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Innsmouth Book ClubIBC105 Death LineSend us a textIn which we return to the Innsmouth Picture Palace for some classic, grim British horror - 1972's Death Line. We talk London Underground, Soho adventures, Donald Pleasance, tragic monsters, teabags, funerals and CHUDs.Pearl & Scream: Innsmouth TravelDownload MP3Who Killed Bambi?Support the showSend your questions to dagonsack@outlook.comIBC Online StoreInnsmouth Literary Festival FacebookYoutubeBlueSkyPatreonOld EpisodesTim Mendees Innsmouth GoldDragon's Teeth Rob's YT Gaming Channel...2025-05-181h 35
Strange Shadows🔒 SS Bonus 11 CAS and WHPSubscriber-only episodeSend us a textWe read and discuss poems from both Clark Ashton Smith and a writer very influenced by him - WH Pugmire. Twilight of the Gods, Amithaine, The Departed City, The Remorse of the Dead, The Outre Violinist, Destruction, Muse.Download MP3Innsmouth Excursion - Fotheringay CastleContact us at innsmouthbookclub@outlook.comNight Shade Books Innsmouth Literary FestivalInnsmouth Book Club Facebook YoutubeBlueSky PatreonTim Mendees Innsmouth GoldDragon's Teeth Gaming Channel Graveheart Des...2025-03-301h 01
Innsmouth Book ClubEp101 Innsmouth TalesSend us a textWe drop into the Olde Library to discuss Innsmouth as a setting and some of our favourite tales of the old sea port. We chat origins and themes, Cornwall, urban decay, Stephen Jones, The Slime Beast, writing Innsmouth and more. Plus ILF news, a delve into the mailbag and a reading of the Innsmouth Sonnet.Download MP3Japanese Shadow out of Innsmouth English Shadow Over Innsmouth Kings Ferry Bridge Teratocon DT Mythos Roundup The Hunger streaming The Hunger DVD Nosferatu RetrospectiveSupport the showSend your que...2025-03-101h 22
Strange ShadowsSS3 022 The Colossus of Ylourgne Part 1Send us a textWe are joined by our friends from 30+Minutes with HPL podcast for a look at Smith's classic tale of necromantic vengeance, the Colossus of Ylourgne. In Part 1 we chat medieval news, ghoulish iniquities, end times, Bosch and Bruegel, and Rob reveals the new best historical name ever.Reader: Ramsey CampbellFavourite words: invultation, omening, horripilation, moiety, athanor, welkin, energumen, Ialdobaoth.Download MP3Ramsey Campbell In Innsmouth Alfredo; A Tragedy audio dramaSupport the showContact us at innsmouthbookclub@outlook.comNight Shade Books ...2025-03-0252 min
Innsmouth Book ClubEp 98 New Year ChatSend us a textJoin us in a post-festive Innsmouth for our New Year chat. We reveal the contents of our stockings - including Alone in the Dark, Bureau of Investigation, Cthulhu Unmasked and more. We also review the 2024 GSFC Woman of Stone, and Robert Egger's Nosferatu. Plus Tim unveils his Anthony Hopkins impression...Download MP3Bureau of Investigation Review IBC61 Man Size in MarbleEdwyrdian Tales Innsmouth Excursions John RogersSupport the showSend your questions to dagonsack@outlook.comIBC Online StoreInnsmouth Literary Festival2025-01-121h 10
Strange ShadowsXmas Reading 6 - Christmas with the Lovecraft CircleSend us a textJoin Tim in the Ye Olde Innsmouth Bookshop for a delve into the correspondence between the circle at Festival Time and any seasonal works they may have put out. Includes a reading of Christmas poems by H.P. Lovecraft, August Derleth, R.H. Barlow, & Clark Ashton Smith, along with various greeting cards and letters. Tim also inflicts a selection of Innsmouth cracker jokes upon us... you have been warned...Download MP3Support the showContact us at innsmouthbookclub@outlook.comNight Shade Books Innsmouth Literary Festival2024-12-2326 min
Innsmouth Book ClubXmas Reading 6 - Christmas with the Lovecraft CircleSend us a text Join Tim in the Ye Olde Innsmouth Bookshop for a delve into the correspondence between the circle at Festival Time and any seasonal works they may have put out. Includes a reading of Christmas poems by H.P. Lovecraft, August Derleth, R.H. Barlow, & Clark Ashton Smith, along with various greeting cards and letters. Tim also inflicts a selection of Innsmouth cracker jokes upon us... you have been warned...Download MP3Support the showSend your questions to dagonsack@outlook.comIBC Online StoreInnsmouth Literary F...2024-12-2126 min
Innsmouth Book ClubEp97 O Christmas TreeSend us a textWe brave Innsmouth at Festival season and dart quickly into the Library for a look at WH Pugmire's tale of Yule horror, O Christmas Tree. We talk stockings, zines, JA Salmonson, retcons, Lewis & Clark, and Xmas decorations.Download MP3Nils Hedglin contact BlackCavalierNils@gmail.comEp36 WH Pugmire Innsmouth News Issue 2 WH Pugmire site JA Salmonson Support the showSend your questions to dagonsack@outlook.comIBC Online StoreInnsmouth Literary Festival FacebookYoutubeBlueSkyPatreonOld...2024-12-151h 27
Innsmouth Book ClubEp 96 NosferatuSend us a textJoin us in Innsmouth Picture House for a look at all things Nosferatu - from the 1922 classic to the forthcoming re-make. We chat Murnau, Schreck, litigation, Expressionism, Enochian, Klaus Kinski, music scores, stage SFX and goths.Pearl & Scream - Innsmouth Coral Society Annual Festival ConcertDownload MP3Vampire in Venice Innsmouth Excursion British MuseumSpongebob Squarepants Support the showSend your questions to dagonsack@outlook.comIBC Online StoreInnsmouth Literary Festival FacebookYoutubeBlueSkyPatreonOld Ep...2024-12-011h 15
Strange ShadowsSS Reading 2 Three Poems by CASSend us a textRob Poyton reads Artemis, The Return of Hyperion, and The Sea-Gods. Download MP3Music by Innsmouth GoldSupport the showContact us at innsmouthbookclub@outlook.comNight Shade Books Innsmouth Literary FestivalInnsmouth Book Club Facebook YoutubeBlueSky PatreonTim Mendees Innsmouth GoldDragon's Teeth Gaming Channel Graveheart DesignsMonster in my Bed podcast2024-08-2504 min
Strange Shadows🔒 Bonus Episode - A Festive ChatSubscriber-only episodeSend us a textTim and Rob chat holiday viewing - including the Ghost Story for Christmas - interesting presents, plans for 2024 and video games.Download MP3Contact us at innsmouthbookclub@outlook.comNight Shade Books Innsmouth Literary FestivalInnsmouth Book Club Facebook YoutubeBlueSky PatreonTim Mendees Innsmouth GoldDragon's Teeth Gaming Channel Graveheart DesignsMonster in my Bed podcast2023-12-311h 00
Strange ShadowsXmas Reading - A Prehistory of TsathogguaSend us a textWe read an extract from Dawnward Spire, Lonely Hill, in which Lovecraft relates to Smith something of the prehistory of the mysterious toad god, TsathogguaDownload MP3Hippocampus PressSupport the showContact us at innsmouthbookclub@outlook.comNight Shade Books Innsmouth Literary FestivalInnsmouth Book Club Facebook YoutubeBlueSky PatreonTim Mendees Innsmouth GoldDragon's Teeth Gaming Channel Graveheart DesignsMonster in my Bed podcast2023-12-1609 min
Strange ShadowsSS Season 2 Wrap UpSend us a textTim and Rob look back over Season 2 and choose our favourite words and stories. Plus chat about prequels, dinosaur bones, letters to Weird Tales, second-hand bookshops and gyroscopes.Download MP3Innsmouth Excursions - Plymouth Barbican MR James Country WoolpitVoluminous PodcastSupport the showContact us at innsmouthbookclub@outlook.comNight Shade Books Innsmouth Literary FestivalInnsmouth Book Club Facebook YoutubeBlueSky PatreonTim Mendees Innsmouth GoldDragon's Teeth Gaming Channel Graveheart DesignsMonste...2023-11-251h 08
Strange ShadowsSS2 Ep14 The Hunters From BeyondSend us a textWe reach the final story in Vol 2 of the Night Shade set, and what a great one to round off Season 2! We talk Goya, bookshops, purple, reincarnation, and HPL sitting on the dock of the bay...Reader: Shelley de Cruz Graveheart DesignsFavourite words: atelier, adumbration, nympholepsy, toque, animadversionsDownload MP3Goya's The FolliesPlymouth Barbican Innsmouth Excursion Innsmouth Gold StoreSupport the showContact us at innsmouthbookclub@outlook.comNight Shade Books Innsmouth Literary FestivalInnsmouth Book Club Faceboo...2023-11-111h 27
Strange ShadowsSS2 Ep13 - The Letter From Mohaun LosSend us a textJoin us as we plunge into the depths of time and space with more scientifiction from CAS. We talk railroading, Dr Who, petrol pumps, outer space, Kagemusha and robot wars.Favourite words: emmets, pismires, luridities, hispid, mitrailleuse, concertionsGuest reader: Mike MasonDownload MP3Mason and Fricker's Eldritch Stories Voluminous PodcastSupport the showContact us at innsmouthbookclub@outlook.comNight Shade Books Innsmouth Literary FestivalInnsmouth Book Club Facebook YoutubeBlueSky PatreonTim Mendees Innsmout...2023-10-281h 26
Innsmouth Book ClubEp 75: A Night in Lonesome OctoberSend us a textJoin us as we brave Innsmouth at Halloween for a look at Roger Zelazny's classic A Night in Lonesome October. We talk Gahan Wilson, Jack the Ripper, familiars, animation and monster mash-ups.Download MP3Gormenghast animation Dunwich Horror animation The PhobiasDragon's Teeth Gaming ChannelSupport the showSend your questions to dagonsack@outlook.comIBC Online StoreInnsmouth Literary Festival FacebookYoutubeBlueSkyPatreonOld EpisodesTim Mendees Innsmouth GoldDragon's Teeth Rob's YT Gaming...2023-10-211h 21
Strange Shadows🔒 Bonus ILF23 - Ramsey Campbell interviewSubscriber-only episodeSend us a textTim and Rob chat to the wonderful Ramsey CampbellDownload MP3 YoutubeContact us at innsmouthbookclub@outlook.comNight Shade Books Innsmouth Literary FestivalInnsmouth Book Club Facebook YoutubeBlueSky PatreonTim Mendees Innsmouth GoldDragon's Teeth Gaming Channel Graveheart DesignsMonster in my Bed podcast2023-10-1632 min
Strange ShadowsSS2 E12 A Captivity in SerpensSend us a textThis episode we continue the ether-ship Alcyone's five year mission with a look at Smith's longest story, A Capitivity in Serpens. We chat action vs character, aliens, space westerns, creepy forests, Star Trek and Star wars and West Ham vs Man Utd...Guest reader: Shelley de Cruz Graveheart DesignsFavourite words: spraddling, nacreous, aerophytes, annelids, bouleversement, farinaceousDownload MP3Appendix N podcast The Great Ferry Battle of 1986Support the showContact us at innsmouthbookclub@outlook.comNight Shade Books Innsmouth Literary FestivalInnsmou...2023-10-141h 38
Strange Shadows🔒 Bonus ILF23 Panel Two - The Weird InfluenceSubscriber-only episodeSend us a textFrom Innsmouth Literary Festival 2023Chair - Rob PoytonPanel - Zoe Burgess-Foreman, Mike Mason, Tom Campbell, TL WiswellDownload MP3YoutubeContact us at innsmouthbookclub@outlook.comNight Shade Books Innsmouth Literary FestivalInnsmouth Book Club Facebook YoutubeBlueSky PatreonTim Mendees Innsmouth GoldDragon's Teeth Gaming Channel Graveheart DesignsMonster in my Bed podcast2023-10-0449 min
Innsmouth Book Club🔒 Bonus ILF23 Panel Two - The Weird InfluenceSubscriber-only episodeSend us a textFrom Innsmouth Literary Festival 2023Chair - Rob PoytonPanel - Zoe Burgess-Foreman, Mike Mason, Tom Campbell, TL WiswellDownload MP3YoutubeSend your questions to dagonsack@outlook.comIBC Online StoreInnsmouth Literary Festival FacebookYoutubeBlueSkyPatreonOld EpisodesTim Mendees Innsmouth GoldDragon's Teeth Rob's YT Gaming ChannelMonster in my Bed podcastGraveheart DesignsThe Unreality Store 2023-10-0449 min
Strange Shadows🔒 Bonus ILF23 Panel One - The Weird TraditionSubscriber-only episodeSend us a textFrom Innsmouth Literary Festival 20203Chair - Tim MendeesPanel - Simon Bleaken, Anna Smith Spark, David Hambling, Alexandra Beaumont, Paul FrickerDownload MP3Watch on YoutubeContact us at innsmouthbookclub@outlook.comNight Shade Books Innsmouth Literary FestivalInnsmouth Book Club Facebook YoutubeBlueSky PatreonTim Mendees Innsmouth GoldDragon's Teeth Gaming Channel Graveheart DesignsMonster in my Bed podcast2023-10-0240 min
Innsmouth Book Club🔒 Bonus ILF23 Panel One - The Weird TraditionSubscriber-only episodeSend us a textFrom Innsmouth Literary Festival 20203 Chair - Tim Mendees Panel - Simon Bleaken, Anna Smith Spark, David Hambling, Alexandra Beaumont, Paul FrickerDownload MP3 Watch on YoutubeSend your questions to dagonsack@outlook.comIBC Online StoreInnsmouth Literary Festival FacebookYoutubeBlueSkyPatreonOld EpisodesTim Mendees Innsmouth GoldDragon's Teeth Rob's YT Gaming ChannelMonster in my Bed podcastGraveheart DesignsThe Unreality Store 2023-10-0240 min
Strange ShadowsS2 E11 The Testament of AthammausSend us a textAthammaus, Athammaus, oh oh... Tim and Rob return to Hyperborea and discover the reason for the fall of Commorium. We talk executions and executioners, cannibalism, dreams, and discover a word that rhymes with Dracula.Reader: Greig JohnsonFavourite words: fulvous, contumelious, alabastine, exudation, maugreDownload MP3Support the showContact us at innsmouthbookclub@outlook.comNight Shade Books Innsmouth Literary FestivalInnsmouth Book Club Facebook YoutubeBlueSky PatreonTim Mendees Innsmouth GoldDragon's Teeth Gaming Channel2023-09-301h 23
Strange ShadowsSS Reading 1 Three Poems by CASSend us a textRob Poyton reads In the Desert, Sinbad It Was Not Well to Brag, and Revenant.Support the showContact us at innsmouthbookclub@outlook.comNight Shade Books Innsmouth Literary FestivalInnsmouth Book Club Facebook YoutubeBlueSky PatreonTim Mendees Innsmouth GoldDragon's Teeth Gaming Channel Graveheart DesignsMonster in my Bed podcast2023-09-1607 min
Innsmouth Book ClubInnsmouth Reading 5: In the VaultSend us a textInnsmouth is still closed due to holidays, so for this week here is a reading of HPL's In the Vault by Tim MendeesDownload MP3Support the showSend your questions to dagonsack@outlook.comIBC Online StoreInnsmouth Literary Festival FacebookYoutubeBlueSkyPatreonOld EpisodesTim Mendees Innsmouth GoldDragon's Teeth Rob's YT Gaming ChannelMonster in my Bed podcastGraveheart DesignsThe Unreality Store 2023-09-0923 min
Strange ShadowsSS2 10 City of the Singing Flame & The Good EmbalmerSend us a textWe cover two stories, the classic City of the Singing Flame, and The Good Embalmer. We chat geology, Freud, Star Trek, Dr Who, the London Underground, J Vernon Shea and discover just who is Randy Candle. Guest reader Mark Griffin 30 Minutes+ with HP Lovecraft podcastFavourite words: scoriac, pursy, Anakim, abdominous, jocose, rubicund.Download MP3COTSF artwork Randy CandleSupport the showContact us at innsmouthbookclub@outlook.comNight Shade Books Innsmouth Literary FestivalInnsmouth Book Club Facebook 2023-09-021h 27
Innsmouth Book ClubEp72: Innsmouth ChatSend us a textWith Innsmouth closed due to birthday celebrations, we take time out for some patron questions. Joining us are Paul Fricker of the Good Friends of Jackson Elias podcast, and Mark Griffin of the 30+ Minutes with HPL podcast. We chat Tolkien, RH Barlow, psychedelic mythos, D&D modules, Arkham Horror, the tweed army, and wish HPL a Happy Birthday.Download MP3Mason and Fricker's Eldritch StoriesRob Dragon's Teeth Gaming ChannelSupport the showSend your questions to dagonsack@outlook.comIBC Online S...2023-08-261h 06
Strange Shadows🔒 SS Bonus 05 - CAS AdaptationsSubscriber-only episodeSend us a textWe take a look at the only three CAS screen adaptations we know of - Return of the Sorcerer, from Night Gallery. Mother of Toads from Richard Stanley. And The Last Incantation from Lurker Films.Download MP3PGTCM Andrew Migliore interviewContact us at innsmouthbookclub@outlook.comNight Shade Books Innsmouth Literary FestivalInnsmouth Book Club Facebook YoutubeBlueSky PatreonTim Mendees Innsmouth GoldDragon's Teeth Gaming Channel Graveheart DesignsMonster in m...2023-08-191h 09
Innsmouth Book ClubEp 71 Revelations in BlackSend us a textWe nip into Innsmouth Book Shoppe for a look at Carl Jacobi's vampire classic Revelations in Black. We talk pronunciations, graveyard lurking, heliotrope, Rosie Lugosi and guard dogs. We also learn why Tim hates vampire stories, plus an excellent Dagon's Sack question on Lovecraft's personality.Download MP3Strange Studies of Strange StoriesSupport the showSend your questions to dagonsack@outlook.comIBC Online StoreInnsmouth Literary Festival FacebookYoutubeBlueSkyPatreonOld EpisodesTim Mendees Innsmouth...2023-08-121h 33
Strange ShadowsSS209 The Return of the SorcererSend us a textWe are joined by David, Mark and Richard of 30 Minutes+ with HP Lovecraft podcast to discuss a Smithian classic, Return of the Sorcerer. We talk Alone in the Dark, alternate endings, body parts, rugs, good vibrations, rugs, will power, carrion booty and rugs.This episode was sponsored by the Auburn Rug Emporium.Guest reader: Jeff Goad. Appendix N Book Club Favourite words: incubi, recrudescence, aquilinity, manifold cleavage, and oudine.Download MP3Dragon's Teeth Gaming ChannelSupport the showContact us at innsmouthbookclub@outlook.com...2023-08-051h 40
Strange ShadowsSS208 An Adventure in Futurity & The Justice of the ElephantSend us a textRob and Tim cover a long and short story today -An Adventure in Futurity & The Justice of the Elephant. We talk puns, futuristic names, time machines, Dr Who, the Rajput and Torrid Saffron. Plus listener feedback and latest news.Guest reader: Shelley de CruzFavourite words: polyandry, over-preponderance, obulus, mahout, zenana, Bundelkhand, musth.Download MP3Sword & Sorceries Great Library of Dreams podcast Rob's new Youtube Gaming ChannelSupport the showContact us at innsmouthbookclub@outlook.comNight Shade Books ...2023-07-221h 22
Strange ShadowsSS207 The Ghoul & The Kingdom of the WormSend us a textTim and Rob again cover two shorts stories, The Ghoul and The Kingdom of the Worm. Chat includes Vathek, ghūls, career choices, Wright is wrong again, lost ghoul films, fictional books and scary stones. Plus listener feedback on our last episode.Guest reader: Paul FrickerFavourite words: mendicant, penumbra, interdiction, cerastes, simoon, condoleDownload MP3Discord Channel What a Carve UpSupport the showContact us at innsmouthbookclub@outlook.comNight Shade Books Innsmouth Literary FestivalInnsmouth Book Club Face...2023-07-081h 28
Innsmouth Book ClubEp68: The Tree Men of M'BwaSend us a textThe sun is shining in Innsmouth, so we take you into the local park for a picnic and a chat about Donald Wandrei's classic The Tree Men of M'Bwa. We talk ice cream, colonialism, fox vs seagull, portals, puns and legal battles. Plus listener feedback on the film Dagon and Lovecraftian video games. Download MP3Bonzo Dog Band SupernautSupport the showSend your questions to dagonsack@outlook.comIBC Online StoreInnsmouth Literary Festival FacebookYoutubeBlueSkyPatreonOld E...2023-07-011h 17
Strange ShadowsSS206 The Kiss of Zoraida & The Face by the RiverSend us a textWe cover two short stories again this time, both with a similar theme - extra marital affairs gone wrong! We talk poisons, cuckolds, nightclub bouncers, nightmares, 1970s haunted paintings, Beethoven and beards. Plus letter extracts from HPL on orientalism and listener feedback.Guest reader Simon BleakenFavourite words: yataghan, solicitude, anodyne, deliquescence, propinquity, collopsDownload MP3Green Lady Painting Rising Damp Grey Lady REH PoemSupport the showContact us at innsmouthbookclub@outlook.comNight Shade Books Innsmouth Literary FestivalInnsmouth...2023-06-241h 09
Innsmouth Book ClubEp 67: DagonSend us a textWe seek refuge from the heat in the cool darkness of the Innsmouth Picture House. After the latest Pearl & Scream advert, we watch Steward Gordon's 2001 classic, Dagon, then chat nature vs nurture, dodgy B&B rooms, Bruce Campbell, two stroke... oil, and Lovecraftian humour. Plus an extra special Dagon's Sack with a letter from TED Klein!Download MP3ATMOM clip Support the showSend your questions to dagonsack@outlook.comIBC Online StoreInnsmouth Literary Festival FacebookYoutubeBlueSkyPatreon...2023-06-171h 21
Strange ShadowsS2 E5 The Gorgon & An Offering to the MoonSend us a textTim and Rob cover two short stories this episode, starting with The Gorgon. We talk Greek myth, Olde London, the abnatural, liminal spaces and The Bangles. Then it's on to An Offering to the Moon, with talk of lunar temples, naked sacrifices and favourite eras.There's also some listener feedback on Lovecraft and the cinema, where we learn about HPL's favourite film and Tim's Pint Scale method of reviews.Guest reader: Gavin ChappellFavourite words: catafelque, fabulosity, oblation, luctation plenilune, veridicalDownload MP3John Rogers London Walks 30+ Minutes...2023-06-101h 19
Strange Shadows🔒 SSB04 Pens and RealismSubscriber-only episodeSend us a textAs well as the HPL correspondence, this episode we also delve in the letters between CAS and Richard W. Dodson. We talk pens, Smith's "vocabulary recipe," realism in weird fiction, and read an HPL poem.Contact us at innsmouthbookclub@outlook.comNight Shade Books Innsmouth Literary FestivalInnsmouth Book Club Facebook YoutubeBlueSky PatreonTim Mendees Innsmouth GoldDragon's Teeth Gaming Channel Graveheart DesignsMonster in my Bed podcast2023-05-2749 min
Innsmouth Book Club🔒 SS Bonus 04 Pens and RealismSubscriber-only episodeSend us a textAs well as the HPL correspondence, this episode we also delve in the letters between CAS and Richard W. Dodson. We talk pens, Smith's "vocabulary recipe," realism in weird fiction, and read an HPL poem.Innsmouth News Summer23 pdfSend your questions to dagonsack@outlook.comIBC Online StoreInnsmouth Literary Festival FacebookYoutubeBlueSkyPatreonOld EpisodesTim Mendees Innsmouth GoldDragon's Teeth Rob's YT Gaming ChannelMonster in my Bed podcast...2023-05-2649 minStrange Shadows🔒 IBC Bonus 01 From BeyondSubscriber-only episodeSend us a textTim takes us into the "secret space" at the rear of Innsmouth Book Shoppe for a bonus episode, where we discuss HPL's classic From Beyond. We talk sleep paralysis, the pineal gland, normality, breaking on thru and more.... Contact us at innsmouthbookclub@outlook.comNight Shade Books Innsmouth Literary FestivalInnsmouth Book Club Facebook YoutubeBlueSky PatreonTim Mendees Innsmouth GoldDragon's Teeth Gaming Channel Graveheart DesignsMonster in my Bed podcast2023-05-2040 minStrange Shadows🔒 IBC Bonus 02 Ghost HunterSubscriber-only episodeSend us a textJohn Chadwick talks about his work with ghost hunting groups.Contact us at innsmouthbookclub@outlook.comNight Shade Books Innsmouth Literary FestivalInnsmouth Book Club Facebook YoutubeBlueSky PatreonTim Mendees Innsmouth GoldDragon's Teeth Gaming Channel Graveheart DesignsMonster in my Bed podcast2023-05-2055 minStrange Shadows🔒 IBC Bonus 03 Innsmouth ChatSubscriber-only episodeSend us a textWe conduct our first live chat from Innsmouth and are joined by Miguel Fliguer, Chris Karr and Aaron Vlek. We answer some of your questions, and talk about recent movies, live readings, cultist motivations and more!Contact us at innsmouthbookclub@outlook.comNight Shade Books Innsmouth Literary FestivalInnsmouth Book Club Facebook YoutubeBlueSky PatreonTim Mendees Innsmouth GoldDragon's Teeth Gaming Channel Graveheart DesignsMonster in my Bed podcast2023-05-201h 07Strange Shadows🔒 IBC Bonus 04 History of the NecronomiconSubscriber-only episodeSend us a textWe delve into HPL's essay on the history of the Necronomicon, and chat Crowley, the Atlantis of the Sands, band names, non-euclidean yoga, Mr Worm and John Dee.Contact us at innsmouthbookclub@outlook.comNight Shade Books Innsmouth Literary FestivalInnsmouth Book Club Facebook YoutubeBlueSky PatreonTim Mendees Innsmouth GoldDragon's Teeth Gaming Channel Graveheart DesignsMonster in my Bed podcast2023-05-2056 minStrange Shadows🔒 IBC Bonus 05 Dreamer on the NightsideSubscriber-only episodeSend us a textTim and Rob stumble on a secret room in Innsmouth Library, leading to the discovery of a copy of Dreamer on the Nightside, in which Frank Belknap Long describes his life and times with HPL. We chat long letters, their first meeting, the Kalem Club, the mummy's curse, Sonia Greene, how HPL spoke, stationery and more.Contact us at innsmouthbookclub@outlook.comNight Shade Books Innsmouth Literary FestivalInnsmouth Book Club Facebook YoutubeBlueSky PatreonTim Mendees Innsmouth...2023-05-201h 02Innsmouth Book Club🔒 IBC Bonus 01 From BeyondSubscriber-only episodeSend us a textTim takes us into the "secret space" at the rear of Innsmouth Book Shoppe for a Patron Bonus episode, where we discuss HPL's classic From Beyond. We talk sleep paralysis, the pineal gland, normality, breaking on thru and more.... Send your questions to dagonsack@outlook.comIBC Online StoreInnsmouth Literary Festival FacebookYoutubeBlueSkyPatreonOld EpisodesTim Mendees Innsmouth GoldDragon's Teeth Rob's YT Gaming ChannelMonster in my Bed podcastGraveheart Designs2023-05-2040 minInnsmouth Book Club🔒 IBC Bonus 03 Innsmouth ChatSubscriber-only episodeSend us a textWe conduct our first live chat from Innsmouth and are joined by Miguel Fliguer, Chris Karr and Aaron Vlek. We answer some of your questions, and talk about recent movies, live readings, cultist motivations and more!Send your questions to dagonsack@outlook.comIBC Online StoreInnsmouth Literary Festival FacebookYoutubeBlueSkyPatreonOld EpisodesTim Mendees Innsmouth GoldDragon's Teeth Rob's YT Gaming ChannelMonster in my Bed podcastGraveheart DesignsThe Unreality S...2023-05-201h 07Strange Shadows🔒 SS Bonus01 Loveman and Fan MailSubscriber-only episodeSend us a text We take our first dive into the correspondence between Smith, Lovecraft and Derleth. We discuss Lovecraft's first letter to Smith and talk Samuel Loveman, Oriental Stories, art vs commerce, modesty, crazy fan mail and read Smith's poem Lichens. Contact us at innsmouthbookclub@outlook.comNight Shade Books Innsmouth Literary FestivalInnsmouth Book Club Facebook YoutubeBlueSky PatreonTim Mendees Innsmouth GoldDragon's Teeth Gaming Channel Graveheart DesignsMonster in my Bed podcast2023-05-2056 minStrange Shadows🔒 SS Bonus02 Bierce and FloridaSubscriber-only episodeSend us a textTim and Rob delve into the CAS letters again in this bonus episode. We talk the disappearance of Ambrose Bierce, Lovecraft in Florida, CAS on MR James, the Skull of Doom and more.Contact us at innsmouthbookclub@outlook.comNight Shade Books Innsmouth Literary FestivalInnsmouth Book Club Facebook YoutubeBlueSky PatreonTim Mendees Innsmouth GoldDragon's Teeth Gaming Channel Graveheart DesignsMonster in my Bed podcast2023-05-2049 minStrange Shadows🔒 SSB03 Crosswords and MythosSubscriber-only episodeSend us a textStrange Shadows Bonus Episode TwoTim and Rob take another dive into the CAS letters , with ta talk structure on the Mythos, return addresses, Smithian crosswords, strange sculptures, and YA fantasy.Contact us at innsmouthbookclub@outlook.comNight Shade Books Innsmouth Literary FestivalInnsmouth Book Club Facebook YoutubeBlueSky PatreonTim Mendees Innsmouth GoldDragon's Teeth Gaming Channel Graveheart DesignsMonster in my Bed podcast2023-05-2050 min
Innsmouth Book Club🔒 IBC Bonus 5: Dreamer on the NightsideSubscriber-only episodeSend us a textTim and Rob stumble on a secret room in Innsmouth Library, leading to the discovery of a copy of Dreamer on the Nightside, in which Frank Belknap Long describes his life and times with HPL. We chat long letters, their first meeting, the Kalem Club, the mummy's curse, Sonia Greene, how HPL spoke, stationery and more.As well as signing up to Patreon, you can now access Bonus Episodes for both IBC and Strange Shadows by subscribing on Buzzsprout. We will be putting up all past bonus e...2023-05-201h 02
Strange ShadowsSS204 Rendezvous in AveroigneSend us a textWe are joined by author Gavin Chappell to discuss a Smithian classic, Rendezvous in Averoigne. We talk Weird Tales trends, haunted lakes, goth dancing, HPL at the cinema, vampire lore and more.Favourite words: funereal, osiers, adumbration, pourboire, chaterlaine, wafture Guest reader: Jeff Goad of the Appendix N Bookclub podcast Download MP3Schlock Webzine Rogue Planet Press Weird Tales Contents Goth BatsSupport the showContact us at innsmouthbookclub@outlook.comNight Shade Books Innsmouth Literary FestivalInnsmouth Book Club F...2023-05-131h 22
Strange ShadowsS2 E3 Told in the Desert, The Willow LandscapeSend us a textWe cover two stories this time, beginning with the tale of a mysterious wanderer, Told in the Desert. That is followed by the story of a remarkable painting, The Willow Landscape. We chat action, curry goat, dream states, album covers, and invent a new word. Favourite words: torrefaction, olibanum, Iblis, auriphrygiate, ghazals, morbidezzaGuest reader: author Alexandra BeaumontDownload MP3Brother Theodore Reading Emperor of Dreams trailer Innsmouth Literary FestivalSupport the showContact us at innsmouthbookclub@outlook.comNight Shade Books Innsm...2023-04-291h 08
Innsmouth Book ClubEp64: The Horror From the HillsSend us a textWe hop into Innsmouth Book Shoppe to read Frank Belknap Long's classic, The Horror from the Hills. We talk old books, interdimensional beings, acromegaly, how deities evolve and Faugnian follow ups. Plus the elephant in the room (tower), Yag Kosha.Download MP3Innsmouth Literary Festival Pickman KickstartSupport the showSend your questions to dagonsack@outlook.comIBC Online StoreInnsmouth Literary Festival FacebookYoutubeBlueSkyPatreonOld EpisodesTim Mendees Innsmouth GoldDrago...2023-04-221h 35
Strange ShadowsS2 E2 The Red World of PolarisSend us a textThis episode sees us deep in interstellar space once more with Captain Volmar and the crew of the Alcyone! We talk manuscripts, Star Trek, mi-go, and Dalek history and play HPL Bingo. We also discuss listener feedback on the mating habits of the Great Old Ones... Favourite words: etiolated, burglarious, aphelion, quotidian, intersidereal, anaglyphGuest reader Jeff Goad of the Appendix N Bookclub podcast Download MP3 Pickman Papers Kickstart Innsmouth Literary FestivalSupport the showContact us at innsmouthbookclub@outlook.comNight Shade Books 2023-04-151h 27
Innsmouth Book ClubEp63: Graeme Patrick and Stef HoyleSend us a textWe drop by the Gillman Hotel for a delve into the world of Call of Cthulhu role playing with guests Graeme Patrick and Stef Hoyle. We talk investigative RPGs, handling horror in gaming, pacing and mood, online gaming and favourite scenarios. Plus listener feedback and news of the Innsmouth Literary Festival.Download episode Graeme Patrick Twitter RPG Nook on YouTube Stef's RPG BlogTobias Nilsson Pickman Papers KickstartSupport the showSend your questions to dagonsack@outlook.comIBC Online StoreInnsmouth Li...2023-04-081h 13
Strange ShadowsS2 E1 The Door to SaturnSend us a textWelcome to Season Two! For our first episode, Jeff Goad of the Appendix N Bookclub podcast joins us as we step through the Door to Saturn. We talk fatal eroticism, Tsathoggua's back scratches, Dungeons & Dragons, triple cyclopean, and Tim pronounces Hziulquoigmnzhah!Favourite words: magniloquently, perspicacious, stylitean, desuetude, apterous, orotund.Guest reader: Shelley de Cruz Graveheart DesignsMP3 downloadPickman Papers KickstartSupport the showContact us at innsmouthbookclub@outlook.comNight Shade Books Innsmouth Literary FestivalInnsmouth Book Club Facebook Yo...2023-04-011h 11
Innsmouth Book ClubEp62: 30+ Minutes with HP LovecraftSend us a text30+ Minutes with HP Lovecraft podcast hosts David Guffy, Richard Wilson, & Mark Griffin drop by the Gillman House. We chat Lovecraftian games and adaptations, ST Joshi, Kentucky Folklore, HPL's culinary tastes and more. Plus a Dagon's Sack question on our current reading recommendations and latest news of the Innsmouth Literary FestivalDownload MP3Pigeons From Hell TV Thriller Pickman Papers KickstartSupport the showSend your questions to dagonsack@outlook.comIBC Online StoreInnsmouth Literary Festival FacebookYoutubeBlueSkyPat...2023-03-251h 15
Innsmouth Book ClubEp 61: Man Size in MarbleSend us a textFor today's tour we hop into Innsmouth Library to visit a Victorian classic - Edith Nesbit's Man Size in Marble. We chat Victorian schooling, lurking in graveyards, local folklore, Fenland skies and page counts. Plus news of the Innsmouth Literary Festival and listener comments.Cast of Cthulhu podcast DMR Books interview Support the showSend your questions to dagonsack@outlook.comIBC Online StoreInnsmouth Literary Festival FacebookYoutubeBlueSkyPatreonOld EpisodesTim Mendees Innsmouth Gold...2023-03-111h 20
Innsmouth Book ClubEp 60: Queens of the AbyssSend us a textWe mark Women in Horror Month by covering two stories from the excellent Queens of the Abyss, Women of the Weird collection.We start with GG Pendarves' The Laughing Thing and talk Sleepy Hollow, the class system, Carnacki, and a-holes in tweed.Then it's on to Leonora Carrington's The Seventh Horse. We talk Carrington's amazing life, surrealism, fairies, VVV magazine and the lizard of love....Plus news of the Innsmouth Literary Festival. Leonora Carrington documentarySupport the showSend your questions to dagonsack@outlook.c...2023-02-251h 26
Strange ShadowsS1 E18 Season One Wrap UpSend us a textWe are joined by Mark Griffin and Richard Wilson of the 30+ Minutes with HP Lovecraft podcast for a look back over our first season.We talk HPL's enduring influence, favourite Smithian words and phrases, which story we enjoyed the most, Smith's approach to writing, and more. Plus an announcement about our Guest of Honour at the Innsmouth Literary Festival!Huge thanks to all our guests, readers, Patrons, supporters and listeners for helping us reach over 1500 downloads. We will be releasing a Patron only episode next, covering some of CAS' correspondence to...2023-02-181h 10
Innsmouth Book ClubEp 59: C.T. PhippsSend us a textAuthor CT Phipps drops by at the Gillman House. We talk mixing genres, winning/not winning in the Mythos, representation, editing anthologies, gaming, superheroes and vampires. Plus a Dagon's Sack question on Godzilla, and news of the Innsmouth Literary Festival.CT Phipps Blog Facebook Twitter AmazonInnsmouth Literary FestivalSupport the showSend your questions to dagonsack@outlook.comIBC Online StoreInnsmouth Literary Festival FacebookYoutubeBlueSkyPatreonOld EpisodesTim Mendees Innsmouth GoldDragon...2023-02-111h 20
Strange ShadowsS1 E17 Voyage to SfanamoeSend us a textWe end Season One with another trip to Venus, this time from Poseidonis! Author Gavin Chappell joins us, and we chat lost islands, ancient civilisations, science fantasy, pod people, and CAS recordings. Plus listener questions and feedback.Favourite words Moaria, manumission, consanguinity, orchidaceous, diluvial, calyxesGuest reader: Shelley de Cruz Graveheart DesignsSchlock Webzine Lovecraftiana Magazine Gavin Chappell Site Amazon Author Page Support the showContact us at innsmouthbookclub@outlook.comNight Shade Books Innsmouth Literary FestivalInnsmouth Book Club Facebook You...2023-02-0459 min
Strange ShadowsS1 E16 The Necromantic Tale, The Immeasurable HorrorSend us a textWe find Smith back on form with two cracking stories. Beginning with The Necromantic Tale, we talk gothic tropes, witch trials, MR James, demons and disappointment rooms.Then it's a trip to Venus for The Immeasurable Horror. We talk shoggoths, red shirts, Venusian sci fi and Poddy Fronds. Plus listener feedback and news of the forthcoming Innsmouth Literary Festival. Guest reader: Robert Lloyd Parry Nunkie Productions Favourite words: Hagdon, nefandous, anitnomian, lustrum, exiguous, etiolated, pullulating.Podcast to the CuriousSupport the showContact us at...2023-01-211h 32
Innsmouth Book ClubEp58: Greig JohnsonSend us a textWe are joined at the Gilman House by writer, actor, producer and musician Greig Johnson. We talk the English seaside, adapting Lovecraft, Woody Brown, the mysteries of social media, Dr Who and satire. There's also a Dagon's Sack question on dating the Great Old Ones, plus first news of the forthcoming Innsmouth Literary Festival!Greig Johnson Youtube Etsy TwitterSupport the showSend your questions to dagonsack@outlook.comIBC Online StoreInnsmouth Literary Festival FacebookYoutubeBlueSkyPatreonOld Episod...2023-01-141h 01
Strange ShadowsS1 E15 The Root of AmpoiSend us a textWe start the New Year with a look at Smith's rarely printed jungle adventure, the Root of Ampoi. We talk pulp magazines, Cockney history, genres, Carry On Up the Jungle and Robert Crumb. Guest reader: Greig JohnsonFavourite words: acromegaly, allopath, sybariticThe Cockney Walk Root of Ampoi track Greig Johnson EtsySupport the showContact us at innsmouthbookclub@outlook.comNight Shade Books Innsmouth Literary FestivalInnsmouth Book Club Facebook YoutubeBlueSky PatreonTim Mendees Innsmou...2023-01-0755 min
Innsmouth Book ClubInnsmouth Picturehouse - Pearl and Scream AdsSend us a textA selection of Pearl & Scream ads from our visits to Innsmouth Picturehouse. They include:Sallow Tallow CandlesInnsmouth Komedy KlubCurl Up and Dye Hair SalonInnsmouth Well Being CentreInnsmouth Recycling (for when you go green)Quint's Boat ToursNow That's What I Call Music 1Psychic DeliaInnsmouth WigsSupport the showSend your questions to dagonsack@outlook.comIBC Online StoreInnsmouth Literary Festival FacebookYoutubeBlueSkyPatreon2022-12-3108 min
Strange ShadowsXmas Reading 1 - The Crypts of MemorySend us a textRob Poyton reads Smith's prose poem, The Crypts of Memory.Music by Innsmouth GoldWatch out for links to more Xmas readings over the break!Xmas Reading 2 - The Abomination That Came for ChristmasXmas Reading 3 - The FestivalSupport the showContact us at innsmouthbookclub@outlook.comNight Shade Books Innsmouth Literary FestivalInnsmouth Book Club Facebook YoutubeBlueSky PatreonTim Mendees Innsmouth GoldDragon's Teeth Gaming Channel Graveheart Designs2022-12-2204 min
Strange ShadowsFestival in InnsmouthSend us a textTim and Rob host a chat from Innsmouth in Festival season. We talk shopping in Innsmouth, Tolkien and Lovecraft, ideas and names for writing, and pronunciations. Plus we answer live questions from listeners and give a shout out to fellow podcasters.Big thanks again to all our guest, readers, patrons and listeners, wishing you all Happy Holidays!Russell Smeaton People's Guide to the Cthulhu Mythos Cast of CthulhuAppendix N Bookclub Strange Studies of Strange Stories Good Friends of Jackson Elias Creamy Sh....Support the show2022-12-2059 min
Innsmouth Book ClubFestival in InnsmouthSend us a textTim and Rob host a chat from Innsmouth in Festival season. We talk shopping in Innsmouth, Tolkien and Lovecraft, ideas and names for writing, and pronunciations, answer live questions from listeners and give a shout out to fellow podcasters.Big thanks again to all our guest, readers, patrons and listeners, wishing you all Happy Holidays!Russell Smeaton People's Guide to the Cthulhu Mythos Cast of CthulhuAppendix N Bookclub Strange Studies of Strange Stories Good Friends of Jackson Elias Creamy Sh....Support the showSend your q...2022-12-2059 min
Innsmouth Book ClubEp.57: The Damned ThingSend us a textWith a ghoul infestation at the graveyard and Innsmouth teeming with Festival visitors, we take shelter in the Olde Book Shoppe. There we discuss Ambrose Bierce's weird fiction classic The Damned Thing. We talk chaparrals, Predator, dog's noses, pen names and adaptations. Plus reader comment and news of our live chat session!Creepy #4 Gray Matter podcast Yugoslavian adaptation Support the showSend your questions to dagonsack@outlook.comIBC Online StoreInnsmouth Literary Festival FacebookYoutubeBlueSkyPatreonOld EpisodesTim Men...2022-12-171h 13
Strange ShadowsS1 E14 Marooned in AndromedaSend us a textWe blast into outer space this episode and follow Captain Volmar on his five year mission to, er, kill half of his crew. We talk tweed in space, TV aliens, rough booze and the roots of scientifiction. Plus CAS letters and listener comments.Guest reader: Shelley de Cruz Graveheart DesignsFavourite words: glaucous, noctilucae, integument, stridulation, permanganateInnsmouth Excursions Strange Studies of Strange StoriesSupport the showContact us at innsmouthbookclub@outlook.comNight Shade Books Innsmouth Literary FestivalInnsmouth Book Club ...2022-12-101h 33
Strange ShadowsS1 E13 The The Planet of the Dead, The Uncharted IsleSend us a textWe start our two story episode with Smith's ultra-goth tale of doomed love, The Planet of the Dead. We talk HPL on Zoom, Cimmerians, weird dreams and TV sfx. Then it's on to The Uncharted Isle, where we talk Wallace Irwin, the Bermuda Triangle and ancient maps. Plus letters extracts, and listener comments.Guest reader: Shelley de Cruz Graveheart DesignsFavourite words: immedicable, sybarite, mendicants, bizzareries, postern, drupes, armillary, littoral, heteroclitic.Feast of Fools launch Rambling Syd Rumpo A Nautical ExtravaganceSupport the showContact us at inn...2022-11-261h 21
Innsmouth Book ClubEp54: Randall's RoundSend us a textWe take shelter in Innsmouth Library and discuss Eleanor Scott's folk-horror classic, Randall's Round. We talk 'obby 'osses, pagan rituals, pub names, The Wicker Man and crappy deals with the devil. We also delve into Dagon's spam folder and give news of our next Patron special.Contact us at dagonsack@outlook.comFeast of Friends anthology Strange Aeons 2022 Randall's Candles Podcast to the Curious Support the showSend your questions to dagonsack@outlook.comIBC Online StoreInnsmouth Literary Festival FacebookYoutube2022-11-051h 27
Strange ShadowsS1 E12 The Devotee of Evil, The SatyrSend us a textTwo more short stories this episode. We start with the Dev of Ev and talk obscure pulps, the 8th Circle of Hell, Faust, impersonal evil, sonic vibrations and Shatner in space.Then it's off to Averoigne for The Satyr, We talk rising sap, carry on films, Victorian repression and the Great God Pan, plus listener comments and news of our live Halloween chat from Innsmouth. Oh - and we also coin the phrase the Auburn Cycle!Guest reader: Robert Lloyd Parry Nunkie ProductionsFavourite words: Manichean, malebolge. infrangible, villaneilles, plei...2022-10-291h 49Innsmouth Book ClubHalloween Special 01Send us a textHere's the first of our Halloween treats!Some Haunted Houses by Ambrose BierceRead by Tim MendeesMusic by Innsmouth GoldJoin us live in Innsmouth for a Halloween Youtube chat! Sunday 30th Oct, from 8pm UK time we will be streaming live from the Esoteric Order of Dagon! Click here to join us!IBC on Facebook IBC on Youtube Previous EpisodesTim Mendees Innsmouth Gold John Chadwick Art Graveheart DesignsSupport the showSend your questions to dagonsack@outlook.comIBC Online Store2022-10-2254 min
Strange ShadowsS1 E11 The Epiphany of DeathSend us a textWe cover two short stories this episode, starting with The Epiphany of Death. We talk Randolph Carter, Ptolemy, Lovecraft's voice, and Dungeons and Dragons. Next, we look at Murder in the Fourth Dimension and talk Halpin Frayser, Ted Bundy, portable vibrators, and the Fourth Dimension, and ask "who is Mike?"Guest reader: Shelley de Cruz Graveheart DesignsFavourite words: Lacunae, adit, adipocere, nonce, corpus delecti, demonianJoin us live in Innsmouth for a Halloween Youtube chat! Sunday 30th Oct, from 8pm UK time we will be streaming live from...2022-10-151h 26
Innsmouth Book ClubEp53: Worms of the EarthSend us a textWe visit Innsmouth Book Shoppe to discuss what many regard as Robert E Howard's finest story, the Worms of the Earth. We talk Dark Ages and Pictish history, Howard's Mythos, crucifixion, Machen, UK geography, serpent people and Dagon's... anatomy. E-mail us at dagonsack@outlook.comCimmeria Album The Cellar of Horrors show Cast of Cthulhu podcast Appendix N podcast IBC on Facebook IBC on Youtube Previous Episodes Tim Mendees Innsmouth Gold John Chadwick Art Graveheart DesignsSupport the showSend your questions to dagonsack@outlook.comIBC Onl...2022-10-081h 40
Strange ShadowsS1 E10 - The Metamorphosis of the WorldSend us a textThis episode we cover another of Smith's longer stories, a tale of alien invasion! We talk money troubles, sandstorms, Star Trek tropes, squid worms and yeti crabs, phantasy vs scientifction and make our own UFO sound effects!Guest reader: author KT Tate Favourite words: promulgation, concomitance, calamite, locomotor ataxiaSupport the showContact us at innsmouthbookclub@outlook.comNight Shade Books Innsmouth Literary FestivalInnsmouth Book Club Facebook YoutubeBlueSky PatreonTim Mendees Innsmouth GoldDragon's Tee...2022-10-011h 20
Innsmouth Book ClubEp 52: David HamblingSend us a textWe drop by the Gilman Hotel for a chat with Mythos author and science journalist David Hambling. We talk Lovecraftian science, sinister history, movie adaptations, robot dogs, London gangsters and TS Eliot. Plus we answer a Dagon's Sack question on the Rings of Power series.E-mail us at dagonsack@outlook.comShadows from Norwood David Hambling Amazon IBC on Facebook IBC on Youtube Previous Episodes Tim Mendees Innsmouth Gold John Chadwick Art Graveheart DesignsSupport the showSend your questions to dagonsack@outlook.comIBC Online Store2022-09-241h 16
Strange ShadowsS1 E9 - The Monster of the ProphecySend us a textThis episode sees us get into our longest Smith tale yet, and it's an interplanetary romance - of sorts! We talk Ambrose Bierce, Antares, Elton John's time machine, laser rods and hairy pits, the Three F's of Smith, Howard and Lovecraft and interstellar conmen. We also read some comments from listeners and have news of our latest Patron bonus.Oh -and we also have some homework for our listeners!Guest reader: Gavin Chappell of Lovecraftiana magazineFavourite words: inanition, fulgurent, nyctaloptic, planturous, nacarat, erubescent,30 Minutes with Lo...2022-09-171h 28
Innsmouth Book ClubEp 51: From Cabinet 34, Drawer 6Send us a textWe visit Innsmouth Library to cover our first Caitlin R. Kiernan story - a modern Mythos tale of a mysterious fossil and a classic monster movie! We talk non-linear plots, the perils of public transport, William Alland, and Innsmouth spam. Rob also recounts his Jamesian "dog's ear" experience. The horror...E-mail us at dagonsack@outlook.comIBC on Facebook IBC on Youtube Previous EpisodesInnsmouth Gold Kickstart Caitlín R. Kiernan Tim Mendees Innsmouth Gold John Chadwick Art Graveheart DesignsSupport the showSend your questions to dago...2022-09-101h 12
Strange ShadowsS1 E8 - The Tale of Satampra ZeirosSend us a textAuthor Gavin Chappell joins us to discuss one of Smith's best loved works, and his first Hyperborean tale. We talk burning books, Wright is wrong again, sword & sorcery double acts, Tsathoggua, and Lovecraft swearing!We also try to ignite a Balrogian debate by asking, "does Tsathoggua have wings?"Guest reader: Robert Lloyd Parry Nunkie ProductionsFavourite words: purpureal, pecuniary depletion, quinquangular, fetiditySchlock Webzine Lovecraftiana Magazine Gavin Chappell Site Amazon Author Page New IG Anthology KickstartSupport the showContact us at innsmouthbookclub@outlook.comNig...2022-09-031h 29
Innsmouth Book ClubEp 50: Chris LackeySend us a textWe celebrate our 50th episode with a visit from Chris Lackey. One half of the excellent HPL Literary Podcast, Chris is also an actor, writer, animator and keen gamer. We chat LARPs, filming Cthulhu, life in the UK, the creative impulse, podcasting, and cults and cultists.There's also mail from Dagon's Sack, asking what one question would you ask HPL?We'd like to give a big thanks to all our past guests, our listeners and our Patrons for getting us to the big 5-0. Here's to 50 more!E-mail us at...2022-08-271h 07
Strange ShadowsS1 E7 - The Venus of AzombeiiSend us a textWe move to Africa for the first of Smith's longer stories and chat about Venus, tropical tress, William Seabrook, colonialist attitudes, sex grottos, race laws and more.Guest reader: Shelley de Cruz of Graveheart DesignsFavourite words: tetanic, baobabs, pandaus, vituperations, sedulousNew IG Anthology KickstartSupport the showContact us at innsmouthbookclub@outlook.comNight Shade Books Innsmouth Literary FestivalInnsmouth Book Club Facebook YoutubeBlueSky PatreonTim Mendees Innsmouth GoldDragon's Teeth Gaming Cha...2022-08-201h 03
Innsmouth Book ClubEp 49: The Last Feast of HarlequinSend us a textWe visit the Innsmouth Book Shoppe to discuss Thomas Ligotti's masterpiece, The Last Feast of Harlequin. We talk Current 93, tramps and clowns, harlequins, mental health issues, Munch's The Scream and devolution.E-mail us at dagonsack@outlook.comIBC on Facebook IBC on Youtube Previous EpisodesInnsmouth Gold Kickstart Thomas Ligotti Peruvian Mummy Tim Mendees Innsmouth Gold John Chadwick Art Graveheart DesignsSupport the showSend your questions to dagonsack@outlook.comIBC Online StoreInnsmouth Literary Festival FacebookYoutubeBlueSkyPatreo...2022-08-131h 17
Strange ShadowsS1 E6 - The Resurrection of the RattlesnakeSend us a textWe once again cover two short stories - The Resurrection of the Rattlesnake and 13 Phantasms. We talk gopher snakes, HPL as a character, Robert E Howard's suicide note, cathartic writing and post mortem maths problems.Guest reader: author K.T. TateFavourite words: ratiocinative, immortelles, creelDownload MP3Support the showContact us at innsmouthbookclub@outlook.comNight Shade Books Innsmouth Literary FestivalInnsmouth Book Club Facebook YoutubeBlueSky PatreonTim Mendees Innsmouth GoldDragon's Teeth Ga...2022-08-0652 min
Innsmouth Book ClubEp 48: Reanimator and From BeyondSend us a textOn a sweltering Innsmouth day, we take refuge in the coolness of the Picturehouse for a double feature - Stuart Gordon's Reanimator and From Beyond!We talk pencils, exploitation, 80s computer tech, gooey gore and more.Plus there's a new Pearl & Scream from Gein's Furniture and Upholstery Services...E-mail us at dagonsack@outlook.comIBC on Facebook IBC on Youtube Previous EpisodesInnsmouth Gold Kickstart Tim Mendees Innsmouth Gold John Chadwick Art Graveheart DesignsSupport the showSend your questions to dagonsack@out...2022-07-301h 18
Strange ShadowsS1 E5 - The Phantoms of the FireSend us a textWe cover two stories this episode. The Phantoms of the Fire, which sees a more conventional plot from Smith. Then the wonderful, nightmare-like A Night in Malneant. We talk Californian culture, rustic bluntness, Lovecraft's error, Wright proven wrong, funerals, Silent Hill and one of the best Call of Cthulhu scenarios ever.Guest reader Jeff Goad Appendix N PodcastFavourite words: runnelled, peregrinations, obsequies.Download MP3Check out our first Patron episode on Smith's letters to Lovecraft and Derleth!Lieber reads SmithSupport the show...2022-07-2358 min
Innsmouth Book ClubEp47: The WillowsSend us a textToday's visit takes us to Innsmouth Book Shoppe for a discussion on Blackwood's classic of cosmic horror The Willows.We talk folk horror, outdoor claustrophobia, sentient trees, liminal spaces, ghost hunting, the Golden Dawn and occult vs materialism. Plus we answer a Dagon's Sack question about non-Lovecraftian authors!And check out this month's Innsmouth News for the Roots of Cthulhu, and Fritz Leiber reading Clark Ashton Smith!IBC on Facebook IBC on Youtube Previous EpisodesRadio 4 The Willows Luke Tabram Shadow Paranormal Tim Mendees Innsmouth Gold John Chadwic...2022-07-161h 21
Strange ShadowsS1 E4 - The End of the StorySend us a textWe are joined by our first guest, Jeff Goad of the Appendix N Podcast. We cover the first Averoigne story, speculate on Smiths' absence from App N, and talk medieval porn, tapirs, Elisabeth Bathory and repression. We also question the motives of Abbot Hilaire!Guest reader - Robert Lloyd Parry, Nunkie Productions.Download MP3Appendix N PodcastSupport the showContact us at innsmouthbookclub@outlook.comNight Shade Books Innsmouth Literary FestivalInnsmouth Book Club Facebook YoutubeBlueSky Pa...2022-07-091h 09
Innsmouth Book ClubEp46: Reflections for the Winter of my SoulSend us a textWe pop into Innsmouth Library for our first Karl Edward Wagner story, which plots mystic swordsman Kane against a werewolf!We talk gothic sword & sorcery, whodunnits, Charles Manson, famous wanderers and Robert E Howard. Plus we answer a Dagon's Sack question about Lovecraftian music!IBC on Facebook IBC on Youtube Previous EpisodesThe Last Wolf The Residents Tim Mendees Innsmouth Gold John Chadwick Art Graveheart DesignsThe Unreality StoreCreation Custom TattooSupport the showSend your questions to dagonsack@outlook.comI...2022-07-021h 16
Strange ShadowsS1 Ep3 - SadastorSend us a textWe cover three short stories this episode - Sadastor, The Ninth Skeleton and The Last Incantation. We talk Roman graffiti, puffy grave worms, byssus, dusty grapes and the nostalgia for youth. We also talk about Helen Sully's scary experience with Lovecraft!Guest reader - Shelley deCruz of Graveheart DesignsDownload MP3Wistmans Wood The Weird TailorSupport the showContact us at innsmouthbookclub@outlook.comNight Shade Books Innsmouth Literary FestivalInnsmouth Book Club Facebook YoutubeBlueSky PatreonTim...2022-06-251h 12
Innsmouth Book ClubEp45: Gavin Chappell - LovecraftianaSend us a textWe hop on over to the Gilman House to meet with Gavin Chappell, author and editor of Schlock webzine and Lovecraftiana magazine. We talk vikings, the joys of editing, fanzines and what is Lovecraftian? We also mention real life (mostly feline!) horrors, Tolkien, conspiracy theories and answer a Dagon's Sack question on Lovecraftian mash ups!E-mail us at dagonsack@outlook.comIBC on Facebook IBC on Youtube Previous EpisodesSchlock Webzine Lovecraftiana Magazine Gavin Chappell Site Amazon Author PageStrange Shadows Musketeers vs Cthulhu Nookienomicon Tim Mendees ...2022-06-181h 06
Strange ShadowsS1 Ep 2 - The Abominations of YondoSend us a textThe Inquisitors of Ong banish a prisoner to the lifeless wastes of Yondo. But they may not be as lifeless as they first appear... We discuss Smith's first story, and talk desolation, Goth band names and the eternal struggle between art and commerce. Guest reader - Robert Lloyd Parry of Nunkie Productions.Download MP3Dawnward Spire, Lonely Hill Innsmouth News, June editionSupport the showContact us at innsmouthbookclub@outlook.comNight Shade Books Innsmouth Literary FestivalInnsmouth Book Club Facebook Youtube2022-06-111h 00
Innsmouth Book ClubEp 44: Werewolves!Send us a textWe head on over to Innsmouth Library for a talk by Norse folklore enthusiast Rich Blackett about shapeshifters, werewolves and wolf cults! We chat about Greek legends, berserkers, the werewolf bishop, magic mushrooms, martial arts, and the origin of the silver bullet myth.There's also a Dagon's Sack question about our favourite werewolves in film and literature.Arooooooo!IBC on Facebook IBC on Youtube Previous Episodes Of Wolf and Man twitter OWAM Facebook Tim Mendees Innsmouth Gold John Chadwick Art Graveheart DesignsSupport the showSend your...2022-06-041h 11Strange ShadowsS1 Ep1 - By Way of IntroductionSend us a textWelcome to the first episode of Strange Shadows! Your hosts Tim Mendees and Rob Poyton introduce themselves, and tell of their first encounters with the sublime talents of Clark Ashton Smith.There is also some background on Smith's life, details of the texts we will be using, and why we think CAS deserves his own podcast! Tim and Rob welcome your thoughts and suggestions, dear listener, and look forward to sojourning with you in Zothique and similar exotic climes...Download MP3Support the showContact us at i...2022-05-2847 min
Innsmouth Book ClubEp.43: Dr WhoSend us a textWe visit Innsmouth Museum to see the latest exhibit and discuss the Lovecraftian aspects of Dr Who. Guests Chris McAuley and Ben Crawford join us as we chat book and comic adaptations, writing for Dr Who, Frobisher the penguin, Venusian Aikido, art vs commerce and more. We also witness the transformation of a guest!All this, plus a Dagon's Sack question about the Pnakotic Atlas and news of our forthcoming Clark Ashton Smith podcast!Send your questions in to dagonsack@outlook.comIBC on Facebook IBC on Yout...2022-05-211h 23Innsmouth Book ClubIntroductionSend us a textHosted by Rob Poyton, Tim Mendees and John Chadwick, the Innsmouth Book Club is a podcast devoted to works of Lovecraftian literature, weird fiction and cosmic horror in general. As well as books, we review and discuss film, TV, gaming, art and music and chat with Lovecraftian creatives about their work.Our fortnightly trips take you to Innsmouth's cultural sites, including the Library, the Museum, the Olde Book Shoppe and the Picturehouse. We also call in at the Gilman House for a chat with the current guest. At the mo...2022-05-0701 min
Innsmouth Book ClubEp42: The Graveyard RatsSend us a textFor today's trip we visit the Innsmouth Book Shoppe to discuss an often over-looked member of the Lovecraft circle, Henry Kuttner, We read The Graveyard Rats and talk contes cruels, The Descent, hardboiled Cthulhu and the 1996 Trilogy of Terror II adaptation. Send your questions in to dagonsack@outlook.comIBC on Facebook IBC on Youtube Previous EpisodesNunkie Gallery of Screams HPL Tour People's Guide to the Cthulhu Mythos Tim Mendees Innsmouth Gold John Chadwick Art Graveheart DesignsSupport the showSend your question...2022-05-0559 min