prelate”). “Holiness” was published in Weird Tales in November of 1933. You can hear H.P. Lovecraft & Clark Ashton Smith discussing the history of Averoigne as used in this story in our two interludes: Lovecraft’s letter to CAS and […]2012-08-011h 01The Double ShadowEpisode #8: “The Beast of Averoigne”In this week’s episode, we’ll be covering The Beast of Averoigne in the version which was published in Weird Tales, May 1933. We’ll also be talking about the differences between this version and the one originally submitted to Weird Tales, which you may enjoy reading as well. Beast of Averoigne illustration created by Mike Mucci. […]2012-07-1845 minThe Double ShadowEpisode #7: “The Mandrakes”A transcript of this episode is now available. This week’s episode is on “The Mandrakes.” At the beginning of the episode, we noted a change in our line-up and an error we’d made regarding story order. The proper story order is reflected on our About page, although we kept Colossus where it had been and […]2012-07-0437 min